Jillian offers photography & videography workshops for those who prefer learning by seeing how it’s done and then doing it by taking photos & videos and then getting feedback on photos taken from Jillian & the other workshop participants!
Workshop participants have found Jillian’s teaching style and photography experience to be very helpful in helping them to better understand aspects of photography like the exposure triangle that they had previously struggled with understanding!
As of May 2025, now offering beginner videography workshops!
Upcoming workshops:
May 2025: Video Basics
- Plan, script, film, & edit a video (or a series of short 15-30 sec videos for social media) in 1 week while improving your video creating skills!
- You have the option of attending the whole workshop, just the virtual sessions, just the in person session, or just the editing session.
- Tues 4/29/2025
- Pre-recorded videos released for self-paced learning to be watched before the virtual live Q&A session on Tues 5/6/2025
- Tues 5/6/2025
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
- Select session based on time preference, both sessions will cover the same topics, only the Q&A sessions will vary based on which questions participants ask
- 12-1 PM
- 6-7 PM
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
- Weds 5/7/2025
- 2 hour In Person Video Filming Session
- 3 – 5 PM
- location TBD (will be in Charlottesville, VA or the part of Albemarle County right outside Charlottesville, VA)
- Max of 5 participants per 2 hour session with each participant having ~ 20 min to film their video
- If more than 5 participants, we will open up an additional two hour in person session time slot for the next 5 participants with the extra time slots in the following order:
- 12:45 pm – 2:45 pm – 1st
- 5-7 PM – 2nd
- 10 AM – 12 PM – 3rd
- 8 – 10 AM – 4th
- Weds 5/7/2025 evening by 7 PM
- Beginner video editing videos released for self-paced learning to be watched before the video editing virtual session Fri 5/9/2025
- Fri 5/9/2025
- 1 hr Video Editing Virtual Session & Q&A
- Select session based on time preference, both sessions will cover the same topics, only the Q&A part will vary based on which questions participants ask
- 10 – 11 AM
- 11 AM -12 PM
- 1 hr Video Editing Virtual Session & Q&A
September 2025: Photography Basics for Better Visual Storytelling with an updated curriculum & new hybrid format with the addition of beginner photo editing and separation of product/still life and portrait tracks!
- Tues 9/2/2025
- Pre-recorded videos released for self-paced learning to be watched before the virtual live Q&A session on Tues 9/9
- Tues 9/9/2025
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
- Select which session to attend based on learning track (Portraits or Products/Still Life) & device (Camera = DSLR, Mirrorless, etc.) or Phone (using phone camera as camera):
- 11 AM – 12 PM – Portraits – Camera
- 12 – 1 PM – Products/Still Life – Camera
- 5-6 PM – Products/Still Life – Phone
- 6-7 PM – Portraits – Phone
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
- Weds 9/10/2025
- 2 Hour In Person Sessions
- location TBD (will be in Charlottesville, VA or the part Albemarle County right outside of Charlottesville, VA)
- Select which session to attend based on learning track (Portraits or Products/Still Life) & device (Camera or Phone)
- 9 – 11 AM: Products/Still Life – Camera
- 11 AM – 1 PM: Products/Still Life – Phone
- 3-5 PM: Portraits – Camera
- 5-7 PM: Portraits – Phone
- Pre-recorded videos on editing released by 7 PM Weds to be watched before Friday’s Virtual Editing and Q&A’s about Editing Session
- Friday 9/12/2025
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
- Select which session to attend based on learning track (Portraits or Products/Still Life)
- 9 – 10 AM – Products/Still Life
- 11 AM – 12 PM – Portraits
- 1 hour Virtual and Q&A Session
Past workshops have included Photography Basics for Local Businesses 3 Day Virtual Workshop hosted in partnership with the City of Charlottesville Office of Economic Development & Photography Basics for Better Visual Storytelling Virtual Workshop.
What they’re saying about Jillian’s workshops:
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Upgrade your photography skills by learning and improving upon basic photography skills, such as aperture, shutter speed, ISO, composition, lighting, and more whether you are taking photos with a camera or using your phone as your camera to visually tell better stories in your photos. Whether you are interested in improving your photography skills for professional development — such as taking photos for your business or organization’s website or social media as part of your job — or for personal enjoyment — such as improving your photo skills to take better summer family vacation photos — this workshop will help you take your photography skills to the next level!
Topics included in the workshop focus on understanding the basics of photography & ways to use these basic photography skills to visually tell stories.
The Product/Still Life track focuses on applying what we learn to taking photos of products, food & beverage, and other still life objects.
The Portrait track focuses on applying what we learn to to taking better photos of people, including self-portraits.
Upcoming Dates: Sept 2025
Details:
Price: $
- May 2025 Video Basics Workshop – Whole Workshop
$[price]$[price] with the early bird discount that ends 3/4/2025- Pre-recorded videos
- (released Tues 4/29/25, editing ones released Weds 5/7/25, & available until Fri 5/9/25 11:59 PM)
- Tues 5/6/25 – Virtual and Q&A Session
- option of either:
- 12-1 PM (EST)
- 6-7 PM (EST)
- option of either:
- Weds 5/7/2025
- 2 hour In Person Video Filming Session
- 3 – 5 PM
- location TBD (will be in Charlottesville, VA or the part of Albemarle County right outside Charlottesville, VA)
- Fri 5/9/25- Beginner Video Editing Virtual and Q&A Session
- option of either:
- 10-11 AM (EST)
- 11 AM – 12 PM (EST)
- May 2025 Workshop – Video Basics – Virtual Only
$[price]$[price] with the early bird discount that ends 3/4/2025- Includes the pre-recorded videos
- (released Tues 4/29/25, editing ones released Weds 5/7/25, & available until Fri 5/9/25 11:59 PM)
- Tues 5/6/25 – Virtual and Q&A Session
- option of either:
- 12-1 PM (EST)
- 6-7 PM (EST)
- option of either:
- Fri 5/9/25- Beginner Video Editing Virtual and Q&A Session
- option of either:
- 10-11 AM (EST)
- 11 AM – 12 PM (EST)
- May 2025 Workshop – Video Basics – In Person Only
$[price]$[price] with the early bird discount that ends 3/4/2025- Includes the pre-recorded videos
- (released Tues 4/29/25, editing ones released Weds 5/7/25, & available until Fri 5/9/25 11:59 PM)
- Weds 5/7/2025
- 2 hour In Person Video Filming Session
- 3 – 5 PM
- location TBD (will be in Charlottesville, VA or the part of Albemarle County right outside Charlottesville, VA)
- Max of 5 participants per 2 hour session with each participant having ~ 20 min to film their video
- If more than 5 participants, we will open up an additional two hour in person session time slot for the next 5 participants with the extra time slots in the following order:
- 12:45 pm – 2:45 pm – 1st
- 5-7 PM – 2nd
- 10 AM – 12 PM – 3rd
- 8 – 10 AM – 4th
- May 2025 Workshop – Video Basics – Editing Only
$[price]$[Price] with the early bird discount that ends 3/4/2025- Includes the pre-recorded beginner video editing videos
- released Weds 5/7/25, & available until Fri 5/9/25 11:59 PM
- Fri 5/9/25- Beginner Video Editing Virtual and Q&A Session
- option of either:
- 10-11 AM (EST)
- 11 AM – 12 PM (EST)