Hello, and welcome to our Meetup! My name is John Watts of Watts Digital Imaging - I teach Photoshop, Color Management and Digital Printing to and for photographers, and I'm passionate about these disciplines. I’ve been involved professionally in photographic imaging in Southern California for over 27 years, and would love to share what I know with you. Click Here for a full biography… Meetups - - Our Meetups are usually around 40 participants and are held every few months minimum. There is typi …

Pro or Amateur - Do YOU LOVE PHOTOGRAPHY? If you want to take better photos of people, understand lighting, directing, posing, and more, we are professionals, teachers, with more than 45 years experience between Britt and Daniel M in Education and Photography. We offer regular creative shoots and proven classes to meet all Photographers needs, and are the busiest, largest, most successful (and longest running) model / photography group in San Diego or So Cal. We welcome the nicest of people as …

Our goal is to help other photographers get back some of the precious time spent on the computer, managing their studio, processing images, and trying to learn the latest software and techniques. As it says on our home page we want to help you learn the necessary skills to work efficiently while enjoying the creativity of your craft. A lot of photographers get comfortable with the workflow process they are used to and don’t realize that some of the latest software programs such as Lightroom can …

Our goal is to help local shutterbugs - beginners to seasoned professionals - learn about and grow their passion for photography and learn to take and share great photographs. We offer a variety of workshops taught by experienced local photographers with a love for photography. We provide a great learning experience with small class sizes in a comfortable environment at an affordable cost. We offer hands-on workshops as our experience tells us that you learn and retain more doing it rather that …

Gain inside knowledge of how to work better with your subjects, to compose, create and produce extraordinary images. Learn what type of lighting equipment is really effective, cheap, and how to use it best for all sorts of creative, dramatic and attention grabbing results. You will get to understand just how composition, lenses, angles and lighting affects your images and get hands on experience shooting various people / models and products from the lighting positions, camera angles, combination …

Street photography is the art of exploring life as it happens in the everyday moment, capturing the lives of others with an instant while observing your own, its not about creating photo memories, its about dissolving one's self in the experience of coincidences. It is straight photography in that it shows a pure vision of something, like holding up a mirror to society. Street photography often tends to be ironic and can be distanced from its subject matter, and often concentrates on a single hu …

Welcome Art Photography Lovers! This group is San Diego based and all about shooting better Art works for Portfolio and meeting people that love Art photography. Our photo shoot events and classes offer a fabulous vehicle to learn about shooting models - along with styles, techniques, equipment, posing, legalities, etiquette and communication etc. etc. Learn from other people that love Art photography, experienced teachers and mentors... and shoot with incredible professional Nude models that l …

This group was formed because several friends wanted to learn how to use their everyday digital cameras. It is our mission to make digital photography accessible to all people, and to give the amateur photographer the tools to be able to capture the beauty and action of their lives in order to create lasting memories. We hope to improve and strengthen our meetings, creating an open environment where novices and intermediate photographers will feel comfortable gaining knowledge, and experimenting …

Hello Filmmakers, This meetup is about making films. We will mainly focus on shooting scenes andshorts in class for the purpose of finishing work as part of our curriculum.We will cover the basics of lighting, camera handling and shooting, scene scripts and screenwriting, acting and continuity, shot list and frame selection, acting basics and editing, among others.This is for beginning filmmakers so that they can workshop all theaspects of filmmaking using the equipment (lights, camera, boom mi …

If you just purchased a new DSLR or have one that you want to learn how to use off Auto mode, we encourage you to join us in one of our individual classes, multiple class series, or shooting events. You don't need a camera to join our classes, just a thirst for knowledge! Our meetups are fun, exciting, practical, and simply great networking events! Sessions are kept small in size so we can try to give everyone one-on-one help. The classes are taught by professional photographers of 10+ years of …

Whether you are a beginner or intermediate with either a point-n-shoot or a DSLR camera these classes are for you. We have put together FREE classes on various topics to teach you how to take better photographs.

