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Night Time Photography

Night Time Photography

Saturday 08 April
Balboa Park - 7pm - 2 Hours
San Diego Photography Group
Night photography refers to the photographing of objects or vistas between dusk and dawn. Night photography relies on a color palette of darker shades of purples, blues, and black. Photographing at night is an excellent excuse to get out of your comfort zone with your camera and experiment using manual mode, selecting all the settings yourself instead of relying on the camera's presets to do it for you. The biggest challenge with night shots is a stable light source: in other words, being able to capture enough natural light to make an image. In the daytime, ample sunlight makes this a non-issue. At night time, however, the lack of sunlight makes even well-lit urban areas a challenge to photograph.
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$39      
Beginners Photography Class

Beginners Photography Class

Saturday 06 May
Balboa Park - 9:30am - 3 Hours
San Diego Photography Group
This class 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. Photography is a technical exercise and there is a lot to learn, but these basics apply to any type of photography. However, as we only have a limited time to cover each of these topics, please keep a copy of this course guide and practice these tricks and techniques over and over again whenever you can. Taking great photos takes time, practice, patience and consideration. In the beginning stages it is very easy to become frustrated that your images do not capture your subject as you would like to. This is perfectly normal and even professional photographers face this same challenge. Be patient with it, you are learning and with practice, your photography will improve with every shot.
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$76       4 places left
ABOUT SAN
DIEGO
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP
Come along to our 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 photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations in San Diego .

  • New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month. And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

  • 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!

    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.

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    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    Enjoyed the event. Received lots of good information to start my hobby of taking pictures with my Canon camera. Walking Balboa was fun and I learned and practiced the photography basics. I had time to focus on thinking the settings of the shot before taking it and review of shots taken to answer all my questions. I would recommend the class. The class objectives were met. This class has gotten me more excited about spending time taking pictures with my camera. Thomas is a good teacher and enjoys sharing his knowledge at the appropriate student level.
    5/5
    jane
    2022-11-06
    My experience taking Thomas's workshop is 10/10! Thomas is a great teacher and does a very nice job of breaking down the manual parts of the camera to someone new to it. This workshop is an excellent value. I will surely be taking any other classes Thomas offers. Looking forward to the next one! Thank you, Thomas!!
    5/5
    Mary
    2023-01-09
    I learned a lot and had an amazing day with the group. Did not want to stop taking photos afterwards. I look forward to taking more classes!
    5/5
    Madeline
    2023-02-05
    Excellent class! This is perfect for someone who has some basic camera experience and wants to learn about shooting portraits. Thomas is a great teacher who showed us how to use natural light in different ways while shooting. I love the photos I got! Thank you, Thomas!
    5/5
    Mary
    2023-02-20
    INSTRUCTORS
    Thomas Truong
    Born and raised in San Diego, I've always had a passion for photography and specifically capturing memories. I'm also a huge nerd and wanted to combine two things that I hold very dear to me. Conventions and Photography! I 2019ve spent most of the past 20 years experience shooting everything from families to real estate and products, as well as still life, and also pets. I have a strong idea that minimal editing is needed and to keep things as real and natural as possible.

    Whether it 2019s the energy of an adventurous family or an entrepreneur looking to up their visual marketing, I believe in capturing these unique stories with authenticity and cultivating images that speak to each of them. I want to make sure each image tells a story of the person I 2019m shooting. I truly believe (and it 2019s a little clich e9) that pictures really do say a thousand words. Every individual has their tale and I want to help them capture it.
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