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Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Sunday 08 December
Marlin Bay Dr. - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Master the Art of Photography: A Journey Through the Exposure Triangle

Unlock the secret to impeccable photography by grasping the integral components of the exposure triangle: ISO, aperture, and shutter speed. Our comprehensive class is meticulously designed to illuminate the individual roles these settings play in crafting the perfect exposure.

Dive into a hands-on learning experience as we explore the nuances of selecting the optimal settings to echo your creative vision. Understand the profound influence of lighting and composition on your photographic choices and refine your skills through practical exercises.

Benefit from personalized guidance with ample opportunity for one-on-one coaching to ensure you confidently navigate through the complexities of manual camera operation.

Participants are kindly requested to bring a camera capable of shooting in manual mode. For an enhanced learning experience, please also bring your camera's user manual, particularly if you are unfamiliar with its settings.

Embark on your path to creating visually stunning photographs with precision and intention. Join us and transform the way you capture moments forever.
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$92       3 places left
Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Saturday 11 January
Monticello Avenue, Norfolk - 10am - 2 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Street photographers are observers by nature. They use photography as a way of connecting with the world and bringing back the moments that stand out. There are hints, feelings, ideas, stories, or questions in their photos that are meant to prompt the viewer to wonder about the rest of the story.This two-hour meetup is for all skill levels and any camera type, including cell phones. We will be exploring downtown Norfolk, looking for the interesting details in everyday life that are often overlooked. After a discussion on what Street Photography is and how to go about it, we will walk Granby Street. And what we find will be different for everyone, that's the beauty of Street Photography, pictures are taken from the photographer's viewpoint instead of focusing on the viewer's perspective, leaving every image up to the interpretation of the viewer rather than leading them to it.
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$47      
Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Sunday 09 February
Monticello Avenue, Norfolk - 10am - 2 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Street photographers are observers by nature. They use photography as a way of connecting with the world and bringing back the moments that stand out. There are hints, feelings, ideas, stories, or questions in their photos that are meant to prompt the viewer to wonder about the rest of the story.This two-hour meetup is for all skill levels and any camera type, including cell phones. We will be exploring downtown Norfolk, looking for the interesting details in everyday life that are often overlooked. After a discussion on what Street Photography is and how to go about it, we will walk Granby Street. And what we find will be different for everyone, that's the beauty of Street Photography, pictures are taken from the photographer's viewpoint instead of focusing on the viewer's perspective, leaving every image up to the interpretation of the viewer rather than leading them to it.
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$47      

Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 15 March
Marlin Bay Dr. - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
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$92      
Beginner's Photography II Class Shooting in Manual Mode

Beginner's Photography II Class Shooting in Manual Mode

Saturday 05 April
General Booth Blvd - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Continue your photographic journey with our Advanced Photography Course. After mastering the basics, delve into in-depth concepts covering composition, the analysis of RAW vs JPEG image formats, in-detail photo editing, comprehensive file storage, and plenty of practice for honing your manual mode shooting skills. If you know the ropes of operating your camera and are keen to refine the quality of your photos, you're more than welcome to join. With our three-hour interactive sessions, you'll participate in numerous activities for practical learning, and be a part of insightful discussions offering individual and group feedback. Unleash your full potential and turn your vision into captivating art.
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$92      
Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 26 April
Marlin Bay Dr. - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
book now
$92      

Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 10 May
Marlin Bay Dr. - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
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$92      
Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 07 June
Marlin Bay Dr. - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
book now
$92      
Beginner's Photography II Class Shooting in Manual Mode

Beginner's Photography II Class Shooting in Manual Mode

Saturday 21 June
General Booth Blvd - 9am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Continue your photographic journey with our Advanced Photography Course. After mastering the basics, delve into in-depth concepts covering composition, the analysis of RAW vs JPEG image formats, in-detail photo editing, comprehensive file storage, and plenty of practice for honing your manual mode shooting skills. If you know the ropes of operating your camera and are keen to refine the quality of your photos, you're more than welcome to join. With our three-hour interactive sessions, you'll participate in numerous activities for practical learning, and be a part of insightful discussions offering individual and group feedback. Unleash your full potential and turn your vision into captivating art.
book now
$92      

Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 12 July
Marlin Bay Dr. - 8:30am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
book now
$92      
Sunset Photography Meetup

Sunset Photography Meetup

Sunday 20 July
Cape Charles - 7pm - 2 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
Capture a beautiful sunset over the water! We'll talk about the optimal camera settings to balance light and capture the rich colors of the sky, and we'll play with reflections in the water. Keep a lookout for seabirds wrapping up dinnertime and enjoy the peace that settles in as the day comes to a close.
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$47      
Beginner's Photography I Class

Beginner's Photography I Class

Saturday 16 August
Marlin Bay Dr. - 8:30am - 3 Hours
Virginia Beach Photography Group
Dawn Rykheart
This class will cover the exposure triangle and the part that ISO, aperture, and shutter speed play individually in achieving the perfect exposure. We'll delve into how to choose which setting to prioritize based on the image you want to produce, and how lighting and composition impact those choices. There will be practice activities, and plenty of time for one-on-one coaching. Please bring a camera that can shoot in manual mode, and if you are not familiar with where the settings are on your camera, please also bring the user's manual for your camera.
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$92      

ABOUT NEWPORT
NEWS
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 Newport News.

