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 Orlando. 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 Orlando Photography Facebook Group here 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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Sunday the 24th of November 2019
Sunrise Photography - University of Central Florida Top Floor - 6am - 2 hours
This workshop is designed to master your photography skills during sunrise hours . This entire session is hands on and we will be covering composition, camera settings, chasing the light, and much more.
Take your digital photography to the next level with this meetup held at sunrise! Yes, it's an early wake-up but you'll be rewarded with some of the most fantastic photos you've ever taken!
With Professional photographer as your tutor; you will capture some amazing nature shots accented by the gorgeous colours of the sunrise.
This class will consisting of how to setup for a sunrise shot, long exposure techniques, creative ideas, tripod utilization, timing the exposure itself, learning how to judge the sun's rising point, learning to judge the speed of which the light changes, and more.
We WILL be using a tripod. Please make sure to bring a tripod, a camera with manual mode functions, a wide angle and/or normal range lens
It's highly recommended that you also book the 1.5-hour critique, select, and edit session when booking the meetup.
Where you can develop your post-shoot skills. Bring your tablet or laptop. Learn how to critique your own photos, select the best image and then edit them to best effect.
$28pp 10 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
or Buy a Voucher as a gift
Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.
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.
We also occasionally hold more formal beginners classes which last 3 hours and are limited to 6 people. These classes are perfect for complete beginners who want to start using manual mode and those who want to brush up on the basics. See the dates below.
Join the Orlando Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
Subscribe to the Orlando Photography Group to find out about upcoming events
Upcoming Dates
Bookings close 1 hour prior
Saturday the 23rd of November 2019
Learn Your Camera Workshop - University of Central Florida - 9am - 3 hours
Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics. Get off Auto and onto Manual Mode, and learn the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Learn 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, among other photography principles.
Limited to 6 people per class.
full - no places left
Sunday the 24th of November 2019
Sunrise Photography - University of Central Florida Top Floor - 6am - 2 hours
This workshop is designed to master your photography skills during sunrise hours . This entire session is hands on and we will be covering composition, camera settings, chasing the light, and much more.
Take your digital photography to the next level with this meetup held at sunrise! Yes, it's an early wake-up but you'll be rewarded with some of the most fantastic photos you've ever taken!
With Professional photographer as your tutor; you will capture some amazing nature shots accented by the gorgeous colours of the sunrise.
This class will consisting of how to setup for a sunrise shot, long exposure techniques, creative ideas, tripod utilization, timing the exposure itself, learning how to judge the sun's rising point, learning to judge the speed of which the light changes, and more.
We WILL be using a tripod. Please make sure to bring a tripod, a camera with manual mode functions, a wide angle and/or normal range lens
It's highly recommended that you also book the 1.5-hour critique, select, and edit session when booking the meetup.
Where you can develop your post-shoot skills. Bring your tablet or laptop. Learn how to critique your own photos, select the best image and then edit them to best effect.
$28pp 10 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 7th of December 2019
Learn Your Camera Workshop - University of Central Florida - 9am - 3 hours
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 out of Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, and learn the basics of composition.
This course is designed to give you a solid understanding of the fundamental basics of photography, the ‘nuts and bolts’ stuff that will set you on the path to understanding your camera and how to create great shots. Armed with these fundamentals, you will have the skills and the confidence to approach any style of photography, from portraits to landscapes and everything in between.
$55pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 11th of January 2020
Learn Your Camera Workshop - University of Central Florida - 9am - 3 hours
Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics. Get off Auto and onto Manual Mode, and learn the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Learn 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, among other photography principles.
Limited to 6 people per class.
$55pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 25th of January 2020
Long Exposure Photography combined with City Night Photography - University of Central Florida Top Floor - 7pm - 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.
We WILL be using a tripod. Please make sure to bring a tripod, a camera with manual mode functions, a wide angle and/or normal range lens
$28pp 12 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 1st of February 2020
Painting with Light - Airport Lakes Park - 7pm - 2 hours
Light painting is a technique used in long exposure photography where you can use artificial light sources to illuminate a scene, or to create new elements within the image.
$28pp 12 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 8th of February 2020
Learn Your Camera Workshop - University of Central Florida - 9am - 3 hours
Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics. Get off Auto and onto Manual Mode, and learn the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Learn 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, among other photography principles.
Limited to 6 people per class.
$55pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 29th of February 2020
Beginners Guide to Editing in Lightroom. - University of Central Florida - 9am - 4 hours
Learn editing in Lightroom. If you're a budding photographer looking to improve your photos after you take them, Lightroom is one of the easiest ways to edit your photos. This hands-on three hour class will focus on teaching the basics such as importing files and managing them, as well as finer editing skills. This includes making adjustments to RAW files for things such as exposure, colour, cropping and retouching, and learning how to batch process multiple photos.
You'll also learn how to use presets for effectiveness and how to adjust image size and resolution for web and print, create slideshows and catalogue your work.
Students are required to bring their own laptops with Adobe Lightroom installed, and a selection of 6 photographs they would like to edit.
$75pp only 6 places left - requires 3 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
4.9/5 from 37 reviews
Great group of people. Location was very inspiring.
4/5 by Monica Valderrrama Greiff
8-10-2019
4/5 by Monica Valderrrama Greiff
8-10-2019
It was awesome i'm glad i made it to the class. Very helpful and lots of information learned as a beginner. The instructor name Sharan Sathya is a great instructor give the information very clear to understand and explained everything to full details. Soon doing my next class again.
