In her New York City studio Arlene teaches a series of workshops and seminars. She also produces and leads international photography workshops, lectures at many locations around the world, offers private tutoring, and provides an array of consulting services to both private and corporate clients.

Arlene tailors her consulting and teaching to meet clients' specific goals. If you would like private tutoring, in person or remotely, she can provide the following:

• How to set up and use digital cameras
• All aspects of location lighting, use of flash on and off camera
• Portfolio review, and editing and sequencing
• How to master digital workflow using Lightroom and Bridge
• How to organize your website and self-promotion materials

Maine Media Workshops
Innovative Approaches to Developing a Photographic Narrative, July 15-19, 2024

Arlene develops and leads prestigious small-group international workshops that provide unique travel adventures and high-quality photography education. These workshops are for the serious amateur with a working knowledge of his or her camera as well as for professional photographers. Typically spanning a 10- to 14-day period, each workshop provides an exciting immersion experience—immersion in both the culture of the target destination and in acquiring new or sharpened photographic skills under widely divergent shooting conditions. Participants learn how to work effectively in foreign cultures, including how to interact with individuals who might not speak their language, and how to take dynamic photographs that tell a compelling story.

Study with me online in a virtual classroom:
The Compelling Image: Photographing in Low Light

Arlene leads "The Personal Project: Creative Lighting, Style and Storytelling" a week-long intensive workshop in partnership with an international organization. The workshop focuses on how to produce a photo essay and/or videos with impact. Lectures, critiques, technical demonstrations, and on-location shoots are all part of this in-depth multimedia workshop experience. Foreign participants study and photograph along side students from the host country. This provides an insider's perspective and the ability to gain access to events, activities and subjects that might otherwise be accessible only to the local population.

Arlene has taught "The Personal Project" at ROSPHOTO, the Russian State Center of Photography in St. Petersburg, Russia and at the Three Shadows Photography Center in Beijing, China.

For information about any of Arlene's classes, seminars, or workshops, please contact her at studio[at]arlene-collins.com.