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How hard is it to get a unique photograph of the Golden Gate Bridge these days? Please join us on a two-hour, light stroll next to San Francisco's beloved, Golden Gate Bridge. Whether you are a San Francisco veteran or a visitor exploring SF for the first time, you will find that the bridge is always most powerful during twilight, better...

The charm and vibrance of Chinatown is there for the capture, from colorful murals that are images in and of themselves but also captivating backdrops to make striking portraits. Your instructor will work with you to experiment with depth of field options in this mural/model setting, blurring the background as a swirl of hues for an emphasis on the...

Composition in the Field: The Embarcadero Not surprisingly, the Embarcadero is where one embarks. It is filled with restaurants, farmers’ markets, and sidewalk strollers out enjoying the day. As its name suggests, the Embarcadero boasts many forms of transportation, from ships to railways to bikers, all perfect vehicles to learn the art of panning....

Digital Photography Live In-the-Field Workshop @ Conservatory of Flower Whether your photographic pursuits lie in landscape, architecture, environmental portraiture or making artwork out of the everyday, the Conservatory of Flowers provides a wealth of photo ops, beyond the obvious of beautiful floral imagery. Your DPA instructor will be with you...

Composition in the Field: Noe Valley There are charming, intense and whimsical street portraits to be had in Noe Valley no matter which direction you point your lens. You’ll find dog walkers, skateboarders, couples hand in hand and the other players of your garden variety revitalized community to tell a universal story for the entertainment and...

A day at the zoo! The famed San Francisco zoo, no less! This 5-hour workshop is an introduction to wildlife photography, with emphasis on taking your current skill level and ramping it up to a whole new level. If you've never done more than take photos of family pets, you'll love what you'll discover on the other end of your lens. However, if...

Composition in the Field: Golden Gate Bridge From Crissy Field Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk with one of our experienced instructors, and then you and your fellow students take a stroll through one of a variety of photogenic locales (in any of the 20+ cities the DPA encapsulates).  There is street photography, magnificent...

This workshop is focused (literally) on teaching you all the techniques required to capture and stitch single and multi-row panoramic images. We will spend 3 full days in and around the San Francisco Bay Area shooting in the field as well as learning in the classroom, to teach you from beginning to end, everything you need to know to capture extremely...

Each Composition in the Field class begins with a talk with one of our experienced instructors, and then you and your fellow students take a stroll through one of a variety of photogenic locales (in any of the 20+ cities the DPA encapsulates).  There is street photography, magnificent interiors, farmers markets, zoos, landscapes, and more, photos...

Exploring Light: Creative Techniques for Shooting with Natural Light Sharpen your eye and hone your skills shooting natural light for creative effect. Put your knowledge to work in this field-intensive workshop for photographers who wish to master the “Language of Light.” In instructor Leanne Hansen’s previous workshops, we learned to think...