5/5 by Berki Gonzalez
23-9-2019
5/5 by Berki Gonzalez
23-9-2019
I thought it was a good event for my first time with the Orlando Photography Group. I have a somewhat better understanding of the basics of photography, but I definitely will have to join some more classes or meet ups to deepen my understanding which is totally fine- I know I'm not going to become a genius in one session :).
4/5 by Lauren Clark
26-8-2019
4/5 by Lauren Clark
26-8-2019
5/5 by Jose Manuel Avila
8-8-2019
5/5 by jessica mckay
27-7-2019
Great experience! Came as a beginner and got so much wonderful advice and encouragement.
5/5 by Leana Pelicie
27-7-2019
5/5 by Leana Pelicie
27-7-2019
Great instructor who gave a beginner level explanation of photography basics along with time to practice in the field.
5/5 by Stephanie SCARBROUGH
21-7-2019
5/5 by Stephanie SCARBROUGH
21-7-2019
Power point presentation reviewing basics was very helpful. Reviewing composition and techniques of photos was also helpful.
5/5 by Wendy Cuomo
21-7-2019
5/5 by Wendy Cuomo
21-7-2019
5/5 by Gerald Perkins
19-6-2019
It was fun............
4/5 by Peter Lanzarone
17-6-2019
4/5 by Peter Lanzarone
17-6-2019
Loved it!!
5/5 by Missy Strack
16-6-2019
5/5 by Missy Strack
16-6-2019
Thank you for giving us your time. I really enjoyed today's session
5/5 by Jessica McKay
15-6-2019
5/5 by Jessica McKay
15-6-2019
Loved the beginner's photography with Sharan. I learned a lot and I am looking forward to many more classes with him as the instructor. Very informative and he had a lot of patience with the class as he went around answering all of our questions.
5/5 by Claudia Rosario
10-6-2019
5/5 by Claudia Rosario
10-6-2019
Learned so much. Sharan did a great job of presenting the information and then worked with each individual. I am truly a novice and I felt comfortable asking questions. This was a good beginning for me.
5/5 by Kitty Clerico
10-6-2019
5/5 by Kitty Clerico
10-6-2019
Great starting class for beginners. Really helped with camera usage and getting good angles
5/5 by Diana Ocasio
9-6-2019
5/5 by Diana Ocasio
9-6-2019
The instructor was great. We all seems to learn a lot from the workshop.
5/5 by Sarah
29-5-2019
5/5 by Sarah
29-5-2019
Going into this as a new member, frankly I did not know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. The instructor had a high level of expertise and yet was very good at explaining basic things to those of us who needed it. I enjoyed it so much I want to do more things with this group in the future. He was a fine and Brilliant young man who has a passion for photography. He was very tactful and did not make anyone feel belittled for asking questions that maybe some would have scoffed at. He was very understanding and compassionate in that way.
5/5 by Lauren Lulich
25-5-2019
5/5 by Lauren Lulich
25-5-2019
Going into this as a new member, frankly I did not know what to expect. I was very pleasantly surprised. The instructor had a high level of expertise and yet was very good at explaining basic things to those of us who needed it. I enjoyed it so much I want to do more things with this group in the future. He was a fine and Brilliant young man who has a passion for photography. He was very tactful and did not make anyone feel belittled for asking questions that maybe some would have scoffed at. He was very understanding and compassionate in that way.
5/5 by Lauren Lulich
25-5-2019
5/5 by Lauren Lulich
25-5-2019
5/5 by Jessica McKay
25-5-2019
He was helpful by showing us on our camera of how to put the settings.
5/5 by Amanda P Boone
25-5-2019
5/5 by Amanda P Boone
25-5-2019
As a beginner with a DSLR I learned a lot and enjoyed the class. I learned from the instructor and classmates.
5/5 by Stephanie Scarbrough
28-4-2019
5/5 by Stephanie Scarbrough
28-4-2019
Very informative. Learned more about using manual mode.
5/5 by Deanna Myers
28-4-2019
5/5 by Deanna Myers
28-4-2019
I enjoyed spending time with other people who have the same interest in photography that I have. Andre was great - eager to help answering any question and giving out tips. I will definitely attend again.
5/5 by Debbie Price
28-4-2019
5/5 by Debbie Price
28-4-2019
5/5 by Deanna Myers
27-4-2019
I had a great time. The instructor, Javier, was awesome. He helped me out tremendously with me being a beginner. I would definitely recommend any courses or time spent with Javier!
I look forward to the next event of Orlando Photography Group!
5/5 by Len Kennedy
16-4-2019
5/5 by Len Kennedy
16-4-2019
5/5 by Alexander morales
13-4-2019
I thought the Landscape photography group was good. Javier is very interactive and I very approachable. He listens to questions and helps solve the photography problem.
5/5 by Christine kitzmiller
1-4-2019
5/5 by Christine kitzmiller
1-4-2019
5/5 by Alexander morales
30-3-2019
Loved it. Learned sooo much.
5/5 by Jessica McKay
2-3-2019
5/5 by Jessica McKay
2-3-2019
I enjoyed it. It was the 1st one I've attended
5/5 by Gerald Perkins
2-2-2019
5/5 by Gerald Perkins
2-2-2019