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4. Expanding networks. Photo workshops expand a photographer's world. Staying in
touch with classmates can lead to ongoing conversations, feedback, and coaching
years down the road. You might even “get discovered.” One student photographer
did so well that he impressed a well-connected photojournalist who hooked him up
with a couple magazines and agencies. Before the weeklong class was up, he was
told, “You have appointments in New York—next week.”
Although there are hundreds of photography workshops out there ( Peterson's Photo-
graphic , Modern Photography , Popular Photography , and other photo magazines all publish
directories), here are three of the best:
The Maine Photographic Workshops. This prestigious school in Rockport, Maine, offers
more than 250 one- and two-week workshops in fine art, nature and wildlife, advertising, por-
trait, architectural, and corporate photography; digital imaging; photojournalism; darkroom
techniques; antique processes; and personal vision. You'll study with some of the world's
most accomplished photographers and filmmakers. Prices range from $175 for a three-day
career and portfolio weekend to $1,495 for the one-week multimedia storytelling course. For
the longer workshops, rooms and three meals run from $915 for a private single on campus
($1,230 for a double) or $805 for a single in a motel nearby ($1,130 for a double). You can
also reserve an economy single room with shared bathroom at a private residence in Rock-
port Village for $655. For a three-day class, rates are half price. Workshops are also held in
such far-flung places as Venice; Rio de Janeiro; Paris; Prague and Budapest; and Kampala,
Uganda, with other locations planned for the future.
The Workshops, 2 Central Street, P.O. Box 200, Rockport, ME 04856, 877-577-7700
or 207-236-8581, www.theworkshops.com.
National Geographic On-Assignment Photography Workshops. Limited to 25 parti-
cipants, these popular sessions for both amateur and serious photographers teach techniques
used to capture the images used in National Geographic's books and magazines. The all-in-
clusive seven-day trips include daily critique sessions, assignments, location shoots, and lots
of technical information on cropping, sizing, manipulating, and archiving digital images. Led
by the very photographers who grace the pages of the magazine (for example, Joel Sartore,
who has produced 21 articles for N ATIONAL G EOGRAPHIC , leads one of the Santa Fe work-
shops), you'll get the opportunity to go on daily photo shoots. A seven-day workshop in Santa
Fe, New Mexico, including hotels, meals, and instruction, is $2,950. The one in San Miguel
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