Using Light & Shadow in Photography
Saturday 14 December
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
Light and shadow photography is a type of photography that focuses on capturing the interplay between light and shadow in a particular scene. This style of photography often produces dramatic and compelling images that can evoke strong emotions in the viewer.
Harsh light and the contrast between light and shadow can provide some interesting photo
opportunities, as well as some challenges!
In this meetup, we will be looking at how you can use your camera's settings to nail the exposure.
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 11 January
Bronx River Trail near Scarsdale - 9:30am - 3 Hours
Kelly Vasami
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.
Portrait Photography Meetup
Saturday 11 January
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
Elevate your portrait photography skills with our comprehensive workshop designed for both hobbyists aiming to capture stunning self-portraits and aspiring professionals looking to build an impressive portfolio.
Dive into the essentials of portrait photography as we guide you through the optimal camera settings for various scenarios. Discover how to choose captivating locations that complement your subject, and master the art of using lighting and posing techniques to flatter your model's unique features.
Our interactive sessions will also provide you with valuable insight into building a connection with your subjects, enabling you to elicit natural and emotive expressions for truly impactful images. Join us and take the first step towards transforming your photographic vision into artful reality.
Macro Photography Meetup
Saturday 01 February
Downtown Bronxville - 10am - 2 Hours
Kelly Vasami
Macro photography is a unique form of photography that involves photographing small objects to make them look life-sized or more significant in the photo. The usual subjects include flowers and small insects, which we don't normally get to see up close with the naked eye.
The class will start when the insects are more active. So be ready to explore and capture breathe-taking macro images.
Food Photography Making Your Dishes Look As Good As They Taste
Saturday 01 February
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
Ever wonder why that Quarter Pounder with Cheese looks so mouthwatering when you drove by the billboard, yet when you go to the drive-through right after to get one, it looks nothing in real life like it does in that photograph?
Ever wonder how produce is made to look so fresh and colorful with water droplets that seem to last forever? And we all have looked at a menu and wondered how they got the items to look so outrageously delicious? You would be surprised how simple it is to manipulate food in photography. It's all tricks of the trade! Personally one of my favorite subjects to shoot because subjects are usually colorful, there's a lot of creative leeway on how you light it, depending on what the purpose your image will be meant to serve.
Join me in a two hour, Hands-On creative workshop in the art of Food Photography!
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 22 February
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 3 Hours
Lisa Olson
Here it is! A 3-hour course to finally get you out of automatic mode on your camera and start taking control over the results you produce in turn giving you the best possible rendering of an image you found worth shooting. Why not do it right? If you are hooked on photography or just looking to learn how to use your camera this is the class for you. It is much more satisfying when you know you are fully responsible and it wasn't just a lucky shot or have all the disappointment when you can't seem to record WHAT YOU SEE!!! Just keeps coming out wrong no matter what you do and you Don't know what you're doing so it's fruitless and frustrating. So come join us for a 3-hour introductory class to manually setting your exposure to get EXACTLY the results you're trying for. We will discuss lighting, exposure, including teaching you about the light meter in your camera, about lenses, film speeds, and most importantly the step formula to taking a photo producing the results you want in all areas lighting, depth of field, controlling motion in your images (show or stop it) and much more with plenty of hands on experience.
Hope to see you there!
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 01 March
Bronx River Trail near Scarsdale - 9:30am - 3 Hours
Kelly Vasami
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.
Mastering Shutter Speeds: Showing and Stopping Motion
Saturday 15 March
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
Ever wonder how some images show the same waterfall two completely different ways and wondered what was the difference? How did Ansel Adams do it? Or you were attracted to the way a photograph can show a group of cyclists stopped dead in their tracks, or as one big colorful blur? Well, it's all in mastering your shutter speed which can be manipulated by several other factors such as ISO and lens speeds. This class will open up your creativity and your imagination to take your images to an exciting level. We will discuss how to stop motion dead in its tracks as well as the long exposures that capture it and how to manipulate them. You will have even more creative freedom after taking this workshop.
Photographing Reflections
Saturday 22 March
Playland Park Boardwalk - 10am - 2 Hours
Kelly Vasami
We will be using natural water reflections and seeking out man-made reflective surfaces in the area to explore how we can use reflections to add depth and intrigue to our images. Reflections can help us to show our subject from an unusual, or from multiple, points of view. We can use reflections to abstract our subject or to make perfect mirror images. We'll even have a look at how we can create our own reflections when there are none around.
Backlighting, Bokeh and Bursts
Saturday 05 April
Pancake Hollow Road - 1pm - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
In this hands-on two hour workshop, we will be exploring these three impactful lighting techniques. This class will be a combination of lecture, setting up and shooting a shot, using the Boken method of using your depth of field to create pleasing balls of light. If you have successfully unsuccessfully executed examples of any of these three techniques bring them for discussion!
Using Available Natural light for Still life and Portraits
Saturday 26 April
Pancake Hollow Road - 11am - 2 Hours
Lisa Olson
It is a well-known secret of professional photographers since time began that the most beautiful light is naturally existing light but you must learn ‘How to use it properly' first. As with artificial light, it must be diffused and the shadows softened. However, you can save yourself the expense of professional photo lighting all why using the most beautiful light source there is, the sun. Whether it be indoors or out, a still life or a portrait, natural sunlight can be manipulated the same way we manipulate it's man-made cousin. Come to this two hour workshop and learn everything you need to know about manipulating the most gorgeous light source there is for literally pennies on the dollar in comparison.
Beginner's Photography Class
Saturday 17 May
Pancake Hollow Road - 11am - 3 Hours
Lisa Olson
Here it is! A 3-hour course to finally get you out of automatic mode on your camera and start taking control over the results you produce in turn giving you the best possible rendering of an image you found worth shooting. Why not do it right? If you are hooked on photography or just looking to learn how to use your camera this is the class for you. It is much more satisfying when you know you are fully responsible and it wasn't just a lucky shot or have all the disappointment when you can't seem to record WHAT YOU SEE!!! Just keeps coming out wrong no matter what you do and you Don't know what you're doing so it's fruitless and frustrating. So come join us for a 3-hour introductory class to manually setting your exposure to get EXACTLY the results you're trying for. We will discuss lighting, exposure, including teaching you about the light meter in your camera, about lenses, film speeds, and most importantly the step formula to taking a photo producing the results you want in all areas lighting, depth of field, controlling motion in your images (show or stop it) and much more with plenty of hands on experience.
Hope to see you there!