Take some amazing night photos of San Francisco Urban Scenes using handheld ( high ISO ) and tripod shots ( low ISO ). Bring a fast prime lens if you have one. This is a 5 hour night photography workshop where we will shoot the essence of San Francisco. Workshop Dates : Starts May 25. […]
San Francisco Cable Car Photo Safari
Bay Area Digital Photography Crash Course for Beginners – Available online only Due to Covid-19 Pandemic , all San Francisco photo tours won’t start till 1st week of July Learn to control your new DSLR and learn new skills from a professional photographer. Elle your photo instructor lived in San Francisco for 7 years prior […]
San Francisco Photoshop/Lightroom Basics for Beginners – Available Online
Not all photos are creative equal when it comes to digital cameras. Most photos need to be organized, color corrected, resized for print or the web using these two most important tools for digital photographer. Lightroom is great for workflow & fast photo editing and Photoshop is great for digital manipulation & special effects. Dates […]
Santa Monica Exposure & Composition Workshop – Available Online
This class is for anybody who wants to create visually compelling photographs. You will learn photographic composition – a crucial element for great photos. Workshop Dates : Starts May 28, 2020 . All photo workshops by appointmentCost of the workshop: $ 100 for the 3- hour class . Limited to 1 student . We will be […]
Gift Certificate of Photography Lessons
A gift of a digital photography or smart phone workshop is a great gift for a family member, a business colleague, or your better half. . Imagine you decided to buy your dad a new DSLR camera. Imagine your Dad has no clue how to use all those complicated buttons. Well good news for you […]
Iphone or Android Photography & Photo Blogging Workshop
Can You Do Real Photography With iPhone or Android Phone? One of the common smart phone photography misconceptions is that the iPhone or an Android Phone can’t be used for serious photography. While DSLR cameras are technically superior, the quality of a photo mostly depends on the photographer’s intent and creative vision.As photographers we too […]
Mastering Small Product & Jewelry Photography in Los Angeles
Dates for the studio workshop: Sept. 8 – Nov. 12 , 2019 Locations : San Francisco & Los AngelesWorkshop Fee : $ 650 per student. Private session only. Includes studio space & lighting for 4 hours. Take this course if you have a desire to learn how to create spectacular small product images by being […]
Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Basics for Beginners in Los Angeles
I designed this course to get you up and running with Lightroom in just a few hours as we dive right into the essentials of the Lightroom Develop Module to show you how to take ordinary RAW files and produce extraordinary images. The Lightroom Crash Course is your guide to understanding all of Lightroom’s vast […]
Photography for bloggers
New photo workshop for travel and food bloggers. I will be teaching my 4-hour digital photography and photo editing workshop for beginners in the following locations : What to bring : Smart phone like the latest Android or IPhone, Laptop Dates and fees to be announced: San Francisco – Dec. 15, 2019 – Jan. 2, […]
How to shoot sharp & well- focused pictures at night ?
How to hold the camera properly. Learn how to hold your camera properly. Elbow close to the body, hold the lens with your left hand and the body with the right hand ( for right-handed people ). Don’t hold the camera like a teacup. Hold it tight and steady. Practice yoga breathing technique. Compose your […]
Canon T6 and T61
One of the most popular Canon DSLR camera on the market now. You can buy this started digital camera with a stand 18-55mm kit lens and then add a prime lens like a 50mm 1.8 lens.A lot of my new photo students are buying this compact light camera. Here are the features : The Canon […]
Location portrait workshop in San Francisco
This is a 5 hour workshop that involves a 1 hour orientation on photo basics, 2 hour of shooting, 2 hours of lightroom basics. Great workshop for beginners to location portraiture. This is a 5 hour workshop that involves a 1 hour orientation on photo basics, 2 hour of shooting, 2 hours of lightroom basics. […]
Welcome to the new Californiaphotosafaris.com website
Welcome to my new photography blog . I will be teaching ( as well other guest photographers ) the following workshops: Creative composition for Beginners Camera basics operation for Nikon, Canon, & Sony DSLR owners Location portraiture workshops with a model Studio lighting for portraits and products Photoshop basics for beginners Lightroom basics for beginners
Mission District Creative Composition Photo Safari
Get creative with your digital camera or Smart phone using composition techniques Dates for the workshop: Dec. 18, 2019 – Feb. 18, 2020 Maximum number of participants : Limited to 4 people Workshop Fee: $ 200 for the 4- hour class. $ 400 for 2 people. Morning or afternoon. Composition workshop using rule of thirds, […]