Photography and Editing Instructors:

We have the most talented team of photography and photo editing instructors. Please take a moment to read their bios and visit their websites.

Tamara Okoti from Beyond Exposure

Tamara has been involved in all aspects of photography for the past 14 years. She volunteers her time and photographic skills with Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep and organizes Help-Portrait Abbotsford, which keep her busy year round. Currently a Digital photography instructor for the University of the Fraser Valley Continuing Ed. Department and a photographer herself, she draws on her experiences printing in a photographic lab to help students deal with the major editing challenges that she sees on a regular basis. With the coming of the digital camera age making photography so accessible, Tamara’s passion has become helping aspiring photographers to get the technicalities right so that they can grow in their craft.

Beyond Exposure Gallery

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Please feel free to visit Tamara’s gallery for more images.

Duncan Turner from DLT Photo 

Duncan has been in the photographic industry for 19 years. He has worked as a Photographer, Photo-Lab Technician and now as the Manager of a well known Fraser Valley Camera Store. He has over 100 weddings worth of shooting experience in Abbotsford as well as shooting as a social photographer for many years on Luxury Cruise Ships and land-based Entertainment Resorts. From film to digital, Duncan has seen it all and is well practiced with all brands of cameras and their functions after 12 years of Camera Retail. Duncan is thrilled to join the Omnilargess team and looks forward to helping new photographers progress and achieve their photographic goals.

Please feel free to visit Duncan’s Gallery for more images.

 Jonathan Snyder from www.jonsnyderphoto.com

Jonathan will be teaching our Adobe Lightroom classes; helping you to organize your workflow and take advantage of the myriad of tools and adjustments available to you within Adobe Lightroom RAW processor. He has been a part of high tech industries and peer training for many years. As a Technical-Artist in the game industry, he was tasked with many things, including training for artists and animators on new programs and technologies. He also helped to speed up workflows and make tools to make things faster for gaming artists.

Interest in digital mediums has led Jonathan to a passion for photography. He currently photographs weddings, engegements, family photos, portraits, and more. He has been working with Adobe Lightroom since the first version came out. Using past experiences training others within the gaming industry, he hopes to transfer this experience and expertise to his Lightroom classes with Omnilargess. These Lightroom classes require no previous experience, as Jon will start right from the basics. All the Lightroom workshops will also compliment our current lineup of Adobe Photoshop editing classes, as Lightroom can be used seamlessly with Photoshop and Photoshop elements as well.

Please feel free to visit Jon’s gallery for more images.

Charmaine Schmidt

Charmaine brings exceptional organizational skills to the table. Her 4 years experience working in the photographic industry, coupled with her passion for photography, make her a dynamic addition to our team. She currently helps to manage our blog and social media, as well as responds to questions and comments you may have. Photographic accessories are her domain, so if there is something you want to add to your photo arsenal, she can give you some pretty solid suggestions.