Quickly Take Your Photography to the Next Level
Learn Portrait Photography
4 Week Level up Course
Santa Barbara and Ventura County Or Remote
If you need help taking your photography to the next level, this class is for you. Photographer Trevor Blackman will work with you over a 4 week period, giving you the tools you need to improve your skill set in the area you would like to pursue.
Learn Landscape Photography
2 Spaces Left for March-April
Personalized 4 Week Class Built to Advance Your Photography.
- Lessons based on your interest and level
- Learning to shoot on location around Santa Barbara or Ventura
- 4 Two hour in-person Level Up sessions
“If at any time during the 4 week class, you don’t feel improvement is being made, you may ask for a full refund.”
If you would like to take this class with a friend click HERE.
If you do not have a specific project you want to work on, you can also choose from the many options we have around the Santa Barbara and Ventura areas.
Santa Barbara or Ventura Harbor
- Introduction to Long Exposure Landscape Photography.
SB Court House Or Your Chosen Location
- How to scout specific locations for future photo shoots.
Portfolio Building
- Help in creating a photography portfolio.
Down Town
- Discovering light, shadows and lines in downtown SB or Ventura.
Simplified Photo editing
- How I edit 400 wedding photos in 2 hours.
Printing 101
- A Two hour session covering paper types, ink types, printers and an 8x10 of your your favorite image.
Building a Shot list
- Walking through a wedding shot list and how to become a second photographer at weddings.
Who is this for?
People who want to focus on quickly increasing a specific skillset, from beginner to prosumer…
A. Go from not knowing how to shoot portraits to feeling confident.
B. Go from not knowing anything about photography to felling comfortable with a camera.
C. Go from not understanding basic editing to feeling confident with basic edits or from basic to more advanced.
D. Go from not understanding long exposure to nailing long exposures.
Each course is built around your current skillset.
✺ Frequently asked questions ✺
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This is completely up to you. Once you purchase the class you will be emailed a questionnaire so we can focus on what matters the most to you.
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This class is only for photography.
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This is a 4 week class. If you must cancel for one of the sessions we can extend the course an extra week but you only get 1 reschedule and you must give a 1 day advanced notice.
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I can teach you some really basic things and answer some questions but this class is not set up for film.
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You must have a DSLR and a current copy of Adobe Lightroom. See my free PDF on 5 Steps to buying camera gear if you currently don’t have a camera.
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This class is held once a week and can be on Monday-Friday Evenings or Anytime on Saturdays or Late Sundays. I will work with your schedule for the best times for you.
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If you are interested in a 4 week class and have more questions, feel free to call me with any questions (805) 364-0177 or shoot me an email. trevor@mneian.com
About the Instructor
Trevor Blackman was a destination wedding photographer for over ten years and during that time was featured in multiple weddings publications. You can see some of his wedding photography work here. During his years as a wedding photographer he also ran a boutique film lab. He now focuses mainly on landscapes and sells his work at mneian.com. He is passionate about producing quality large format prints and creates the prints and frames that he sells.
Beyond photography, Trevor is married with 5 kids under 20. Trevor has a Master’s in Theology, taught at the College level and has taken doctoral seminars in education and leadership. He has worked with teens for over 20 years and was POST certified as a police officer in Colorado and was nationally registered as an EMT.
Still not sure if this course if for you. Schedule a free 15 minute class discovery meeting with Trevor. You will receive a personal email from Trevor after you schedule confirming the time and will be provided with a meeting link.
Schedule a meeting here: https://mneian.as.me/