Workshops

Join me in person or online. Here's my schedule of upcoming workshops.

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Street Photography

July 3 – 8, 2023

with Santa Fe Workshops and Arien Chang Castán

Truly skillful street photographers are respectful and open, ready to respond to the serendipitous moments that transpire every day. Capturing the essence of a new location requires nimble camera skills, sensitivity, courage, and luck. Join longtime friends and street photographers Arien Chang and Jennifer Spelman for an immersion into the streets of Santa Fe.

Rarefied Light 2023: Lecture with Alaska Photographic Center

July 13, 7:00pm online

Title: Photographing Cuba: 50 Trips to a Complicated Paradise

In this evening zoom lecture, Jennifer will show a wide range of work and share stories about her time in Cuba and how it has influenced the way she sees.

Rarefied Light 2023: Workshop with Alaska Photographic Center

July 14th 5:30-8:30; July 15th & 16th Times TBA online

Storytelling, Editing, and Sequencing a Photographic Project into a Contemporary Zine

In this online weekend intensive, you will learn how to create a photo zine that tells a story or shares a portfolio of images through careful editing and sequencing of your images. Through a combination of lectures, group discussions, and focused examples we will explore the fundamentals of storytelling, image selection, and design principles, and gain practical skills in creating a zine from start to finish.

The Travel Portfolio as a Zine

September 7-25, 2023 Thursdays and Mondays; 9:30 – 11:30 am (Mountain Time)

with Santa Fe Workshops – Online

Shape your images from past adventures with a more focused eye, transforming them into a finished project. The goal of The Travel Portfolio as a Zine is for each participant to create a unique project comprised of thoughtfully sequenced images. This collection of images is then designed into a PDF layout for a Blurb Premium Magazine—better known today as a “Zine.”

Take Better Photos with your iPhone

September 7-25, 2023 Thursdays and Mondays; 5:00 – 6:30 pm (Mountain Time)

with Santa Fe Workshops – online

The remarkable photographic features of the iPhone you’re holding in your hand now rivals a professional camera in its ability to create images and share stories. It’s a tool that is always accessible, lightweight, and easy to use once you learn its varied features. Each of our six group sessions are an exciting blend of exploring both the technical possibilities within the iPhone and the creative elements inherent to all compelling images.

fotomusica de Mexico: San Miguel de Allende

October 5-9, 2023

with Santa Fe Workshops and Pepe Gavilondo

Gather with Jennifer and Pepe on a journey creating imaginative images of the soulful Mexican music culture We’ll enjoy an audible and visual immersion into indigenous, Spanish, contemporary and traditional sounds, and the musicians who create them. The breathtaking city of San Miguel de Allende, its surrounding rugged landscapes, grand haciendas, local practice studios, scenic parks, and neighborhood cantinas are our backgrounds as we listen and respond with our cameras.

In Search of Light in India: New Delhi, Udaipur, Bundi, Ranthambore, Agra

November 8-19, 2023

with Santa Fe Workshops, Michael Amici and Derek Baron

Experience Diwali, India’s most celebrated and important holiday of the year while embarking on a visual adventure that will light-up your spirit and your lens within the sacred culture of Northern India. From palaces to local villages, through ancient cities to natural preserves, we move slowly and allow time for our ideas, experiences and perfect light to align. We get to the heart of each of our destinations by meeting local people, enjoying a cup of chai, and wandering instead of rushing. We put aside notions of traditional travel photography and open ourselves to creating more mindful imagery as we immerse into sacred India.