Take in the Spring breeze on a sultry Sunday. and take advantage of the new daylight hours for those long shadows and warm tones. Discover offerings from the sea and from people remodelled by the sea and lighting. This should be a fun stroll and practice of The Joy of Photography. A macro lens is an advantage, as is a wide - normal but bring what you have the main thing is to have fun creating images with other keen amateurs and learn something along the way.

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This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills. Other meetups will be to practice using external portable flash combined with daylight and studio flashWe, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully.Bring whatever lenses you have as we will be practising composition with whatever lenses you like to use.We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lightingThis class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills. Other meetups will be to practice using external portable flash combined with daylight and studio flashWe, as a class, will be photographing people without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully. Although a model may be provided - for which there may be an additional fee - bring a family member or friend to practise on. Wardrobe suggestions will be sent ahead of the meetup.Bring whatever lenses you have as we will be practising composition with whatever lenses you like to use.We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting

This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills. Other meetups will be to practice using external portable flash (combined with daylight) and studio flash

We, as a class, will be photographing people without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully. Although a model may be provided - for which there may be an additional fee - bring a family member or friend to practise on. Wardrobe suggestions will be sent ahead of the meetup.
Bring whatever lenses you have as we will be practising composition with whatever lenses you like to use.

We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting

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Triple Hybrid - this ambitious meetup gives you the chance to change gear into three styles and worlds of photography, with the main focus on having fun and going for gold! As well as shooting under cover of the shops around Devonport.We will learn the following1.. BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHYBlack and white photography is a style of photography that involves capturing images without color. It uses shades of gray to create contrast, texture, and depth, which can give a timeless and classic look to photographs.2. ABSTRACT PHOTOGRAPHY Abstract photography involves capturing a subject in a way that renders it either partially or completely unrecognizable, emphasizing instead on the interplay of shapes, colors, and form.3.STREET PHOTOGRAPHY People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.NOTE THE MEETUP WILL START AT THE AUCKLAND FERRY BUILDING AS WE WILL BE INCLUDING THE FERRY TRIP OVER AS ONE OF THE SHOOTING LOCATIONS.

NOTE: THE MEETUP WILL START AT THE AUCKLAND FERRY BUILDING AS WE WILL BE INCLUDING THE FERRY TRIP OVER AS ONE OF THE SHOOTING LOCATIONS.

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Immerse yourself in the peaceful art of watercolour as we explore the beauty of our natural surroundings. In this class, you'll freely draw and paint the scenery around you - flowers, trees, the sky, and more. Bring your creativity and favorite materials to capture nature's essence on paper, whether you're a beginner or seasoned artist. All essential materials, from brushes to paints, will be needed, but feel free to bring anything extra that inspires you!

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Learn about the basics of photography - f stops and depth of field, shutter speed, ISO as well as the design elements that make up a great photo. No matter what your level - this is a great opportunity for you to learn about or revisit the magic that makes photography so inspiring! Bring a lens that is 50mm or longer and a data card that has a lot of space, as you will be shooting a lot and learning how easy it is to create satisfying images! NOTE we will be looking at understanding your camera's settings to achieve what we want, so do state your camera model when signing up!Kindly remember to provide details of your camera brand and model during the sign-up process. This information will assist our instructors in providing you with more tailored and effective assistance

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This class will give you confidence at doing the basics of opening a file, using a few not all basic tools and saving in different formats and sizes.You will need a laptop with good RAM processing speed and enough space. You will need a trial version or paid version of photoshop installed - if you have questions about this you can contact Alex ahead of the class. Also advisable is to have a smartphone with internet sharinghot point capability. If you have images installed on your laptop that is fine, you don't need the internet. See you there!

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Learn about the basics of photography - f stops and depth of field, shutter speed, ISO as well as the design elements that make up a great photo. No matter what your level - this is a great opportunity for you to learn about or revisit the magic that makes photography so inspiring! Bring a lens that is 50mm or longer and a data card that has a lot of space, as you will be shooting a lot and learning how easy it is to create satisfying images! NOTE we will be looking at understanding your camera's settings to achieve what we want, so do state your camera model when signing up!Kindly remember to provide details of your camera brand and model during the sign-up process. This information will assist our instructors in providing you with more tailored and effective assistance

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