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Almost to “WOW!” – Online Adobe Lightroom Workshop for Maine Media. April 22 – May 20, 2024

Join us for this live 5-session Lightroom RAW file post-processing class via Zoom...

The New Mexico Landscape and Lightroom at Santa Fe Photo Workshops / June 24 — 28, 2024

This workshop is grown-up play-time in the desert for photographers...

Almost to “WOW!” – Online Adobe Lightroom Workshop for Maine Media. November 13 – December 11, 2023

Join us for this live Lightroom RAW file post-processing class via Zoom...

The New Mexico Landscape and Lightroom at Santa Fe Photo Workshops / October 23 — 27, 2023

This workshop is grown-up play-time in the desert for photographers...

The New Mexico Landscape and Lightroom at Santa Fe Photo Workshops / July 17 – 21, 2023

This workshop will be grown-up play-time in the desert for photographers...

Fine Art Digital Printmaking with Lightroom – March 6-9, 2023, IN PERSON at the Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Palm Beach in March! That sounds like fun. :-)

“Almost” to “WOW!” IN-PERSON Lightroom Workshop. March 2-4, 2023 – Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice!

Finding Your Photographic Voice. July 31 – August 4, 2023. Maine Media Workshops

Summertime at Maine Media = MAGIC!

How to Talk and Write About Your Work. Online Workshop, January 30 – February 16, 2023 for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

Do you get stuck when people ask you what kind of photography you do? This is the workshop for you!

Podcast! Street Shots Episode 168: Enchantment.

Check out Gino in conversation with his old buddy Antonio M. Rosario, on Street Shots Podcast episode #168...

How to Talk and Write About Your Work. Online Workshop, October 24 – November 10, 2022 for the Santa Fe Photographic Workshops

Do you get stuck when people ask you what kind of photography you do? We can help...

Almost to “WOW!” – Online Adobe Lightroom Workshop for Maine Media – September 13 – Oct 11, 2022

If we all use the same tools, why do some photographers produce consistently exceptional work?

Perfecting Your Craft: In-Person Lightroom and Printmaking at Santa Fe Photo Workshops / December 5 – 9, 2022

This workshop is grownup New Mexico play-time for photographers...

Private Lessons (online or in-person) are a great way to accelerate your learning…

Private Lessons (online or in-person) are a great way to accelerate your learning...

Retouching, Printing & Other Digital Photo Services

Have photos you’d like processed, retouched or printed? I can help...

Thank you, Jerry N. Uelsmann, June 11, 1934 – April 6, 2022

RIP Jerry N. Uelsmann, June 11, 1934 - April 6, 2022

“What If?” Jean Miele gave a Maine Media Workshops Alumni Talk?

I'm honored to be included in this series of online lectures Maine Media began in 2020...

Finding Your Photographic Voice. August 8-12, 2022. Maine Media Workshops

The Maine Media Workshops are a magical place, especially in August...

Jean Miele – SVA / NY Photo Salon Artist’s Talk in New York City – June 16, 2020

NY Photo Salon & SVA MPS Digital Photography online artist's talk, featuring photographer Jean Miele…

“Almost” to “WOW!” Lightroom & Photoshop Workshop. March 2-5, 2020 – Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

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Advanced Lightroom. March 6-8, 2020, Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

"In fact, every photograph is a fake from start to finish, a purely impersonal, unmanipulated photograph being practically impossible." - Edward Steichen

Hand-Painted DC Voltmeter. Fireboat J.J. Harvey. NY. December 2011.

Vestiges of Industry: Maritime Studies – Photo Exhibition on the USCGC Lilac (ship!) in NYC

Extended thru 9/21/19! Weekends only: exhibition of Gino's maritime industrial photos aboard a retired Coast Guard ship in NYC...

Jean Miele PROJECTIONS Artist’s Talk in New York City – June 18, 2019

Free PROJECTIONS Artist's Talk in NYC at PhotoShelter 6/18/19 featuring Jean Miele, Karen Zusman, and Richard Sandler...

