Martin Osner Fine Art Gallery Reviews

I enrolled on the fine art photography course as I was looking for new techniques to further my art photography. This course delivered well above my expectations with in depth teaching delivered in a friendly and encouraging environment. Martin and Sam have been excellent to deal with throughout. Professional, responsive and just an absolute pleasure to be guided by them. I attended the course on line and it was excellently presented with great interaction between Martin, myself and the other 5 attendees. Martin and Sam's art works are simply stunning and it is great to see behind the scenes and be taught how to achieve this level. I highly recommend this course to anyone wanting to delve into their creativity and find new ways of expressing it. It has massively inspired me and I am now creating some amazing new work. I can not thank Martin and Sam enough. Cheers Paul

Having just completed the 5 day fine art course with Martin Osner, which was an awesome and always inspiring experience. Martin has an encouraging way of teaching and always willing to share his knowledge, tips and techniques. High recommend any of Martin s courses you will not be disappointed !

I attended the one week Landscape Photography course with Martin and can honestly say it was superb. Martin gave his students the upmost attention and provided a fantastic course throughout the week. Both techniques and practical photography examples were given by Martin as well as plenty of opportunities for the students to practice the techniques. I highly recommend this course and thank Martin for his excellent teaching and care.

Never before have I attended a photography course that will beat Martin Osner's - One Week Masterclass Landscape Photography!!

Originally, our course dates were set for the end of May 2020, but due to COVID-19, it was postponed, and it was was postponed yet again until eventually the end of November finally dawned. The long wait was really so worth waiting for.

Intense, fun, technical, creative, a gazillion opportunities, new friends, and really just WOW!!

If Landscape Photography tickles your fancy and you have a serious tickle, this is the REAL DEAL!!

Martin is a Masterclass all on his own, and his daughter Samantha really adds so much value.

At the end of the course, I walked away with a wealth of newly gained knowledge, and to cap it all, my very own A2 print, which I will have framed to hang in my lounge!

Thank you Martin and Samantha for an absolute grand time, and I most certainly hope to see you both again on some of your other courses in the not too distant future.

I have had the first two lessons of this Fine Art Photography course and I am loving it. Martin is not only an amazing artist and photographer, but also a wonderful teacher. His communication skills are excellent and he is a great guy with a good sense of humour.
The course presentation is clear and concise and the information is delivered very professionally with excellent course notes and back up instruction videos.
I wondered if I would get value for money for an online course, but we are a small group of students and Martin is able to give us individual attention. I am now enjoying the fact that I can enjoy the lessons in the comfort (and safety) of my own home. A bonus is that most of the group are from other countries. I always enjoy international interaction.
Martin is helping us to think creatively and I am enjoying a whole new aspect of photography. I feel privileged to be able to learn the creative techniques which Martin has developed over the years and is generous to share with us.
To summarise, this course is enjoyable, exciting, stimulating, well presented and good value for money.

I cannot begin to describe what an awesome privilege it was to attend Martin Osner's Landscape Photography course last week. With utmost consideration and kindness, Martin, assisted by his daughter Samantha, unravelled the secrets to creating beautiful landscape masterpieces. I cannot get over how much information Martin managed to convey in such a short time - all delivered in his own unique, gentle, entertaining manner.

The course was just the right combination of practical and theory, balanced in a way that clearly shows Martin's talent for teaching a subject that he is so passionate about. The process built steadily day by day, and at the end of it my mind was filled with inspiration! I was totally reluctant to leave the creative space behind and go back to the real world!

Armed with my new arsenal of techniques, I left filled with optimism and drive to further practice, practice and practice my hobby. I find that I am now "seeing" photographs all over as I go about my daily routine. Scenes that I drive past every day are being regarded with "new" eyes, and I can't wait to get out this weekend armed with a camera and, my now "trusty" stead - the tripod !

For anyone toying with the idea of attending one of Martin's course, all I can say is: don't think to hard - Just do it! You will walk away a changed person.

True genius behind the lens. Lovely to see Junior Ms Osner following in the same legendary footsteps.

This course has totally blown me away. Over a 5 day period Martin and his daughter Sam took our group of ten on a creative journey that totally opened up my mind to the sky-is-the-limit creative world of fine art photography. I have been a full time photographer for the past 12 years and although I reap lots of joy from my profession I was hungry for more - especially how I can take my photography to the next level - a fine art level. The course is very practical and packed with knowledge so generously shared by Martin. He is a brilliant, kind and witty teacher who is very approachable. I loved this course so much that I can't wait to go back for one of the advanced courses!

I thought I couldlearn the detail of goodphotography on youtube and thought I wason a good level but was convinced by Martin tojoin the Photography course for beginners and wow is it worth my while I am in the middleof the course but have learned so much that I did noteven think of. It has been presented in a fresh and personalway I am loving it Thank you Martin and the Martin Osner Photography School

I spent last week with Martin Osner as a participant in his fine art photography course. To say that I felt inspired and re-energised would be an understatement.

Working with Martin has taken my photography to previously undiscovered areas. This has enabled my work to make a seamless transition from photography to fine art.

