'Sun' Diego 3 day
A-Z compositional and technical classes
Three day

Held in beautiful San Diego California. 
For digital and analog users alike.
Generally only 8 students per class!

2024

Three day, all day,
A to Z 'fun-shop' class

March  29^th , 30^th  and 31^st
Friday, Saturday and Sunday

^{Only $995 for all three days, what a country!}

^{Sold out}

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Two day, all day,
A to Z 'fun-shop' class

Sept. 14th and 15th
Saturday and Sunday

^{Only $695 for two whole days with Michael, what a country!}

BONUS CLASS* - All participants that take all three days receive a signed, Michael Seewald original photograph of choice, approx. 11x14" in size, valued up to $7500! WOW!
*For those paid in full and taking all three days.

Can't make these dates, then send us an email and ask to be included on our monthly announcements, include your name, city and skill level, to michael at Seewald.com

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Short overview of our class.

Note: some locations may vary, you'll get a compete itinerary before class.

Three day class

Friday, Day One - We hold this part at a cafe overlooking the Pacific ocean in Del Mar, starting at 10 a.m.. We go over ‘how to see and think like a master artist’; most of the info was learned by Michael decades ago from his collegiate degree, but also from 'on the road real-time experience' gained from practicing the 'Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci' thought process of controlling the eye in the art over the past many decades of his creating around the world on some 70 trips, usually a month each!

It's all about the aesthetics of making great art, and covers a multitude of things to include, and exclude, to make award winners from your 'old images', and future ones too. (Yep, award winners, one of Michael's grads took 'Best of Show', San Diego International photo competition recently!!!).    

Final third of day we critique our old art and turn some of them into winners from the thinking processes we just learned. This will be eye opening, especially to the advanced students. We finish up between 4 to 5 p.m., depending on how many students there are, a bit longer with more, as the critiquing will take longer
    
Saturday, Day Two
(or day one of a two day)

This is one of two possible locations), the other will be decided on day 1. It will be in the area!

At 9 a.m. we'll meet at a historical ranch in Olivenhain, in east Encinitas, were we will learn ‘how to shoot manually and capture stronger images’ combined with including great compositional elements and thought processes we've learned on day one. Combining aesthetics along with the technical is imperative for making award winning art, which you'll soon be making, using Michael's techniques, that ANYONE can master... with practice.

Michael gives us a series of assignments to get us going on the unique way of 'seeing' that masters do, hard for beginners and advanced alike at first. An ALL NEW way of thinking/seeing, here we come.

Sunday, Day Three: (or day two of a two day)

This is one of two possible locations), the other will be decided on day 2. It will be in the area!

At 9 am we'll meet at the La Jolla cove. This third day covers a few more important concepts we have not had time to cover, how to control your depth of field, why it's important, how to make running water turn into  smoke, and then an ice sculpture, and further cements the new thinking compositional processes. By the end of the day students report they now feel much more comfortable with everything overall and can now shoot in all manual settings with confidence and ease. There compositional skills are now honed to the extent that winning award in competitions should not come as a surprise, since now they know more than 90% of artists (photographers and painters) out there making 'art'. We finish at 6 p.m. with a certificate of completion presentation, and usually, leaving with a few new friends.

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 "..I thought he did a great job of explaining everything. He was very patient with us and didn't make us feel bad when we didn't know or understand things...."
Pamela Scholten, Class of 2.25-27.'11
Intermediate photographer, Anaheim, CA

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Not bad, a roadmap on how to create great art for the rest of your life! Basically, you get a college degree and 40 years of the important things Michael has gleaned, all for price of a cheap digital camera.  And without compositional and depth creating knowledge, combined with the most important things/tools to know about your camera, you will get nowhere fast; no matter how great the camera!!!

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"I think I am light years ahead of where I would have been; I was learning by trial and error, and I didn't even know what I was looking for- now I have direction. I know the mechanics of good photos. I am seriously considering a new career in photography as a result of this class."

Bobby Brooks

"Oh my, we didn't expect this!  Maybe we should add
another element to the 'class warning', huh?"  MS/VS

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“The class condenses years of experience into an understandable 3 day class. You learn many essential techniques to take expert quality photos. For two of the days you are in the field practicing the techniques. By the end of the third day the student is already becoming comfortable with the protocol.

Many of the techniques are not mentioned in camera manuals nor "how to" photography books. The class changes the way the student approaches taking photographs. By the end of the class the quality of the student's photographs improve….”

James Dutton,
intermediate photographer,
Del Mar, Calif.
Class of Oct. 3-5^th, 2014

Jason Ellis, a professional photographer for some 30 years now, known as 'The King of Covers', having shot over 500 of them, espouses Michael Seewald's three 3 classes.

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Cancellation policy
 

San Diego county class cancellation policy as of 1.1.'11. Cancel fourteen or more days before class, a certificate good for a future class will be issued (good for one year). With less than 14 days before class: No refund nor certificate will be issued. Not responsible for medical emergencies. Class held rain or shine.

Yosemite, Carmel,  Napa or out of San Diego class cancellation policy as of 11.1.'11  60 or more days before class, a certificate good for a future class will be issued (good for one year). With less than 60 days before class: No refund nor certificate will be issued. Not responsible for medical emergencies. Class held rain or shine. Lots of great art has been made during inclement weather. 

We suggest getting travel insurance, in case you need to cancel. 

'Never a complete loss' policy!
Everyone 'paid in full' receives a complimentary 11x14" Seewald original
photo of choice, from nine popular images, whether you end up taking the class or not! Value: Up to $1,000.
Comes signed, in a tube, with cert. of authenticity, ready to take to your framer.