This meet up group is for all those newbies that have just purchased a new DSLR or have had your DSLR for a while and have no clue how to start using it! We will walk you through all the basics, teach you some fundamental knowledge and show you what all the little dials and buttons do on your camera. This group also addresses the amateurs needs as well. So if you're an amateur and need to learn some additional skillz or share some your skillz, please feel free to join us.

Welcome beginners, intermediate and advanced photo enthusiasts... __ "This exciting class turned my digital camera into an artist's tool! I learned the difference between 'taking a picture' and 'creating art'. ... By taking this workshop Michael will open up a whole new world of photographic possibilities for you, he did me." Troy Garrow, San Diego, CA. _______________________________________________ “...Michael was great!  20 years of photography and I learned more in his two day 'A-Z', and hi …

The goal of the AV Photographers is to help local folks who shoot and live in the Antelope Valley in an informal way. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned photographer, there is something for everybody. Members are to learn to grow their passion for photography and learn to take and share great photographs. We will learn from each other on interesting spots to shoot locally, how to make instead take photograph images. We will learn the art of processing those images in a better workflow and …

Learn Photography From Professionals! Our mission is to teach people with a passion for photography how to take better photos, master the capabilities of their camera, and understand the world of photography through hands-on education and guidance from industry professionals. Whether you just picked up your first camera or are a seasoned pro, we have classes to meet your needs. All instructors at The Workshoppe are professional photographers currently working in the industry and have years of t …

Here we cater to all photographers from weekend warriors to seasoned professionals. Come by and meet other enthusiastic photographers in a fun, friendly, and positive learning environment.

This group is for all those folks who want to learn more about photographing food. We will have meetups at local eateries about specific topics to help you learn more about shooting food with your digital camera. Please let us know what you would like to learn more about. Some topic suggestions could be, how to start a food shot, info about props and how important they are, camera settings, etc. I created this group to have fun gatherings to talk about what we love with food and also food photog …

San Diego Outdoor Photography Workshops hosted by O'Neal Photographic Workshops Our mission is to provide a friendly, fun atmosphere for learning and creativity. We put down our cameras to lift you up. Whatever your skill level, we focus first on developing an understanding of your gear and best field practices which allows you to move beyond the tech side of photography and begin to develop your personal style. We will encourage you to take your camera off of Program Mode but won’t leave you …

Looking to learn the “Ins and Outs” of sports action photography? But don't know where to start. Then we may be just what you are looking for. We will go from A-Z quickly and efficiently to get you out in the field quickly. ... and yes you can do this part time! Who can join, Beginners, Retirees, Hobbyists, Amateurs, and photographers looking to diversify. We will be a “hands on” group with the purpose of training and developing aspiring sports photography enthusiasts in the San Diego area. We w …

Open to all skill levels and all camera types. Turn your camera sideways for a tall picture, (that's portrait orientation for you techie types) and you're ready to go! Directions: Introduce yourself to the pastor, and the baptism table volunteers. Be sure to turn your camera sideways for a tall portrait. After the baptisms are over, turn in your memory card to the volunteers at the baptism table. They will return the card to you after they are done making the prints. Photography Tips: The most i …

The Secrets to Making You a Better Photographer Now YOU have the opportunity to turn your regular photos to mind blowing photographs. You and I both know that you want to become a better photographer and impress everyone around you. Whether you are a beginner with a $80 camera or a professional with a $6,000 camera... There are always fundamentals that we must all apply. Remember that all true professionals understand the value of fundamentals and repetition. This is a meet up group for anyone i …

Classes and workshops introducing you to manual camera controls, and other photography basics, to help you advance your art. "I don't know how to use any of the controls on my camera." "What's exposure, aperture, and ISO?" "Why can't I get good photos in automatic mode?" "Why don't my photos look like yours?" At some point, if you want to transform your photography from "snapshots" to works of art, you'll need to learn to actively use the manual controls on your camera. By adjusting these contro …

This is a group for photographers wanted to learn the basics in photography, lighting, posing, understanding all camera settings, f/stop, iso, shutter speeds, stobe lighting, outdoor lighting... ect. All skills levels are welcome, and I started this group to help those photographers with no formal training to take their images to the next level. The basics are very simple to learn, but using them to say what you want to say is difficult. Why take a picture when you can learn to build an image.