Focused frames:

A Monthly Photography Portfolio Builders Series

January 14-April 15, 2026

What’s Included:

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    Two 60-minute presentations (1/14, 3/19)

    Two 90-minute interactive sessions with space for sharing work, feedback, and discussion (2/18, 4/15)

    One 30-minute one-on-one mentor session to support your unique creative path

    January 14, February 18, March 19, April 15 (4pm PT)

    4:00pm (PT)

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    PDFs of all presentations so you can revisit the material anytime

    Monthly suggested homework assignment

    Monthly inspirational poems and short readings to nourish reflection and imagination

    Access to class recordings through September 2026

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    Personalized Feedback & Portfolio Guidance

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    Supportive Community of Curious, Creative Photographers
    (Program limited to 10 participants)

 Pricing

This program is offered on a sliding scale:

$375 (Thanks for the break)

$425 (I’m doing fine)

$450+ (I’m feeling generous)

 Session Breakdown

  • January — Beginnings

    • Welcome + community check-ins
      Name the monthly theme and skill focus

    • Rule with Intention — learn foundational compositional tools to guide the viewer’s eye
      Remove the Extra — practice simplifying the frame and refining your editing choices

    • Artist inspiration and discussion

    Monthly assignment: Photograph a Beginning — first light, first steps, fresh starts, unfolding stories
    Portfolio outcome: 6–10 images built around “starting,” “opening,” or becoming

  • February — Connection

    • Welcome + community check-ins and Photo Sharing
      Name the monthly theme and skill focus

    • Seeing Relationships— work with proximity, gesture, and visual dialogue in the frame
      Editing for Story — learn how sequencing and pairing images creates emotional impact

    • Artist inspiration and discussion

    Monthly assignment: Photograph Connection — between people, elements in nature, objects, light and shadow, self and place
    Portfolio outcome: 6–10 images expressing relationship, intimacy, tension, or belonging

  • March — Shadows & Light

    • Welcome + community check-ins
      Name the monthly theme and skill focus

    • Dancing with Light — explore highlights, shadows, contrast, and mood
      Exposure as Expression — practice intentional under/over-exposure for creative effect

    • Artist inspiration and discussion

    Monthly assignment: Photograph Shadows & Light — silhouettes, pattern, mystery, high contrast scenes
    Portfolio outcome: 6–10 images using light to create atmosphere, drama, or subtlety

  • April — Motion & Macro

    • Welcome + community check-ins and Photo Sharing

    • Motion Studies — experiment with blur, panning, long exposure, and implied movement
      Macro & Close-Looking — slow down and explore worlds within worlds through detail

    • Artist inspiration and discussion

    Monthly assignment: Photograph Motion and the Intimate World — wind, water, urban movement, petals, textures, small subjects up close
    Portfolio outcome: 6–10 images capturing energy, movement, or tiny details.