Event Photography - The Wishing Lanterns Facebook Event - San Antonio Riverwalk - 6 pm - 2 Hours

Photographing events can be fun, things move fast, there’s usually a ton of energy in the air, and the best moments often don’t occur twice. A good event photographer needs to be seeking out poignant moments, powerful expressions and being ready to capture these without warning. Learn all these skills at an actual event - Wishing Lanterns Facebook Event. The “Wishing Lanterns is an event where people cast hand-held lanterns into the river in honor of loved ones, hopes, dreams, and wishes”. Location: San Antonio Riverwalk

Black & White Photography - Mission San Jose - 10 am - 2 Hours

Black & White Photography can be an interesting way to strip back your photography and focus on the basics. Photography is simply playing with light, so we’ll be getting creative with monochrome images and exploring ways to improve.” We will be learning to ‘see’ a subject in black and white. Humans see in colour, so learning to ‘ignore’ the colour takes practice, but learning to predict how your shots will look in “grayscale” or “monochrome” is a brilliant skill to have.

Beginners Guide to Photography - Bakery Lorraine - 9 am - 3 Hours

Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics and start enjoying our regular group meet up sessions. Learn how to get off Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, along with the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Discover how to use your camera to capture moments, events, and people in your everyday life.The class will cover a range of technical aspects, including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. You’ll also cover focal length and lenses, lighting and correct exposure.

Macro Photography - San Antonio Botanical Gardens - 10 am - 2 Hours

In macro photography the image is nearly as big as the object photographed. To achieve this the photographer must get object very close to the lens. Learn how to overcome challenges relating to the depth of field and lighting when shooting macro images.

Filling the Frame Photography - Japanese Tea Garden - 10 am - 2 Hours

It is important to learn when filling the frame with your subject should be used. Often when you start out in photography, photographers include too much foreground, background or content in their frame and it can be distracting to your final image.When you fill the frame with your subject, you fill the photograph with the subject. So you are making a clear statement of what is most important in the photo. As it takes up most, if not all, of the image the viewer is immediately drawn to your subject. In this class we will discover when to use this compositional technique for outstanding results.

Beginners Guide to Photography - Bakery Lorraine - 9 am - 3 Hours

Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics and start enjoying our regular group meet up sessions. Learn how to get off Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, along with the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Discover how to use your camera to capture moments, events, and people in your everyday life.The class will cover a range of technical aspects, including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. You’ll also cover focal length and lenses, lighting and correct exposure.

Día de los Muertos Photography - La Villita - 10 am - 2 Hours

Día de Los Muertos Celebration brings together traditional art and culture event for the City of San Antonio to celebrate the Day of the Dead.