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Beginner-Advanced Photography Class

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.
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$108       4 places left
The City at Night

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.
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$49      
Beginner to Intermediate Post Processing Editing Class

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.
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$108      

Nearby Photography Groups

Outdoor Portraits

Outdoor Portraits

Sunday 23 February
Simcoe Street South - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
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.
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$47      
Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunday 16 March
Lakeview Park - 6:30am - 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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$47      
WWC (Walk with Camera)

WWC (Walk with Camera)

Sunday 30 March
Simcoe Street South - 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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$47      

Coffee and Photography

Coffee and Photography

Sunday 13 April
Oshawa Centre - 11am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
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!
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$47      
Street Photography

Street Photography

Sunday 27 April
Downtown Oshawa - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
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.
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$47      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 11 May
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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$105      

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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    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    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

    Very enjoyable; Dakshin was very helpful; other participants were very pleasant and helpful. Looking forward to other opportunities to learn/practise.
    5/5
    GMO
    2024-02-20
    I've learned a great deal of new techniques yesterday and will put it to good use in my future photos.
    5/5
    Nicole
    2024-01-14
    Dakshin was an excellent instructer. He was very personable and knowledgeable and eagerly shared his knowledge with us. I enjoyed my time with Dakshin and learned so much that I have signed up for more meetups.
    5/5
    Raine
    2023-10-27

    Dakshin was an excellent instructer. He was very personable and knowledgeable and eagerly shared his knowledge with us. I enjoyed my time with Dakshin and learned so much that I have signed up for more meetups.
    5/5
    Raine
    2023-10-27
    I found it super interesting and I learned a lot.
    5/5
    Ana
    2023-09-11
    Thought the event was very informative and gave me some practical advice on the settings for my camera . The instructor was very knowledgeable and very patient and was extremely helpful in explaining how to take shots both in the group work and challenges. Overall a great event and the location was perfect
    5/5
    Bruce
    2023-09-10

    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
    2024-06-01
    Title or Location: Church and Gerrard Toronto. Not sure which condo building is lit up
    Shot taken from Sherbourne St N facing West out of car window. Samsung Ultra S23 , ISO 50, F2.4 69mm 1/2000s. April 30th 743pm. It had just rained and there was a spring fog inversion over the city buildings and just as the sun was setting it lit up this building through the fog. Simply beautiful.
    Credit: Andrea L Wilson

    Toronto Photography Group
    2024-05-31
    Title or Location:
    My camera buddy and I were walking down College towards Young Subway on our way home from a photo walk. My buddy saw this chap in the beautiful end-of-day light. It was too far away for his 24mm, so he pointed it out to me with my 50mm. I had already seen him and captured the image. We both knew it was something special.
    Credit: Paul MacPherson
    Facebook: paulmacp
    Instagram: paulmacp
    Toronto Photography Group
    2024-05-25
    Title or Location: ZOO Toronto
    How similar the underwater world and space are! I was simply fascinated by the jellyfish floating in the water! I took it with my phone.
    Credit: Yuri Shvarzman

    Toronto Photography Group
    2024-05-17
    Title or Location: Toronto ON Canada - Nathan Phillips Square
    The architectural lines and details of this location are attractive to the photographer at any time of the shoot, but especially when the shadows highlight these details. And it's especially interesting to watch people in a state of public loneliness.
    Credit: Yuri Shvarzman

    Toronto Photography Group
    2024-05-10
    Title or Location: High Park

    Credit: HERMINIO JUAREZ
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/herminiojuarez?igsh=enJrM25uZzVzN3hs
    Toronto Photography Group
    2024-05-03
    Title or Location: Markham
    The golden hour of sunrise is the most ideal time for shooting. Seize every opportunity and the changes every second are different. This is the fun.
    Credit: jackson bigkwok

    Newark Photography Group
    2025-02-14
    Title or Location: Central Park of Morris County
    During a recent photo outing dedicated to "snack time" I encountered this photo opportunity.
    Credit: Stephen Bush
    Instagram: @stephenbush219

    Provo Photography Group
    2025-02-13
    Title or Location: Midway Utah
    Just at the end of a significant rain squall I looked out my window to witness this incredible perfect colorful rainbow appearing. Nature always delivers!
    Credit: Roger Hughes
    Sutherland Photography Group
    2025-02-13
    Title or Location: Crocodile Bridge Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
    As the sun starts to set, the Bush Babies of Crocodile Bridge rest camp awaken. I sat patiently by the pole in the fence, waiting for them to emerge. These nocturnal beauties cautiously pop their heads up, then back down, before jumping off into the setting sky, eager for their night ahead.
    Credit: Alycia Geldenhuys
    Instagram: @wildunleashed

    Chichester Photography Group
    2025-02-12
    Title or Location: Ferring beach.
    An evening a couple of years ago when the sky was clear I went out with a group of friends to do some Astrophotography. The Milky Way was quite visible that evening!
    Credit: Jan Budgen
    Facebook: Jan Budgen
    Instagram: jan_budgen_sussex

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