  • 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 Newport News Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    I really enjoyed the experience and it gave me alot more knowledge on hiw to use my camera in manual mode.
    5/5
    Tammie
    2024-06-18
    It was a well lead event and provided guidance in a way for me to confirm that I had not mislead myself in my own research of photography.
    5/5
    Christopher
    2024-06-18
    Great event. There were only two of us, me a very beginner and another who is much more experienced than I am, and the instructor did a great job of providing the details where both of us were able to learn a lot. Mike was very knowledgeable and helpful, and I definitely benefited from taking this class.
    5/5
    Kimberly
    2023-07-13

    PHOTOS
    Newport News Photography Group
    2024-02-09
    Title or Location: Hunting park beach park
    Hello NNPG and thank you for the kind words!Since relocating to Newport News people have shared with me how special Huntington Beach and Park is for taking photos. I chose a cloudy day for pictures to try out a new filter. As I was finishing I noticed the sun rays breaking through the clouds in the distance. I was able to capture the image before the clouds closed back up. As a visually impaired person I want to share that anyone can take a special picture even on a cloudy day!Canon M 2
    Credit: https://www.shutterstock.com/g/CameronDunn
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CamronDunn
    Instagram: cameron.dunn2

    Newport News Photography Group
    2024-02-03
    Title or Location: Mt. Trashmore, Virginia Beach, VA.
    On location for a photoshoot for American Heart Association. Got to the location early before event began and this was the result.
    Credit: Michael Smid
    Facebook: Michael Smid
    Instagram: michaelsmid5111
    Newport News Photography Group
    2024-01-20
    Title or Location: High School Back Hall
    A scan of a print of a hallway at my High School in 1977. I was in Photography class and we were "sent out to take pictures" one day. I used a 35mm SLR Canon FTb with a 50mm lens that my Dad bought me. The film was most likely Kodak Tri-x 400. The aperture was probably wide open at a 30/sec, or 60/sec. By the time that was showing on the clock, it was the end of the day, so I must have been desperate for content because the first door on the right was the classroom. :-)I developed and print
    Credit: Emay Ayche
    Facebook: emayayche
    Instagram: emay.ayche

    Newport News Photography Group
    2024-01-20
    Title or Location: Huntington Beach, Newport News, VA.
    This was a staged photo to be used as a promotion for Family Photos in Virginia Beach.
    Credit: Michael Smid
    Facebook: Michael Smid
    Instagram: michaelsmid5111

    Newport News Photography Group
    2024-01-12
    Title or Location: Huntington Beach, Newport News, VA.
    Just happened to be driving by this foggy morning and stopped to see what the beach was like. And here it is.
    Credit: Michael Smid
    Facebook: Michael Smid
    Instagram: michaelsmid5111
    Newport News Photography Group
    2023-12-29
    Title or Location: Hoffler Creek Suffolk VA
    Pair of Ospreys built a nest on the other side of Hoffler creek. This one (the mail) had just brought a fish to the female and chicks. This fish was going to be all his.
    Credit: William Yardley

    Norfolk Photography Group
    2024-12-02
    Title or Location: Amazona Zoo
    Another trip to Amazona, great value having a pass.
    Credit: John Cameron

    North London Photography Group
    2024-12-02
    Title or Location: Berrylands, Surbiton
    I was photographing the squirrel in our garden while I was in the room and I was photographing it from the window of the room.
    Credit: Dimitar Nedelchev
    Newark Photography Group
    2024-12-02
    Title or Location: An oblique photo of Oahu and the Hawaiian Islands.
    &3900&757&9775&8255&9775&757&3901&12388?=:::::>I am experimenting with Abstract photography. A genre of photography that deviates from traditional representations of reality and focuses on capturing shapes, forms, patterns, colors, and textures in a non-representational manner, In this photo I am emphasizing the visual elements of the of mountains of Hawaiian Islands and their cities (particularly Oahu ) during a brief thunder storm, rather than an single literal or recogniza
    Credit: Louis Nesbitt
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/louis.nesbitt.14
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nesbytel/
    Las Vegas Photography Group
    2024-12-01
    Title or Location: Red Rock Canyon
    As I was driving towards Tecopa CA I see this rainbow and unusual fog around our beautiful Red Rock mountains near Las Vegas, because I love taking photos of everything beautiful, I had to stop and grab some stills, these captures, although imperfect, made my day, I had to share it.
    Credit: Jorge Ricardo

    Fort Collins Photography Group
    2024-11-30
    Title or Location: Hanna Wyoming
    I was just kicking around
    Credit: Patrick M Matthews
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/househearken/
    Instagram: https://www.facebook.com/househearken/
    Northumberland Photography Group
    2024-11-29
    Title or Location: Whitley Bay Northumberland
    Photo was taken November 17th 2024 at Dawn.Photo is called "November Dawn St Marys Lighthouse"Nikon Z814-24mm @ 24mmISO 64F/110.4sec
    Credit: Gary MOffat
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