It is as though a filter on my ways of seeing has been removed. Clarity of vision and crispness of the end product is assured and I look forward to working further with Martin to take my art to new heights to the benefit of all my present and future clients.

I have known Martin for 8 years and been involved in printing for his students many times. The work they produce after and during his photographic courses are remarkable given the limited time they have - he is an excellent and inspiring teacher and photographer.

It was an absolute pleasure to work with Martin. His collection of prints are beautiful, and the final product including framing a real professional masterpiece. The service was impeccable, really so much more than we have come accustomed to in South Africa, what a breath of fresh air! We would highly recommend Martin Osners fine art gallery.

It was indeed a privilege to spend an entire week immersed in photographic and creative learning with the remarkable Martin Osner, his daughter Samantha, and the photographic art world that they inhabit. For me, the measure of success of the week is getting to look at some of the images I have left with, knowing with certainty that I would never have managed anything of that standard just the week before. Martin is incredibly generous with his knowledge and skill, and allows each individual on the course the freedom to follow their own perspective, and develop the skills to enhance these. Beyond the technical learning, growth comes from being made aware of what is possible to strive for, and from being encouraged to open your mind beyond its comfort zone. Besides learning the techniques to apply to any landscape opportunity, we explored creative skills in photography, processing and editing, and in-camera processing, all of which could be applied in any area of photographic interest. Thank you for a wonderful week - it was an unforgettable experience. I will never wish the clouds away again!

WOW- this is it!

Finally Fine Art Photography found its way to me.

In the last couple of years I was trying so hard to match time and distance with you, Martin, to take part in your course.

With this online course you are right here in Germany.

In these difficult times it is the best thing that could happen to me. I get up in the morning, cannot wait to get to my desk and explore all the exciting things that you teach us.

Finally I can experiment with photography, trying out new mediums, having a laugh at all my errors, being astounded by what comes out of my photos.

The good thing is, you don t have to be a professor of Photoshop, Bridge etc, you can even be imprecise. I love it all!

Your gentle and patient way of teaching is heartwarming. To be with lovely people from allover the world is inspiring.

I will be with you in February 2021 for the next Course in Fine Art Photography. Can t wait!

Thank You Martin and thanks to all the other partners in trial and error.

Evi Schwarz, Germany

This was an amazing immersion into photography! I have recently finished my second course with the School and signed up for my third so needless to say, I m impressed. Martin is obviously a passionate and massively experienced photographer and artist; but more than that he is one of those people who loves sharing his knowledge and this makes him a great mentor and teacher too. If you are a beginner who needs gentle guidance or an experienced photographer looking to push outside your comfort zone I would happily recommend these courses. An all round great experience.

I booked the beginner photography course before COVID-19 lockdown but we were not able to have the face-to-face course as scheduled. Martin has been a true professional in how he handled this unforeseen uncertainty. He regularly contacted me telephonically to keep me updated and in the end he migrated to an online course due the extended lockdown. Initially I was sceptical about the online course, but it works very well! Martin visually explains concepts thoroughly with high quality slides. He has a great sense of humour and engages well. The class is intimate and you get the opportunity to ask questions as needed as you would in a traditional class room. Given the choice now, I actually very much enjoy doing this online and I don't feel that I am missing out on an in person class! I really enjoy doing this from the comfort of my home. He is a gifted teacher - and this (now online) course is highly recommended.

When I signed up for the Fine Art Photography Course I knew that I wanted to do something different with my photographs but didn't know how and what to do to make it different. Well... Martin opened up a whole new world for me! With his kind and gentle way he encourages one to think out of the box and try things that you would never have thought of doing. At the same time he was always there to give advice and encouragement. I learned and enjoyed it so much that I decided to do the follow up course as well. If you want to learn how to make beautiful fine art photographs... do this course. It is so worth it!

I recently attended Martin's Fine Art five day course for the second time. The course has evolved somewhat with new art techniques being demonstrated and taught. Martin, ably assisted by his daughter Sam, together opened up a whole new world of artistic photographic ideas for me. Martin's vision is inspiring and the techniques he teaches are simple to follow but achieve lovely impressionistic results. One can use one or a combination of these processes to achieve one's own creative results. Thank you for an absorbing five days filled with creative freedom...

Martin Osner's Fine Art Photography course is absolutely brilliant and it lifts the scales off your photographic eyes...if anyone would like to have an awe-inspiring, mind-blowing, eye-opening, inspirational, thought-provoking and soul-searching experience then come on one of these courses because you will never see photography in the same manner again. Apart from being fun, the creativity and methods that Martin uses in his teaching are easy to use and to understand and he has a lifetime of knowledge and experience which he freely shares... apart from all of that, both Martin and his lovely, and equally talented daughter Sam, are just such nice people, filled with passion for what they love doing best...teaching, photographing and creating exceptional works of art... I can strongly recommend any of their courses for anyone wanting to get a little more out of their photographic and artistic passion. For years I have been striving for the perfect photographs... now I am striving for the imperfect photographs...photographs that can turn into works of art...Oh yes...and the learning via Zoom from anywhere in the world is brilliant...it works so well.

