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TUCSON
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

Upcoming Events

B&W and Color Landscape Photography Class

B&W and Color Landscape Photography Class

Sunday the 5th of December
Bike Trail entrance westside of about 9500 West Rancho Feliz Dr. Just off LaCanada Dr. 85737 - 10:00 am - 3hours
Look at the B&W landscape photography of the masters Ansel Adams and others and then try to make your own Master Landscapes in both B&W and Color and compare them. You will have a chance to use fisheye lenses and various wide angles. Then we will review the work.
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$69pp     only 3 places left
Sunset and Low Light Photography Meetup

Sunset and Low Light Photography Meetup

Saturday the 11th of December
Southeast corner of Tangerine Rd and N. Camino De Oeste - 4:00 pm - 2 hours
Sunset will be at 5:19 pm and the weather will be partly cloudy which should give us a great Sunset. While waiting for the right moment we will also work on some low light photography.
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$35pp     11 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Nature Photography Class |Hiking

Nature Photography Class |Hiking

Sunday the 12th of December
Trailhead .1 mile East of Oracle Rd on Linda Vista Blvd - 9am - 3 hours
Get out in nature on mild to moderate hike. There are plenty of things to photograph; cactus, flowers, possibly birds and wild life along with mountain vistas and views of Oro Valley. Learn the lens to use for each situation and the best techniques for catching breath taking images. Bring water and a snack or two and enjoy some time to get away and be creative.
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$69pp     only 4 places left
Studio Portraiture Photography Class

Studio Portraiture Photography Class

Saturday the 18th of December
1496 West Canyon Shadows Lane, Oro Valley 85737 - 10:00am - 3hours
This will be an introduction to Studio Portrait Photography we will go over basic lighting for portraits how lighting can change the mood of each image. We will work 2 hours with two models and 1 hour with animal portraits and critic. We will go over model releases and other issues.
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$94pp     only 4 places left
Winterhaven Festival of Lights Night Photography Workshop

Winterhaven Festival of Lights Night Photography Workshop

Sunday the 19th of December
Christmas Ave and Fort Lowel Rd Entrance - 6:00 pm - 2hours
Bring your camera with a lens with as wide open f sop as you can get, no flash but a monopod or tripod would be helpful. No admission charge but a donated can to the food bank would be appreciated. Shooting Christmas light will give you a chance to work with night and low light photography. It is a fun photo walk but dress warmly.
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$35pp     11 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
ABOUT TUCSON
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 meetups based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations across the region.

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 one 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 Tucson Photography Facebook Group to share your photos after the session.

We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:

Stay home if you have any symptoms of COVID.
Keep 6 feet away from others.
Wear a suitable face mask or show a valid vaccination card indicating that you are vaccinated.
Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others.
* Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitizer.
REVIEWS
This class presented a variety of difficult shooting environments and learning opportunities with needing to shoot through glass or fencing and in challenging lighting situations. Lot of great things to take photos of at a Zoo.
5/5
Cheri Alguire
November 28th 2021
Great Bird Photography Event. Capturing birds can be a challenge. Today we learned how to shoot different kinds of birds in different settings such as on water, in flight, in trees, and with changing light. I took lots of images and even captured a few good ones!
5/5
Cheri Alguire
November 28th 2021
This was my first photography event and I really enjoyed it.
5/5
Renee Hart
November 27th 2021
5/5
Kevin Greene
November 27th 2021
Where do i start. I learned what the difference was in the Lenses i was using & others. One of the best outings I?ve gone too.
5/5
Irene Barg
November 21st 2021
The venue was perfect, so many great historic homes and gardens to shoot. Great eye candy. :-)
5/5
Irene Barg
November 15th 2021
4/5
Kevin Greene
November 14th 2021
The venue was prime& the instructor was very helpful For those of us knew very little about it. I didn?t even Have a wide angle lens but Richard had a spare & Let me use it. 😎
5/5
Irene Barg
November 14th 2021
Another great event by Richard and the Tucson Photography Group. Macro Photography is something I have always wanted to try. It was fun to learn to look for details to photograph. I feel like I grew as a photographer today and I must go out and buy a macro lens now.
5/5
Cheri Alguire
November 6th 2021
The theme was macro photography. I enjoyed the outing I didn?t enjoy macro photography enough to purchase a Macro lens. I?m glad i went. The instructor was extremely Knowledgeable.
4/5
Irene Barg
November 6th 2021
Very well organized and prepared class. Started out at the library going over some of the areas of opportunity with Magazine Photography. We then went to several pre-scouted locations for a variety of shooting ideas and practice. Ended with a wrap up that included image review and critiques.
5/5
Cheri Alguire
November 1st 2021
Richard was very knowledgeable and had some great things he shared with the group. I also really thought him sitting down with us individually was great at the end. He looked at every single picture we took, and advised us what was good and what didn?t quite work. I also would like to thank him, and the lovely young ladies who posed for the group.
5/5
Kristen Ashe
October 31st 2021
INSTRUCTORS
Richard Folsom
He has more than 30 years of solid experience as a writer and photographer for numerous Newspapers and for Magazines with McGraw-Hill Publishing. Richard has a fine arts background from university days and has written numerous stories about the arts and artist. He created publications for McGraw-Hill including Intermountain Architecture which is the only architectural publication beside Architectural Record in their system. His skills also include award winning photography which has enhanced his stories with beautiful graphics. Richard created a Photography Show for the Salt Lake Tribune’s Home and Garden Show. He ran the Photo Utah Show for 10 years. This involved getting speakers on photography from local Universities and from the business world. He also taught photography classes as well. His photos have won National awards and recently he had a show at the Oro Valley Library. His expertise is in Architectural Photography, News Photography, and Magazine Photography but the past number of years Richard’s work featured Landscape Photography, Bird and Wildlife Photography.
Steven Heistand