Workshops


Each year I teach several workshops and give a few seminars on a variety of topics including adventure photography, digital workflow and artificial lighting. Below is a list of the upcoming workshops I will be teaching and seminars I will be giving. As you scroll down you can read descriptions about each of these workshops and find out how to register for each one. I am also offering an array of online workshops as well as in-person workshops.

Also, If you are interested in a private one-on-one workshop please contact me and we can discuss options and pricing. I also do one-on-one online consulting and tutoring on a wide variety of photography topics. At some point when it is safe to gather and travel, I hope to see you out there in the field this year.

From Capture to Print: The Complete Digital Photographer’s Workflow – Nobechi Creative – Online via Zoom – December 4 – 15, 2024

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Workshop Testimonials:

“Michael is the best instructor I have taken a workshop from.” – Participant, Cutting-Edge Lighting Workshop

“Michael certainly knows his stuff. From Capture to Print: The Complete Digital Photographer’s Workflow is delivered in an easy to follow and comprehensive manner that covers many things that you may not expect – such as how to choose proper lighting to view and evaluate your prints or what color shirt to wear when you’re correcting images. I really appreciated that this is a pro workflow course delivered by a pro photographer. Michael is also a superb teacher, a superb communicator, who is welcoming and inviting of questions from all his participants. I took this workshop in June of 2020, using Zoom software. I was really amazed by how Michael made it seem like he’s been doing these workshops forever this way! Thank you Michael! It was a great pleasure being part of this workshop with so many others amazing photographers and a great pleasure to meet you. I learned much which is valuable to me and enjoyed doing so at the same time.  And just to reiterate, as to the workshop: I’m impressed.” – Stephen Starkman, Toronto

“Within the short time I’ve been studying and practicing photography, I have had teachers who are good educators, but not great photographers, and vice versa, but few who are both. Count yourself in these narrow ranks…I went through 4 years of college and several careers getting less candid advice and encouragement than I got in 4 days with you. For what it is worth, thank you for that.” – Brandon McMahon, Adventure Photography Workshop, Spring 2015

“Michael set an incredibly high bar for his workshop. He gave 110%, covered a broad range of topics and did an outstanding job.” – Chris Council, Adventure Photography Workshop, Summer 2010

“Thanks for running such a great workshop. I couldn’t have chosen better photo shoot locations, and the post-shoot critiques were invaluable. It’s the first time I’ve had my work reviewed, and I learned a ton from each session. While I didn’t go into the workshop expecting to pick-up too many marketing and business tips, I’ve come out of last week inspired to set-up my photo website in earnest.” – Jeff Hylok, Adventure Photography Workshop, Summer 2010

“The recent Adobe Lightroom Intensive Workshop in Seattle was excellent. The two-day format was perfect–just enough time to cover all the important features but not so much time as to be draining or get in the way of work. Michael Clark was an outstanding instructor. Not only was he clear, concise, and comprehensive, but his manner was friendly and equable. The fact that he is also a working professional photographer made the instruction all the more relevant. I have used previous versions of Lightroom, but it had been a while and I had recently upgraded. I was able to review some things I knew, learn about new features, and change my perspective on some workflow steps. An absolutely great workshop that I recommend wholeheartedly.” – Karen Huntt, Lightroom Workshop, Spring 2011

“Thanks again for such a terrific workshop. I have taken one other two day Lightroom workshop, but your’s is the best!” – Vance Thompson, Lightroom Workshop, Spring 2011

“Just wanted you know how much fun I had during the workshop last weekend! I learned a lot a look forward to doing other workshops with you.” – Jason Quevedo, Philadelphia Mentor Series Trek, Fall 2009

“Your workshop at Santa Fe was too good and I came away with a lot of knowledge and renewed energy. The level of expertise that you and Michael shared was top-notch and I hope to repeat this experience again. Thanks for such a great workshop!” – Participant in the 2008 Balloon Fiesta workshop taught by Andy Biggs and myself.

“My mind is still spinning and I can’t help but smile every time I think of the wonderful experience garnered from our workshop. Between what I learned from the two of you, as well as from my talented classmates – this was a great experience, and I would do it again.” – Participant in the 2008 Balloon Fiesta workshop taught by Andy Biggs and myself.

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From Capture to Print: The Complete Digital Photographer’s Workflow

December 4 – 15, 2024

Online via Zoom –  Weekends 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM CST – Wednesdays 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST

Register for From Capture to Print: The Complete Digital Photographer’s Workflow

Digital photography is far more complicated than shooting film ever was. Knowing the best practices for a digital workflow will make you a better photographer. A complete digital workflow is also much more than just how you work up your images. How you set up the camera, expose the image, color manage your monitor and your work environment, as well as how you fine tune and print that image all have an effect on your final output.

In this workshop we will cover the entire digital workflow process step-by-step so you can understand exactly what it takes to create the best possible images. At the end of this incredibly detailed, far-ranging course, participants will know more about a complete digital workflow than many working professional photographers.

In this course Michael covers:

  • A discussion on equipment selection.

  • Best practices for a photography workflow from setting up your camera to understanding histograms and exposure options.

  • How to clean the sensor on your DSLR or mirrorless camera.

  • A fully color managed workflow including your work environment, monitor choice and monitor calibration.

  • A deep dive into processing your images in Adobe Lightroom Classic CC.

  • Finalizing your images in Adobe Photoshop CC.

  • Making fine art prints, choosing your printer, paper, and understanding ICC profiles.

  • Backing up your images, storage options and strategies, and much more!

This online course via Zoom will incorporate six 3-hour sessions covering a complete array of topics concerning digital workflow for photographers seeking to create the best possible image quality. Note that we will be working with both Adobe Lightroom Classic CC and Photoshop CC.

See the Course Outline below for more details on what will be covered in each section.

SCHEDULE

Six 3-hour live sessions conducted via Zoom as follows for 18 total hours of instruction.

Video recordings of each session will be made and uploaded to a participants-only private channel in case you miss a session or wish to go back and watch something over again. Video recordings will be made available indefinitely so even if you cannot attend all sessions, you can still sign up for this course and get all the information you need.

Participants will also receive a free copy of Michael’s renowned digital workflow book A Professional Photographer’s Workflow: Using Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop (7th Edition)

 Session 1: Wednesday, December 4th 

  • Introduction, Equipment Selection, Camera Set-up, Color Management

Session 2: Saturday, December 7th

  • An Introduction to Lightroom

Session 3: Sunday, December 8th 

  • Lightroom Develop Module in-depth, Photoshop intro topics

 Session 4: Wednesday, December 11th 

  • Finalizing Images in Photoshop, Prepping for printing, printer choices

Session 5: Saturday, December 14th 

  • Making Fine Art prints: Paper choices, printing from Lightroom, printing from Photoshop

Session 6: Sunday, December 15th 

  • Backing up images, other workflow possibilities, prepping images for social media

  • Final Q&A

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Registrants will receive a link to a detailed class syllabus.

CLASS LEVEL

This class is appropriate for anyone from novice digital shooters to professionals who want to improve efficiencies in their workflow, color calibration and printing techniques. This is the most comprehensive, detailed digital photography workflow online offering out there. In addition, the class size is small for an online workshop, allowing plenty of opportunity to ask Michael questions, and the video recordings allow for participants flexibility for missed sessions.

Required equipment:

Notes: You do not need to own a high-end inkjet printer or color calibration device to take this workshop. For those wishing to upgrade to a high-end professional printer, you may want to wait until experiencing this workshop to make your choice.

CLASS SIZE

Maximum 20 Students

TUITION

$1250(+10% for Japan residents)

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Stay tuned for other workshops coming later this year…