Instructor Bio

EDUCATION

1989-1991      Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA   M.F.A. in Photography

1982-1984      Academy of Art University, San Francisco, CA   B.F.A. in Photography

1981-1982      Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA  Majored in Graphic Arts and Advertising

 

TEACHING POSITIONS

1994-current   City College of San Francisco, CA                                        

                      Instructor for Beginning & Intermediate Photography (analog & digital, including post-production editing software, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop), Architectural Photography, Beginning Drone Piloting and Imaging (teaching with FAA Part 107 Certificate), Beginning Lighting, Color Printing, and Collaborative Design courses  

2008-2009      Art League of Northern California, Novato, CA                                   

                      Instructor for Workshops: Retouching/Hand-coloring Photographs, Beginning Digital Imaging, and Copywork Photography 

1994-2002      Skyline College, San Bruno, CA                                             

                     Instructor for Beginning & Intermediate Color Photography, Non-Silver Photography, and Mural Printing courses, as well as Beginning Filmmaking

1994-1997      San Francisco Photography Center/Harvey Milk Center, CA 

                     Instructor for Beginning Black & White Photography and Hand Coloring classes

1994-1996      College of Marin, Kentfield, CA

                     Instructor for Black & White Photography and Color Theory courses 

 

TEACHING APPROACH

                       My main objective as a professor is to create a student-centered environment that motivates students to immediately apply the skills they gain in my class and experiment with their own approaches. My goal is to actively demonstrate how new technology and tools can be applied to improve artistic outcome and to enhance the talents and skills of students.

                       In 2019, I acquired my FAA Part 107 certificate to teach a Beginning Drone Piloting and Imaging course, which has been an incredibly popular class with our photography students. It has been a very exciting new endeavor for me and a compliment to my Architectural Photography course which I have been teaching for a number of years. I am also well versed in Canvas and online teaching.