•  Death Valley
  •  Cerro Gordo
  •  Central Coast
  •  Palomar Mountain
  •  Owens Valley
  •  NEW Large Format

A few comments from workshop participants........

As a follow-up to a Palomar College portfolio class with Donna, my son and I took Donna's California Coast Workshop. We had a great time and the results show in the body of work we created during that weekend. Would we recommend her workshops to others?  You bet!  They are the best gift you can give to yourself or to your loved ones.
                      Christina Koechl

I have now participated in two of Donna's photo workshops and both were discovery trips introducing me to wonderful locations.  These were also prime opportunities for me to improve my technical and "seeing" skills through Donna's on the spot in-the-viewfinder assistance and also in more formal group sessions. I enjoyed the camaraderie of my fellow photographers and in particular Donna's irrepressible energy and pure sunshine personality. I found these workshops to be well planned and reasonable in cost and best of all, I bagged a few "keepers" as well.  I'll be back for more.
                                     Peter Fay

   Donna is like a magnet. You are drawn to her enthusiasm and spontaneity, to her love for life and passion for the great outdoors.
                        Joanie Monroe

 Don’t wait too long to make up your mind which trip to take. They are all great adventures. Just pick one that suits your time frame and go for it!
                               Lee Peterson

On-Location

Photography Workshops

with  Donna Cosentino

 

Each workshop offers a variety of image-making opportunities including scenic, architectural, still life, painting with light, and more.  All levels of skill are welcome and the number of participants is limited.

Donna has been teaching college-level photography classes for twenty years and is currently a full-time Assistant Professor of Photography at Palomar Community College in San Marcos.

She managed the famous International Photography Competition and Exhibition at the San Diego County Fair for ten years, and has been a volunteer docent at the Museum of Photographic Arts for over fifteen years. Donna worked for several years as a photojournalist for a local daily newspaper, was director of The Photographer’s Gallery in Escondido for four years and she is a member of several organizations including the Sierra Club’s Photo Section, Women’s Caucus for Art, the Escondido Arts Partnership and the North County Photographic Society. She exhibits her work as a member of the distinguished Ordover Project in Solana Beach and a portfolio of her work is on view at www.ordoverproject.com.

Donna’s popular workshops often include daily mini-lectures on such topics as Capturing a Sense of Place, Seeing in Black and White and Camera Consciousness. She focuses on problem-solving and always includes a night photography session.

Some workshops are ‘retreat style’…staying in Bed-and-Breakfast locations such as Bailey’s Palomar Resort or Cerro Gordo Ghost Town. Workshop participant numbers are limited which allows Donna and her assistants plenty of one-on-one time.

Freewheeling mealtime discussions, good fellowship and savoring Nature’s gifts are all distinctive hallmarks of her workshops.