Jennifer was incredible, super friendly and very informative! I had recently bought a new camera for an upcoming trip and took the tour to get my feet wet. Not only did she provide great information on F-stops, shutter speeds and ISO, she took the time...More

My daughter and I had a great time on a two-hour private lesson with Jennifer; she was kind and knowledgeable, helped us work from where we were at skill-wise, and learning while we took photos along the Portland waterfront was both interesting and effective. I'd...More

Jennifer is a terrific teacher. Wonderfully knowledgeable, providing information with humor and patience. I took the course having never used a camera except on automatic everything, which was photographing by luck and mostly bad luck results. The course taught me how to use aperture, shutter...More

Jennifer is great instructor who knows how to convey her message to students. Tour is well structured. I got great theoretical knowledge and also practical experience from it. Jennifer provides honest feedback to photos that students take and highlights area for improvement. It was very...More

Jennifer was great, very informative but casual enough to make it fun. Learned about long exposure shots and working with a tri pod.

Jennifer Costello of Portland Photo Tour is an engaging and knowledgeable instructor. She has a relaxed approach to a technical subject that she tailors to each person's level of experience (maximum of 3 on any tour), so there's ample opportunity for individual instruction, but also...More

This tour helped solidify the basic understanding I had about photography and challenged me to move out of my comfort zone. Jennifer brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her tours. She does a wonderful job of meeting each member where they are in...More