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Studio Photography Class

Studio Photography Class

Saturday 27 January
Durham - 10am - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
Join us for a comprehensive 3-hour studio workshop where we explore the essentials of studio photography. Dive deep into the technical know-how of production flash and lighting, learn the optimal settings, and harness the power of key materials such as white boards and reflectors. Enhance your skill set, refine your technique, and illuminate your photographic vision.
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$84       1 places left
Flash Photography Class

Flash Photography Class

Saturday 10 February
Durham - 2pm - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
As a photographer mastering flash photography will hugely improve your photography and understanding of lighting. We will cover how to properly use your external Camera Flash/Speedlite. Learn the settings and modes of the flash and camera. Like the TTL Metering mode: which is a common mode on your camera and Speedlite. Which helps your camera and Speedlite communicate with each other. You will also learn the difference between fill light and key light. We will be working with both available lighting and flash photography. While walking through troubleshooting, making adjustments, and successfully capturing portraits & landscapes.
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$84       4 places left
Low Light Portrait Photography Class

Low Light Portrait Photography Class

Sunday 11 February
Downtown Raleigh - 5pm - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
Join our Low Light Portrait Photography class and unlock the secrets of capturing stunning portraits in challenging lighting conditions. Whether you're a beginner or an enthusiast, this class will empower you to capture captivating portraits that truly shine, even in the dimmest of environments.
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$84       1 places left

50mm Lens Meetup

50mm Lens Meetup

Sunday 18 February
Durham - 2:30pm - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
The 50mm lens is one of the flexible and useful lenses in any photographer’s gear bag. It is neither a wide-angle or telephoto lens, but allows the camera to see on the same scale as your eye. As such, it can be used for a variety of styles, from landscape and street photography to portrait and product photography. In this meetup, we’ll review the basic camera settings. We’ll then cover some of the advantages of shooting with a prime lens, and some basic techniques to using the 50mm lens. As always, there will be ample opportunities for you to put your new knowledge into practice.
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$43      
Rule of Thirds

Rule of Thirds

Saturday 24 February
Durham - 10am - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
One of the most basic tenets of composition is the Rule of Thirds. Although most people are familiar with this technique it is often forgotten in the haste to take a photo. However you ignore it at your peril as it can make an average snap into something which is has tension and dynamism.

In this meetup we will practice using the Rule of Thirds in a setting full of photographic possibility.
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$43      
Creative Shapes

Creative Shapes

Saturday 02 March
2110 Blue Ridge Rd - 10am - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
We live in a world of shapes and designs all around us. Let's explore dynamic shapes, not only in architecture but how to add shapes as backgrounds to portraits and other main subject choices.
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$43      

Street Photography

Street Photography

Saturday 09 March
Downtown Raleigh - 10am - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
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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$43      
Black and White Photography

Black and White Photography

Saturday 16 March
Durham - 10am - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
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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$43      
Composition in the Park

Composition in the Park

Saturday 23 March
Eno River - 10am - 2 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
Come and join us as we explore composition in photography.

Composition is one of the most critical element in photography. Composition is how a photographer arranges the visual elements within their image, frame. I promise you that if you search for information on composition you will find plenty You will find formal rules, opinion, some of which you can trace back to historical art movements and painters.

Even in the digital world, composition remains the key to creating strong images. Composition is what guides our eye through an image and gives importance to the subject. It creates the story for the viewer and how we as photographers convey that message.

This meetup will explore composition using our frame and tools available to us as the photographer.
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$43      

Double Exposure Class

Double Exposure Class

Saturday 30 March
Central Park - 10am - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
A double exposure is a photograph composed of two combined and overlaid images. You can create double exposures in Photoshop or with digital cameras using a special setting. These images often have a dreamy, otherworldly feel and you can use them for great artistic effect, with both digital cameras and film.

Come and learn double exposure with us!
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$84       4 places left
Macro Photography Class

Macro Photography Class

Saturday 06 April
2619 Western Blvd - 10am - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
Macro photography is a unique form of photography that involves photographing small objects to make them look life-sized or more significant in the photo. The usual subjects include flowers and small insects, which we don't normally get to see up close with the naked eye.

