Private Photography Lessons
See and experience the landscape through the eyes of Michael Bjorge, from the grand landscape to intimate scenes that may be in your own backyard of even beneath your feet. Learn focus techniques not only for your camera but for your mind, with mindfulness being one of your biggest assets for immersing yourself in the landscape and seeing the details within! Michael has been helping people achieve their photography goals through personalized private photography instruction for over 10 years! You can start with the basics and expand upon those early learning tools as your skills and confidence as a photographer grow. Learn camera settings, composition, working with natural light, tracking wildlife, intimate scenes within the landscape, and navigating post processing.
To get started go to the contact page on the website; www.michaelbjorgephotography.com and send Michael an email with details regarding your current experience level, the direction you’d like to take your photography, favorite subject matter, and some ultimate larger goals and projections. Once we establish these parameters we can then decide on an ideal location and a time that is convenient for your schedule.
So, let’s simplify the camera, which really is just a tool for expression, establish mindfulness in the landscape, and allow you to make images that give you a sense of pride and accomplishment! Basic packages are listed below for initial excursions which can then be expanded upon as your skill set improves. Travel fees shall vary for areas outside the Peninsula area of South Surrey/ White Rock and beyond.
Standard Lesson (1.5-2 hours) $250 Initial course focused on certain photography techniques that you request. In these shorter private photography lessons, we will try to focus on one technique or topic.
Half /Full Day Workshop (3/6 hours) $450/ $650 Full-day sessions will allow you to learn at a more relaxed pace. These sessions are mostly in the field and are very hands-on. We will allow time for a detailed image review session towards the end.
Michael is a self-taught professional landscape nature photographer with over 25 years of experience in the field. Formally trained as a landscape architect, Michael got his start in photography by photographing his own completed landscape construction projects. His use of natural framing and unique compositions received immediate attention from industry publications as well as home renovation and gardening magazines with Michael’s work being published numerous times. Eventually Michael transitioned to capturing the natural landscape with his work catching the eye of the Master Photographers International Organization and ultimately garnering him top honors when he received a Platinum Award for his image titled “Lucky Charm” in 2020.
