Come along to our bimonthly photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a casual photo walk with other local photographers. No formal lectures, just a chance to meet-up, share ideas and receive feedback!We have a different photo theme bimontly and the two hour sessions take place in different outdoor locations around San Francisco. It's a great opportunity to try something new with the guidance of a professional photographer, and come away with some new shots for your portfolio or album.
Join the San Francisco Photography Facebook Group to share your photos after the session.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a casual photo walk with other local photographers. No formal lectures, just a chance to meet-up, share ideas and receive feedback!
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Saturday the 2nd of May 2020
Fill Flash & External Flash Photography - TBA - 10am - 2 Hours
Natural light if a favourite of many portrait photographers. There are times, however, when available light is poor quality and you simply need more to make a photo pop! When balanced correctly with your available light, flash can coexist beautifully to enhance your images.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
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Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from amateurs to professionals. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.
Complete beginner? Please complete a Beginners Photography Class before attending a regular group session. This is a 3 hour structured workshop where you’ll learn the basics of using your camera with more 1-on-1 time with the instructor. Scroll down for dates.
What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!
What’s involved? Each session starts with an introduction to the theme, and the photography instructor will chat about the camera settings and techniques to use. You’ll then have time to take lots of photos, with the instructor present to answer any questions. You’ll receive feedback and have a chance to chat with everyone to share tips and ideas. We’re a social bunch!
After group editing session. After each group the instructor runs an optional 1.5 hour critique, select, and edit session to help you improve your important post-shoot skills. While much editing can be done on modern cameras, it's best to bring a tablet or laptop with editing software to get the most out of this session. Select this option when booking to attend.
The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.
Join the San Francisco Photography Facebook Group to share your photos after the session.
Subscribe to the San Francisco Photography Group to find out about upcoming events
Upcoming Dates
Bookings close 1 hour prior
Saturday the 2nd of May 2020
Fill Flash & External Flash Photography - TBA - 10am - 2 Hours
Natural light if a favourite of many portrait photographers. There are times, however, when available light is poor quality and you simply need more to make a photo pop! When balanced correctly with your available light, flash can coexist beautifully to enhance your images.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 9th of May 2020
Beginners Guide to Photography
Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics and start enjoying our regular group meet up sessions.
Learn how to get off Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, along with the basics of composition.
Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Discover how to use your camera to capture moments, events, and people in your everyday life.
The class will cover a range of technical aspects, including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. You’ll also cover focal length and lenses, lighting and correct exposure.
Limited to 6 people per class.
$65pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 16th of May 2020
Using Aperture & Bokeh - TBA - 10am - 2 Hours
Aperture is a tool for controlling the depth of field in an image, and choosing what areas are placed in focus. We’ll be exploring how to use aperture creatively, as well as playing with bokeh.
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 30th of May 2020
Sunset Photography - TBA - 10am - 2 Hours
A beautiful sunset can be enjoyed and appreciated by everyone. Photographers refer to the last (dusk) hours of the day as the "golden hours" when the light is at its best for photography. Our light meters can be thrown off by the strong amount of light hitting our sensor, so we will be exploring manual mode and exposure compensation to intensify the colours of our sunset.
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Refund Policy: Full refunds given with 5 days notice. Dates can be changed with 3 days notice.
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Reviews
4.7/5 from 9 reviews
Awesome experience and learnt a lot
5/5 by Sukanya Dass
17-2-2020
5/5 by Sukanya Dass
17-2-2020
I like this hand-on session. Afterward reviewed some of my shoots and was amazed by how much different this session improves my portrait picture taking. Thank you
5/5 by Uyen Nguyen
2-2-2020
5/5 by Uyen Nguyen
2-2-2020
Had wonderful time being my first, meeting new people who enjoy doing what I enjoy doing professionally or as a hobby. I've enjoyed having someone to show me tips with the snap shots I've captured too better my craft. Looking forward to next gathering. Thank you
4/5 by Linda Lewis
28-11-2019
4/5 by Linda Lewis
28-11-2019
It was a friendly, relax and informative meeting. I enjoyed the session very much. Thank you
4/5 by Uyen T Nguyen
24-11-2019
4/5 by Uyen T Nguyen
24-11-2019
This is my first-time participation with fine people. I like it
4/5 by Uyen T Nguyen
3-11-2019
4/5 by Uyen T Nguyen
3-11-2019
The instructor was friendly and knowledgeable. She made the subjects simple and straight forward. The format is interesting for every level of photographers.
5/5 by Luc Lessard
22-9-2019
5/5 by Luc Lessard
22-9-2019
The small group allowed for very useful personal instruction about what worked, what didn’t work, and what could work better in the photos we took. Loved the experience of shooting photos as we walked and learning where and how to use various manual settings based on where we walked and what we saw - resulting in experiential learning
5/5 by Sylvia Warren
18-8-2019
5/5 by Sylvia Warren
18-8-2019
Jen was lovely!
5/5 by Allyson Josephs
28-7-2019
5/5 by Allyson Josephs
28-7-2019
A wonderful experience. Thank you everyone.
5/5 by Luc Lessard
27-7-2019
5/5 by Luc Lessard
27-7-2019