Workshops

Here is what participants are saying about the workshops and mentoring services:

“John, I want to thank you for the terrific long exposure workshop this weekend.  It was great.  Your presentation on Friday in particular was one of the best explanations of any photo topic I have seen.  I learned so much from that.  Thanks for sharing your wonderful city of Toronto with us.  It was delightful!  Your calm and patient demeanor was very important to learning.” – Janet C.

“I have been on more than 12 photo workshops and yours has been the most organized and the most comprehensive.  I am glad that I have met you.”  Stephen R.

“Thank you so much for the great workshop, it was a real eye-opener of fine art BW photography, I will continue to improve my skills that I learned from this class.”  Janice W.

“I attended John’s workshop in Dubai in 2015. When I saw that John was going there for a 2 day workshop, I immediately planned my trip!  I only knew John through social networks. His photography is absolutely amazing and I didn`t want miss the chance to meet him and learn from him.

Besides his exceptional talent in photography, John is a great teacher too. He explained to all of us all the little tips that make a photo stand out from the rest. He talked about the “EAFA” [Eclectic Aesthetic Fine Art] philosophy and how to use it in a practical way when approaching any subject from composition to post-processing.

I was very happy,with my experience overall and not only because l learned a lot from him but equally because I had a chance to see what a wonderful person he is and how ready he always is to help you at any moment and gave you his best from his heart.

Thank you John for this workshop! This was the type of workshop that I dreamt of when I was flying to Dubai. I can’t recommend it enough!” ~ Solon Malkas, Pro Photographer, Athens, Greece

“I attended John’s workshop in Dubai and I was overwhelmed with his willingness to share his knowledge. He encouraged everyone to look at the world from a different perspective and welcomed everybody’s opinion and point of view. He combines the principles of design and aesthetics with a psychological approach to produce exquisite masterpieces of fine art. I learnt so much! Can’t recommend him enough.” ~ Marita D. R.

“What can I say, John’s workshop in Dubai was incredible!

I was lucky enough to enjoy both of the two days, and it has given my photography a new life. We started by discussing some of John’s work, and more broadly what makes Fine Art photography. I think that every photographer or artist would find this discussion fascinating, as everyone has a different opinion as to ‘what is art?’. This discussion progressed into a conversation about ‘Vision Drawing’ (please, read John’s website to find out more!), but needless to say this got everyone engaged and feeling creative.

The second half of the workshop progressed into practical post production techniques. I am a beginner with Photoshop, and I had only used it previously to crudely blend different exposures. However, John’s patience and teaching prowess has helped me fully grasp new features of the software, applying it first to a photograph he had taken, and then later onto my own images.

Thanks John!!” ~ Kit B.

“This was my first workshop for fine art black and white which I attended and it met and surpassed all my expectations and was an absolutely incredible experience. John is a great teacher and a great photographer. He puts a lot of effort into working with each member of the workshop individually giving tips and tricks to pull the best out of each person. I personally learnt so much and it was a bad luck we got in a bad weather during the workshop which held back our shooting experience. I highly recommend John to anyone! I hope to meet him again!” ~ Vineet S.