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Astro Photography Meetup

Astro Photography Meetup

Sunday 14 June
West Rancho Feliz Dr., Tucson - 8pm - 2 Hours
Richard Folsom
Discover the secrets of capturing the night's enchanting beauty with a hands-on astrophotography meetup. Learn how to photograph the night sky, the moon and maybe a planet or even a galaxy bring a long lens with manual focus ability on your lens or camera.
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$49.00      
Portraiture with Natural Light Photography

Portraiture with Natural Light Photography

Sunday 12 July
Vista del Oro - 9am - 2 Hours
Richard Folsom
Come and join us as we explore composition in photography. Composition is one of the most critical element in photography. Composition is how a photographer arranges the visual elements within their image, frame. I promise you that if you search for information on composition you will find plenty You will find formal rules, opinion, some of which you can trace back to historical art movements and painters.Even in the digital world, composition remains the key to creating strong images. Composition is what guides our eye through an image and gives importance to the subject. It creates the story for the viewer and how we as photographers convey that message. This meetup will explore composition using our frame and tools available to us as the photographer.
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$49      
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Sunday 26 July
South Stone Ave., - 9am - 2.0 Hours
Richard Folsom
Architecture meetup will cover photographing buildings with proper perspective and photographing details close up. Also going over how different lenses impact the final image. Buildings, sculpture art and how to obtain the best results.

Come and join me!
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$49      

Wildlife and Bird Photography

Wildlife and Bird Photography

Saturday 15 August
E Roger Rd, Tucson - 9am - 2 Hours
Richard Folsom
Discover the art of Wildlife and Bird Photography. In this 2-hour meetup, we'll explore techniques for capturing stunning images of birds and wildlife in their natural habitat. Topics include camera settings, composition, and ethical wildlife photography. All skill levels welcome.
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$49.0      
Zoo Safari Photography Class

Zoo Safari Photography Class

Saturday 29 August
Zoo Court, Tucson - 9am - 2 Hours
Richard Folsom
Zoo Photography is a great chance for photographers of all levels to get the opportunity to photograph wild animals of all sizes and shapes. Lions tigers bears giraffes and elephants are all on your photographic menu. There is an additional fee to enter the zoo for an all day pass. 11.50 adults and 9.50 seniors. You can stay all day if you want.
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$49      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 12 September
Vista del Oro - 9am - 3 Hours
Richard Folsom
Learn all the basics of photography while out in the field. Aperture and shutter speeds and how they affect your image. Learn how to compose a photo and how different lenses impact your image.
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$98      

Portraiture with Natural Light Photography

Portraiture with Natural Light Photography

Saturday 26 September
Vista del Oro - 9am - 2 Hours
Richard Folsom
Come and join us as we explore composition in photography. Composition is one of the most critical element in photography. Composition is how a photographer arranges the visual elements within their image, frame. I promise you that if you search for information on composition you will find plenty You will find formal rules, opinion, some of which you can trace back to historical art movements and painters.Even in the digital world, composition remains the key to creating strong images. Composition is what guides our eye through an image and gives importance to the subject. It creates the story for the viewer and how we as photographers convey that message. This meetup will explore composition using our frame and tools available to us as the photographer.
book now
$49.00      

Other Nearby Groups

Beginner's Drawing Class

Beginner's Drawing Class

Saturday 13 June
West Tucson - 10am - 2 Hours
Tucson Art Group
Valentin Kash
A beginner-friendly drawing class covering basic techniques. Suitable for all skill levels. Participants should bring their own materials.
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$49      
Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 20 June
Southwest Tucson - 10am - 2 Hours
Tucson Watercolor Group
Richard K Bacon
Are you wanting to learn more about Watercolor painting? Then join this small class hosted by a professional artist. We'll cover the basics of watercolor techniques, color mixing, and composition in a supportive group setting. Perfect for beginners.
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$59      
Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 18 July
Southwest Tucson - 10am - 2 Hours
Tucson Watercolor Group
Richard K Bacon
Are you wanting to learn more about Watercolor painting? Then join this small class hosted by a professional artist. We'll cover the basics of watercolor techniques, color mixing, and composition in a supportive group setting. Perfect for beginners.
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$59      

Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Experimental Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 15 August
Southwest Tucson - 10am - 2 Hours
Tucson Watercolor Group
Richard K Bacon
Are you wanting to learn more about Watercolor painting? Then join this small class hosted by a professional artist. We'll cover the basics of watercolor techniques, color mixing, and composition in a supportive group setting. Perfect for beginners.
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$59      
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 sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations in Tucson .

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    It was a lovely evening of cameras and photo opportunities! Kim was professional, informative and a good instructor. I enjoyed the entire evening and learned a few things as well!
    5/5
    Connie
    2026-05-11
    A wonderful opportunity to try out some of my camera gear, get some great advice, share ideas, and practice some patience waiting for that perfect look. Kim Folsom really knows the Zoo!
    5/5
    Jon
    2026-03-31
    Enjoyed engaging with Kim. Very knowledgable
    4/5
    Dale
    2026-03-29

    The zoo offers many opportunities to take same great shots. It was fun to learn how to make the best of the opportunity and come out with some great images in the end!
    5/5
    Rafael
    2026-03-29
    Very enjoyable meet up. Richard is very knowledgable and showed us all the best places to shoot.
    5/5
    issy
    2026-03-15
    I enjoyed the hands-on instruction and meeting other photographers. The location selected for the class was great.
    5/5
    Denise
    2026-02-01

    I liked how we were able to study some of Ansel Adams? photography before going out in the field to try to duplicate his Black and White photography. It was fun for me to look at a focal point and to try to visualize the object or scenario with a black and white composition in mind.
    5/5
    Jeanette
    2026-01-05
    Good site for animal photography, helpful suggestions from instructor
    5/5
    John
    2025-11-04
    This was a wonderful photo excursion to photograph wildlife without having to go on a safari.. My first time doing an event with this group. Our group leader, Kim, gave some very useful tips on how to photograph the animals enclosed in a fenced environment to remove the wire fencing from your subject. Very helpful to me. I very much enjoyed this event, and meeting fellow photographers.
    5/5
    Jeanette
    2025-11-02

    I loved this event! This is my first opportunity to join an event with Tucson Photography Group. I learned so much about to take great landscape and wildlife pictures. We were able to ask questions and he provided excellent tips on taking the photo. I can't wait to attend the next session!
    5/5
    Shari
    2025-08-24
    Richard Kim Folsom is a wealth of knowledge and can answer most photography question presented. He is generous with his time if we have any questions after class as well and with emails. People in the class were pretty cool too. Thank you
    5/5
    Dawn
    2025-08-24
    Great location for photos and very knowledgeable instructor / guide
    5/5
    Robert
    2025-08-24

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    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 2019s 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 2019s work featured Landscape Photography, Bird and Wildlife Photography.
    PHOTOS
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-06-09
    Title or Location: Tucson Mountain Park
    I love the blue light of twilight its so peaceful and serene. That's when I made this image. It was the end of a long, late afternoon shoot there and I was thinking about heading out, but then I remembered one of the lessons I've written about in my blog: never give up on twilight. So I hung out and found this composition. It has all the elements I love about the desert landscape: soft mountains shrouded in shadow, a painted sky and a stand of stoic saguaro. Shot with Sony A7r2 and Sony 70 to 2
    Credit: Ernest J. Schweit
    Facebook: facebook.com/ejspixs
    Instagram: @ernestjschweit
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-06-08
    Title or Location: Death Valley California
    I was hiking the Mesquite Dunes in Death valley at dawn, looking forward to catch the first rays of the sun. When I photograph this scene I had seen ths photographer walking toward my composition. I waited and the magic happen.Canon R5 with Canon 100-400Shot at 100mmISO 200f81/400s
    Credit: Daniel Lacroix
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LUCKYBIKER/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlacroix1990/
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-06-01
    Title or Location: Death Valley California
    I am a member of the Saddlebrooke Photo Club in Tucson Arizona. A group of members took a trip to Death Valley at the end of January to 1st week of February. I was up at the crack of dawn to catch the first light of the sun coming over the Mesquite Dunes. It was a challenging shooting as we did not have any wind to clear the dunes of foot prints, but by using a longer lens I was able to catch this scene. This hoto was then processed in Lightroom and Photoshop.
    Credit: Daniel Lacroix
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LUCKYBIKER/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dlacroix1990/

