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Bokeh for Beginners

Bokeh for Beginners

Saturday 26 April
Financial District - 3:30pm - 2 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
The goal of this session is to learn how to add the Bokeh affect to your photos. We will also be working on photography in low light with and with camera flash.
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$47      
Street Photography: Learning The Decisive Moment

Street Photography: Learning The Decisive Moment

Saturday 03 May
Financial District - 3pm - 2 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
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. 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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$47      
Street Photography: Learning The Decisive Moment

Street Photography: Learning The Decisive Moment

Saturday 14 June
Financial District - 3:30pm - 2 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
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. 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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$47      

Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Saturday 28 June
Financial District - 3:30pm - 3 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
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 camera settings. We will touch on essential camera functions and the exposure triangle: Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO.
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$92       5 places left
50mm Lens Meetup

50mm Lens Meetup

Saturday 12 July
China Basin Park - 3:30pm - 2 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
The 50mm lens is one of the flexible and useful lenses in any photographers 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, well review the basic camera settings. Well 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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$49      
Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Saturday 26 July
Financial District - 3:30pm - 3 Hours
San Francisco Photography Group
Michael Forks
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 camera settings. We will touch on essential camera functions and the exposure triangle Shutter Speed, Aperture, and ISO.
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$98       5 places left

ABOUT SANTA
ROSA
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 Santa Rosa.

  • 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 Santa Rosa Photography Group on Facebook to share your photos after the session.

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • PHOTOS
    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-04-20
    Title or Location: Cantigny Park, Wheaton, IL
    Perfect chilly spring day, where nature is starting to bloom.
    Credit: Celi?s Studio

    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-04-17
    Title or Location: Herrik Lake Naperville IL
    The image was taken late afternoon on April 11, 2025
    Credit: Alfred Pressl
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apressl5/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/presslalfred/
    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-04-02
    Title or Location: Sugar Grove IL
    First Day of Spring- March 20, 2025. Woke up to a beautiful winter wonderland morning. The third photo was taken in the afternoon. Only in Chicago!!!iPhone was used
    Credit: Alicia McGhee

    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-03-30
    Title or Location: McDowell Grove, Forest Preserve Naperville IL
    March 26, 2025. McDowell Grove Forrest Preserve Spring Snowdrops start blooming in the middle of the Preserve In a place that is not easily accessible.
    Credit: Alfred Pressl
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/apressl5
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/presslalfred/

    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-03-23
    Title or Location: Chicagoland
    On March 20, the Chicago area had a brief early spring snowfall. The snow was gone by midday but provided a quick reminder of the beauty of winter.
    Credit: Dave Kee
    Santa Rosa Photography Group
    2025-03-19
    Title or Location: Back yard in Naperville
    I couldn?t sleep on Thursday March 13th, so I took out my camera and remembered there was a blood moon scheduled to appear tonight after midnight. I steeped outside, set up my tripod and camera. It was rather chilly so I grabbed a coat and stood on the patio waiting for the show to begin. Slowly the moon started to disappear. I waited patiently and photographed every phase in that 1.5 hours until the entire moon was covered and the amazing colors started to glow. Truly a beautiful capture as th
    Credit: Martina Landolt
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CreatingYourLightPhotography
    Instagram: Creatingyourlight2

    Norfolk Photography Group
    2025-04-21
    Title or Location:
    I had set up an area to practice taking more product photography photos when my little boy decided he was going to be the star instead, this is just one of the many photos I managed to capture of him.
    Credit: Connor Cooper
    Instagram: @project97_media

    Newark Photography Group
    2025-04-20
    Title or Location: the secret garden Rochester NY
    a beautiful girl sat enjoying the park
    Credit: Yvonne Sadowyj
    Las Vegas Photography Group
    2025-04-20
    Title or Location: Desert National Wildlife Refuge.

    Credit: Nicole Miller
    Facebook: NicoleMiller525
    Instagram: LuvPugs525

    Birkenhead Photography Group
    2025-04-19
    Title or Location: Near the slipway at the end of Meols Parade.
    High tide was around 2am which meant there would still be plenty of water on the beach in the hour before sunrise. Weather forecast was promising with sun and cloud forecast so I was set for an early start. Up at 5-40am and was in position on the beach just before 5 am. As often happens my best pictures were taken within the first 20 minutes when the light was at its best.
    Credit: Gary Evans

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