photography
workshops
2025 Photography Workshops
People Photography for the Landscape & Travel Photographer
September 9 – 11, 2025
Photoshop World 2025
Online Classes
What is Photoshop World?
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iPhone Garden Photography
September 21, 2025
MCBG Farmhouse
Mendocino Botanical Gardens
Capturing the Holidays with your iPhone
October 5, 2025
Sebastopol Art Center
Sebastopol, CA
Pacific Coast and Redwood Forest Photo Workshop
October 22 – 25, 2025
Gualala & The Sea Ranch, CA
Beyond the Snapshot: Mastering Your iPhone Camera for Creative Photography
November 1, 2025
Gualala Art Center – Gualala, CA
Unleash Your Inner Creativity with the Camera in Your Pocket
ONLINE CLASS
November 8, 2025
Pacific Northwest Art School – Whidbey Island, WA
Capturing the Holidays with your iPhone
November 15, 2025
Jack London State Park
Glen Ellen, CA
Capturing the Holidays with your iPhone
November 16, 2025
Book Passages
Corte Madera, CA
Sharing our knowledge and skills is a passion of ours. Through our workshops, we guide aspiring photographers and enthusiasts in mastering the art of photography, helping them to see the world through a creative lens. Our workshops are small, personalized and educational. This allows each student to receive the personal attention they deserve.
ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOPS AND TOURS ARE ADDED THROUGH THE YEAR, SO PLEASE RECHECK OUR SCHEDULE FREQUENTLY. We welcome you to any of our workshops and do the most we can to make each one a great experience for our participants. You will come away with images, good memories and an improvement of your skill, no matter what level you are with your camera or experience.
PRIVATE WORKSHOPS We also offer private workshops and can customize them to meet the skill level of the participants. Please contact us for more information.
Featured testimonials
“I got the opportunity to spend some time with Susan and Neil at one of their workshops, and I have to say, I have honestly never seen instructors work as hard as they do to make certain their students got more than their money’s worth. They are passionate, thorough, and awfully fun teachers who are totally dedicated to giving their students the best workshop experience possible and I can’t recommend them enough. Worth every penny and then some!”
Scott Kelby
President and CEO of KelbyOne
Editor and Publisher of Photoshop User magazine
Author of the bestselling Digital Photography Book series
“Having been on several workshops with Neil and Susan I can tell you this: I’ve never seen a couple more dedicated to getting you to the right place, at the right time, with the knowledge you need to come home with amazing photos.”
Matt Kloskowski
President
Matt Kloskowski Photography and Training
“Over the years I’ve worked with some of the most highly rated nature photography instructors & photographers in the world, including, John Shaw, the late Galen Rowell, Art Wolfe, David Muench, and many more. Susan and Neil Silverman are two of the very best teachers and shooters I’ve had the honor to work with! If you do a workshop with them, I can assure you that you will learn a lot and have a great time in the process!”
Bill Fortney
Professional Photographer
Best Selling Author
“I’ve worked with Susan and Neil quite a few times. I really enjoy working with them as an instructor, they’re very personable yet informative. Their instructive qualities are great, especially on their selected location sites. The thing I enjoy most is sharing with them the creative spirit and I look forward to doing it again soon.”
David Muench
Professional Landscape Photographer
Focal LengTH Finder
FOCAL LENGTH FINDER
Utilizing an old film slide blank you can quickly determine the optimal focal length needed for your desired image by holding a specific distance from your eye.
For Example: If you are using a FX based camera body and are holding it 5″ from your eye then you would need a 150mm capable lens.
