Picture Perfect Weekend Workshop located at Todd & Brad Reed Photo

Picture Perfect Weekend Workshop: The indoor classroom sessions are located inside Todd and Brad Reed Photo Gallery in downtown Ludington; the shooting sessions will be outdoors, location TBD.

2025 Workshop dates 
May 2 - 5, 2025


Any cancellations made 30 days prior to the workshop will result in a charge for the full workshop fee.  In turn, the guest will receive a voucher for that amount which can be applied to any workshop at Todd and Brad Reed Photography within one year of the date issued.

Our Picture Perfect Weekend Workshop starts Friday at 6:30 p.m., runs all day Saturday, and ends at 11:30 a.m. Sunday. The indoor classroom sessions are inside Todd and Brad Reed Photo Gallery in downtown Ludington; shooting sessions will be outdoors, location TBD. All snacks and meals are included and will be eaten together. We use meal times to connect and engage with each other. One of the great benefits of the workshops is that you often leave making lasting friendships with Todd, Brad, Rachel, and fellow workshop students. 

There are two parts to making an image: the technical side and the artistic side. In one weekend, we will teach and help you understand BOTH parts of making a great image so you are more confident next time you’re ready to capture your home run image.

We will spend a lot of time helping you understand how to operate your camera in FULL MANUAL. To do this, we will cover the technical aspects of photography, including F-stops, shutter speed, aperture, ISO, depth of field, lens choice, etc.

The second part of the workshop will also focus on photography's art/vision side and provide you with more choices/building blocks to create great art. For the 20/20 Vision portion of the workshop, we teach the 20 concepts we use every day when building our own compositions.

One thing we stress is that we build photographs; we don't take photographs.

The Picture Perfect Workshop is great for a total beginner with a new camera or a seasoned professional looking for a different perspective. All ages and abilities are welcome.

We will share all of our secrets on every aspect of our photography business and our secrets on how we shoot.

We prefer you have a digital SLR or mirrorless camera. If you don't, please have a camera that can be shot on full manual mode so you can change the aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. "Point and shoot" cameras, and cell phone cameras are not recommended, as you will be limited in what manual options are available to you.

The price of the Picture Perfect Weekend Workshop, including food and refreshments, is $550. Lodging is not included. All indoor classroom portions of the workshop and meals will be located inside the Todd and Brad Reed Photo Gallery; shooting portions will be outside, location TBD.

Workshop registrations are made through Todd and Brad Reed Photography. Please add the Workshop Product below to your cart or phone the Gallery at (231) 843-0777 to reserve your spot today. Payment is taken at the time of registration, 50% of which is nonrefundable. Cancellations must be made 30 days in advance of the workshop weekend to receive a 50% refund.

Each workshop is limited to the first 12 people to sign up.

In order to take any other future photography workshops with Todd, Brad, and Rachel, you will have had to already take the Picture Perfect Weekend Workshops at the Cartier Mansion, the Lamplighter, or you will have to be on file as the person who is the recipient of this Picture Perfect Workshop Video Series. Even if you are a seasoned professional who shoots on full manual easily, the Picture Perfect Workshop is still a requirement to take any future workshops with Todd, Brad, and Rachel.