Martin offers a totally professional , informative and inspirational experience .
He is a brilliant teacher , he is very patient and very knowledgeable .
Although we have only completed 2 modules , I have already signed up for the next course .
Very highly recommended .

The landscape course at Martin was extremely exciting and instructive. I have known him for a couple of years and it was a great pleasure to take this course with him.
Not only the content, but also the way the knowledge was conveyed was awesome.
I will certainly take another course with Martin and his team (Pam and Melania).
I especially liked that we finally had the opportunity to print out some of our pictures, so that we could take them with us.
Thank you, it was worth every penny. Lekker swaer!

I truly am grateful that I was able to attend last week s Fine Art Photography Course with Martin Osner. It was an absolutely fantastic creative fun week. Martin is great teacher he is generous with his knowledge and keen to share his experiences and creative techniques. This is the most inspirational and creative photographic course I have attended and it certainly has changed my perspective of photography as an art forms. I can strongly recommend this course to anyone who once to let their innermost creative juices flow. I will definitely attend one of his other courses at some point in the future.

Martin is an amazing person with a very good sense of humour and lots of patience! He is an extremely talented artists and teacher. I can recommend any of his training sessions with confidence. Together with his daughter, Samantha, they make a super team. Not to mention the lady of the house feeding the students... Equally good! Thank you so much for such an amazing week. It opened my eyes to new avenues of creativity!

So we attended the landscape course with Martin. I have had the pleasure of Martins teaching many years ago and once again we received a masterclass on how it should be done. The attention to detail and the techniques employed were absolutely correct. The syllabus was adopted to the classes requirements and as such we achieved greater results due to the focus. More importantly Martins method of instruction is very hands on and and his time is spent assisting the students as opposed to him photographing and the class trying to emulate him. This was a fantastic experience and I have already made arrangements for an updated class in 2022.

Fantastic one-on-one experience with one of the best and most creative photographers in Cape Town and Southern Africa!
Takes the entire experience and your own skills to a different level! Can t say enough good things. I m a repeat user of Martin and his offering! Great locations, excellent teaching in multiple disciplines.
A must do for any aspiring photographer!

I attended Martin's Landscape Masterclass last week, and I found it to be a unique opportunity to improve not only my landscape but also other genres of photography. When you're on location, Martin takes time to make sure that your composition is good, and offers very useful advice on how to improve it - even if it means that he has to clamber over rocks or get his feet wet to get to take a look at the image displayed on your camera! The classroom tuition and guidance/suggestions on how best to edit your images is very useful and practical. Martin also goes out of his way to make sure that you can get to suitable locations as the weather and other conditions change.
Before attending Martin's course, I would never have thought of taking a slow shutter speed photo from the position in the picture, or have had the confidence to do so!

Must visit the gallery, most amazing photographic art on display and for sale.

I have just completed the 6 week Fine Art Photography workshop. The course is fascinating in content, interactive and very well run. Martin is so generous in sharing his extensive knowledge and skills and the course has opened up a whole new world of photography for me. I was with a great group of people, overall a lovely experience which I highly recommend. Thanks very much !

MARTIN OSNER SCHOOL OF PHOTOGRAPHY
I have been involved in education for over 40 years and I know a good teacher when I see one, and Martin Osner is not just a good teacher he is in fact an exceptionally good teacher.
Each session of his courses is informative and always most interesting as he is incredibly innovative not only in what he includes in every lesson but also in how he presents it. He is able to reach the group as a whole as well as give personal assistance to individuals within the group, from beginners to advanced talented photographers. His incredible depth of knowledge of photography, his personal photographic achievements, and his wicked sense of humour, are an inspiration to all who attend his courses.
In addition he has two super assistance, Sam and Melani, who are not only very good photographers themselves, but are exceptionally helpful and encouraging to individuals within the group.
Much appreciation to you all for developing my limited creative side!!

Last week I was fortunate enough to be able to attend the Landscape course. What a truely phenomenal week long workshop it was.

Martin taught several different photographic techniques to take our images to the next level. In conjunction with this, we were shown a few important techniques in Camera Raw whilst the weather was too inclement to venture outside.

I would recommend this course to any photographic enthusiast. The elements tested us and our equipment to the fullest. I loved every single second and would return in a
Heart beat.

Martin and his daughter Sam, dedicated a week of their time to teach us about light, landscapes and their love of photography. Thank you for a smashing week. I ll be back!

I have just finished my first one-on-one lesson with Martin on RAW processing via Zoom - what a great concept - especially now when we are housebound. Being available on Easter Monday at 8 in the morning - thank you Martin. The fact that it is done via Zoom, does not take away from the normal interaction that you get while together in a classroom situation. A recording of the lesson, now on file for future reference, is a great help and plus. Although Camera Raw, has many functions, it was explained to me in detail and he made sure that I understood the why, how and when. Absolutely recommended - looking forward to a next lesson. Izak van Niekerk