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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 28 May
Washington Park - 11am - 3 Hours
Albany Photography Group
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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$76       2 places left
Sunset Photography Meetup

Sunset Photography Meetup

Saturday 03 June
Frear Park - 7:30pm - 2 Hours
Albany Photography Group
Learn how to use the proper settings to capture a beautiful sunset. Beyond just being a natural phenomenon, the setting of the sun symbolizes many things to a variety or people and cultures. The setting of the sun represents the completion of a day's work, so it represents the opportunity to rest.
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$39      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 24 June
Monument Square - 4pm - 3 Hours
Albany Photography Group
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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$76       5 places left

50mm Lens Meetup

50mm Lens Meetup

Saturday 08 July
Frear Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Albany Photography Group
The 50mm lens is one of the flexible and useful lenses in any photographer’s gear bag. It is neither a wide-angle or telephoto lens, but allows the camera to see on the same scale as your eye. As such, it can be used for a variety of styles, from landscape and street photography to portrait and product photography. In this meetup, we’ll review the basic camera settings. We’ll then cover some of the advantages of shooting with a prime lens, and some basic techniques to using the 50mm lens. As always, there will be ample opportunities for you to put your new knowledge into practice.
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$39      
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Sunday 23 July
Monument Square - 2pm - 2 Hours
Albany Photography Group
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures. In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.
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$39      

Nearby Photography Groups

Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 03 June
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - 10am - 3 Hours
Poughkeepsie Photography Group
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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$76      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 01 July
Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - 1pm - 3 Hours
Poughkeepsie Photography Group
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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$76       5 places left
Backlighting, Bokeh and Bursts

Backlighting, Bokeh and Bursts

Saturday 15 July
287 Pancake Hollow Rd. Highland - 1pm - 2 Hours
Poughkeepsie Photography Group
We will be using various techniques to maximise the behaviour of the light. Backlighting is one of my favourites and can be used for portraiture or nature. Bokeh is Japanese for blur but is a term used for soft out of focus balls of light which can look very pleasing. Burst in this case is star burst which can be achieved when you have strong areas of light and a correct choice of aperture. Use all three to create some amazing compositions.
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$39      

ABOUT ALBANY
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 Albany.

  • 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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    • REVIEWS
    I found the class to be very informative and helpful. Elissa was fantastic and so knowledgeable. I look forward to getting to know my camera better and taking future classes. Thank you for proving such a wonderful resource.
    5/5
    Kelley
    2023-03-20
    Elissa was a great instructor and provided helpful skills and tips. She was patient and did a bit of 1-1 with people which was fantastic!
    5/5
    Melissa
    2023-03-13
    INSTRUCTORS
    Elissa Ebersold
    Elissa is an award-winning music photographer, music journalist, and graphic designer based in New York's Capital District. She's been taking pictures every since she was a child, but it was only until after she suffered a life-altering injury that she found her niche in the music world as a way to push her physical limits. As a photographer and designer, she's been featured in both print & digital magazines, and has even had photographs appear as single artwork on the Billboard Charts.

    An avid fan of long road trips and world travel, she is ruled by her three cats, Jupiter, Loki & Zeus, and has way too many plush blankets and vintage cameras.
    Ivette Rodriguez
    Hey ya'll I'm Ivette a photography instructor with Orble. Ive been practicing photography for over 2 years now and my interest in it roots from wanting a way to capture moments and make them last forever in our ever changing world I like photos that are compositionally interesting or evoke emotion from the audience. I do primarily portraits and landscape, however I have a wide range of interest such as event photography and abstract/conceptual photography as well.
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