Dan Burkholder

Photographer, Artist, Educator

Take a Class from Home

Dan is Online! Dan can work with you, face-to-face at home, no matter what topics you need to study. ​Meet with 2-5 others in a Small Group Session, arrange concentrated One-on-One time or give your photography the gift of a Mentorship with Dan, getting feedback and teaching on a regular schedule.
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Dan Burkholder was one of the first fine art photographers to champion digital technology by creating the digital negative in 1992. His platinum/palladium prints combine the control of digital technology with the classic beauty of the handmade darkroom print. A Master platinum printer, Dan also developed methods leading to the Pigment-Over-Platinum print and the Platinum/Palladium Over Gold Leaf print.

Bridging the classic history of photography with the digitally-based world of photography today, Dan has inspired thousands of photographers with his willingness to present his knowledge through humor-filled workshops and digital publications. He continues to share his enthusiasm for new cameras, techniques and approaches along with more than a few gadgets thrown in for good measure.
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Dan's News Alerts

You'll get an infrequent email twice a year (at most)  to keep in touch with new workshops, Dan's thoughts about cameras and equipment and so much more.

Upcoming Online Classes with Dan
All class times are in the Eastern Time Zone (currently EDT).
​If these dates are inconvenient for you, an additional date is listed with the class description. Click the button to learn more.

Dan's Personal iPhone / iPad Fine Art Workflow

$95.00

Sep 21, 11a-1pm


Offered again on Oct 22, 5-7pm


Dan Burkholder's distinctive approach to mobile photography has raised eyebrows online and in galleries. Take a ringside seat as Dan reveals the apps and techniques he uses to add beauty and intrigue while guiding the viewer's eye within his images. With a different set of demo images each month, you get new approaches every time you take the class! Scroll down for the specific details of this class.


One of Dan's most popular online training options is the Small Group Session in which 2-5 participants interact with questions, screen sharing and conversation with Dan and each other using Zoom to connect. An efficient and affordable for those who enjoy group learning. Ask questions and get the individual attention that's missing in a Webinar.


You will receive confirmation by email with information on how to sign into Dan's virtual classroom. Class time is listed in the Eastern Time zone out of Dan's studio in Palenville, New York.
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Knowing and Using Layers: Photoshop for Fine Art Photographers

$95.00

Sep 21, 3-5 pm


A 2 hr online Small Group session for 2-5 people. In this Photoshop for Fine Art Photographers online class, we’ll shine a spotlight on Photoshop Layers. As one of Photoshop’s most important image construction tools, you’ll learn how to use layers, adjustment layers, layer clipping and other vital Layer Panel options. Scroll down for the specific details of this class.


One of Dan's most popular online training options is the Small Group Session in which 2-5 participants interact with questions, screen sharing and conversation with Dan and each other using Zoom to connect. An efficient and affordable for those who enjoy group learning. Ask questions and get the individual attention that's missing in a Webinar. Class time is listed in the Eastern Time zone out of Dan's studio in Palenville, New York.


You will receive confirmation by email with information on how to sign into Dan's virtual classroom.
More Info

Setup & Organization: Photoshop for Fine Art

$95.00

Sep 29, 4-6 pm


A 2 hr online Small Group session for 2-5 people.This Photoshop session is all about essential Photoshop techniques that make your creative time more productive and fun. Learn how to setup the menus to fit the way YOU work and find useful shortcuts for the things you do over and over again. Spend a little time designing your Workspace so Photoshop fits the way you like to work. Scroll down for the specific details of this class.


One of Dan's most popular online training options is the Small Group Session in which 2-5 participants interact with questions, screen sharing and conversation with Dan and each other using Zoom to connect. An efficient and affordable for those who enjoy group learning. Ask questions and get the individual attention that's missing in a Webinar. Class time is listed in the Eastern Time zone out of Dan's studio in Palenville, New York.


You will receive confirmation by email with information on how to sign into Dan's virtual classroom.
More Info

Discovering Photoshop on the iPad

$75.00

Sep 25, 3-4:30pm


Photoshop on your iPad is here and getting better each day! Get on the Ground Floor learning this new app in its early days while its list of features is manageable. Dan helps you understand the organization and the layout of what promises to be one of our key photographic apps. Scroll down for the specific details of this class.


Dan will be repeating this session on Tue, Oct 27, 1 pm-2:30 EDT.


One of Dan's most popular online training options is the Small Group Session in which 2-5 participants interact with questions, screen sharing and conversation with Dan and each other using Zoom to connect. An efficient and affordable for those who enjoy group learning. Ask questions and get the individual attention that's missing in a Webinar. Class time is listed in the Eastern Time zone out of Dan's studio in Palenville, New York.


You will receive confirmation by email with information on how to sign into Dan's virtual classroom.
More Info

Photo Gilding Intro Kit or
Experimenter's Photo Gilding Kits

Both kits include everything you need to make vellum and metal leaf prints

Give metal leaf gilding a try! Dan offers kits with everything you need to make a translucent vellum and metal leaf print. The Photo Gilding Intro Kit comes with vellum, size, gesso, varnish, imitation gold, imitation silver and real copper, plus the brushes, roller, artist's tape and containers to make it easy. Choose either inkjet vellum or darkroom vellum for photographers working in alternative processes. A detailed pdf (downloadable) will guide you with videos and photos.

If you want to jump in and use 24K pure gold leaf, an optional upgrade is available, giving you 25 sheets of double thick,  patent gold instead of the various alloys and metals in the standard Intro Kit.
Photo Gilding Intro Kit with inkjet or darkroom vellum

Available with either
​Inkjet Vellum or Darkroom Vellum 

Introducing the new
Experimenter's Photo Gilding Kit

The kit that brings the full medley of precious and non-precious metals into your artistic possibilities! You get all the brushes, roller, vellum, etc. as the Intro Kit but with 7 different metal leaves plus gesso to experiment with all the colors and textures possible. Compared to the Intro Kit, you get double the amount of varnish and sizing plus more vellum sheets that will keep you creating for hours.
Experimenter's Gilding Kit with inkjet or darkroom vellum

Workshops with Dan

Dan's group workshops offer travel adventure, expertise and the camaraderie of fellow photographers. Many of the 2020 Workshops are on hold during the COVID-19 crisis. We look forward to the day when we can meet and travel together again.
The easiest "How To" for making desktop negatives for darkroom photographic processes. Available in download or DVD.

​Dan regularly offers a small group session "Making Digital Negatives with Epson and Canon Printers." 

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