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Upcoming Events

WWC Walk with Camera

WWC Walk with Camera

Sunday 29 June
Garden District - 2pm - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
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$49      
Street Photography

Street Photography

Sunday 13 July
Bay St., Toronto - 11:15am - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
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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$52      
Bird Photography

Bird Photography

Sunday 27 July
Bloor St W - 9am - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Learn how to catch those great bird life images. Interesting techniques, tips, concepts, settings and capture birds in flight, portraits, composition.

During the event, we will be exploring the beautiful habitats in the area and photographing the birds in winter at thier habitat.

Whether you are new to bird photography or a seasoned pro, this event is a great opportunity to hone your skills, learn from others, and enjoy the company of like-minded individuals who share your passion for bird photography.
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$52      

Sunset Photography Meetup

Sunset Photography Meetup

Saturday 09 August
Sir Issac Brock Bridge - 7pm - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
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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$52      
Beginner-Advanced Photography Class

Beginner-Advanced Photography Class

Sunday 24 August
Downtown Ontario - 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.
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$110      
Black and White Photography

Black and White Photography

Sunday 07 September
Front St E - 11am - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good Black and White shot?

We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.

This is a more advanced course and assumes you understand the basics of photography and controlling your camera.
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$49      

Nearby Photography Groups

Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Sunday 29 June
Port Whitby - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
Ashraful Khan
Landscape photography is possibly one of the most popular genres, so we'll be looking at how you can improve your shots and help your photos stand out from the crowd. We will be focusing on composition, panoramas, equipment tips and settings to use.

All skill levels welcome! The professional photography instructor will be there to provide advice, feedback and tips on how to improve your photos and camera skills.
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$47      
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Saturday 05 July
University of Waterloo - 10am - 2 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
Nic van Heerden
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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$49      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 12 July
West-end of Hamilton Harbour - 10am - 3 Hours
Hamilton Photography Group
Trevor Black
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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$110       4 places left

Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunday 13 July
Lakeview Park - 5am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
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.
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$49      
Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Saturday 19 July
Trillium Dr, Kitchener - 10am - 2 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
Nic van Heerden
Landscape photography is possibly one of the most popular genres, so we'll be looking at how you can improve your shots and help your photos stand out from the crowd. We will be focusing on composition, panoramas, equipment tips and settings to use.

All skill levels welcome! The professional photography instructor will be there to provide advice, feedback and tips on how to improve your photos and camera skills.
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$49      
WWC (Walk with Camera)

WWC (Walk with Camera)

Sunday 27 July
Port Whitby - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
Ashraful Khan
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
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$49      

Long Exposure Photography

Long Exposure Photography

Saturday 02 August
Waterloo - 9pm - 2 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
Nic van Heerden
Learn the basics of long exposure to capture light trails along with tripod photography.

Long exposure refers to a technique where you keep the shutter open for an unusually long period of time. This results to interesting effects in your photographs.
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$49      
Abstract Photography

Abstract Photography

Saturday 09 August
West-end of Hamilton Harbour - 10am - 2 Hours
Hamilton Photography Group
Trevor Black
Abstract photography involves capturing a subject in a way that renders it either partially or completely unrecognizable, emphasizing instead on the interplay of shapes, colors, and form.

In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating striking and thought-provoking images through the use of abstraction.

Our experienced instructor will guide you through the process of understanding and applying the principles of abstract photography, including composition, color, and texture. We will cover topics such as finding inspiration in everyday objects, experimenting with different angles and perspectives.
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$49      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 10 August
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 3 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
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.
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$110      

Nature Photography Meetup

Nature Photography Meetup

Saturday 16 August
Waterloo - 10am - 2 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
Hailey Minda
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.

Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
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$49      
Portrait Photography Meetup

Portrait Photography Meetup

Sunday 24 August
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
Ashraful Khan
Whether you wish to up your selfie game or begin developing a portfolio, this workshop will help you learn the basics of portrait photography and push your creativity and technical understanding.

Learn which settings are best to use, how to select the best locations, and what lighting and poses highlight a model's best features. We will also learn how to build rapport to get the best reactions and genuine emotions from a person.
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$49      
ABOUT TORONTO
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 Toronto.

  • 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
    Friendly and knowledgeable instructor. Good class
    5/5
    Georges
    2025-05-27
    That was a lot of fun, thank you!
    5/5
    Alex
    2025-05-27
    Great instructor!
    5/5
    Pooja
    2025-05-27

    Very informative.
    5/5
    Branislav
    2025-05-07
    We had a great session. Dakshin is knowledgeable and has been very patient and helpful. He has shared a lot of knowledge on how to use the camera functions as well as how to take creative photos.
    5/5
    Barbara
    2025-03-11
    the class was good! i learned a lot.
    5/5
    Kaela
    2025-02-25

    This was much better than the previous street photography session I attended. Here dakshin came with a structure and points to discuss. He gave us the settings info and tips before actually starting the clicking. Also he adjusted the time that lost initially as we didn't get any parking near to the park. He also clicked along with us on same subjects and showed his framing skills . This was good.
    4/5
    Sreejith
    2024-10-15
    Fun, informative, well-organized, great guide!
    5/5
    Sandra
    2024-09-10
    The session was incredibly useful, covering camera settings, basic and some advanced photography concepts, and practical tips in detail, along with engaging challenges. I also really enjoyed that it was held at a downtown location (BEC Place) that provided great accessibility for people travelling and offered wonderful architecture for photos.
    5/5
    Tyler
    2024-08-15

