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Jumpstart your inner photographer.
Tax Champ Jumpstart Deluxe
Contrary to popular belief this is a lucky day. You got your taxes filed early and now you can save a hundred bucks on my DSLR Jumpstart Deluxe class. Yes it is a Friday-The-Thirteenth before Tax Weekend, and you don’t have to worry! Read more…
EXPLORE Borel Hill at Sunset
This is the next step. This is a yoga-like photography session in a visually stimulating place, a little longer than a yoga class, yet brief enough to fit other things into your day. Read more…

EXPLORE The Dish at Sunset
Ever walk The Dish? With your DSLR? I didn’t think so! Join us on the Peninsula’s most popular hearty walk. The Dish above Stanford offers spectacular views of the bay and the Silicon Valley.. Read more…
Jumpstart Deluxe Class
For those who want it all at once! Come in at 9am and leave at 4pm knowing all about the things in your camera that have been vexing you for days, weeks, months! Manual Mode for once and for all, Amen. Read more …
Photo Composition
Do you want more from your photos, feeling stuck? In my composition course, learn how to make your images strong. Join a me for a small intimate photography intensive. Learn in person, from a Pro; (What a Concept!) Read more …
EXPLORE: San Jose Municipal Rose Garden
Explore the San Jose Municipal Rose Garden.
Rolling green lawns and colorful showy blooms highlight the San José Municipal Rose Garden. In fact, hardly a day passes when some species is not in full bloom, with more than 3,500 plantings and 189 varieties featured. Read more…
Portraiture Lighting
Portraiture. The Next Level. There is a difference between taking pictures and making photographs. Learn secret portraiture lighting tips, the shapes of the human face, and posing the body. How to get the sparkle-moment with your subject? Read More …
Water Temple Explore
Water Temple Explore. The water temple has it all. It is a fantastic place for portraits. It is great for black and white and sepia camera modes with the Greek columns and there is beautiful landscaping with trees and a reflecting pool. Read more…
Private Training
My signature specialty is personal one-on-one training and mentorships. This level of personal connection with a seasoned pro knows no equal. When you are really ready … Read more …
Lightroom Training
Learn Adobe Lightroom quickly with one of my private Jumpstart classes. I can also help you get organized if you have run into trouble after starting up on your own. I have a system! Read More …
Gamble Garden Explore
Gamble Garden Explore. The Elizabeth F. Gamble Garden is dedicated to maintaining and enhancing our historic house and garden as an oasis of beauty and tranquility, providing a community resource for horticultural education, inspiration, and enjoyment. Read more…
EXPLORE Hummingbirds!
Explore Hummingbirds at the Baylands
No group of birds is more difficult to capture than hummingbirds. You want your photos of them to be sharp but with wings that beat 200 times per second getting a good shot can be quite a challenge. Read more…
Tom, where do I start?