Photography Tutoring, Classes and Workshops
With over 30 years of experience in photography and over 25 years in photography teaching and leading workshops. Steve McGrath brings his passion for detail to his many subjects. Steve specializes in Nature, Landscape, Portrait and Event Photography.
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Subscribe and receive my 10 Step Check list for your Camera! And receive a Monthly Email on Classes and Workshops!
I also run a Weekly Photo Group Online and in person, if you are interested send me an email and I can put you on the list! And the Fee is $20.00 per Class if you come.
Acadia NP Photography Workshop
In this Workshop we will be Photographing Landscapes, Wildlife all around Acadia NP, and we will also have our own van for the Workshop. And will be doing a Nature Cruise and you should have a Monopod or Tripod as well. And we will also be going over camera settings and controls and we will also be sharing our Images out in an Online Class after the 17th!
Dates: October 14-17-2026
Oct 14: Check in on at the Hotel
We will be taking Pictures at Title Falls and Woodlawn Park; Ellsworth Falls this day.
Oct 15: Sand Beach 9:00am, Nature Cruise at 1:00pm at Bar Harbor, then Schoodic Point after the Cruise.
Oct 16: Acadia NP:
Photo Locations: Sand Beach, Thunder Hole, Cadillac Mountain, Jordan Pond, Bass Harbor Lighthouse, Hadlock Waterfall Parkman Mountain trailhead.
Oct 17 Cruise and Bird Photography session TBD
Fee for the Workshop $230.00
Puffin and Whale Photography Workshop
In this Puffin and Whale Photography Workshop we will be taking the Cruise out of Boothbay Harbor, and Photographing many subjects! And my fee for the Workshop is $70.00 and the fee for the Cruise is $109.00 and they lowered it for us! And here is the layout of the Class and let me know if you have any questions at all:
July 23 Online Class from 6-7:00pm
July 25 On the Cruise at 9:00am
July 30 Online Critique Class to share our Images from 6-7:30pm
Subjects:
Atlantic puffins
Several species of whales
Pelagic seabirds
Ocean sunfish
Seals
Dolphins
Sharks
And many other surprises Maine’s waters have to offer!
Cape Cod Lighthouse Workshop
In this Lighthouse Workshop we will be Photographing 6 Lighthouses and 3 Windmills for the Workshop! And we will all be driving our own cars and you can bring someone with you as well as the kids! And we will be driving from Lighthouse to Lighthouse! And here is the layout for the Workshop:
December 9 Online from 6-7:30pm
We will go over Compositions, Camera Settings
December 12 At the Highland Lighthouse at 9:00am
December 16 Online Critiques Class to share our Images! from 6-7:30pm
And we will be sharing our Images and going over Photo Editing with them as well and how to fix issues!
Fee for the Workshop is $120.00
Florida Nature/Bird Workshop
January 6-10 Ft Myers
Cost for the Trip: $1545.00 per person and this will cover: Our Van for Transportation, all our Cruises and Tours for the week. All Fees to Parks and the Cruises.
Payment: You can also put down $500.00 to hold your spot but must be paid in full by November 1st and you can Pay by Check or PayPal or Venmo.
What is not covered is the Hotel and Airfare to get there, food and drinks and here is the Hotel info:
Springhill Suites by Marriott in Ft Myers Florida
METHOD OF PAYMENT: PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD – INDIVIDUAL PAYS ON OWN
All charges for the hotel rooms must be guaranteed by credit card, in which case a credit card number is required when making a reservation.
RESERVATIONS – CALL IN:
Individual guests will need to book their room by November 1, 2026, call 239-561-1803
and request the group rate which is $159.00 a night and Double Occupancy. This rate is the current rate and is subject to change.
Itinerary:
January 6 Wednesday: Check in at the Hotel 4:00 Marriott 9501 Marketplace Rd Ft Myers
Sunset Photo Shoot at Ft Myers Beach, then Dinner with the group on the deck overlooking the ocean!
January 7 Thursday: We will leave for the Rotary Park Environmental Center at 8:00am and Photograph there for a few hours Then we will head off to the Four-Mile Cove Ecological Center Preserve for a Photo Shoot. Adventures in Paradise Cruise 5-6:30
January 8 Friday: They will pick us up at our hotel at 7:30am for a full Day Adventure with the Everglades Day Safari Ft Myers 7-5:30 8 people 9 Hours. They offer lunch for us all as well; here is the info for this Day:
Duration
• Fort Myers Area Departure – 7:30am to 5:30pm
What to Bring
• Sunscreen
• Water
What’s Included
• Everglades Day Safari Adventure Details:
• Round-trip transportation from the greater Fort Myers area to the Everglades in an air-conditioned custom tour van.
• A well-educated, highly trained naturalist guide.
• Nature walks under the canopy of towering bald cypress.
• A scenic boat cruise into the Ten Thousand Islands mangrove forest in Everglades National Park.
• A delicious lunch in the heart of the Everglades.
• And a spectacular airboat ride through sawgrass prairies and pond apple forests.
January 9 Saturday: We will head off to the Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary at 8:00am and we will have a Guided Nature Walk through the Swamp for some great Images! We will have our Tarpon Bay Wildlife Tram Tour at 1:00 around the Refuge. Then we will be off to the Sanibel Island Lighthouse and Photography many subjects in this area. Then dinner with the group.
January 10 Sunday: We will go to the Bird Gardens of Naples for a Private Photo Shoot with all their Birds and some other subjects as well. The cost for this is not covered in this trip and is paid upon admission.
Jan 11 Check out of the Hotel