Yosemite Photography Workshops

Our unique Yosemite Photography Workshops present opportunities to take control of your camera and achieve your artistic goals in a natural setting with personalized attention from your instructor. All workshops are open to photo enthusiasts of every experience level 12 months a year.

Spectacular views unfold as we walk through the landscape of Yosemite National Park while exploring aspects of composition, perspective, depth of field, motion, color, lighting, and natural history of your subject during our Yosemite photography workshops. We will discuss the techniques of wide angle photography, macro, and telephoto to isolate and simplify a subject. All the best landscape and nature photographers produce consistently great images because they not only know the technical and aesthetic aspects of their medium, but they also know their subject. Likewise, participants will discover the elements of Yosemite that make the park special from their geology, to the flora and fauna, and history. You’ll apply your newly found technical knowledge coupled with your personal emotion/vision to create meaningful interpretations of your session. Our custom half day photo classes last between 4 and 5 hours. The duration of our specially priced extended workshops will vary.

Choose from these Exciting Half Day Yosemite Photo Classes 

• Behind the Lens: Yosemite Landscapes
• Yosemite Icons
• Yosemite Waterfalls
• Advanced Photo Sessions: Macro & Wildlife

 Full Day and Extended Yosemite Photography Workshops

• Night Skies Milky Way Photo Workshops
• Full Day Workshops
• Trekking with Your Tripod: Photo Hiking Classes
• Overnight Photography Backpacking Workshops
• Private Photo Classes

All Yosemite Photography Workshops are designed to help you sharpen skills and learn interesting techniques from exciting shooting locations throughout the park. Each class we offer is a unique interpretive educational experience. Our Photo Guides have lived and worked in Yosemite for many years and will help you discover some of the park’s lesser known shooting locations in the most optimal periods of light.

Yosemite Photography Workshops

We provide a personalized experience for all our Yosemite Photography Workshops beginning with the booking process. Participants may choose their subjects and specific topics of discussion, and our professional photographer will tailor their instructions for each individual student. We guarantee smaller class sizes with a better student/teacher ratio and will guarantee a class even for a single student. We customize our photo classes for our students. 

Please visit our Testimonials Page to see what others have said about our unmatched customer service on our Yosemite Photography Workshops. All Yosemite Photography Workshops are Private or Semi Private Tours.

YExplore Photography Guides

All Photo Tours require a certain amount of hiking. Most are very easy camera walks to optimize time spent in the field. Longer hikes with rewarding vistas are also available.

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Minimum Requirements for all Tours: Any camera which offers manual control over the shutter speed and aperture. Digital cameras preferred because they offer instant feedback. An SLR with a pair of lenses (i.e. wide angle zoom and a long telephoto) would be ideal. We frequently encounter wildlife in these areas so a long lens is handy to have on hand. A tripod is strongly recommended. Bring food, water, sunscreen, rain gear, and sturdy walking shoes. Feel free to ask any questions about the content or requirements.

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