    Dakshin our facilitator for the day was FANTASTIC. learned a lot about photography! Our facilitator was caring, and put a lot of effort into paying attention to each and everyone of us both together as a group and individually to answer any of our individual questions we had and give us specific pointers for what we each separately needed or asked. We did a lot actually, we got to see many spots and take pictures in all of these spots, and learned a lot about the spots too and photography, everything was done timely i didn't feel rushed and i felt like we got everything done effectively, we got a lot done too, which was fantastic. We also got a lot of good assignments to do during the day for our photography building skills. Our facilitator was very knowledgeable in photography. Really good day! Thank you!
    5/5
    Ana
    2024-07-09
    Very knowledgeable teacher and learned a lot.
    4/5
    Helen
    2024-03-18
    It was a good walk around Yorkville. Dash was quite open to questions and also kept an eye on keeping people together.
    5/5
    Anne
    2024-03-11

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
    An avid traveller and passionate photographer who believes in creativity, composition, technique and nature of the subjects. Though he has more than 8 years of experience shooting in weddings, events, portrait, wildlife, streets, product etc, his favourite areas are wildlife and weddings. Both requires creativity and a right timing to stand unique.

    In 2017, he won the national photography competition in India and various competitions. Teaching has given him an opportunity to spread photography knowledge to various students. Dancing is his another passion to add on. I

    He likes to have fun and enjoys photography a lot. The more he knows about creating images, the more he falls in love with.

    Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal is available for private bookings

    Private 1:1 Tutoring, Portraits, Events, Maternity, New born, Outdoor, Headshots etc
    Available Saturdays and Sundays 10am to 7pm

    PHOTOS
    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-05-28
    Title or Location: Polson Pier, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    Polson Pier is one of, if not the most popular location in Toronto to take a picture of the downtown core of the city.Its very popular among wedding photographers and tourists alike.
    Credit: Paul Macpherson
    Facebook: ptellsstories

    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-05-22
    Title or Location: The photo was taken in Keswick Ontario , Canada Keswick is just north Of Toronto
    I got up before dawn , drove to the site , and took the shot . I love the magic of the morning light .It?s was cold morning , no humidity.It was a simple but powerful image .
    Credit: Tom Sandler
    Facebook: Tom Sandler
    Instagram: Tom_sandler_
    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-05-14
    Title or Location: Toronto ON Canada
    I love exploring Toronto, where I've been living for a while now, with a camera, or more often just with a mobile phone. And looking for unusual angles. This place in the center of downtown on King Street always looks different depending on the weather, time of day, wind... This time I was shooting late in the evening and waiting for the flag to straighten out.Shot on a Samsung s21 mobile phone, edited in an editor Snapseed/
    Credit: Yuri Shvarzman

    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-05-07
    Title or Location: Botswana, Africa.
    I shot the photo of this Elephant in Botswana, The elephant stop and watched us drive by, then it stared to charge us because it was protecting it's the herd.
    Credit: Michael Clayton
    Facebook: Michael Clayton photography
    Instagram: michaelclaytonphotography

    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-04-23
    Title or Location: Toronto ON Canada
    We have two young cats, they will be 1 year old in a month. This is Naomi, she loves to crawl under a blanket or coverlet and look out from there. And I always have the feeling of a meaningful human gaze. Taken with a Samsung 21s mobile phone.
    Credit: Yuri Shvarzman
    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-04-17
    Title or Location: Tommy Thompson Park.
    This photo was the last photo that i shoot on the way out of Tommy Thompson park. I got lucky, the bird let me get close enough for the photo. what a moment! Tommy Thompson park is a grate place to shoot birds and wild life, a grate place check out in the city.
    Credit: Michael Clayton
    Facebook: Michael Clayton photography
    Instagram: michaelclaytonphotography

    Charlotte Photography Club
    2025-06-21
    Title or Location: Miami, FL
    Right after a terrific storm, we went outside to see if any damage had been done to the waterfront and were amazed to see the clear lights of the city with a bright moon shining overhead. The peaceful, calm water made it look like not a drop of rain had fallen.
    Credit: How rd Stevens

    Baltimore Photography Group
    2025-06-21
    Title or Location: Vuyani Safari Lodge, South Africa
    This cheetah is one of two brothers we sighted roaming Vuyani Reserve during a game ride in 2018. The handheld image is from a Canon 5D4 with a 150-600 telephoto lense and was taken from the back seat of an open top range vehicle. The intense stare from those orange eyes os captivating.
    Credit: Warren Gitt
    Chichester Photography Group
    2025-06-21
    Title or Location: greenie
    I just love the green and the composition of this snake
    Credit: Ian Holloway
    Instagram: holloway68

    Reno Photography Group
    2025-06-20
    Title or Location: Carson City, Nevada
    Powwow Indian Dance Competition ? June 2025 This photo was taken on the first day of the competition in Carson City. I captured over 200 images of dancers from all categories?each one was incredible to watch and photograph.I used a Sony a7R IIIA camera with a Tamron 35?150mm lens. Camera settings for this shot: ISO 3200, 126mm, f/2.8, 1/200 sec.In post-processing, I removed the distracting background elements (such as other people and vendor tents) and brightened the subject using Luminar Ne
    Credit: Damian Czajka
    Facebook: Nevada and Southwest
    Instagram: damian_LV_photography

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