Learn Your Camera Workshop - Starbucks Fenton Parkway - 9am - 3 hours

Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics. Get of 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.

Light Painting Photography - USS Recruit - 7pm - 2 hours

The San Diego Photography Group outing on Saturday 19th October will be hosted by Andrew Desiderio, with the theme Light Painting Photography. You, the photographer, becomes an artist, and instead of just capturing an image as presented, with light painting you create the image that the camera is capturing. Light painting may take lots of patience and practice to perfect, but the results can be very rewarding. Light painting is a fun and creative way to photograph at night time. It's a easy way to capture cool, and impressive images that you'll want to share.

Street Night Light Photography - Seaport Villiage/San Diego Harbor - 8pm - 2 hours

Street photography encompasses a wide range of genres, and this week we'll be looking at how you can use different crops and compositions to tell a story about the local area through your camera. There will be a mix of night, architecture and portrait photography in this session as we explore Downtown San Diego. Book in to join the instructor before the group for a 1.5-hour critique, select, and edit session where you can develop your post-shoot skills. Bring your tablet or laptop. Having a professional photographer in our critique sessions will help move your photography to a higher level. Andrew will provide processing and composition training. Your photos will be evaluated along with a lot of encouragement. You will have a better understanding of the larger “picture” improving your skills as a photographer.

Architectural Photography - Balboa Park - 9am - 2 hours

Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it’s your home or on holiday. We’ll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use. Downtown San Diego has a stunning variety of architecture and lots of interesting spots to explore with our cameras. Book in to join the instructor before the group for a 1.5-hour critique, select, and edit session where you can develop your post-shoot skills. Bring your tablet or laptop. Having a professional photographer in our critique sessions will help move your photography to a higher level. Andrew will provide processing and composition training. Your photos will be evaluated along with a lot of encouragement. You will have a better understanding of the larger “picture” improving your skills as a photographer.