Michael S. - A guy who knows photography, filmmaking, editing and storytelling

Cal Poly Pomona Michael S. Tutors Cal Poly Pomona Students in Pomona, CA
$75 / hr
Pasadena, CA
(111)
10 miles Travel Radius
In-person + Online
Your goal to become better at photography, film making and editing is understood. It's your personal expression. I?m right there with you. After 4 decades of work as a commercial artist, I still get excited when creating new work. I thrived as a commercial photographer and film maker and I will help you thrive as a creator too. Your form of personal expression will get better, you?ll have more confidence in what you?re doing and you'll know what to do in any given situation. Together we?ll ac...
Reviews
My son was interested in learning photography of the summer. We were fortunate to find Michael on Wyzant. Michael is not only a highly experienced photographer, but also has the ability to teach methodically and with patience. At each lesson, they would go over new concepts, features, and the effect it has when taking pictures. I highly recommend Michael to anyone interested in learning photography either from a basic level or to some who wants to refine their already existing picture taking skills.
- Sunny H. from Glendale, CA
Michael taught me a ton of things from his own long history of accomplishments as a photographer and expert in the business of photography. He led me through that latter topic in many ways, always shaping his teaching in real-time to my expressed needs and goals. He inspired me! Specifically he got me back to a project I had shelved by noting how my eyes lit up telling him about it!
- Jim W. from Tarzana, CA
Michael is very knowledgable and experienced. I have had 2 lessons with him and plan to have many more. He's adept at determining where you're at and where you want to go, and then formulates a plan to get you there. He's easy to talk to and very patient. He's also very flexible and accommodating. So far we've covered a range of topics from file/photo management to editing techniques with Lightroom. I plan on learning from Michael's knowledge and experience in many areas of photography and workflow in the coming months. From editing to creative and artistic aspects, I believe Michael can help me immensely. I highly recommend Mike. Update: 12/22/2022 I have now completed 6 sessions with Michael. I really enjoy learning from Mike. His easy going accommodating style suites me well. I?d even say we?ve developed a friendship over the last couple months. He continues to address my Lightroom and photography inadequacies in a diligent manner. His knowledge of Lightroom and Photoshop is quite impressive and my skill set continues to grow under his tutelage. I highly recommend Mike, he?s smart and he knows his business?..he?s a nice guy too.
- Art A. from Union City, CA
Michael's way of teaching is to let you believe everything he's telling you is in fact your original idea - only a good teacher will give you that confidence. I cannot recommend him highly enough
- Susan G. from Santa Monica, CA
Michael is very knowledgable and experienced. I have had 2 lessons with him and plan to have many more. He's adept at determining where you're at and where you want to go, and then formulates a plan to get you there. He's easy to talk to and very patient. He's also very flexible and accommodating. So far we've covered a range of topics from file/photo management to editing techniques with Lightroom. I plan on learning from Michael's knowledge and experience in many areas of photography and workflow in the coming months. From editing to creative and artistic aspects, I believe Michael can help me immensely. I highly recommend Mike.
- Art A. from Union City, CA
Michael was clear and concise in his teaching methods. He is extremely knowledgeable about Lightroom organization and work flow. He was very kind and patient. He was wonderful about sharing tips gained from his many years of experience.
- Virginia M. from Laguna Beach, CA
Michael meets tutees where they are and respects their goals, interests, and current level of expertise. He listens and offers specific techniques to help tutees improve their abilities, while also challenging them to think about next steps and growth.
- Eron D. from Greenville, MI
Michael taught me the Importing process in Lightroom; keyboard shortcuts; F key for full frame view, E for full thumbnail view, G for grid view of thumbnails and Control A for selecting all; And he taught me about the culling process; how to picking, rejecting and labeling files. And he taught me how to rename the data files. It is very useful and helpful lessons!
- Raymond C. from Alhambra, CA
Michael is an excellent tutor with decades of experience. He tutored me on how to use font to enhance a story, how to make scenes appear dreamlike, and how to use color correction to tell a story. He is great at showing you how to perform the task and guiding you as you attempt it. He is super patient and is a natural teacher. For the last several years, I was concerned over how I would finish my project without knowing certain elements but under Michael's tutelage, I am extremely confident that I will be able to handle it on my own. I will definitely be receiving tutoring from him for the next year to make my project that much better.
- David S. from Los Angeles, CA
I know next to nothing about photography, but Michael gave me a very clear, broad introduction. He is very patient and I'm confident in his abilities to guide me to becoming a better photographer. I look forward to continuing to work with him in the future.
- Benjamin L. from Los Angeles, CA
Michael is a great tutor. I wasn't able to find my old photo catalogs on my computer, after several computer and OS upgrades. With great patience, Michael helped my find my missing photos, and then reviewed how best to use Lightroom going forward. Michael is an excellent teacher and has a great knowledge of Lightroom. Highly recommend!
- Doug P. from New York, NY
Michael was able to help me resolve a problem I have spent a lot of time researching on line. His solution came from a profoundly deep knowledge of the Photoshop program and was not anything I ever found in the hundreds of articles I read online looking for a solution. This was deep photoshop indeed. I highly recommend Michael. Nice guy, too!
- E K. from Pasadena, CA
Michael was able to take the deep dive into my Fujifilm XT-2 and solve all of the "snafus" I had come up against since this hibernation hiatus from photography in one session. He is able to translate complex ideas from his vast experience with photography into simple explanations that I can easily understand and utilize. I look forward to practice shooting with him again soon!
- Marlene J. from Los Angeles, CA
Michael is crisp, clear and flexible in his approach to teaching, mentoring. Really enjoy working with him as he anticipated my challenges and was ready with a fix or a strategy. His knowledge of LR and photography is extensive so as a photographer myself with very limited LR expertise our sessions flowed efficiently. I plan on using him again as I have some large projects are on the horizon. Lucky to have found this guy thanks to Wyanzt!
- Jim B. from Dallas, TX
It was great getting to know Michael. We looked over my photos and talked about the types of things to look for when taking photos in the future. Excited to take another class and get more hands on.
- Ben B. from Whittier, CA
Michael did a great job of addressing not only Lightroom issues, but the inherent photography and creative issues involved as well. After our time, I felt that I was a better Lightroom user and photographer.
- Jeff T. from Spokane, WA
Worked with Michael on Lightroom cataloging, backing up, organizing, importing, and exporting so far, looking forward to getting into the editing soon. Very patient and explains things well.
- Kathy I. from Vancouver, WA
Michael first made organization out of the chaos I had made in Lightroom. Then he patiently taught me workflow protocols so I wouldn't get in that trouble again. He taught me how to safely rename files. Lots of other things. I would definitely recommend him, he's a good teacher!
- Pam C. from Wayne, PA
Reviewed lightroom and Photoshop tools to for editing pictures. Michael is very knowledgable with lightroom and Photoshop. We specifically worked with the brush tools and work flow in Photoshop. He also enhanced my knowledge of Lightroom. I look forward to working with Michael in the future.
- Jim G. from Sherman Oaks, CA
Michael is a great teacher. A++. Well recommended for anyone in search of a photography or Photoshop class. I would definitely come back for more lessons. Easy to understand and specific.
- Angel P. from Los Angeles, CA
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