Perfecting Your Craft: Lightroom and Printmaking at Santa Fe Photo Workshops 7/28-8/2/2019

This workshop is grownup New Mexico play-time for photographers...

Finding Your Photographic Voice. August 25-31, 2019. Maine Media Workshops

The Maine Media Workshops are a magical place, especially in August...

“Almost” to “WOW!” Lightroom & Photoshop Workshop. March 18, 2019, Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

THE EARTH RESTS ON WATER: Exhibition at the Interchurch Center Gallery in NYC

On view thru January 7, 2019, M-F 9-5 at the Interchurch Center Gallery in NYC…

LISTENING FOR THE LIGHT: Krappy Kamera 20th Anniversary Exhibition at Soho Photo

Jean Miele “Listening for the Light” Artist’s Talk 3/14/18 6:30pm + exhibition at Soho Photo Gallery in NYC...

Installation Views of “Listening for the Light” – Krappy Kamera 20th Anniversary Special Guest Exhibition at Soho Photo

Gallery installation views of "Listening for the Light," my foray into Krappy Kamera-work...

Perfecting Your Craft: Lightroom and Printmaking at Santa Fe Photo Workshops 7/22-27/2018

This workshop is grownup New Mexico play-time for photographers...

This Can Be Whatever You Need It To Be (KK_04)

“Listening for the Light” portfolio is live!

Check out "Listening for the Light" a new gallery Jean Miele's krappiest photographs...

How To Talk And Write About Your Work – NYC, October 21, 2017

Do you get stuck when people ask you what your photographs are about? In this workshop we’ll go beyond “artspeak”...

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What does a workshop in the Rockies look like? Pictures from Anderson Ranch 2017 “Almost” to “Wow!” Workshop

An eclipse, a storm over Mt. Sopris with a double-rainbow, and… bears?!

“Almost” to “WOW!” Lightroom & Photoshop Workshop. August 21-27, 2017. Snowmass, Colorado.

The Rockies are beautiful in August! Join us and take your work to the next level...

Desert Photography: Making The Landscape Your Own. May 22-26, 2017

This workshop is grownup Arizona desert play-time for photographers...

FOTOFusion 2017 – West Palm Beach, FL. Jan 24-28

Here's an overview of portfolio reviews and workshops I'll be doing at FotoFusion 2017...

“Almost” to “WOW!” Lightroom & Photoshop Workshop. February 2017. Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in February. That sounds nice :)

Advanced Lightroom. March 3-5, 2017 Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

How To Talk And Write About Your Work – NYC, March 18, 2017

You've been asking when I'll be doing a workshop in NY. This is it!

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print. June 5-11, 2016. Maine Media Workshops

I'm honored to be teaching George DeWolfe's class this year, at his request...

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print. July 31 to August 6, 2016. Maine Media Workshops

Get inspired. A mid-summer weeklong workshop at Maine Media is just the ticket ;)

Poetry. Collage. Gunpowder. Dipping a toe in the waters of collaboration.

Poetry. Collage. Gunpowder. Time-travel. They're finding their way into the pictures I've been making lately...

Beings of Light! Artist’s Workshop/Retreat, October 2015

A weekend retreat for artists, photographers and seekers... 10/30 thru 11/1, 2015

Death Valley National Park with Jean Miele & Chuck Kimmerle March 20-25 and March 27-April 1, 2016

Give yourself the gift of 2 instructors dedicated to helping you reach the next level in your work...

Street Shots Ep.24 – Photographic Alchemy – Interview with photographer Jean Miele

This podcast is a lovely and wide-ranging conversation about photography as a transformational practice.

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print. August 2-8, 2015. Maine Media Workshops

Get inspired. A weeklong workshop at Maine Media in August is just the ticket ;)

"The most important things of our lives are philosophical. Are unseen, rather. My photographs are about questions."

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. May 9-10, 2015. ICP Weekend Workshop

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, May 9-10, 2015 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion technique

Adobe Photoshop CS6 and curves adjustment - private lessons

Photoshop Clinic: Advanced Topics – March 20-22, 2015 Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

Visual Alchemy – March 16-18, 2015 Palm Beach Photographic Centre

Mmmmm... West Palm Beach in March. That sounds nice :)

The Photoshop Inquisition

The Photoshop inquisition is based on a myth. The myth that the camera never lies...

