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CLASSIC SAN FRANCISCO TOUR

On this Photography Tour you will visit locations in San Francisco that have made this city famous. We'll visit Nob Hill (Grace Cathedral, the Fairmont Hotel and the Cable Cars),
Lombard Street, Coit Tower, Ghirardelli square , Aquatic Park, Crissy Field, Fort Point/Golden Gate
Bridge, Palace of Fine Arts and Alamo Square.
(You will not only get to walk around these places and learn their history but you will learn how to take great photographs of them. See below for the photographs YOU TOO could be taking!)

Tour Details and Pricing

Duration of Tour: appx. 5 hours, 11am - 4:00pm Tour Price: $100.00 (please bring your own snacks and/or liquids and remember to dress warmly)

Pick-up and Drop-off location: Market @ 5th Street (901 Market St - Powell Street BART station)

After a brief introduction at our pick-up spot we will travel by van to each location. Upon arrival at each stop we will have a 10 to 15 minute lesson on various photography subjects such as composition and lighting. After each lesson we'll spend appx. 15 minutes practicing what we've learned by photographing the surrounding San Francisco site. Then while traveling to the next location you will learn more about this amazing city of San Francisco, both historical and current, from your local tour teacher, Patrick Herms.

Tour group size is limited to 6 individuals in order to provide an intimate experience. This gives you a great opportunity to ask unlimited questions about your camera, photography or anything related to San Francisco's rich history or it's current city happenings (i.e. where are the cool places to go out and have fun, day or night).
Your tour teacher, Patrick Herms, has been a photographer for 15 years, professional photographer for 8 years, and has lived and given tours in his favorite city San Francisco, for the past 10 years.

Upcoming Tour Dates and Reservations

Email Patrick for upcoming tour dates at:
patrick@patrickherms.com

All photographs below were taken on previous tours by
students and your photography tour teacher, Patrick Herms.

Copper building and Trans America Building
Copper building and Trans America Building
Alamo Square
Alamo Square
Up close with theTrans America Building
"Up close with theTrans America Building"
Cable Car Panoramic
Cable Car Panoramic
Road to City Hall
"Road to City Hall"
Victorian Tower
"Victorian Tower"
Leaning Towers, North Beach
"Leaning Towers", North Beach
Lombard Street Panoramic
Lombard Street Panoramic
Victorian - One time home of Hoodini
Victorian - One time home of Hoodini
Surfers at Fort Point, Fort Point
"Surfers at Fort Point", Fort Point
Chinatown
"Chinatown"
Palace of Fine Arts
Palace of Fine Arts
Coppola's Copper Building  - North Beach
"Coppola's Copper Building" - North Beach
Copper building and Trans American II
"Copper building and Trans American II"
Peter Paul and Mary Church
Peter Paul and Mary Church
Coit up close
"Coit up close"
Fog rolling into North Beach
"Fog rolling into North Beach"
The Palace
"The Palace"
The Painted Ladies @ Alamo Square
"The Painted Ladies @ Alamo Square"
Trans America Building
Trans America Building
Cable Car Coming at You
"Cable Car Coming at You"
Palace of Fine Arts Panoramic
Palace of Fine Arts Panoramic
Nob Hill and California Street
Nob Hill and California Street
Downtown Reflections
Downtown Reflections
Coit Tower at Dusk
Coit Tower at Dusk
Image from Coit Tower
"Image from Coit Tower"
Alamo Square at Night
Alamo Square at Night
Up Close to the Palace
"Up Close to the Palace"
B&W Trans, Downtown
"B&W Trans", Downtown