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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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 5 places left - requires 3 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.
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Upcoming Dates
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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 5 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 7th of March 2020
Painting with Light - Airport Lakes Park - 7pm - 2 hours
Light painting combines the fundamentals of shooting images in the dark with the creative twist of using artificial light that almost raises to the level of painting. Needless to say, in order to understand light painting you first need to understand how to shoot in the dark.object is moving. But, there are other reasons to so. Movement can communicate mood.
$35pp 11 places left
Sunday the 22nd of March 2020
Learn Your Camera Workshop - Duke Energy UCF Welcome Center - 2pm - 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.
$70pp only 6 places left
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 49 reviews
5/5 by Michele Deyoung
16-2-2020
Loved it! It was very informative. Sharan challenges us to do different things and it helped me learn new things. The location was beautiful, the idea of bringing a model si you can practice on was the best!
5/5 by Claudia Rosario
16-2-2020
5/5 by Claudia Rosario
16-2-2020
5/5 by Michele Deyoung
15-2-2020
5/5 by Ge Zhan
15-2-2020
Sharan was EXCELLENT. Really charming, funny, and knowledgeable. It was a small group, but he easily kept us entertained. Very easy to relate to and I hope to take more classes from him in the future!
5/5 by Rachel Dawsey
8-2-2020
5/5 by Rachel Dawsey
8-2-2020
I really enjoyed the format. Having the ability to get out and shoot in different locations and under different circumstances was very helpful.
5/5 by Brett Fox
28-1-2020
5/5 by Brett Fox
28-1-2020
Sharon was awesome! Very nice and knowledgeable!
5/5 by Melinda hart
27-1-2020
5/5 by Melinda hart
27-1-2020
5/5 by Tim Warren
11-1-2020
I loved it!!!!
5/5 by Johannis Pabon Perez
8-12-2019
5/5 by Johannis Pabon Perez
8-12-2019
Really enjoyed having a detailed breakdown of the elements of photography.
5/5 by dallas miller
24-11-2019
5/5 by dallas miller
24-11-2019
Amazing, Sharan knows his stuff!! Takes his time to explain, and provides great feedback in a way that makes you feel you can accomplish the world. I still can not believe I’m shooting in manual
5/5 by Chap Chapman
23-11-2019
5/5 by Chap Chapman
23-11-2019
I really learned a lot and feel so much more comfortable using my manual settings
5/5 by Tina Jones
23-11-2019
5/5 by Tina Jones
23-11-2019
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