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Personal, one-on-one photography instruction for beginners, intermediate photographers, and advanced photographers throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, Eagan, and the Twin Cities.
Looking for private photography lessons in Minneapolis or St. Paul?
I offer personalized, one-on-one photography classes for beginners, intermediate photographers, and experienced photographers throughout the Twin Cities.
I’m Wayne Moran, a professional Minnesota landscape and travel photographer with more than two decades of experience. My photography lessons are built around you, your camera, your goals, and the kind of photography you want to create.
Lessons can take place at my studio in Eagan, at photography locations throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul, or online. We can work on camera settings, exposure, composition, landscape photography, travel photography, Photoshop, drone photography, or developing your own photographic style.
Whether you just bought your first camera or you’re an experienced photographer trying to reach the next level, I’ll build the lesson around exactly what you need.
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How My Photography Lessons Work
Every photographer is different, so every lesson I teach is different. My photography lessons are personalized around you, your camera, your experience, and what you want to accomplish.
Maybe you just bought your first camera and want to finally get out of Auto mode. Maybe you understand the basics but struggle with composition, exposure, or getting the image you see in your mind. Or perhaps you’re an experienced photographer who wants to improve your landscape and travel photography, master Photoshop and Adobe Camera Raw, or take your work to a more professional level.
We start with where you are today and focus on the areas that will make the biggest difference in your photography. You’ll learn by doing, asking questions, working with your own equipment, and applying what you learn to real-world photography.
There is no one-size-fits-all curriculum. Your photography lesson is built around you and where you want your photography to go.
What You Can Learn in Your Photography Lessons
Camera Basics
Learn aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure compensation, autofocus, metering, white balance, and how to confidently get out of Auto mode.
Composition & Creativity
Learn leading lines, visual balance, perspective, depth, framing, light, and how to develop your own photographic eye.
Landscape Photography
Learn how to plan a shoot, work with changing light and weather, choose lenses and camera settings, create stronger compositions, and capture compelling landscape photographs.
Travel Photography
Learn how to research locations, choose the right gear, photograph unfamiliar destinations, work efficiently while traveling, and return home with images you’re proud of.
Adobe Camera Raw
Learn a powerful RAW-processing workflow, including exposure, color, contrast, masks, sharpening, noise reduction, lens corrections, and preparing your images for Photoshop.
Adobe Photoshop
Learn layers, masks, selections, cleanup, blending, advanced editing techniques, image finishing, and how to turn your RAW captures into polished photographs.
Drone Photography
Learn aerial composition, camera settings, exposure, planning, and techniques for creating stronger photographs from the air.
Photography Business & Selling Your Work
For photographers who want to go beyond creating images, learn about portfolio development, fine-art print sales, marketing, social media, building an audience, and developing a photography business.
Beginner Photography Lessons in Minneapolis
Never taken a photography class before? That’s completely fine. Many of my students come to me because they’ve purchased a great camera but aren’t sure how to get the results they expected. We’ll start exactly where you are and work at your pace, from understanding aperture, shutter speed and ISO to composition, focus and confidently getting out of Auto mode.
Photography Lessons in Eagan, Minneapolis & the Twin Cities
My photography studio is located in Eagan, Minnesota, conveniently located for photographers throughout Minneapolis, St. Paul, and the Twin Cities. Students can meet with me at my studio for personalized, one-on-one photography instruction, or we can take the lesson into the field at one of the many great photography locations around Minneapolis and St. Paul. Hands-on, real-world instruction is often one of the best ways to learn your camera, understand light, improve composition, and build confidence behind the lens. If meeting in person isn’t practical, I also offer private online photography lessons through Google Meet or Microsoft Teams, allowing us to work together wherever you are.
About Your Photography Instructor
Hi, I’m Wayne Moran, a professional landscape and travel photographer based in Eagan, Minnesota. I’ve spent more than two decades developing my craft, photographing extraordinary places throughout Minnesota, across the United States, and around the world.
But knowing how to create a great photograph and knowing how to teach someone else to create one are two very different skills.
My approach to teaching is practical, personal, and hands-on. I want you to understand not just what camera setting to use, but why you would use it and how it changes the photograph you create. We work with your camera, your goals, and the kinds of images you want to make.
My photography has been used by organizations including Explore Minnesota, Sun Country Airlines, Travel Wisconsin, Mall of America, Meet Minneapolis, and M Health University of Minnesota Hospital. My fine-art photography is also collected for homes, offices, healthcare facilities, and other commercial spaces.
That real-world experience comes into every lesson I teach. Whether we’re talking about camera settings, composition, landscape and travel photography, Adobe Camera Raw, Photoshop, or even how to sell your photography, I’m teaching from years of actually doing the work.
Most importantly, your lesson isn’t about learning to photograph like me. It’s about helping you become a better version of the photographer you want to be.
View all these images at the online gallery: Wayne Moran Gallery
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Costs
Cost $110/hr + tax, paid in advance.
$100/hr + tax if paying for 5 or more hours in advance.
Feel free to contact us if you have any more questions.
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If you are ready to take your photography to the next level, purchase your next lesson and let’s get you scheduled!
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Photography Lessons Minneapolis