Personalized Instruction

Selfie by student @MollyEBoland

Try new techniques

Student photographing Two Jack

Master your techniques

Capture the full colour and dynamic range of epic landscapes

Challenge your perspective

Student looking for the best angle to capture sunrise at Castle Mountain.

Off the beaten track

Discover little known places to photograph in the Canadian Rockies!

Available anytime throughout the year

Two Jack lake in Winter

Perfect for all skill levels!

Larches photographed from Allenby Pass.

Personal Photography Guide Details:

Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures offers Personal Photography Guiding and Instruction in both Banff National Park and the surrounding Canadian Rocky Mountains.

Are you a budding photographer seeking some one-on-one instruction?
Are you a couple with varying skill sets?
Or perhaps you are an advanced photographer looking for a guide to highlight the best of this world famous landscape?

Our Personal Photography Guiding and Instruction caters for all expertise, fitness levels and is an ideal service for an individual, couple or small group. Your Rocky Mountain Photo Adventures instructor is a professionally certified guide, first aid trained and a local area expert with years of outdoor photography experience. Leading the way, your guide will share the stunning viewpoints of the Canadian Rockies, personally assist you in capturing great imagery and advance your technique and skill set.

Complete the following form to request a Personal Photography Guide and together we will plan your photography adventure! With years of experience we can happily suggest some popular itineraries and locations or provide a custom built service just for you! Not sure how to classify your skill level? Take a look at our Skill Levels page as a helpful starting point. To help you prepare for your private session we have put together a list of useful items when photographing outdoors, check out our Being Prepared page covering everything from clothing to camera equipment.

Our 3 hour, 5 hour and full day guiding are completely customizable but below are some suggested itineraries.

3 Hour session

The perfect introductory session to one of Rocky Mountain Photo Adventure’s practice areas. Head out to a location and shoot sunrise or sunset with your private guide, receive an introduction to image post-processing or spend 3 hours mastering the art of digital printing.

5 Hour Session

Our bestseller! Strengthen your photography skills and experience one-to-one learning with half a day’s private instruction. Shoot at one or two locations and then spend some time gaining an insight into image post-processing.

Full Day

Explore further afield, discover multiple locations or enjoy a more in-depth learning into photography techniques with 10 hours of private instruction. This full day session can include the full Rocky Mountain Photo Adventure portfolio of shoot, process and print!

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This was one of the most rewarding educational experience of my life. I thank you again for your flexibility in changing the date…as I looked out the window Sunday night/early Monday morning and saw the cloudy/rainy conditions, I was so grateful it worked out as it did! This photography session truly made my vacation to Banff and words cannot express my appreciation for that.

Laura S

Mark, thank you for sharing your expertise, good nature, and patience with us. You truly made this a trip of a lifetime.

Linda Jones

“As a new traveller to India, I couldn’t have felt more comfortable than with Mike Unrau as my guide. His calm, personable and curious demeanor was invaluable to my experience and his unique perspective really opened my eyes to all the beauty India had to offer. A natural leader with an inclusive communication style, Mike always ensured everyone was heard and was able to adapt to the needs of the group. Mike ‘s experience, understanding, and respect for Indian culture enabled a truly immersive cultural experience, and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an informed and rich adventure.” ~ Dr. Andrea Whelan, Naturopath, Canada.

Dr. Andrea Whelan

I learned so much! Great seminar with info for beginners, but lots of photo examples & composition tips for experienced photographers

Hailey Hirst