FOTOFusion 2015 – West Palm Beach, FL

Here's an overview of classes, talks, and portfolio reviews I'll be doing at FotoFusion 2015

“What Does Intuition Look Like?” Jean Miele Artist’s Talk in Palm Beach

...Artist's Talk & Photoshop/Photo workshops in Palm Beach 1/20-24, 2015

Installation Views of “What Could Be” Solo Exhibition at Catherine Couturier Gallery

I was presented with my own work as if I was seeing it for the first time...

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. ICP – February 21-22, 2015 (weekend workshop)

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, February 21-22, 2015 – 10am-5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion techniques – this co

Photographer Jean Miele selected as a juror for the Park Slope Civic Council 2014 Architectural Preservation Awards

I'm honored to be one of the jurors for this year's Evelyn and Everett Ortner Architectural Preservation Awards

Beings of Light – Photo Workshop/Retreat 10/2014

A weekend photographic retreat for artists and seekers... 10/12-14/2014

"A balance must be established between these two worlds: the one inside us and the one outside us..."

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. ICP – November 1-2, 2014 Weekend Workshop.

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, November 1-2, 2014 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion techniques – this c

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print. August 10-16, 2014. Maine Media Workshops

No better way to get inspired than to take a weeklong workshop in Maine in August!

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. May 10-11, 2014. ICP Weekend Workshop

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, May 10-11, 2014 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion techniques – this cour

A Conversation with Jean Miele on Photography by Pacific New Media

I talked with the nice folks at Pacific New Media, who invited me out to teach in Oahu in April.

“What Does Intuition Look Like?” Jean Miele Artist’s Talk in Honolulu

...Artist's Talk and Photoshop/Photo workshops in Honolulu 4/14.

Visual Alchemy: Take Your Pictures From “Almost” To “Wow!” Honolulu. April 11-12, 2014.

Visual Alchemy: Take Your Pictures From “Almost” To “Wow!” University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Pacific New Media April 11-12, 2014. 9-4pm, Friday & Saturday information & registration If we all use the same tools (cameras, light, computers), why do some photographers produce consistently exceptional work? Because they understand the magic necessary to transform what’s in front of the camera into a stunning phot

Eddie Wexler. Chichen Itza, Mexico. Diana.

“What If” Jean Miele Juried the Krappy Kamera Show?

Read about KK 2014, see all 46 winning entries & pictures from the opening reception at Soho Photo. With an essay by Jean Miele.

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. ICP – February 23-24, 2014 Weekend Workshop.

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, February 23-24, 2014 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion techniques – this

Thinking For Black-And-White Digital. Honolulu. April 13, 2014.

Thinking For Black-And-White Digital University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Pacific New Media April 13, 2014. 9-12pm, Sunday half-day workshop information & registration You’ve got questions: What’s the “best” black-and-white conversion technique?  Which inkjet printers/papers rival traditional silver prints?  Is color-management necessary for B&W inkjet prints? What do I need to do to make my B&W pictures “si

Photoshop Retouching Clinic. Honolulu. April 13, 2014.

Photoshop Retouching Clinic University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa – Pacific New Media April 13, 2014. 1-4pm, Sunday half-day workshop information & registration Regardless of subject matter – whether you’re enhancing people pictures, still-life, or art photos – retouching helps photographers realize their vision for each image. This session focuses on answering questions about pro-level Photoshop retouching techniques.

“What Does Intuition Look Like?” Jean Miele interview on Hawaii Public Radio

I’m judging this year’s Krappy Kamera® Competition :)

A "bad" camera in the right hands will always make better pictures than an $$ camera in the wrong hands.

"I'm not interested in photography. I'm interested in geometry and emotion." - Henri Cartier-Bresson

Who Needs Photoshop? I do.

How do artists' tools shape their process?

Rfotofolio Interview with Jean Miele

Interview with photographer Jean Miele by Rfotofolio.com, curated by the mysterious couple known only as Connie and Jerry.

