Outdoor Portraits
Sunday 23 February
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 2 Hours
Ashraful Khan
This meetup goes over some basic dos and don'ts for posing and looks at issues to do with shooting in daylight for the best results. Included are: shooting different body types, men, women and shooting with strong sunlight and shooting in shade, and designing your background (composition). On this meet,up you are encouraged to bring along family or friends as models.
You will preferably need a normal, 85mm or longer lens, or a zoom. If you have a wide-angle this can also be used as we will be also looking at environmental portraits.
This is the perfect meetup to learn how to take the perfect portraits of family and friends.
Sunrise Photography Meetup
Sunday 16 March
Lakeview Park - 6:30am - 2 Hours
Ashraful Khan
Students will learn how to use the proper settings to capture a beautiful sunrise. You will most likely need to use manual settings or switch to AV (aperture) mode.
WWC (Walk with Camera)
Sunday 30 March
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 2 Hours
Ashraful Khan
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
Coffee and Photography
Sunday 13 April
Oshawa Centre - 11am - 2 Hours
Ashraful Khan
Join us for a cozy indoor session at a local coffee shop where we'll cover the basics of photography over a warm cup. We'll start with a discussion on key techniques and settings, perfect for beginners or anyone looking to refresh their skills. Afterward, we'll take a walk to put those tips into practice in the field. A great way to learn and connect with fellow photography enthusiasts while staying comfortable indoors during the winter months!
Street Photography
Sunday 27 April
Downtown Oshawa - 10am - 2 Hours
Ashraful Khan
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.
Beginner's Photography Class
Sunday 11 May
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 3 Hours
Ashraful Khan
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.
Beginner-Advanced Photography Class
Sunday 23 February
Yorkville Village - 2pm - 3 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
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.
The City at Night
Sunday 09 March
Dundas St - 5pm - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.
In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Beginner to Intermediate Post Processing Editing Class
Sunday 23 March
Yorkville Village - 2pm - 3 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Harness the power of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. From exposure to curves to adjustment layers, cut down the amount of time you spend on post-processing. Don't spend any more time not working at your full potential or your optimal workflow. You can sharpen your skills and let go of the fear of learning EVERYTHING that's holding you back from making progress.You will also learn organizing, creating templates, preset, using adobe bridge. You can get your own images and have set of three 15 mins challenges to edit during the session and get practical guidance and easy ways to edit.