Photography workshops for women
Find your vision.
Create with confidence.
Welcome to Focused Eye Photography Workshops—a place for women to explore their creativity, deepen their photography, and discover their own way of seeing.
Welcome to Focused Eye
Our small groups give you the space and personal attention to develop your artistic vision. Together, we’ll explore light, composition, and the choices that turn a photograph into a personal expression of what you see and feel.
Led by photographers Diane Bentley Raymond and Sarah Lyons Glabman, each workshop brings two caring coaches alongside you, offering thoughtful guidance, encouragement, and perspectives drawn from our individual approaches to photography. We’re here to help you recognize your strengths, explore new possibilities, and build trust in your creative instincts.
With your comfort in mind, we plan our workshops at a relaxed, unhurried pace—with time to observe, ask questions, experiment, and enjoy the experience. You’ll learn alongside other women in a welcoming atmosphere where curiosity is encouraged and your artistic journey matters.
See · Learn · Create
Through their lens
Photographs by Diane and Sarah
The places we photograph, seen the way your coaches see them: San Francisco through the fog and from above, the Southwest's canyons, and the wild places beyond.
Your coaches
Two caring coaches, alongside you
Diane Bentley Raymond: San Francisco fine-art and aerial photographer, with work on the cover of Trope Publishing’s Above and Across San Francisco and a second book due in 2027.
Sarah Lyons Glabman: Fine-art landscape and wildlife photographer with nearly two decades behind the camera, from hundreds of magazine covers to SLG.Art.
Questions women ask us
Who are Focused Eye workshops for?
Women who want to grow as photographers. Accomplished photographers and beginners learn well together here: questions are welcome, encouragement is part of the experience, and you learn alongside women who share your curiosity and enthusiasm.
Who teaches the workshops?
Diane Bentley Raymond, a San Francisco fine-art and aerial photographer, and Sarah Lyons Glabman, an Arizona-based fine-art landscape and wildlife photographer. Each workshop brings both coaches alongside you.
How big are the groups?
Small. Our groups are kept small so you have the space and personal attention to develop your artistic vision, with two coaches offering thoughtful guidance and encouragement.
What is the pace like?
Relaxed and unhurried, with your comfort in mind. We plan time to observe, ask questions, experiment, and enjoy the places we photograph.
Why women only?
Because comfort changes how people learn. In a welcoming group of women who share your curiosity, it is easier to ask the question, try something new, and build trust in your creative instincts.
Do I need an expensive camera?
No. Bring the camera you own and we will help you get the most out of it.
When and where is the first workshop?
The first workshop is planned for San Francisco in 2027. Join the waitlist to hear first when dates are announced.
Join the waitlist
Hear first when dates are announced
Our first workshop is planned for San Francisco in 2027. Add your name and we will write to you before dates go anywhere else.