I just finished leading my first Maine Media Workshop. It was a week -long intensive workshop that focused on total collection management using Lightroom. Each of my students brought in a large body of work, from 10,000 images up to 400,000. We focused on the processes that would help them preserve, organize and curate the photos.
We had a great dinner Thursday night at Skip’s house.
First a quick shout out to the class – Charlotte, Gary, George, Nancy and Skip. They were an outstanding group to spend a week with: passionate about their photos, eager to learn all they could, and patiently allowing me to spend individual time with each person in the class. They were also a delight to spend a week with – interesting, funny and kind.
I’d also like to thank my teaching assistant Sophie Schwartz and Alyson who both helped to keep things running smoothly.
The Maine Media Workshop (MMW) provides a great environment for focusing on an area like collection management. It’s a no-frills camp setting on the outskirts of picturesque Rockport/Camden. The total immersion approach allows the class to push through barriers and make substantial progress.I hope I’ll be back again next year.
True to its new name, there was a lot more at the MMW than photography. The roster of classes included a number of ones on video production, podcasting and writing. The end of week slideshow included some very nice work done by the different groups.
It’s been a long time since I’ve done workshops, and it was very gratifying. Now that we have two new books out, we are actively working to get some future workshops lined up. If you are interested in taking a workshop, we have a place for you to tell us what you’re interested in on this page.