    Wollongong Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-05-21
    Title or Location: Newport Beach, CA
    The Bird of Paradise takes me back to my childhood growing up watching them grow and bloom in my backyard. So colorful, they symbolize flight, freedom, faithfulness and paradise. Their flowers remind me of birds wings, and so it's no coincidence that I also love birds and birdwatching! This photo was taken in Newport Beach, California, taken with a Canon R5, RF 100-400 lens.
    Credit: VICTORIA NEWMAN
    Sacramento Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-05-15
    Title or Location: Tanque Verde Valley Tucson, AZ
    Nikon D850 with 600mm f4, 1/2000s, Auto ISO 360. I spotted a hawk when I stepped out my door so ran back in to grab my wildlife setup. Of course, by time I got back out with the camera the hawk was gone. Since I had gone through the trouble of hauling out this big lens, I wandered around in the late afternoon light looking for other birds. That is when I spotted ground squirrels foraging across the street. I knew I was shooting into the sun, but bokeh can be a nice side effect. So, I got down lo
    Credit: Krystyna Brooks Photography
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/krystynabrooksphotos/
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/krystynabrooksphotos/
    Eastbourne Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Tucson Photography Group
    2026-05-08
    Title or Location: Our Garden, Tucson, AZ
    This is a 79-image focus stack of Oenothera (Gaura) lindheimeri shot with a Lumix S5ii , Lumix 24-105 macro zoom at 1/2 sec, f8, ISO-100, -2 ev, at 75mm. The stack was processed in Helicon Focus, with additional post processing in Camera Raw and Photoshop. Total height of this section of the flower stem is perhaps 2 inches. The processing consisted primarily of separating the flower detail from the background and balancing each layer with curve adjustments and brightness/contrast to provide a pl
    Credit: Bruce Fulton
    Facebook: brucefulton
    Instagram: brucedfulton

    Columbia Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Chattanooga Photography Group
    2026-06-09
    Title or Location: Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA
    Steam was really enshrouding the main pool of Grand Prismatic, so I looked for other compelling ways to capture images. This image features some of the sinter terraces and cooler water thermophiles thriving around the central pool perimeter.
    Credit: J. Scott Tinker
    Instagram: Scott.tinkeruomostudio
    Columbia Photography Group
    2026-05-12

    Detroit Photography Group
    2026-06-09
    Title or Location: The Wave, Coyote Buttes North Wilderness Area, Arizona
    This is at the end of a 3.5 mile hike, with no trail, after you have a limited availability permit. Took me 5 years to get it. It is better to be there late morning to mid afternoon so the formation is fully illuminated.
    Credit: Roy Goldsberry
    Facebook: Roy Goldsberry
    Gold Coast Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Derry Photography Group
    2026-06-07
    Title or Location:
    Weding in Zakopane
    Credit: Darek

    Gold Coast Photography Group
    2026-05-12
    Albany Photography Group
    2026-06-06
    Title or Location: Stephentown
    This is Leo. He may be tiny, but he definitely doesn't know that. So I won't tell him if you don't.
    Credit: Shion Knox
    Facebook: Shion Knox
    Instagram: 7wayzstudios
    Edinburgh Photography Group
    2026-05-12

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