Wouldn't it be great to spend a few days focused solely on your photography? Escape the daily world to learn professional techniques, see new locations, work with professional models, compare notes with other photographers, and receive feedback about your images. Total immersion. Even your lunches are brought to you.

This is the TDS Workshop experience: Affordable, personalized, and stimulating. Classes are limited to 8 participants. We gather at The Digital Story studio in Sonoma County, Northern California — an area that features vineyards, pastures, rugged coastline, and towering Redwoods. We combine classroom instruction with hands-on shooting, then prepare our images for review. You'll experience the full cycle of learning, and feel your confidence growing with each activity.

Please join me, Derrick Story, for a workshop this year. Do it for you, and for the pursuit of your passion.

Photography instruction in the field as well as the classroom.

The 2013 workshop season promises to be our best yet. We have new locations and a broader array of topics. Many of these ideas came from workshop attendees who wanted to join us again.

Take a look at this overview, and if you see something you're interested in, fill out the "Send Me Info!" request, and I'll get back to you right away. Plus, by doing so, you're placed on the reserve list for the event of your choice.

• April 20-21, 2013: "iPad for Photographers" SOLD OUT! - Master the mobile workflow with Nimble Photographer, Derrick Story. We will pack our iPads and cameras and photograph interesting people and places, then perfect the mobile workflow with only our tablet computers. We'll cover capture, organization, editing, and sharing. Each attendee will receive a signed copy of my new book, iPad for Digital Photographers. Special sessions on time lapse photography and movie making. 2 full days, breakfast and lunch included, excellent swag, surprises - $495 (advance purchase price available through Feb. 2013)
• June 15-16, 2013: "Movie Making for Photographers" - The camera gear we've invested in can do more than still photos. They are excellent HD movie making devices. In this workshop, you'll learn and practice storyboarding, filming techniques, audio recording, editing, and publishing. We'll cover the Sonoma County Hot Air Balloon Classic as our class project. Designed for photographers who want to perfect their movie making skills. 2 full days, breakfast and lunch included, excellent swag - $495 (advance purchase price available through March 2013)
• August 16-18, 2013: "Sonoma Coast Workshop" - One of the most popular events for 2011 and 2012. Roll up your pant legs and shoot portraits and landscapes on the rugged Sonoma Coastline. It's a treat for the senses. Classroom sessions at the amazing Bodega Bay Lodge "Library," and field sessions at our camp at Doran Beach. 2 full days plus pre-workshop reception, breakfast and lunch included, excellent swag, professional model - $550 (advance purchase price available through May 2013)
• October 20-22, 2013: "Fall Color with Safari West" - Sonoma County has rolling hills covered in vineyards, beautiful trees, and gorgeous blue skies. What a prefect place to shoot Fall color and bolster your landscape library. But there's more. We include environmental portraiture with a professional model, and an exclusive African wildlife photo adventure at Safari West, led by a professional photographer, plus a few surprises. This is our premier workshop of the season. 2 full days plus pre-workshop reception, breakfast and lunch, excellent swag, professional model, Safari West adventure - all included for just $575 (advance purchase price available through May 2013)

Save my place! TDS Workshops fill up quickly. You can put your name on the reserve list for the event of your choice, and receive additional information, by completing this brief form and hitting the Submit button.

The TDS Fall Photography Workshop with Safari West starts October 19 in Santa Rosa, CA. This year's event is sold out, but it will also be a part of the 2013 TDS Workshops season.

On day one, attendees will go on safari with our own professional photographer and tour guide to photograph African wildlife at Safari West. Then on day two, we focus on landscape photography and environmental portraiture with a professional model.

We'll be sure to share pictures and keep you posted on how this event unfolds.