TORONTO
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Long Exposure Photography

Long Exposure Photography

Sunday 27 October
City Place - 6pm - 2 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Dive into the captivating world of photography with our exciting workshop where you will master the foundations of long exposure and tripod shots. Get ready to skillfully harness the allure of light trails that dance across your frames, transforming them into unique masterpieces. Learn the intriguing technique of leaving the shutter open for extended durations, a method that yields intimate, immersive effects. Amp up your photographic prowess with knowledge that expands the realms of possibility in your practice. Enroll now to embark on a journey that will nourish your passion for visual storytelling.
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$49      
Beginner to Intermediate Post ProcessingEditing Class

Beginner to Intermediate Post ProcessingEditing Class

Sunday 10 November
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       5 places left
Sony Masterclass - For Sony Camera Users

Sony Masterclass - For Sony Camera Users

Sunday 24 November
Bay St. Downtown Toronto - 2pm - 3 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
Join us for an exclusive Sony Masterclass, designed specifically for Sony users! This workshop will offer hands-on training and expert insights to help you unlock the full potential of your Sony gear. This session will cover camera settings, basic and advanced techniques, tips, and tricks to elevate your skills and enhance your creative output. Don't miss this opportunity to connect with fellow Sony users and take your artistry to the next level
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$108       5 places left

WWC Walk with Camera

WWC Walk with Camera

Sunday 08 December
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      
Beginner-Advanced Photography Class

Beginner-Advanced Photography Class

Sunday 15 December
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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$105      
Photography Business Workshop

Photography Business Workshop

Sunday 09 February
Downtown Ontario - 1pm - 3 Hours
Dakshnamoorthy Parivallal
A comprehensive photography workshop tailored for aspiring photographers and business enthusiasts in Toronto. This workshop is designed to equip participants with the necessary skills and knowledge to establish and grow a successful photography business in the vibrant city of Toronto. Whether you're an amateur photographer looking to turn your passion into a profession or an entrepreneur seeking to enter the photography industry, this workshop is your gateway to success.Workshop ObjectivesBuilding a business mindset Explore the business side of photography, including branding, marketing strategies, client management, pricing structures, and legal considerations.Skill Development How to hone your photography skills and ways.Build a Portfolio How to build a Portfolio and tools to do it.Define Your Niche Your uniqueness and how to sell it.Invest in Equipment How much to invest and right ways to invest.Create a Business Plan Treat your photography venture as a business from the outset. How to develop a business plan outlining your goals and strategy.Market Your Services How to develop a marketing strategy to promote your photography services.Financial Management How to manage your finances effectively to ensure the sustainability of your photography business.
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$105      

Nearby Photography Groups

WWC (Walk with Camera)

WWC (Walk with Camera)

Sunday 20 October
Iroquois Beach - 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      
Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunrise Photography Meetup

Sunday 27 October
Lakeview Park - 6:45am - 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      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 02 November
Downtown Kitchener - 10am - 3 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
David Chidozie Akhigbe
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.
book now
$105      

Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 10 November
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.
book now
$105       5 places left
Outdoor Portraits

Outdoor Portraits

Saturday 23 November
Waterloo - 1pm - 2 Hours
Kitchener Photography Group
David Chidozie Akhigbe
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      
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Sunday 01 December
Centre St South - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
Ashraful Khan
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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$47      

Black and White Photography

Black and White Photography

Sunday 12 January
Whitby - 10am - 2 Hours
Oshawa Photography Group
Ashraful Khan
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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$47      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 02 February
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.
book now
$105      
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.
book now
$47      

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.

    Join the Toronto Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    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
    Leader was very knowledgeable and approachable. Great location and good length of session.
    4/5
    Lisa
    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

    Seattle Photography Group
    2024-10-13
    Title or Location: Bainbridge Island, WA
    I wasn't sure I would be getting a good shot of the moon that night with all of the clouds that were lingering along the horizon. It popped up for the perfect alignment with the needle at the top of the Space Needle. My favorite part is how the moonlight is shining on the water. This was taken about 8 miles from the Space Needle on Bainbridge Island.
    Credit: Kristin L. Raught
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kristin.raught.37625/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristinlraught/
    Orange County Photography Group
    2024-10-11
    Title or Location: This photo was taken on the Chobe River, Botswana, Africa
    We spotted this eagle sitting on a dead tree limb. I raised my camera to take the shot when he just started to fly away. Lucky shot.
    Credit: Colleen Bevacqua
    Atlanta Photography Club
    2024-10-09
    Title or Location: Buford, GA

    Credit: Srijan Reddy Gangidi
    Instagram: zoinkedpanda

    Las Vegas Photography Group
    2024-10-08
    Title or Location: Hayden Lake, Idaho
    This is the annual salmon Spawn at Hayden Lake, Idaho. This was my 1st visit to the area to witness the Osprey diving down in the lake to catch huge red Kokanee Salmon.
    Credit: Allen Lynn
    Instagram: @frontierwestphotography
    Wigan Photography Group
    2024-10-08
    Title or Location: How Bridge Cemetery
    I heard there was a flock of Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) at Howbridge Cemetery Atherton. Being a cemetery setting respect and care was taken using long lens from footpath. This bird is extremely photogenic and looks like a painting, the feathers are so fine the photos of them appear to be over edited but all I do is maybe crop and lightning.I always shoot in Raw info here Canon 7D 400mm f5.6 1/250, ISO500
    Credit: Steve Johnson
    Anchorage Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Title or Location: Lake George , Knik Glacier Alaska
    Photo was takin on a trip up to Knik Glacier Alaska to do some filming for the Croatia National News and the BBC . 19mm F/2.8
    Credit: Martin Martin Alaska
    Facebook: Martin Martin Alaska

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