Andrea Sirois
Photographer. Installation Artist. Teacher
SUMMER 2025 COURSES
THE ART of LIGHT + SHADOW in PHOTOGRAPHY
Autumn 2025 Courses
Cities hold endless stories - moments of connection, contrast, and change. This course invites you to capture the character of urban spaces - the streets, architecture, parks, vehicles and city culture, with or without people. You’ll be encouraged to go beyond single images, building compelling visual stories from the vibrant complexity of urban life.
Responding intuitively to the still and fast moving details on the street, you’ll learn to identify themes, explore advanced composition, and use light and shadow to illuminate mood. Discussions on subjects, unique themes, and artistic methods – both in-camera and in editing, will aim to tame the chaotic energy bringing together your technical and creative perspective. You’ll emerge with inspiring urban stories that reveal your personal vision on the rhythm of the streets.
Tuesday, September 23 – November 11, 2025
(8 Weeks) 6:30-9:00 pm. (PDT) Online
Tuition: $325
URBAN STORIES
SUMMER 2025 COURSES
THE ART of LIGHT + SHADOW in PHOTOGRAPHY
Discover the unique qualities of natural light in this dynamic photography course designed to elevate your vision of great light and great images. Explore the range of available light, from twilight into golden hour, from midday contrast to the gentle tones of overcast skies. Each assignment presents a distinct natural light challenge, encouraging you to see, anticipate, and creatively use shifting conditions. Through guided weekly projects, you’ll capture the evolving autumn light and shadows from misty mornings to the crisp clarity of late autumn afternoons, building both technical and compositional skills to illuminate a deeper artistic sensitivity to the light that shapes your images.
Wednesday, September 24 – November 12, 2025 (8 Weeks) 6:30-9:00 pm. (PDT) Online
Tuition: $325
NATURAL LIGHT PHOTOGRAPHY
EXPLORING CYANOTYPES
Cyanotypes have a timeless appeal and in recent years have flourished as a modern art form with endless possibilities for bold and imaginative experimentation. In this 4-week course, you’ll begin with a strong foundation through real-time demonstrations for immediate results. From there, we’ll move into more advanced and experimental wet cyanotypes, multiple exposures, digital negatives and other creative methods for making distinctive prints. Each week you’ll take on assignments to explore new approaches, sharing your work in group reviews that highlight the range of possibilities within the process. By the end, you’ll leave with both a collection of unique cyanotypes and the inspiration to continue developing your own expressive work in this timeless medium.
Monday, September 29 – October 27, 2025
(4 Weeks) 6:30-9:00 pm. (PDT) Online
Tuition: $225
SUMMER 2025 COURSES
Explore the play of light and shadow as seen through your lens to capture beautiful expressive images. You'll observe, modify, and creatively harness natural light to add depth, emotion, and intrigue to your images. Whether you're photographing luminous landscapes or moody streets, this course will help you transform ordinary scenes into dynamic imagery.
Ideal for photographers of all levels seeking to elevate their storytelling using light and shadows. Through interactive discussions and motivating assignments, you'll gain practical skills in reading light, controlling exposure, and composing for depth and contrast. By the end of the course, you’ll have a portfolio of images that reflect your personal vision and a deeper understanding of how light shapes the art of photography.
Wednesday, June 25 – July 30, 2025 (6 Weeks)
6:30-9:00 pm. (PDT) Online
Tuition: $245
THE ART of LIGHT + SHADOW in PHOTOGRAPHY
Discover the beauty of summer through the art of botanical photography! This inspiring course is designed to move beyond documentation by blending beautiful subjects, dynamic light and creative compositions into expressive, fine art botanical imagery. Learn to capture intricate details with macro techniques, master editing for a fine art finish, and explore new tools that ignite your creativity.
Discover fresh ways to find inspiration, develop your photographic vision, and showcase your work. Whether you’re photographing a backyard bloom or a wild meadow, this course will motivate you to see the natural world with new eyes—and turn your botanical images into powerful works of art.
Tuesday, June 24 – August 5, 2025 (6 weeks)
6:30 – 9:00 pm (PDT) Online - No Class July 1st
Tuition: $245
FINE ART BOTANICAL PHOTOGRAPHY
BEYOND THE LENS
The Art of Seeing Composition + Light
Harness the power of the summer sun in this intensive cyanotype evening designed to explore beyond traditional methods. Whether you're brand new to alternative processes or looking to expand your creative toolkit, this immersive course will guide you from the basics to advanced techniques. We'll cover a variety of subjects from botanicals, digital negatives, , double exposures and print toning to name just a few. Live demos, curated handouts, and motivating techniques will equip you with everything you need to keep experimenting all summer long.
Monday, July 7, 2025
(1 Evening - 6:30-9:30 PM, PDT)
Maximum 12 Students, Online
TUITION: $95
CYANOTYPES
BEYOND THE LENS
The Art of Seeing Composition + Light
The camera sees through a single eye – yours, and composition and light are the ultimate tools for powerfully expressing your individuality. This course invites you to explore a dynamic range of creative techniques, from in-camera experiments to innovative visual approaches and post-processing magic. Get ready to push boundaries and transform the way you capture and edit your images! Live discussions, handouts, and weekly assignments will inspire you to get out there, camera-in-hand, to see beyond your lens and not just make beautiful images but express your true photographic vision!
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Tuesday, April 29 – June 17, 2025
(8 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, PDT)
Maximum 12 Students, Online
TUITION: $295
Creative use of shutter speeds offers the potential for infinite explorations to generate both unpredictable and exciting imagery. In this course we'll work with a wide variety of exposure settings to capture both camera movement and subjects in motion to generate various levels of blur.
Filled with endless possibilities, Intentional Camera Movement (ICM) and Long Exposure (LE) photography will be used to generate semi-abstract techniques. We'll combine optimal exposures and effective compositions for stunning results. Whether your camera is on a tripod or used freeform, this highly experimental course will motivate you to create unique, surprising, one-of-a-kind photographs!
Wednesday, April 30 – June 18, 2025
(8 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, PDT)
Maximum 12 Students, Online
TUITION: $295
PAINTING WITH LIGHT
Mastering ICM + LE Photography
Discover the imaginative style and image mock-up in this new 4 week course. We'll begin by looking at collage themes including landscapes, urban scenes, still life, and more. Then, we'll introduce cohesive lighting, exposure, and composition covering methods of capture to achieve unique results.
All this sets up your work for effective editing using Adobe Lightroom's Print Module. Images will be overlayed using unique designs to form, at first, a basic collage, then progressing into multi-images with complex designs and beautiful results!
Monday, May 5 – 26, 2025
(4 sessions, 6:30-9:00 PM, PDT)
Maximum 12 Students, Online
TUITION: $245
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC COLLAGE
Unlock the full potential of your photography with personalized Lightroom Classic training tailored to your skill level and creative goals. Whether you're brand new to photo editing or looking to refine your workflow this one-on-one learning puts the focus on you for:
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Building an efficient workflow to save time and boost creativity.
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Mastering essential editing tools to reveal the beauty of your images.
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Implementing import and export systems to keep your images secure.
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Exploring advanced techniques such as masking, colour grading, presets, and more.
With customized guidance, interactive feedback, and hands on practice using your own images you'll gain the skills to take your images to the next level.
One-on-One Sessions
TUITION: $95 / hr
LIGHTROOM CLASSIC ONE-ON-ONE