Photography Workshops, Expeditions, and Educational Events
2026
Choosing Yourself as an Artist Workshop
with Michael Foley
November 4 & 11, 2026, 6:30-8:30 PM, EDT
Via Zoom .
The question I get asked most as a gallerist is, “How do I choose the artists I represent?” The better question to ask is, “How can I choose myself to be a successful artist without waiting for a gallery to represent me?”
iPhone Artistry Webinar
with Dan Burkholder
November 21, 2026, 11 AM, Eastern
Via Zoom
During its 200 years of existence, Photography has always been linked to the available technology. With better sensors and computational processing, our smart phones have become indispensable capture and editing platforms. Watch Dan Burkholder reveal — and explain with zero geek-speak — the newest, exciting directions and methods.
You’ll leave this class with a renewed passion for your iPhone Photography!
Text and Image Webinar
with Aline Smithson
Dec 5, 11 AM Eastern
Via Zoom
This webinar examines the relationships between photographs and words and will give photographers a broad overview of using text and image in, on, and accompanying photographs.
2027
C3 – Controlled Camera Chaos, Webinar
with David Day
Saturday, January 16, 2027, 11 AM Eastern
Via Zoom
C3 – Controlled Camera Chaos is the latest evolution in David Day’s studio-based exploration of Intentional Camera Movement (ICM). This immersive talk introduces attendees to the expressive potential of camera motion as a tool for abstract image-making, beginning with a concise overview of ICM fundamentals for those new to the technique.
Diptychs, Triptychs and Beyond: Crafting a Visual Narrative Through Image Pairing, Workshop
With Manuela Thames
Tuesdays & Fridays, March 2-19, 2027 Noon - 2 pm Eastern
Via Zoom
The goal of this class is to develop one’s own vision for combining/pairing photographs and a better understanding of how to choose the right images, as well as to enjoy the experimentation, play and surprise that comes with this process. This workshop is for photographers of all genres including portraiture/self-portraiture, landscapes, street photography or still life. Get ready to be inspired and expand your horizon for creative image making!
Experimental Polaroid Workshop
With Jari Poulin
Wednesdays, March 10 - April 14, 2027, 1 - 3 pm Eastern
Via Zoom
Discover the expressive possibilities of Polaroid photography in this six-session workshop blending image-making, hands-on experimentation, and artistic exploration. Through artist examples, demonstrations, and weekly assignments, participants will explore what makes instant film a compelling medium: its distinctive palette, intimate scale, physical layers, and capacity for surprise.
Creative Collage: Techniques for Visual Storytelling
with Sarah Hadley
Wednesdays, Feb 3-24, 2027, Noon - 3 PM Eastern
Via Zoom
Discover the imaginative possibilities of collage in this new online workshop led by fine-art photographer and collage artist Sarah Hadley. Whether you’re new to collage or looking to refine your skills, this four-session workshop guides you through innovative techniques to blend imagery, textures, and materials in fresh and unexpected ways. With a focus on hands-on exploration, you work with your own photographs, magazines, and historical images to create compositions and create dynamic visual stories.
Re-imagining the Print Workshop
with Cathy Cone
Thursdays, February 4 - March 11, 2027, Noon - 2 pm Eastern
Via Zoom
"Re-imagining the Print" invites artists to treat the photographic surface as an active site for physical intervention, gesture, and remixing. The core philosophy centers on extending the print by transforming static photographic images into multi-layered, hybrid discoveries through a blend of physical painting, mark-making, and mixed materials.
Same workshop, same content, same instructors,
just not the overhead as the others
Our workshops and photography classes cover all aspects of photography and challenge, encourage and inspire the photographer in all of us. During the workshops, our complete focus is on you, the photographer.
Our instructors are working professional photographers who have a passion for sharing and inspiring. We recognize the commitment of time, energy and money it takes for you to attend a workshop and work very hard to be the best at intimately knowing our locations, providing a wealth of high quality information via excellent presentations and one on one help in the field, presenting extremely supportive and highly detailed image reviews, and doing all of this in an energy rich, supportive environment where inspiration and having fun are the hallmark of our workshops.
SE Center Workshops fully realizes that in addition to the education business we are in the inspiration business, and ultimately, we are a service business. We are here to serve you and your complete satisfaction with your workshop experience is our pledge. After all, the majority of our workshop participants are repeat customers and we know as well as anyone that we only get one chance to make a memorable first impression.
When we publish a workshop cost it includes everything. We won't surprise you with additional Materials Costs or Model Fees. If the workshop is all day at the SE Center, we provide lunch, snacks and beverages. Before you register you know the true cost of our workshops.
Past photography workshop leaders include Joyce Tenneson, Jill Enfield, Dan Burkholder, Richard Tuschman, William Earle, Michael Pannier, Carol Lawrence, Wendi Schneider, Kevin Holliday, Doug Beasley, Brandon Thibodeaux, Fran Forman, Linda Vallejo, Douglas Stockdale, Michael Foley, Meg Griffiths, Susan Burnstine, Laurie Klein, Marcy Palmer, Jeff Phillips, Aline Smithson, Manuela Thames, Frances Jakubek, and more!
Thoughts from previous SE Center workshop attendees
“So glad this finally worked out with my schedule. This is a wow workshop and you already have a lot of wow workshops, but this is over and above. THANK YOU for making these workshops with such great facilitators affordable.” - Diana
“This was a truly inspiring class…I have a list of 15 things to consider in my next steps of developing a life in image creating. I appreciate how you and the SE center has given these opportunities. It has been eyeopening.” - Susan
'“Thank you for putting this together and had a wonderful time. It was sincerely one of the best insightful discussions I've had in a long while. Looking forward to more!“ - Patrick
Looking forward to more!“I wanted to thank you again for hosting the workshop last weekend! It really was amazing and has given me a new perspective when photographing. Instead of feeling tired and dreading going to work on Monday, I actually felt happy and had energy.” - Marcia
“I will definitely attend more workshops at the SE Center and encourage others to do the same! You won't regret the time and money spent on the Center's professional workshops.”- Rebekah
"It was a real treat and great fun to spend the day at the SE Center for Photography and learning to make portfolio boxes taught by Carol Lawrence. I love that we were able to complete making a beautiful box in one session. Kudos to Carol for making a complicated task so enjoyable and satisfying." - Rosanne
“I now know that I can sneak out of my comfort zone and will not fall apart. I can describe, with confidence, what I like or dislike about a photo and why. It’s the tiny details that complete a photo.
I loved the small group! It was an honor to be with such strong photographers and feel respected. Would I come again? In a heartbeat! Would I travel somewhere else to work with you all? Absolutely! Will I refer my friends? Of course! Grateful for the opportunities you provided and I hope to attend more workshops in the future.” - Judy
”It was a WONDERFUL weekend and I can't thank the two of you enough for putting these workshops together. If I retain 10% of everything you threw at me, I'll be surprised so I guess I'll have to come back next year for a followup.” - Marc
“I had a great weekend over October 5th and 6th learning to guild photographs with precious metals. The workshop was taught by Wendi Schneider who is not only a great photographer and artist but a wonderful teacher. And as always Michael is a great host. We had a great group and produced some wonderful images with Wendi’s help.” - George
“Thank you Michael for hosting the workshop, and many thanks to Brandon for his knowledge, preparation and generosity. The SEC4P has become a really important resource for photographers and I am so grateful to have been a beneficiary of the opportunities it has provided.” - Lisa
“Thanks for hosting, it was a wonderful workshop and I got so much out of it.” - Kelly
“This class was just what I was needed and a big thanks to sec4p for organizing it.” - Anna