Beginner Workshops

Kevin Vandivier

SO, YOU WANNA BE A PHOTOGRAPHER? Your friends want you to shoot their portraits or crazy stunts! Others are telling you how good a photographer you are. And man did you catch that photo virus. You look at National Geographic and can only dream of what it would be like to travel all over the world and shoot incredible photos! Ask yourself if you truly understand and know what it takes to successfully achieve your goals based on what you know right now. Perhaps you have decided to seek the help of a professional.

Kevin Vandivier

SEEING THE LIGHT

YOU TIRED OF ALMOST GETTING THE SHOT? You've taken classes before and you know how to shoot on manual. You actually are feeling a lot better technically.  It's the creative look of your photos that are lacking. You really want your photos to have that pop and punch you see in so many other photos! It sounds like you need a fresh drink of creative Koolaid! Perhaps you have decided to seek the help of a professional and time and money keep you from taking Photographers Rehab. Well we will show you how to ditch that nerds hat with the prop on top and put on that master of creative hat, the french painters beret:) Photo Newbies 101 was all about the tech side of shooting your camera on manual. Photo newbies 102 is all about the basic key approaches to seeing creative compositions. This workshop will advance your creative learning process by weeks if not months! FYI, only four students will be accepted for this workshop.

Kevin Vandivier

 This is a 2.5 hour class designed to help you get on the right track fast. We believe that it matters who is shaping your minds eye through photography classes. Bad photographers can only teach bad photography. Mediocre photographers also can only teach mediocre photography. Great photographers really do teach greatness in photography! Though this class is incredibly cheap, we will not compromise on the talent we hire to teach this class as others do. You will only be taught by nationally award winning photographers at Texas Photo Workshops.

Kevin Vandivier

THE DIGITAL DARKROOM Your only half a photographer if all you can do is shoot the photos. Ansel Adams taught all of us true photographic artist must learn to master the (digital) darkroom. Photoshop has pretty much become the standard for the digital darkroom. Let us teach you the foundational principles of manipulating and adjusting your photo files. We will teach you the basics of how to use non-destructive Photoshop methods. After this 2-3 hour PhotoBites class, you will be able make your photos sing.
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Kevin Vandivier

Your friends and family are telling you how good a photographer you are and you finally did it! You joined the 21st century and got a digital camera. And man did you catch that photo virus going around…the NikonD3x virus or maybe the Leica M9 virus. You are even thinking about going pro. You’ve got the hat, the vest, the backpack and those sunglasses. Your camera is around your neck, and now you are feeling the pressure to pay for everything and live up to everyone’s expectation of your new investment. You need money! STOP! Let's just think about it for a second. Ask yourself this: Do you truly understand and know what it takes to successfully achieve your goals based on what you know right now? Perhaps you have decided to seek the help of professionals. That is why we have spent years designing this workshop to help get you off in the right direction for becoming an excellent photographer. This special edition of Photographer's Rehab will include travelling to three very special towns in the Texas Hill Country. Through the week all will travel to Gruene, Wimberley and Fredricksburg, Texas. Your instructor will be former Texas Highways Magazine Photography Editor Kevin Vandivier. SIGN UP NOW and bring your spouse to make a vacation of it! We'll point you to the best B&B in each of these towns. Yes, we will leave time each day for you to spend time together or free shoot. FYI, only 4 students will be accepted for this workshop. We keep this workshop small to ensure lots of quality time with your instuctor. So, get signed up ASAP. Yes it's pricey, but not only will you have a great deal of fun, but you will not find another workshop like this anywhere. You will finish joyfully empowered and very excited for your photographic future. Plus, in all the years we have been offering this class, every student has been very pleased and many refered to it as a bargain!