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. November 9-10, 2013. ICP Weekend Workshop

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, November 9-10, 2013 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop covers almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” black-and-white conversion techniques – this

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print. July 28-August 3, 2013. Maine Media Workshops

The Fine Art Digital Black-and-White Print Five-Day Workshop at the Maine Media Workshops & College, Camden, Maine July 28 – August 3, 2013 (This week is Lobsterfest in Maine!) information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This five-day workshop provides time enough to cover almost everything you want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “

Use SOAP Notes to “Diagnose” Your Pictures

The medical "SOAP note" (S.O.A.P. = subjective, objective, assessment, plan) is used by doctors to gather all relevant information about a case and create a written plan for treatment. Photographers (notorious for their inability to emotionally distance themselves from their own work) can use this SOAP note form to explore what’s working and not working in their pictures – and their thinking!

Part 2: Using Photoshop’s Gradient Tools for Masking – DPreview.com article by Jean Miele

Gradients are a largely underused tool that should be a part of every power-Photoshop user's repertoire.

Behind the Scenes Video – Photographer Jean Miele’s Process

Click on the Vimeo icon in the video to see this bigger/full screen. I love old machines. And I love boats. Seems only natural that I’d gravitate towards shooting old workboats like the 1931 Fireboat JJ Harvey. The Harvey is kept alive by a group of dedicated (read: crazy in a good way) professionals & volunteers – and is one of several maritime restoration projects in New York I’ve been photographing rece

"Your focus of attention, creates your whole life.."

Antigua Classics Regatta 2012 Stormvogel Crew Pics

Descartes Was Wrong

“Descartes Was Wrong” is one of two new images added to The Vintage Series: Scientific Inquiries specifically for the What Could Be exhibition at Catherine Couturier Gallery. As with each image in this series there’s an accompanying quote: “Not to be able to stop thinking is a dreadful affliction, but we don’t realize this because almost everybody is suffering from it, so it is considered nor

Photoshop Retouching. July 13-14, 2013. ICP Weekend Workshop

Photoshop Retouching – at ICP in NYC weekend workshop – Saturday/Sunday, July 13-14, 2013 information & registration Retouching helps your good pictures look great, and your great pictures look perfect. Regardless of subject matter – whether you’re enhancing “people” pictures, still-life, or art photos – you’ll learn how to use Photoshop to improve your work. Straightforward demonstrations and hands-on lab

Video from the April 2013 EnFoco Workflow Workshop

I love it when we can set things up so everyone learns from each other! The “Bicycle Chain” and “Intentions” exercises from “Minimize the Pain: Digital Workflow Solutions for Photographers” make that happen in a really fun way. This footage is from the En Foco Professional Development Workshop at Calumet Photographic on April 3, 2013, produced and presented by Antonio M. Rosario

Minimize the Pain! Free Digital Workflow Workshop. April 3, 2013 5:30-8:30pm. Calumet NYC

MINIMIZE THE PAIN! Digital Workflow Solutions for Photographers Wednesday, April 3, 2013, at Calumet in NYC – from 5:30-8:30pm This workshop is FREE, but advance registration is required. Please click HERE to register. We know you. Your hard drive is filled with picture files, and they’ve got names like: “_MG_8266.CR2,” “DSC_7230.NEF,” and “Headshot-Final-Final-Final.jpg.” Your ow

Protected: Course Materials for ICP workshop: The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. March 16-17, 2013

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“The word we use in our culture when referring to the act of photographing is taken. Photographs are taken. Viewers then take them for the truth.” - Jerry N. Uelsmann

Using Photoshop’s Gradient Tools for Masking – DPreview.com article by Jean Miele

Online Article: Using Photoshop’s Gradient Tools for Masking Read the full tutorial (& download practice images) on DPreview.com – This intermediate-to-advanced Photoshop ‘how-to’ article is part 1 of 2 I’ve been doing quite a bit of writing lately. This is my second Photoshop ‘technique’ article for Amadou Diallo over at DPreview.com. (Here’s the first, about Photoshop Retou

