Santa Fe Photography Class: Explore Downtown
4.9
99 Ratings
Santa Fe
Join professional photographer David on a unique photography class and tour in Santa Fe. Learn composition, portraiture, landscape photography, and more while exploring the city's best photo spots.
Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights

50 Lincoln Ave - Embark on a photographic journey in the heart of Santa Fe with this engaging photo class/tour. Set against the backdrop of the city’s enchanting downtown district, you’ll receive hands-on guidance in capturing its beauty. With 35 years of expertise as a professional photographer, educator, and artist, including teaching at the collegiate level, I’m here to enhance your skills. Whether you’re wielding a digital camera or your smartphone, this two-hour session promises to be both enjoyable and educational. We’ll cover a range of techniques, from composing shots to selecting the right lens, and delve into various photography styles including landscapes, portraits, architectural subjects, and low-light scenarios. Additionally, we’ll explore the basics of photo editing using the user-friendly app Snapseed, ensuring you leave with a deeper understanding of creating compelling photographs.

What's Included
  • Photo Walking Tour
  • Photo-editing techniques
  • Portraiture session
  • Foundational talk at the beginning
What's Not Included
  • Taxes: ($7.00 per traveler)
Additional Information

This extraordinary photo tour and class in Santa Fe is hosted by professional photographer David, who has called Santa Fe home for over three decades. Bring along your digital camera or smartphone to get started. This photo class/tour provides the perfect initiation to Santa Fe. You will pick up skills in composition, portrait, landscape, and lowlight photography, get to know your camera better and much more. This engaging and informative two-hour photo class/tour promises to be a rewarding learning adventure in photography while familiarizing you with Santa Fe. Part of the tutorial involves photo editing using Snapseed. David is well-versed with the most photogenic spots in and around Santa Fe and is happy to assist travelers with inquiries about local dining, cultural events, hiking, and more.

Location
East San Francisco Street & Lincoln Avenue
We meet at the corner of the Santa Fe downtown plaza on Lincoln and E. San Francisco st. just across the street from Haagen-Dazs. Arrive by 11:25 am. Start time 11:30 am. Photo-Tour finishes at 1:30 pm.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Jennifer_f
Jun 10, 2024
Great introduction to "seeing" Santa Fe - What a fabulous way to start off our vacay in Santa Fe. David is great teacher and was super patient with myself and my mother who had a bit of anxiety because her iPhone is kind of old. I really appreciated the knowledge and guidance he provided and definitely felt more confident when it came to taking photos of Santa Fe. ( I kept going back to one spot trying to nail down my "vigas" pictures - hahaha IYKYK) I also really appreciate the editing app David introduced us to and after playing around with it feel like my pics are so much richer and beautiful. Thank you for such unique way to see Santa Fe.
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G906bsjudyp
Jun 2, 2024
A new view - This is a unique experience for anyone who wants to slow down and experience the scenery in a different way. David was a great teacher. He shared a lot of great techniques in a short period of time and we left with skills that we continued to use the rest of our trip.
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Maxhab
May 30, 2024
Get Smart with your Smart Phone! - The 2 hr walking photo tour around Santa Fe was very informative and useful. Small group of 4 so you felt like you got individual attention. David is detail oriented and has a great eye for composition, form and style. Loved the day!
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Mark_f
May 21, 2024
Great teacher - David was an amazing and patient instructor. Great introduction to composition and portraiture. Will help you slow down and appreciate the moment and the image in your future travels!
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Jason_b
May 11, 2024
Highly recommend - It was a great experience. Learned so much about framing your shots and editing. Hope to take the half day class on my next visit
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Climber58683673370
May 4, 2024
Highly recommended! - David was so knowledgeable and patient. This class changed the way I take photos. My composition has greatly improved. This tour is highly recommended!!
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Bharmon111
May 3, 2024
Photography as an art. - The tour was great! David taught us so many techniques that we’d never thought of before. We walked around after the tour with a whole new perspective on taking pictures.
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Climber58683673370
Apr 28, 2024
Highly recommended! - I learned so much from this short (2 hr) class! My photos are better composed and now I have begun editing my photos, what a difference! David was knowledgeable, patient, and very helpful. Highly recommended!
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Laura_s
Mar 30, 2024
Great experience! - My daughter and I had the best time with David our guide. We learned so I much and got great shots of Santa Fe.
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Cj_l
Apr 27, 2024
This is just a 2 hour... - This is just a 2 hour info session on how to use your phone and edit photos in an app. There is not a tour of downtown. If you like to photograph architecture exclusively you may enjoy this.
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