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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 24 May
Brackenridge Park - 10am - 3 Hours
Nick Rodriguez
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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$92       4 places left
ABOUT SAN
ANTONIO
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 San Antonio .

  • 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 San Antonio Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    I liked the informal setting because there is so much to learn and had it been a structured class like setting, I would have been overwhelmed. Malika was helpful and patient. I?m glad there were only 2 of us that attended because we could really get individual, non rushed attention.
    5/5
    Irene
    2024-02-20
    Malika was super knowledgeable and patient with me as I am a complete novice with a camera. I would highly recommend her, she is so sweet & personable.
    5/5
    Debra
    2023-09-04
    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Nick Rodriguez
    Hello, I am Nick Rodriguez. I was born and raised in San Antonio, Texas, and I still call the Alamo City home. I have been a photographer since July 1984, when I first picked up a camera at the age of fifteen. My journey began at Fox Tech High School, where I joined the yearbook staff and photographed many of the school's football games. Several of my photos were featured in the 1986, 1987, and 1988 yearbooks.

    After graduating in June 1988, I pursued photography classes at San Antonio College to further develop my skills. I gained valuable experience working at a photography studio from February 1992 to February 1994. From May 1995 to June 2003, I worked at a 1-Hour Photo Lab, honing my craft and deepening my passion for photography. When the lab owners retired, I seized the opportunity to open my own business.

    In 2025, I was honored with an opportunity to teach and share the knowledge I have built over four decades. I am excited to pass on what I have learned and to inspire the next generation of photographers.
    PHOTOS
    San Antonio Photography Group
    2025-05-05
    Title or Location: Milky Way over Midway Gyser Basin
    This was an amazing night for Milky Way photography in Yellowstone National Park. Watching the stars rise over the many hydrothermal features created an otherworldly feeling I wanted to capture. Both blending and stacking techniques were used to capture detail in the foreground and control noise throughout the image.
    Credit: Jeremy Davis Photography
    Facebook: jeremydavisphotography
    Instagram: jeremydavis.photography

    San Antonio Photography Group
    2025-04-11
    Title or Location: Mesquite Flat Dunes, Death Valley National Park
    Sunrise at the dunes was beautiful! Every rise and fall in elevation gave me new views and perspectives. The patterns in the sand, contrasting of sunlight and shade, it was a photography paradise. If you have not been to DV, I highly recommend it. Taken with a Nikon Z7ii with a 24-200mm lens.
    Credit: Adam Poulin
    San Antonio Photography Group
    2024-08-22
    Title or Location: Seward, AK
    On a rainy, foggy day touring Kenai Fjords National Park by boat, I came upon these seals hanging out on a large piece of ice. The sun was peaking out to give the seals a bit of glow.
    Credit: Adam C. Poulin
    Facebook: adam.poulin.505

    San Antonio Photography Group
    2024-07-17
    Title or Location: Confluence park, SATX
    I'm a beginner photographer and I am try out multiple types and niche of photography to polish my skills and improve my knowledge so I can apply them in my creative work. Hopefully someday I can find my own unique voice in the photography world. I would say this flower and overall color of the image perfectly describes my current state, trying to stay optimistic and tapping into my imagination to be able to show the beauty of even the most mundane things to the world.
    Credit: JP Tolentino
    Instagram: Jpt_raw

    San Antonio Photography Group
    2024-06-04
    Title or Location: Eisenhower Park
    Several pics of this Monarch fluttering around with another butterfly were snapped in the small flower garden at Eisenhower Park Trailhead. This late afternoon was mostly overcast, with rain coming in, but the short reprieve had the sun pop out and provided enough light for this shoot.
    Credit: Christopher Green
    Instagram: @c_green_photography
    San Antonio Photography Group
    2024-05-13
    Title or Location: Moore, Texas
    I was sitting on our backyard picnic table. It was May 5, 2024 close to noon. I do this daily so that I can try different settings on my Canon EOS 80D. I'm very new to photography. We live in a rural area that's thriving with wildlife. I was fortunate enough to get this pic as this black vulture flew from the oak tree onto our fence. My settings were ISO5000 / 300mm / 0ev / ?5.6 / 1/1600s. Lens I used was EF70-300mm ?4-5.6 IS USM. I used Light Room to crop and add my name.
    Credit: Ray Thompson
    Facebook: Ray E. Thompson
    Instagram: @vida.barbero

    Chichester Photography Group
    2025-05-14
    Title or Location: Gloucester
    While wondering around Gloucester in the evening a couple of weeks ago we turned a corner and this view just jumped out as an image
    Credit: Stuart McGowan
    Facebook: Stuart McGowan
    Instagram: stuart911s

    Toronto Photography Group
    2025-05-14
    Title or Location: Toronto ON Canada
    I love exploring Toronto, where I've been living for a while now, with a camera, or more often just with a mobile phone. And looking for unusual angles. This place in the center of downtown on King Street always looks different depending on the weather, time of day, wind... This time I was shooting late in the evening and waiting for the flag to straighten out.Shot on a Samsung s21 mobile phone, edited in an editor Snapseed/
    Credit: Yuri Shvarzman
    Atlanta Photography Club
    2025-05-14
    Title or Location: at my house in Oconee County outside of Athens, Georgia
    This shot was taken along with 3000 others images on my first ever photo shoot during Covid. I hired a model I had seen and had come to do pool shots with another Photographer and he suggested I hire her and conceptualize the shoot. I?m not a professional and had no props but I bought some fabric and I used my leaf blower to make that effect. I periodically go back to those pictures and rework them with my iPhone apps for varying effects. You can see more of my work on Instagram. That day creat
    Credit: Cindy Karp
    Facebook: Cindy Karp
    Instagram: Cindy Karp iPhone Photographer

    Orange County Photography Group
    2025-05-12
    Title or Location: Yorba Linda
    Thank you for considering my photo for Photo of the Week! I have a number of bottle brush trees in my back yard, and birds love the blossoms when they bloom in the Spring. I usually see numerous hummingbirds and sparrows, but I saw this gorgeous bird one afternoon resting in the branches. I was able to get a couple of shots off before it flew away.
    Credit: Jerry Devera

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