By request

Private Photography and Retouching Session

Bring a current shoot, an unfinished edit, or a body of work in progress. We will identify where the process is breaking down and work through the relevant decisions together.

What this session covers

From reading the scene to finishing the file.

Send a current body of work, plans for an upcoming shoot, or a folder of unfinished images. I review it before we meet, then recommend the session length, format, and preparation that suit the problem.

How I Photograph

We begin with the scene: where you stand, what the light is doing, when to wait, and when direction will help. Then we test those choices against the photographs you are trying to make.

  • Reading a scene: light, timing, and when to wait versus when to shoot
  • Directing subjects for documentary work versus posed portrait and editorial work
  • Building a visual story across a full shoot, not just a single frame

How I Retouch

Using your files, we move through selection, color, retouching, and export. Each adjustment has a reason, and you leave with a sequence you can repeat on the rest of the work.

  • Selecting and grading from raw: what stays, what goes, and why
  • Color and skin work that holds up without losing realism
  • Building a consistent, repeatable finishing style across a shoot

What students take back

Clearer criteria, cleaner color, stronger retouching.

01

More deliberate choices while shooting

Read the light, choose a position, and know when to wait, direct, or make the frame.

02

Direct feedback on your photographs

Receive specific notes on the images you bring and the problems they reveal.

03

A finishing process you can repeat

Leave with notes for selection, color, retouching, and export that you can apply after the session.

04

A more coherent edit

Decide which photographs belong together, which ones weaken the sequence, and what the series still needs.

The path

How the workshop moves.

01

Send a request

Share the project, your experience level, and the part of the process you want help with.

02

Get a plan

I review the material and reply with a recommended format, preparation, scope, and price.

03

Attend

We work through the agreed shooting, editing, retouching, or critique topics together.

04

Continue with a plan

You leave with notes, next steps, and a process you can continue on your own.