Sydney Photography Group - Photography Classes & Courses in Sydney
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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 across the region.
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!
Join the Sydney Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
* Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a flexed elbow or a tissue; if you use a tissue, dispose of it immediately and appropriately.
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!
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Saturday the 26th of September 2020
Natural light photography - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Proper lighting is the most important element in photography. In a safe and encouraging environment, we will learn how to properly light your perfect portrait and learn the different effects a certain technique has on your photos.
$35pp 8 places left
or Buy a Voucher as a gift
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.
Join the Sydney Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
Stay home if you're sick.
Keep 1.5 metres away from others.
Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.
Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitiser.
Subscribe to the Sydney Photography Group to find out about upcoming events
Upcoming Dates
Bookings close 2 hours prior
Saturday the 26th of September 2020
Natural light photography - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Proper lighting is the most important element in photography. In a safe and encouraging environment, we will learn how to properly light your perfect portrait and learn the different effects a certain technique has on your photos.
$35pp 8 places left
Saturday the 26th of September 2020
Sunset Photography Meetup - Sydney Opera House - 4:30pm - 2 hours
We’ll be soaking up that stunning golden hour light in this session all about sunset photography. Bring along your tripod and take some amazing photos with the guidance of the photography instructor.
$35pp 11 places left
Saturday the 10th of October 2020
Using Props! - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Let’s Jazz up our photos with some interesting props!
In a series of different challenges we’ll learn how to practically incorporate props into your portrait work to effectively communicate an aesthetic or to tell a story.
In a series of different challenges we’ll learn how to practically incorporate props into your portrait work to effectively communicate an aesthetic or to tell a story.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 24th of October 2020
Using Shadows - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Shadows and dramatic contrast under harsh light is often an enemy of portrait photography. Here we’ll learn how to use that to our advantage in a new, creative and exciting way.
$35pp 8 places left
Saturday the 7th of November 2020
Using Nature - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Looking for that special something to make your images pop? Learn 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 10 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 21st of November 2020
Reflections - Centennial Park - 10am - 2 hours
Reflections are in more places than you expect and they can create a more interesting composition in your images. Through a series of activities we’ll discover new ways to find and capture reflections in a safe and creative environment.
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Refund Policy: 5 days notice required for a full refund. Re-scheduling requires 2 days notice. In the case of bad weather (heavy rain) the class may be cancelled and you'll be given the option of rescheduling or a refund.
If you need to reschedule or refund your booking, then please contact the office using the form here . Your instructor is NOT able to refund or reschedule your booking for you.
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Reviews
4.7/5 from 248 reviews
I enjoyed the event. Will was great at showing us different techniques. I like that we directly have the possibility to put into practice what we just learnt :).
5/5 by Mathieu Deiber
20-9-2020
5/5 by Mathieu Deiber
20-9-2020
5/5 by Rodrigo Miranda
19-9-2020
Excellent, the challenges where fun.
Great company and learning from each other.
Will is a great photographer and teacher. Thank you Will.
5/5 by Barbara J Clarke
14-9-2020
5/5 by Barbara J Clarke
14-9-2020
Will is very good
5/5 by anuradha bagwe
8-9-2020
5/5 by anuradha bagwe
8-9-2020
Will is very good
5/5 by anuradha bagwe
5-9-2020
5/5 by anuradha bagwe
5-9-2020
Was very impressed with the session. Will was very knowledgeable and covered a lot of techniques as well as providing constructive feedback.
5/5 by Margaret Lund
31-8-2020
5/5 by Margaret Lund
31-8-2020
Interesting ,learn new ways & ideas of how to put my professional camera to good use
4/5 by Moreen Zayied
17-8-2020
4/5 by Moreen Zayied
17-8-2020
the instructor was very helpful and pleasant
4/5 by Con Spyropoulos
8-6-2020
4/5 by Con Spyropoulos
8-6-2020
Great time - good direction - good group
5/5 by Michael Garland
17-3-2020
5/5 by Michael Garland
17-3-2020
I enjoyed the event very much & l learned how to use light & shade, and direct the model for portait picture.
4/5 by Vivien Le
16-3-2020
4/5 by Vivien Le
16-3-2020
It was a lot of fun and very educational!
