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Smartphone Photography Class

Smartphone Photography Class

Sunday 13 October
Bowen Street - 9am - 2 Hours
Stephanie Greenidge
Discover helpful tips to learn how to take good photos with a phone. Learn about phone camera features, compositions, focus, exposure, settings for better clarity, best ratios crop pictures for social media, and basic editing using your phone. Take your smartphone photography game from good to great with these tips and examples!
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Street Photography

Street Photography

Sunday 27 October
Buckle St - 9am - 2 Hours
Stephanie Greenidge
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.
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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 10 November
Bowen Street - 9am - 3 Hours
Stephanie Greenidge
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Now is your chance! Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure.We will then put your new knowledge to the test with the guidance of a professional photographer.
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ABOUT WELLINGTON
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 Wellington .

  • 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
    It was money well spent. Stephanie is a great teacher, she took time to ensure that everyone kept up with what was going on. She listened and responded to the direction that the people in the class were going. She provided great information in an understandable format with great illustrations on the best way to do things
    5/5
    Eileen
    2024-07-09
    Stephanie was a great, I learnt a lot of helpful tips!
    4/5
    Lucy
    2024-07-08
    Great street photography session. Stephanie got the group comfortable and interactive and lead the way with tips and suggestion. A very enjoyable and worthwhile session. I will attend more sessions with Stephanie.
    5/5
    Neil
    2024-04-22

    Awesome. The tutor, Stephanie, had undertaken significant research to work out the best vantage points for landscape photography. We covered, and practiced, a range of camera settings to get the best shots. I learnt lots and would certainly undertake more workshops.
    5/5
    Mark
    2024-03-06
    Had a good time, learned a bunch of good things, took some good photos!
    5/5
    Sam
    2024-01-22
    Enjoyed it. Learnt a few things.
    5/5
    STEPHEN
    2023-11-06

    It was enjoyable session. Charles is very knowledgeable and he provided a lot of good technical detail along with practical advice. My portrait work has improved as a result of the training.
    5/5
    David
    2023-07-25
    For me it was perfect, free flowing and casual. Not too much not too little, came away with some new tips that will benefit my photograph.
    5/5
    Nikki
    2023-07-24
    Great small group with Charles as Tutor. Practical workshop with individual assistance to enhance black and white photography techniques. Also learnt more about your own camera and the numerous setting through menu. Very worthwhile. Well priced. Will attend others.
    5/5
    Neil
    2023-06-04

    It is totally over my expectation. Charles Edwards is a relaxed and sympathetic teacher with enormous amount of experience and knowledge to share. Thank you for host this workshop.
    5/5
    Yao
    2023-06-04
    Very good most of my areas of interest were addressed early into Charles overview discussion
    4/5
    Andrew
    2022-11-14
    Very good most of my areas of interest were addressed early into Charles overview discussion
    4/5
    Andrew
    2022-11-14

    PHOTOS
    Savannah Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-09-20
    Title or Location: The photo was taken at the Waimeha Lagoon, Waikanae Beach, New Zealand
    The white heron has been a temporary resident at the Waikanae river estuary through the winter, but is expected to head south early Spring to join the rest of the white heron colony at Okarito on the West Coast of the South Island.
    Credit: Roger Sm
    London Photography Group
    2024-10-07

    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-08-19
    Title or Location: Wellington Botanic Gardens
    I got up early on a cold, rainy Sunday morning to test out my new camera.It was good weather for ducks, but not much else.A pair of ducks let me get right up close, although the male had his eye on me the whole time.
    Credit: Dave Giles
    Instagram: @dgnz_photography
    London Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-08-09
    Title or Location: Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae Beach, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand
    This beautiful Eastern great egret(aka White heron, kotuku) has been resident at the Waikanae estuary for about four months. It is likely that it will fly south to the breeding area at Okarito before too long but, until then, it continues to provide wonderful opportunities for people to observe and photograph this majestic bird as it moves around the lagoon edges.
    Credit: Roger Smith

    London Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-04-27
    Title or Location: Tory Street Wellington
    The Moon sneaking up from behind Mt Victoria, shot from the deck of my apartment on Tory St. Canon 5D MK IV with a Canon 100-400 @ 400mm, ISO 400 f 5.6 and 1/125 sec.
    Credit: Pete McDonald
    Facebook: Pete McDonald
    Instagram: motorcycleracing_yahoo
    London Photography Group
    2024-10-07

    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-04-20
    Title or Location: Point Halswell Lighthouse
    This is a photo of Point Halswell Lighthouse in Wellington against the backdrop of the sea and rocks, capturing light and shadow. The shot was taken with a wide 10mm focal length that highlights the foreground leading to the lighthouse. A 6 second exposure smooths the sea.
    Credit: Nik Araboglos
    London Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Wellington Photography Group
    2024-04-13
    Title or Location: Point Halswell Lighthouse
    The sea was reasonably turbulent and I really saw an opportunity to capture that in the image by increasing the ISO so that I could capture the swerling action of the waves as it broke over the causeway to the lighthouse. Nature kept it's side of the bargain, leaving me to do the rest.
    Credit: John Klaphake

    San Gabriel Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Title or Location: Home Yard
    I setup bird feeders at home including a hummingbird feeder. They are super active and are use to me being close to them so I grabbed my Canon R5 with my Canon 70-200mm f2.8 lens and placed myself within 8 feet from the feeder rendering great closeup shots while they feed and the late afternoon sun gives this Rufous hummingbird that beautiful glow
    Credit: Gonzalo Guerrero
    Facebook: G Guerrero Photography
    Instagram: @photo818
    Cambridge Photography Group
    2024-10-06
    Title or Location: Skomer Island
    My second visit to this fantastic place. Unlike the first time in May there were plenty of puffins during the day as they were feeding the pufflings.
    Credit: Piotr Slusarczyk
    Instagram: pietia76er
    Newcastle Photography Group
    2024-10-06
    Title or Location: Poppet Head Park, Kitchener, NSW
    I attended the Intro to Astrophotography class on September 28th. I used some old equipment by today's standard.Equipment and settings: Canon 300D18-55mm kit lensFocal Length - 18mmShutter Speed - 30 secondsAperture - f/3.5ISO - 1600In post-processing, I raised the exposure, applied less contrast, raised the highlights and whites, increased texture and clarity, and used dehaze and denoise to remove a lot of the noise present with older entry-level gear.
    Credit: Jeff Scaife

    Peterborough Photography Group
    2024-10-06
    Title or Location: Corby
    These Waxwings were in Corby for a while in January of this year, right on the edge of a housing estate. They seemed totally oblivious that we were there. The light was perfect, mid morning. The Rowan trees were on a steep bank which made for no background distractions .Taken with Canon r6, Canon 100-400mm l series 11 lens with 1. 4 extender,
    Credit: Tony Martin
    Facebook: Tony Martin
    Fayetteville Photography Group
    2024-10-05
    Title or Location: Jordan Lake
    In Chatham County on Jordan Lake. Four osprey were hunting hard. I was watching one waiting for it to dive. This ospsrey hit one at the same time off to my left. I was able to pivot and got this pic . I used a Sony A1 200-600 zoom and 1.4 teleconverter.
    Credit: Allen Futrelle
    Ealing Photography Group
    2024-10-05
    Title or Location: My back garden
    It was taken in the evening on one of my walks around the garden. I always take my camera or phone. I quite liked the romance of the shot.
    Credit: Paul Holt

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