The Poetry of Perception: San Miguel de Allende
Take a photographic excursion to San Miguel to go deep into your creative life, re-examine your processes, and distill your individual aesthetic.
Workshop Categories: Professional Development
Pick up the skills necessary to survive and thrive in the business of photography. These workshops inspire a merger between commerce and art. We provide the proven methods for attracting more attention to your work, with photographers who have an impressive track record for professional success. Go forth and be successful!
Publishing the Photographic Book
Discover and explore the seemingly never-ending choices for designing and creating photo books from editions as small as one to thousands while getting valuable input from your peers and advice from Melanie on your personal book project.
How to Talk and Write About Your Work
In this workshop participants learn what to say (and not say) when presenting a portfolio, with a body of writing that forms a foundation for artist statements and other documents, plus an array of great responses to the question, “What do you photograph?”
Making and Managing a Career in Professional Photography
Focus on what it takes to produce effective shoots, market yourself on a variety of platforms, and run a successful photography business with Art in this in-person program in Los Angeles.
Photographing with Intention
Let this workshop inspire you to reconsider how you create your photographs, interpret your life and world, and bring depth and meaning to your artistic endeavors.
Business Practices for Fine-Art Photographers
Discover an invaluable perspective honed over decades—one you won’t find taught in MFA programs.
The Editorial Portrait: Production Process from Start to Finish
Dive deeply into the world of a contemporary portraitist for a greater understanding of the realities of working in the industry at a high professional level.
Self-Publishing for Photographers: Books to Zines
Get strategic about the creative range of self-publishing options while exploring typography, materials, software, and more.
Editing the Visual Story
Solidify the skills that transform a random collection of images into a compelling and dynamic visual narrative with two masters of the craft.
Final Portfolio: Completing A Photographic Project
Refine the skills needed to create a unique, intentional, and thoughtful set of images with a master of portfolio development.