"The weeks I spent participating in this class was a true highlight of my photography journey! Not only did I learn so much, but Anna's instruction was organized, clear, supportive, and visually gorgeous. Feedback was detailed and very personalized to each student's work. Assignments throughout were well timed and helped us to see our growth. I absolutely loved participating in this class and highly recommend it."
Holly Berfield

"Anna was a very thoughtful teacher, really putting everything into the details of the lessons. She was quick to respond to questions or ideas. The class overall really made you think about many elements of food photography, including light, angles, color, and moods. It brought back a lot of basic ideas you might have learned long ago in art class and made them relevant and useful in photography."
Jamie Lynn Davis

"This class was wonderful. Anna's instructions for assignments were concise and her feedback was pretty instant. The material is thought through and very easy to understand. Anna always had time to answer any questions we have had. I highly recommend this class if you are interested in food photography."
Iris Nelson

"Anna was very thoughtful and thorough with her feedback. She gave helpful suggestions for improvement and was encouraging to all. She took the time to show us how she actually shot her own work with detailed shots of her locations so that we could comprehend what she was talking about."
Diane Reilley

“The Food As Art class was so awesome. I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it. I loved how passionately Anna spoke about food, and how we can tell a story with our food photography. I have always loved food photography but never knew how much thought goes into creating a beautifully composed food photograph. I can't wait for my kitchen renovations to be finished so I can start creating food to photograph with all the things I learned in the class.” -Anna Hurley

“I have found that just because somebody is good at doing something (skiing, math, photography, etc) it does not mean that they are good at teaching what they are good at. Teaching is a skill in itself. Anna is not only an amazing photographer, but an amazing teacher as well. She explained things clearly with lots of examples and was very patient. I loved this class and highly recommend it.” - Claudia Massie

“Anna's class on food photography is a great starting point for photographer's like me who are wanting to branch out into something new. Anna was extreamly helpful with helping me identify where to set up my food scenes in my home which created a great foundation for the rest of the class. Her detailed videos, information and feedback helped me to improve my skills and I am excited to keep on practising!” - Kristin Reinhard

“Anna did a great job of creating this course to make it a truly enjoyable experience. There was content for the more experienced food photographer as well as content for beginners. I was completely satisfied with the level of detail she put into explaining each of the subjects in the various modules. My favorites were Plating and Styling, Multiple views and Movement. Two weeks went by so quickly! Anna really put a lot of detail into her critiques of our assignments. It was such valuable feedback to get the opinion of an experienced artist.” - Barbara Wrigley McDevitt

“: What a wonderful class to learn about food photography! I took this class so I'd feel more confident in making my own cookbook for family. I want to give them something that looks as good as it tastes. With Anna's help and all the information in this class I really feel like I'll be able to do this. Thank you Anna!!” - Susan Rice

“Another fabulous Illuminate class. Anna's guidance, feedback and knowledge was so appreciated. I'm always so sad when these classed come to an end. Thank you Anna!” - Yasmeen Strang

“I've taken other food photography classes and this by far was one of my favorites. I learned how to used different types of light to achieve different effects. I have always strived for bright and light images and it was awesome to learn how to create a moody effect with my images. Anna gave great feedback with easy to apply tweaks to get great images. Highly recommend this class!” - Tiffany Higgins

“Anna's teaching style with both written and visual lessons was great - I loved that I could read and then see a detailed video on the lesson. Including pullback images so you can really see the setup and light is so helpful in putting my own scenes together. Bummed it's over!” - Alyssa Suffredini