Key to our successful instruction is a very low student-to-instructor ratio. Our workshops run with one instructor with a minimum of 5 students and a maximum of 10 students. Certain, select workshops that can accommodate additional students will have a maximum of 15 students, but we add a second instructor in order to have an even lower student-to-instructor ratio!

Certain “On-Location Travel” workshops do accommodate more than 15 students, however additional instructors and assistants are always added to keep that low student-to-instructor ratio.

With few exceptions, our workshops do not include food, lodging or transportation. This is in order to accommodate the wide variety of dietary needs, level of hotel pampering, financial limitations and travel freedom we have found our students prefer. A list of recommended hotels (if applicable) for each workshop is listed on the workshop description page or will be emailed to all registered participants.

Certain “On-Location Travel” workshops do have travel and/or food and/or lodging arrangements and costs included in the workshop fee. These additions are clearly stated in the workshop description.

If space is still available, we will leave the workshop registration open up to the last possible minute, at the instructor’s discretion. If the workshop becomes booked, we will mark the workshop as “Sold Out” but it is recommended to check for cancellations. Any cancellations will be announced on our Facebook page.

 In order to ensure availability for those on our waiting list, all workshop cancellations will have the following fees applied:

Cancellation up to and within 60 calendar days prior to workshop start date:
Full refund of workshop tuition; no cancellation fee
(Refund applied within 3 business days of cancellation notice)

Cancellation up to and within 30 calendar days of workshop start date:
Refund of workshop tuition minus $100 cancellation fee
(Refund/fees applied at conclusion of scheduled workshop; waived if workshop seat booked prior to workshop start date)

Cancellation up to and within 7 calendar days of workshop start date:
No refund of workshop tuition
(Waived if workshop seat booked prior to workshop start date with applicable refund applied at conclusion of scheduled workshop)

The above cancellation policy can also be found on each workshop description page.

Unless otherwise noted in the workshop description (primarily in our “Technical & Method” class of workshops), we don’t require a certain level of photographic background or technical proficiency. Our workshops are designed with the emphasis on the visual component, which is then coupled with a basic technical framework that we provide you

In other words, we give you simple “tools” to release the technical burden so you can focus on the creative process!

And through our unique approach, it doesn’t matter if you are new to photography or have years of technical experience, as we create a “level playing field”. This eliminates getting wrapped up in the technical part of photography and allows you to freely focus on the visual component.

This method is “tried-and-true” and we are well-known in the workshop industry as having perfected the “Low-impact technical/High-impact visual model.