My workshops and masterclasses — hosted both in person
and virtually — provide a platform in which to meet fellow photography
enthusiasts while engaging partners’ staff, clients and customers in creative
conversations, cascading and mastering a skill with them
and encouraging “armchair adventure”
during a time when we cannot travel.

Throughout my career as a professional photographer, I’ve been asked to speak about creativity to multinational corporations and advertising agencies, to address high school and college students about my career, to consult as a visiting artist, to present my imagery and provide portfolio reviews at international photography festivals and to lead product talks and lead photography workshops for global camera brands.

Over the years I have also collaborated with many dozens of global brands and international media outlets to develop and deliver custom presentations, targeted talks and visual storytelling workshops for their employees, customers and readers.

Further, my presentation experience hosting a travel and photography television series on The HISTORY Channel, as well my coaching skills attained while making myriad host-led instructional photography content for multinational brands, inspired me to create and guide bespoke and immersive photography workshops in magnificent locations around Asia

I am also an artist in residence at 1880, a private club in Singapore, and while travel was not permitted during our national COVID-19 lockdown, I designed and taught a three-part (6 hour) virtual photography masterclass for the club’s membership.  This in-depth workshop was oversubscribed and very well-received by the participants and I enjoyed sharing my passion, knowledge and experience with this engaged group of amateur photographers.

Around this same time I was contacted by Microsoft in Singapore and asked to provide to their Asia-Pacific staff working from home a remote talk about harnessing and inspiring creativity along with a mobile photography workshop.  A colleague from Microsoft’s London office joined our discussion and asked me to deliver the same session for some of his colleagues in the UK.

And shortly after this I was commissioned by Singapore Airlines’ KrisFlyer Experiences — a collaboration between the airline and Mastercard designed to offer the airline’s frequent fliers ways in which to transform their air miles into experiences — to deliver a series of interactive online mobile photography workshops for their members.

From there, my list of clients seeking remote experiences for their employees and clients has grown to include leading global brands such as Apple, Adobe and Oracle as well as notable private members clubs internationally like Soho House, The Battery and Fitler Club.

These experiences delivering online creativity talks, mobile photography classes and immersive instructional storytelling workshops for private clubs and corporations within the region and around the world has been a pivot that I didn’t expect.  But it has provided me a platform in which to meet fellow photography enthusiasts while engaging partners’ staff and customers in creative conversations, cascading and mastering a skill with them and encouraging “armchair adventure” during this unprecedented global environment.  Following are brief overviews of the custom discussions and courses I have created and am currently delivering remotely to private club and corporate partners internationally.

VIRTUAL MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

“The Best Camera is
the One That’s With You”

This photography workshop focuses on the camera that’s always with us — our mobile phone — and how we can get the most out of this storytelling device.

I believe that photography is the most accessible and democratic form of artistic expression, and the mobile phone revolution has been a wonderful thing for photographers: the ubiquity of mobile phones has made it more convenient and ever simpler to make photographs, tell stories and share them with the world, anytime, anywhere.

I have been honoured numerous times by the prestigious iPhone Photography Awards, the world’s first and the longest-running international iPhone photography competition.

During this engaging 90-minute workshop, I share my top 10 demonstrable tips, tricks, insights and hacks to help move participants’ mobile photography from good to great.  And the final experience is an interactive editing lesson where attendees are guided through a real-time retouching session (portrait and landscape photography) using only their mobile devices.

VIRTUAL MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

“Introduction to
Food Photography”

This workshop is crafted to introduce participants to the basics of creating outstanding food photography using only their mobile phones.  This 45-minute session will then teach and demonstrate real-time styling and compositional techniques for making culinary imagery that looks as good as it tastes. Together we will learn how:

i) styling can make a difference between a good shot and a great shot

ii) to imaginatively interpret natural light

iii) different lenses perform

iv) to get clever with a variety of angles

v) depth of field can be used as a creative tool

vi) to make use of splashes of colour, textures and different backgrounds

vii) a human touch can make more appealing imagery

VIRTUAL MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

“A Beginner’s Guide
to Portrait Photography”

This workshop is designed to introduce participants to the principles of creating inspired portraiture using only their mobile phones.  This interactive 45-minute session will then teach and demonstrate real-time posing, directing and compositional techniques for making engaging and compelling portraits.  Together we will learn how:

i) to recognize and interpret natural light

ii) to identify good backgrounds

iii) to pose and direct subjects for flattering photography

iv) to vary perspective or point-of-view

v) different lenses perform

iv) to capture candid moments vs. conventional portraits

vii) to make subjects “pop” using artificial depth of field on mobile devices’ built-in camera

VIRTUAL MOBILE PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP

“The Basics of
Photo Retouching”

The objective of this workshop is to introduce participants to the fundamentals of editing photographs using only their mobile phones.  Using Google Snapseed, a powerful, free editing mobile app, this interactive 45-minute session will teach and demonstrate real-time retouching tips, tricks and hacks for taking participants’ photographs from good to great. Together we will learn how:

i) to use filter presets more powerfully

ii) to do a basic retouch of a portrait photograph

iii) to do a basic retouch of a landscape photograph

v) to fix a backlit/underexposed picture

iv) to convert images from colour to B&W

v) crop photographs for greater impact

vii) to remove unwanted objects from photographs

VIRTUAL PHOTOGRAPHY MASTERCLASS

“The Basics and Beyond”

This immersive photography bootcamp offers participants both a fundamental introduction and a deeper dive into the principals of photography and narrative storytelling.  Over three separate 2-hour workshops — which are designed for smaller, more intimate groups — I teach the basics of operating a DSLR camera, share how to create inspired imagery and explore with participants the critical evolution from taking pictures to making them.

Module 1: Fundamentals of Exposure — The “science” of photography and the most critical component of picture making — exposure — including shutter speed, aperture and ISO and their interconnectedness and relationship to one another.

Module 2: Basics of Composition — Understanding the “art” of photography with an emphasis on the softer compositional skills such as experimental light interpretation, imaginative composition and compelling framing.

Module 3: Visual Storytelling Insights — Exploring narrative storytelling and sharing more abstract insights for developing personal creative styles and making original photography with unique voice.

VIRTUAL INSPIRATIONAL TALK

“Choose Your Own Adventure”

Using my journey as a photographer as the basis for this presentation — from my business education in Canada, to my decade working in marketing and branding for Coca-Cola and American Express in Asia, to my life-changing decision to leave the corporate world and follow my creative passions as a photographer for the past 17 years — this 45-minute intimate discussion explores how to harness and inspire creativity in our everyday lives through four key insights that I have learned and adapted into both my personal and professional life:

i) Identifying a passion

ii) Taking risks on someone or something

iii) Seeking feedback, setting goals and persevering

iv) The undeniable power of partnership and collaboration

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