Invest in your artistic growth and move your career forward with an intensive one-on-one private or small group workshop.
You and Doug will custom design your workshop together around your needs and desires for growth based on a holistic approach, examining all aspects of your creative process. You could work on your identity materials, get advice on marketing, review past photo work or projects, have guided studio or field photo sessions with or without models, discuss artistic direction and set specific goals for the future as well as develop an action plan for achieving them.
The workshop can held be at the Douglas Beasley Photography office/studio/darkroom in Saint Paul, MN or at the Trade River Retreat Center Vision Quest’s remote private NW Wisconsin cabin in the woods, or held at a combination of the two locations. Full amenities, including gourmet healthy meals, private lodging, models and all transportation during the workshop, are provided. The workshop can also be held at another location of your choice (such as the Badlands of South Dakota or your own home or studio), with airfare and lodging provided by you.
This can be a private one-on-one custom designed workshop for yourself or for a small group of two or more. Doug can also facilitate a custom workshop for your larger group or photo club at your location. A pre-workshop get together or phone/video chat meeting will help set the tone and identify issues and preferences for structuring your time together.
Your custom workshop also includes a follow-up meeting, in person or by phone/video chat, scheduled a month later to review work created during the workshop. This intensive, custom-tailored workshop is certain to provide photographic as well as artistic growth.
Your private workshop can include:
- A pre-workshop consultation
- Discovering your artistic direction
- Review and overhaul of your artistic process
- Review and critique of past bodies of work, looking for threads and themes
- Portfolio building or review, critique and analysis
- Review and critique of your website with analysis of your on-line presence
- Artistic development; discovering your artistic style, vision and direction
- Review and prepare work to submit for publication
- Preparing and submitting a photo book for publication
- Preparing and editing an on-demand published book
- Finding the right gallery or exhibit space
- Submitting your work to for a gallery exhibit or gallery representation
- Goal setting and developing action plan for implementing goals
- Development of a vision plan based on your intended direction
- Finding your place in the market- local, national or international
- Developing a marketing and promotion plan
- Creating an identity, branding materials, etc.
- Specific timetable set up
- Custom photo assignments and exercises, in studio or on location
- Image review and critique of assignments, based upon your personal goals
- Image editing and corrections using Bridge, Lightroom, Photoshop or iPhoto on a Mac
- Writing exercises to help clarify your personal and artistic path
- On-camera, off-camera and studio lighting set up and use
- Guided photo shoots that could include models/nudes/portraits (models provided)
- Review and analysis of tools used- camera system, computer, software, printer
- Technical advice and training
- Fine-tuning your darkroom printing skills
- Complete one-on-one 100% access during custom workshop
Date:
Call or email for available dates.
Cost:
$2,550.00 Five-day workshop, all-inclusive. $100 for each additional person. Includes lodging, gourmet meals, pre and post workshop consultation.
$1,750.00 Three-day workshop, all-inclusive. $75 for each additional person. Includes lodging, gourmet meals, pre and post workshop consultation.
Testimonials:
“Just want to say thank you for sharing your creative vision. I have learned a lot. I also want to thank you for the gift of your time. I truly know that time is precious and I thank you for that gift. I enjoyed seeing your studio and your beautiful home. It is so reflective of you and your spirit.
“I don’t know what you said or how you told me but all of a sudden, I am getting this exposure thing. It is now making sense to me for the first time since I have begun using my SLR. So I have been shooting like crazy and finally the theory practice GAP that I have had is diminishing. I know that this area is not your love but whatever you did, thank you thank you. I have scheduled myself a lesson each day to put into these technical skills so that they will be much more natural as I try to add artistic depth and creativity to making my photographs. This is a HUGE step for me. I am just so excited about finally getting this. Also, I have already gone into Bridge and tried out the quick tips you showed me and I see how that works.” — Dr. Sharon Moore, Associate Professor, Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada
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“Just want to say thank you for sharing your creative vision. I have learned a lot. I also want to thank you for the gift of your time. I truly know that time is precious and I thank you for that gift. I enjoyed seeing your studio and your beautiful home. It is so reflective of you and your spirit.
“I don’t know what you said or how you told me but all of a sudden, I am getting this exposure thing. It is now making sense to me for the first time since I have begun using my SLR. So I have been shooting like crazy and finally the theory practice GAP that I have had is diminishing. I know that this area is not your love but whatever you did, thank you thank you. I have scheduled myself a lesson each day to put into these technical skills so that they will be much more natural as I try to add artistic depth and creativity to making my photographs. This is a HUGE step for me. I am just so excited about finally getting this. Also, I have already gone into Bridge and tried out the quick tips you showed me and I see how that works.” — Dr. Sharon Moore, Associate Professor, Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada
“I think Doug Beasley was born a teacher. He has a gift that he wants to share with everyone around him. He looked at and talked to me about my work. I assisted him on some commercial shoots. We went on photo adventures but I think one of the best advice that he gave me was to see with my heart not with my camera. For Doug it is always how the photograph feels, not what it looks like. He also really taught me to be spiritual in my process. He taught me that the relationship between the photographer and his subject is one of the most important things to creating meaningful and authentic work. This is some thing that I didn’t know how to understand or talk about as a young photographer. As an elder, as someone who had been successful at what I wanted to do, Doug gave me permission to be the kind of photographer I wanted to be. We share a similar aesthetic and background and that really cemented our connection to each other. I know that he has mentored countless people through his kind and giving nature. He follows his photographic vision and that is an inspiration to everyone that meets him and sees his work.” — Raoul Benavides, Flashlight Photorentals, Owner, Minneapolis, MN
“I first encountered Doug’s work when researching instructors at a local photography center. It was one of those rare moments of clarity for me—I had a vision of the kind of photographer I wanted to be and set out to find a way to meet him. It was well over a year before I came across his workshop entitled Redefining Your Photographic Vision—exactly what I needed. It was an enlightening period for all photographers involved and led me to a support group of friends as well as a mentorship and friendship with Doug. Our relationship is less like teacher and student and more like friends who share life. Art is more than simply talking about tools, sharing the latest camera equipment or technique. It is affected holistically by life, which we in turn express through photography.” — Sarah Rust Sampedro, Photographer, Minneapolis, MN
“I wish to thank you dearly for sharing your gentle spirit we experienced throughout the workshop. Not only did that week help my ability for stillness in photography but overflowed into my everyday living. Thank you for that.” — Marti Corn, Corn Creative Graphic Design, owner and photographer, Houston, TX
“Doug, you are one amazing being. I am always so inspired by your willingness to respond to your own heart and take the steps to truly self-actualize. It's always a pleasure to share steps along the path with you.” — Rebecca Pavlenko, Photographer and Educator, Saint Paul, MN
“I find it so uplifting to see others truly living on the path that was intended for them and—I would say that you are doing that. I just want to commend you for sharing your work with others and for opening your soul to the world. I strongly believe in photographers and artists helping one another with their work.” — Sara Danielson, Photographer, Minneapolis, MN
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