The 15 Minute Makeover: Photoshop Beauty Retouching – DPreview.com article by Jean Miele

Online Article: The 15 Minute Makeover: Photoshop Beauty Retouching This retouching article received more than 100,000 page views, and generated quite a bit of discussion on the DPreview site. As expected, there were a good many comments centered around Photoshop and the technical aspects of the article – along with a more comments on the ethical and cultural implications of retouching than I could have imagined! Here are

The Fine Art B&W Digital Print. March 16-17, 2013. ICP Weekend Workshop

The Fine Art Black and White Digital Print Weekend Workshop at ICP in NYC Saturday/Sunday, March 16-17, 2013 – 10am to 5pm information & registration Forget “convert to grayscale.” This weekend workshop provides time enough to cover almost everything students want to know about black-and-white. Hands-on. From how to make gallery-quality inkjet prints to the “best” blackand- white conversi

“What Does Intuition Look Like?” Jean Miele Artist’s Talk in New York City – March 1

New video trailer from ASMP's 3/14 IDEAShare (like TED Talks for photographers.)

‘What Could Be’ Solo Exhibition at Catherine Couturier Gallery, March-April 2013

"What Could Be" - an exhibition of my work that includes Scientific Inquiries and black-and-white landscapes from ICELAND, will be on view at the Catherine Couturier Gallery in Houston, Texas, from March 23 - April 20, 2013. You are cordially invited to the Opening Reception: Saturday, March 23, 6-8 p.m.

“Switch to Manual”

My buddy Antonio Rosario and his friend Tom Martinez are teaching amateur photographers how to take full manual control of their cameras. They have a basic course, a more advanced one, and a number of instructor-led “photo walks” in Manhattan & Brooklyn. Switch to Manual! workshops and photo walks run year-round. Check out the schedule and sign up. Use discount coupon code “SWMN213” for $50 off

"Anything more than 500 yards from the car just isn't photogenic." - Edward Weston

The Centre Cannot Hold

My friend David Gulden’s book The Centre Cannot Hold has some of the most beautiful black-and-white photographs of Africa – ever. Make no mistake, though. These aren’t “safari” photos. And the focus of this book isn’t David’s photography (although it’s amazing), nor is it the animals (although his pictures of lions are like Avedon portraits). This book is about a world unto itself

Faking It - MET Metropolitan Museum of Art - Exhibition Catalog

Faking It – MET Exhibition Catalog

Curator Mia Fineman's groundbreaking "Faking It" exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York does nothing less than rewrite the history of photography.

Print Exhibition Catalog for “The Vintage Series: Scientific Inquiries”

This 40-page magazine-style exhibition catalog contains all fourteen images and the accompanying text from the original exhibition of "the Vintage Series: Scientific Inquiries," at The Sol Mednick Gallery at University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Available, delivered direct to your door thru MagCloud for $13. +shipping.

Photo Restoration & Retouching. April 28-May 4, 2013. Maine Media Workshops

Photo Restoration and Retouching Five-Day Workshop at the Maine Media Workshops & College, Camden, Maine April 28 – May 4, 2013 information & registration Retouching helps your good pictures look great, and your great pictures look perfect. Regardless of subject matter – whether you’re enhancing “people” pictures, still-life, or art photos – you’ll learn pro-level Photoshop retouching techniques to improve y

Up in the Old Hotel

"I've made quite a study of fish cooks," Mr. Flood says, "and I've decided that old Italians are the best. Then comes old colored men, then old mean Yankees, and then old drunk Irishmen. They have to be old; it takes almost a lifetime to learn how to do a thing simply."

Advanced Photoshop Techniques. April 21-27, 2013. Maine Media Workshops

Advanced Photoshop Techniques Five-Day Workshop at the Maine Media Workshops & College, Camden, Maine April 21-27, 2013 information & registration This advanced workshop offers expert guidance for Photoshop users who have mastered the fundamentals and want to explore Photoshop’s most powerful, lesser-known features. If layers and masks are second nature and intermediate workshops no longer excite, this workshop op

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