Custom Photography Workshops

If you're going to be in Santa Fe but won't have a week for a full workshop, we offer the opportunity to work individually with one of many local photography instructors. We can customize a workshop for one day or more. You provide the transportation. Please call well in advance for the best arrangements.

Tuition: $425 per day plus application fee and applicable tax
  

Fine Tuning Black-and-White Techniques
with Alan Ross

Alan Ross in his darkroom.

Alan Ross' one-day "crash" courses and two- to five-day custom workshops in black-and-white photography are designed for individuals or two persons enrolling together and are tailored to your particular needs and interests. As the only student, or working with a partner of your choosing, you have the opportunity to cover exactly the materials and techniques that interest you while working at the pace and level appropriate to your abilities and requirements. Courses range from an intense day covering film testing and the Zone System, or the techniques, tricks, and nuances of making a great print, to an extended five-day session during which you pull all the pieces together. Darkroom sessions include basic techniques as well as an introduction to selective masking.

Working in Alan's Santa Fe home and darkroom/studio, you have the chance to hone your skills in a master's lab. If fieldwork beckons you, the great landscape and historic communities of northern New Mexico are at your doorstep.

Alan Ross, a well-known photographer, master printer, and educator, was Ansel Adams's photographic assistant in Carmel from 1974 to 1979 and has been the exclusive printer of Adams's Yosemite Special Edition negatives for more than 28 years. He operated a commercial photography studio in San Francisco for 12 years. Alan relocated to Santa Fe in 1993 to devote more of his energies to his personal work and teaching. His work is featured in collections and galleries throughout the country and internationally, and he has led workshop groups in locations from Yosemite to China. This is Alan's 13th year teaching for The Workshops. 

Who Should Attend: These personalized workshops are intended for photographers with a solid foundation in basic technique. They may be most profitable for those working in medium to large formats, but are open to all those with the desire to push their craft forward. A phone interview with Alan is required for admission.

Tuition: $475 per day, $2135 for five days. Two people $725 per day, $3200 for five days plus application fee and applicable tax. The fee includes darkroom use and chemicals; bring your favorite printing papers with you. Application fee and applicable tax extra.

 

Offered year-round
The Santa Fe Workshops offers custom training sessions to meet your needs and fit your schedule and budget. From one-on-one to small groups, and from one-day to week-long workshops, Jerry Courvoisier and the Workshop's teaching associates can tailor a program for you in our state-of-the-art digital lab or at your home or business. Jerry offers worldwide, on-site digital training for small businesses, corporations, and government agencies. All training is customized to fit the specific needs and schedules of each client.

Tuition in Santa Fe: Starting at $425 per day plus application fee and applicable tax.
On-Site Tuition: From $425 to $1495 per day plus expenses depending on group size.

Jerry Courvoisier is the Digital Lab Director at the Santa Fe Workshops, where he teaches a variety of imaging application and printmaking workshops. He is the person others turn to for solid advice concerning digital imaging technologies. During a career that has encompassed success as a photographer, educator, digital artist, and digital technology consultant, he acquired hands-on knowledge of many of the tools and application software of digital imaging production through experimentation, research, and instruction. In addition to teaching, Jerry works as an imaging work-flow consultant. His current projects include digital camera capture, outputting digital images to ink-jet print media, digital portfolio development, and digital fine-art printmaking.