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 around Providence.
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!
Join the Providence Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
Our classes and photography sessions are limited to a max of 5 students - due to current COVID restrictions
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
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Saturday the 7th of August 2021
SmartPhone Photography Meetup - Rodger Williams Park - 10:00 am - 2
This Class is dedicated to helping you with understanding how to use your smartphone photography, how to take a create great Images on your phone, what editing apps to use, how to share and print your images. Join Steve as we go over how to find out how to use essentials controls on your phone along with the best free and low-cost tools for editing and image management.
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
or Buy a Voucher as a gift
We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations around Providence.
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 Providence Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
Our classes and photography sessions are limited to a max of 5 students - due to current COVID restrictions
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
Stay home if you're sick.
Keep 6 feet away from others.
Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.
Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitiser.
Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a flexed elbow or a tissue.
Subscribe to the Providence Photography Group to find out about upcoming events
Refund Policy: 5 days notice required for a full refund. Re-scheduling requires 2 days notice. In the case of bad weather (heavy rain) the class may be cancelled and you'll be given the option of rescheduling or a refund. If you need to reschedule or refund your booking, then please contact the office using the form here. Your instructor is NOT able to refund or reschedule your booking for you
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Saturday the 7th of August 2021
SmartPhone Photography Meetup - Rodger Williams Park - 10:00 am - 2
This Class is dedicated to helping you with understanding how to use your smartphone photography, how to take a create great Images on your phone, what editing apps to use, how to share and print your images. Join Steve as we go over how to find out how to use essentials controls on your phone along with the best free and low-cost tools for editing and image management.
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Sunday the 8th of August 2021
Photoshop Elements Photography Meetup - Moonstone Art Center - 5:00PM - 2
BEGINNING PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS© FOR ASPIRING PHOTOGRAPHERS
This workshop will help participants learn Photoshop© techniques and skills, and apply them immediate to their personal photography. Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, the course will cover workflow, file types, optimizing images, layers, tools, panoramics, color balance, black and white, and archiving. Extensive handouts will lead students step-by-step so that skills can be practiced at home.
This workshop will help participants learn Photoshop© techniques and skills, and apply them immediate to their personal photography. Using classroom lecture and interactive student participation, the course will cover workflow, file types, optimizing images, layers, tools, panoramics, color balance, black and white, and archiving. Extensive handouts will lead students step-by-step so that skills can be practiced at home.
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Sunday the 22nd of August 2021
Portrait Photography Meetup - Moonstone Art Center - 5:00 PM - 2
In this Portrait Photography course is designed to teach you everything you need to know to take professional-quality portraits. You will learn how to work with all different types of subjects, from individuals and groups to children and pets. Steve will explain the nuances of Lighting and posing, how to shoot in studio or on location, and how to master the gear you will need to create inspiring work!
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 11th of September 2021
Wildlife Photography Meetup - Rodger Williams Zoo - 10-12:00 - 2
Join Award Winning Nature Photographer Steve McGrath on a Wildlife Photography Workshop where you will learn how to use your digital camera like a pro and improve your wildlife photographic technique. Understand the settings of your camera and what you need to compose a professional looking photograph.
You'll have the opportunity to practice what you've learned out in the Roger Williams Park Zoo with Steve on hand to give you tips. With so many great photographic opportunities and challenges at the Roger Williams Park Zoo, you'll have plenty of pictures and new skills to take home! There will be a Presentation and Handouts as well!
You'll have the opportunity to practice what you've learned out in the Roger Williams Park Zoo with Steve on hand to give you tips. With so many great photographic opportunities and challenges at the Roger Williams Park Zoo, you'll have plenty of pictures and new skills to take home! There will be a Presentation and Handouts as well!
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 25th of September 2021
Beginner Photography Class - Oakland Beach - 10-12:00 - 3
TAKING BETTER PICTURES WITH YOUR DIGITAL CAMERA
Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Here’s an opportunity to learn from the experts in this seminar for beginners. Bring your camera and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. Also covered will be basic composition and best use of light for different situations, such as plant, people, macro, and landscape photography.
Are you still getting to know your digital camera and its features? Here’s an opportunity to learn from the experts in this seminar for beginners. Bring your camera and learn when and how to use its special features, such as program mode, manual mode, aperture priority and shutter priority. Also covered will be basic composition and best use of light for different situations, such as plant, people, macro, and landscape photography.
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$69pp only 5 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Sunday the 26th of September 2021
Macro Photography Meetup - Rodger Williams Park, Botanical Gardens - 2:00-4:00 - 2
Spring, summer, winter, or fall, macro photography opens the door to a wonderful new world of photo opportunities. With instructor Steve McGrath as your guide, this course will show you ways to use your existing camera gear to make spectacular macro photographs. The close-up world is a magical place full of pattern, color, and abstract imagery. Flowers become abstract works of art; rusty doors become textured canvasses; stones become polished gems; butterflies and other insects can become sci-fi monsters!
Instructor: Steve McGrath
$35pp open - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Reviews
5.0/5 from 4 reviews
Thought it was great! Steve was super supportive, and so patient with my learning style. He offered great suggestions that I hope to incorporate consistently. Also helped me to get some photos I'm very happy with.
5/5 by Mala Aaronson
6-4-2021
5/5 by Mala Aaronson
6-4-2021
Great
5/5 by John Spearin
5-4-2021
5/5 by John Spearin
5-4-2021
very informative
5/5 by John Spearin
21-3-2021
5/5 by John Spearin
21-3-2021
Very informative and helpful, without being harshly critical
5/5 by Kathy Fonseca
12-1-2021
5/5 by Kathy Fonseca
12-1-2021