The class will start when the insects are more active. So be ready to explore and capture breathe-taking macro images.

Please bring a fully charged battery, lots of space on your memory card, good walking shoes, some water to drink, and an umbrella if it looks like it may rain.
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$84      
Photography 101: Exposure

Photography 101: Exposure

Saturday 13 April
Durham - 10am - 3 Hours
Raleigh Photography Group
What is Exposure?

The action of exposing a digital sensor or photographic film to light.

This class is for anyone looking to switch their camera mode from Auto to Manual and learn how to shoot using the Manual Mode. The goal is to help everyone become more confident when using their cameras. We will touch on the exposure triangle: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO.
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$84      

ABOUT RALEIGH
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials which can be anything from pencils or pastels, to watercolour or oils.

If you are a complete beginner all you need to start are a couple of good drawing pencils, a rubber, and a drawing pad.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

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 Raleigh Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
PHOTOS
Raleigh Watercolor Group
2023-09-04
Title or Location: Cape cod
This is a Facebook tutorial by artist Chris Petri. chrispetri.com
Credit: Bonita McMorris
Facebook: Bonita McMorris
Instagram: Bo.nita527

Denver Watercolor Group
2023-11-29
Title or Location: Cedarege, Colorado
On the western slope of Colorado lies a small town called Cedaredge, Colorado my grandparents owned a small piece of property about halfway up the side of the Grand Mesa, considered the largest mesa in the world with over 300 lakes. My grandparents lived near a small lake. As a child, I have always been fascinated with insects, especially butterflies. In Cub Scouts, I became interested in entomology. I happened to notice a large praying mantis on a red flowering Quince bush on my Grandpare
Credit: Gary L Thompson
Manchester Watercolour Group
2023-11-27
Title or Location: Llandudno in September
I visited Llandudno for the first time. It was a special trip with my cousin. We had fought a long battle for recognition of past injustice. We won and we celebrated by visiting beautiful Llandudno and made some beautiful memories.
Credit: Olatunde Spence
Instagram: Akoma101

Sacramento Watercolor Group
2023-11-27
Title or Location: Winter Birds
I?m a creative person at heart ? I love to upcycle and repurpose things into art. I?m also a soprano, amateur artist both watercolor and acrylics, a Sac State grad and longtime Sacramento County resident. I took my first painting classes in 1994, the year we got married, and over the years have taken different types of classes both in person and online. This past July, I started taking in-person watercolor classes at a local studio. I love that each week I get to take home a finished piece and
Credit: Monica Crumley
Facebook: Monica Crumley
Instagram: @golden_poppy_creative

Portsmouth Watercolour Group
2023-11-26
Title or Location: Southampton
I started painting for therapy after an acquired brain injury nine years ago.My inspiration for this painting comes from my love of water and plant life.This is an interpretation of a coral reef using watercolour paints and fineliner pens.
Credit: Shell Pearce
Orlando Watercolor Group
2023-11-26
Title or Location: The Bridge of Lions at Sunrise
This water based painting is a 5"x7" miniature of the land mark Bridge of Lions in historic St Augustine, Florida by international award winning artist and instructor Patricia Ducher.The early morning misty appearance is captured as the air grandually warms as the winter sun rises over the water creating dreamy hues of pale yellow peach and blues..prints are available on various decorative items, clothing and wall art.
Credit: Patricia Ducher

Jacksonville Watercolor Group
2023-11-26
Title or Location: Flaglar College
This is a watercolor of the front of Flaglar College in St Augustine, Florida by international award winning Artist and instructor Patricia Du.cher. The building was originally contracted by European craftsmen in the late 1800's as an exclusive Hotel, by industrialist and developer Henry Flaglar. The building boasts many gorgeous stained glass windows created by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The original this painting is an 11 by 15 and prints are available on various materials.
Credit: Patricia Ducher
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