Teaching for me is not only a great way to give back to the community, I also enjoy it a lot and learn through it. While a technical doctorate degree and lifelong contact with the academic environment, including my current adjunct professorship with the University of California Davis, somewhat qualify me to teach, there is nothing like an unexpected, sharp question of a curious student to put me back on my toes and make me return to the books, a hopefully smarter colleague or the resources of the www.

I currently teach studio lighting regularly in seminars and workshops to fellow professional and aspiring photographers. The emphasis is on lighting for portraiture, although I've also found great pleasure in lighting small objects. More recently I have started teaching photographic workflow and Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.

I also teach Digital Photography (weekly evening sessions) and Studio Lighting (weekend workshop) at the University of California Craft Center. Please refer to their catalog for upcoming sessions.

For more information please contact me through joerg@photoJL.com or (530) 574-6033.