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 Jacksonville. 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 Jacksonville Photography Facebook Group 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
Lightroom Editing for Beginners - Beaches Branch Library - 2:30pm - 3 Hours
Learn editing in Adobe 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.
$70pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
or Buy a Voucher as a gift
Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from amateurs to professionals. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.
Complete beginner? Please complete a Beginners Photography Class before attending a regular group session. This is a 3 hour structured workshop where you’ll learn the basics of using your camera with more 1-on-1 time with the instructor. Scroll down for dates.
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.
Join the Jacksonville Photography Facebook Group to share your photos after the session.
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Upcoming Dates
Bookings close 1 hour prior
Saturday the 29th of February 2020
Lightroom Editing for Beginners - Beaches Branch Library - 2:30pm - 3 Hours
Learn editing in Adobe 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.
$70pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 14th of March 2020
Shutter Speed & Action Photography - Jacksonville Equestrian Center - 3pm - 2 Hours
In this session we will be looking at how you can use your camera's shutter speed settings to capture action in sharp focus. Whether you're new to or familiar with manual camera settings, this session will be a chance to play and get creative with the guidance and advice of the photography instructor.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 28th of March 2020
Photographing Nature's Patterns
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We’ll be looking at composition, focus and colour.
$35pp open - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 28th of March 2020
Beginners Guide to Photography - Hemming Park - 3:00 pm - 3 Hours
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.
full - no places left
Saturday the 4th of April 2020
Outdoor Portrait Photography
Portrait photography can be daunting, but it is also incredibly rewarding! In this session we’ll be starting with the basics of photographing people, and how you can feel confident and creative behind your camera. We’ll be looking at: lighting, capturing expressions and posing your subject.
$35pp open - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 18th of April 2020
Colors of Spring Photography
With Spring comes abundant color. Color is an important component in setting a mood of a photograph so we’ll be exploring the impact of certain colors, and how to produce a series of images using a single color. You’ll be surprised at how creative you can get when you focus on color in your shots!
$35pp open - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 25th of April 2020
Beginners Guide to Photography - Hemming Park - 3:00 pm - 3 Hours
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.
$70pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 2nd of May 2020
Fill Flash & External Flash Photography
Natural light if a favourite of many portrait photographers. There are times, however, when available light is poor quality and you simply need more to make a photo pop! When balanced correctly with your available light, flash can coexist beautifully to enhance your images.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 16th of May 2020
Using Aperture & Bokeh
Aperture is a tool for controlling the depth of field in an image, and choosing what areas are placed in focus. We’ll be exploring how to use aperture creatively, as well as playing with bokeh.
$35pp open - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 16th of May 2020
Beginners Guide to Photography - Hemming Park - 3:00 pm - 3 Hours
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.
$70pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 30th of May 2020
Sunset Photography - Downtown Jacksonville - 3pm - 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.
$35pp open - 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 11 reviews
It was GREAT. The "teacher" was FULL of fantastic information. My hubby and I aren't newbies at photography, a LITTLE new to lighting...and he was able to go more in depth with us, which I LOVED.
5/5 by Mindy Kerr
10-8-2019
5/5 by Mindy Kerr
10-8-2019
Hands on
5/5 by Donnell Hudson
5-8-2019
5/5 by Donnell Hudson
5-8-2019
This was an amazing class. The instructor went through the settings and how to adjust them to create your own picture. He was attentive to our questions and very informative. If I could give you 10 stars I would. Thank you!!
- Tracey
5/5 by Tracey Urban
4-8-2019
5/5 by Tracey Urban
4-8-2019
The instructor provided great information and patiently answered all our questions.
4/5 by Colleen Wagner
3-8-2019
4/5 by Colleen Wagner
3-8-2019
Had a great time
5/5 by Karen Bolduc
8-6-2019
5/5 by Karen Bolduc
8-6-2019
I thought it was great. Snall group which provided lots of individualized attention. Super knowledgeable instructor with layman terms. Lots of time for lecture and practice time.
5/5 by Kim Shane
8-6-2019
5/5 by Kim Shane
8-6-2019
Great instructor, very knowledgeable and did great with participants
5/5 by Robert O’Dea
28-4-2019
5/5 by Robert O’Dea
28-4-2019
Ben did a wonderful job of informing us and making us feel at ease. I was able to learn several new things from the experience. Indeed, i wont hesitate to take another class.
5/5 by Brenda Spargo
28-4-2019
5/5 by Brenda Spargo
28-4-2019
Great! Kim was very helpful. Thank you so much.
5/5 by Efren Dobleo
27-4-2019
5/5 by Efren Dobleo
27-4-2019
Kimberly did a great job with guiding the group through a productive time of shooting.
5/5 by Brenda Spargo
13-4-2019
5/5 by Brenda Spargo
13-4-2019
Ben is very knowledgeable and a great teacher. Learned how to take photos in manual mode in less than 2 hours.
5/5 by Gary DePalma
13-4-2019
5/5 by Gary DePalma
13-4-2019