Workshops & Retreats
For Learners
1-on-1 Mentoring with Amy
See options below
Designed for photographers, creatives, or small business owners to select their own focus. Choose one of our most commonly asked for topics off the list below, or request other topics. Amy will connect with you prior to your session to customize a plan that will allow you to get the most out of your time.
Honing technical photography skills
Photographing newborns, families or kids
Marketing & website photography for small businesses
Learning Composition & Lighting
- $250 - 1.5 hour mentoring session
- $450 - 3 hour mentoring session
- $875 - 6 hour mentoring session
Photography Retreats &
Travel Photography Experiences
Options vary
Are you interested in some time away with others who share your passion? Are you looking to be inspired creatively or do you want to invest in your creative side? We are planning our options for the coming year!
Contact us to be added to the our list for when dates & options release!
- Day long Photography Retreats at the Ann Arbor Farm
- Weekend Photography Retreat in conjunction with the Island House Resort on Mackinaw Island (takes place on the Island!)
- Week long travel photography retreats - stateside and international locations
Summer, 2025
Ann Arbor Teen Photography Camp
$350
Reserve your spot at our next summer photography workshop for teens
I taught high school photography classes for nine years and am offering a condensed version of my school year program in a two day summer camp. Topics include shooting in manual mode, learning DSLR camera functions, composition, light, & editing in Lightroom. We will also cover the work of many historical and modern photographers.
Some of my students have gone on to start their own successful photography businesses and win international recognition. Images displayed are the work of my students, used with permission. :)
(2025 dates TBD - Contact us to be added to a list, and we will let you know dates asap!)
- For students ages 14-18
- 2 days, 9am-3pm, $350
- Bring your camera & a lunch, but snacks & beverages will be provided throughout the day
- Class size is capped at 15 students
- Lots of practice time exploring outside on the 70 acre farm.
- Partial scholarships available! Contact for details.
Amy's Story
I know photography websites (mine included!) can make life appear to be all sunsets and smiles. But in reality, I know that life is beauty and vulnerability bound together --it's the blend of boundless love, tears, profound joy, and hard work. My life holds these contradictions, and I’m certain yours does, too.
Our farm was such a risk for us - purchased in 2013 in a bank auction- 10 buildings that needed a roof, no running water, no furnace! But the land… this land spoke to us, and we were certain it was worth restoring.
We’ve been at it since then (only one roof left!) and to this day most people that wander with me through our flowering fields, along the babbling creek in the woods, and around the misty pond agree that this little piece of Michigan is magical.
When we work together, I know that your life is challenging, rich, and stunningly beautiful. You can relax and be real here - no need to fake a thing. Your life, just as you are right now, is worth capturing.
Kimball family image by our dear friend & photographer Jonathan Durling, through the glass of our front door.
Coming Soon!
Online Learning Options!
We have had an overwhelming interest in our courses...
...and not enough days in the week to meet with everyone in person! We are developing online course work, which will offer a hybrid online/in-person approach. You will be able to work through our learning materials at your own pace at home, and then sign up for a group retreat day at our Ann Arbor farm location to practice!
If you are interested in any of these options, contact us and we will send you a link when the course releases.
4 of the courses we are working on:
- Online workshops for teens - with in-person practice retreat days on the farm
- A full art course for home-schooled high school students.
- Online workshops for adults in lighting, composition, and mastering your camera - with in-person practice retreat days on the farm
- Online courses for small business owners, empowering you to use your camera to build your brand.