5/5 by Meetup - Perline 'Pearl' Murko
15-3-2020
5/5 by Meetup - Perline 'Pearl' Murko
15-3-2020
Kendall was very friendly and helpful
5/5 by Tami
15-12-2019
5/5 by Tami
15-12-2019
Instructor had planned class prior to so knew exactly what we should be doing. And set challenges and answered any questions
5/5 by Tracye Hughes
15-12-2019
5/5 by Tracye Hughes
15-12-2019
Great day - great weather - great instructor
5/5 by Michael Garland
19-10-2019
5/5 by Michael Garland
19-10-2019
Friendly event orgainsers and was good to get feedback.on the photos we took. Was nice the organisers helped with settings too. The challenges were good to.
4/5 by Barbara Clarke
25-8-2019
4/5 by Barbara Clarke
25-8-2019
Great location and challenges. Mat and Scott are very friendly and knowledgeable making it a very happy lurking experience.
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
24-8-2019
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
24-8-2019
Great - it is great to do one on one with people that are fluent and expert in there field - conductors were great - very generous with there time and happy to show and demonstrate - plus we all had fun - shame about the weather
5/5 by Michael Garland
10-8-2019
5/5 by Michael Garland
10-8-2019
I loved it, even though I missed the beginning. Loved the location and the feedback on my shots. Good little challenges too.
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
27-7-2019
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
27-7-2019
5/5 by Sonja Waters
14-7-2019
I found the event to be friendly, professional and very informative. I was able to get a clear understanding of the camera functions I was not able to use before
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
13-7-2019
5/5 by Sean Cocksey
13-7-2019
4/5 by chris westworth
8-7-2019
Just got lucky with compositions.
4/5 by Nikolaos Sklavenitis
8-7-2019
4/5 by Nikolaos Sklavenitis
8-7-2019
Enjoyed this theme. Though it was challenging for me, the brief helped to get me out of my comfort zone.
5/5 by Vanessa Annoni
8-7-2019
5/5 by Vanessa Annoni
8-7-2019
Good direction from Matheus, but the 2hr timeframe feels too short. See below, & happy to pay $50 for that.
4/5 by Kristine Schipp
6-7-2019
4/5 by Kristine Schipp
6-7-2019
It's a great photo session. Matt gave us a few simple concepts that helped me look at color with a more artistic eyes. I could see that the pictures I took during the session look so much better than those I had taken before. Matt is an excellent teacher. He's kind and friendly and made a sincere effort to get to know his students and share his story with them. I appreciate Matt's feedbacks on my photos very much. They helped me learn my strengths and weaknesses and offer new approaches to integrate color into my pictures. Matt has kindly lent me one of his prime lens so that he could teach me how to give my pictures a nice boke look. That was totally unexpected. I'd definitely recommmend Matt to other people.
5/5 by Vivien Le
23-6-2019
5/5 by Vivien Le
23-6-2019
Yesterday was the first Sydney Photography Group event that I had attended. I thought that it was great!
I was initially surprised by the structure with its ‘challenges’ and basically being told to go away for 45 minutes and take some photos. But after getting over the shock, I had a great time. I enjoyed having to once again look at the world in a different way and think about what I might shoot.
I found Zac’s feedback constructive and valuable. I came away from the morning reviewing what I had learnt and found that I had learnt quite a few things.
All-in-all a most enjoyable way to spend a morning! I look forward to attending future sessions.
4/5 by Angela Gorta
12-5-2019
4/5 by Angela Gorta
12-5-2019
Relaxed, Informative and a great chance to think about your photography. My first time at this event but certainly not the last. The feedback I received was very helpful and honest.Much appreciated Zac. Thanks and see you again.
5/5 by Terry Matthews
11-5-2019
5/5 by Terry Matthews
11-5-2019
Good opportunity to get out and take photos
4/5 by Paul Evans
6-5-2019
4/5 by Paul Evans
6-5-2019
Good location, friendly crowd, interesting challenges.
4/5 by Tracey flynn
5-5-2019
4/5 by Tracey flynn
5-5-2019
I loved having challenges set and being able to just go at own pace to try and meet the challenge. I liked that we didn’t stay all together as we took photos. Being able to go off and use our creativity and then meet up for critiquing was relaxing and fun. It was great having experts available to help with questions and get tips from. They were encouraging and it motivated me to get out and shoot more.
4/5 by Nicole Mahon
4-5-2019
4/5 by Nicole Mahon
4-5-2019