Poughkeepsie Photography Group

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 01 July

Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site - 1pm - 3 Hours

Lisa Olson

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.

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$76 4 places left

Backlighting, Bokeh and Bursts

Saturday 15 July

287 Pancake Hollow Rd. Highland - 1pm - 2 Hours

Lisa Olson

We will be using various techniques to maximise the behaviour of the light. Backlighting is one of my favourites and can be used for portraiture or nature. Bokeh is Japanese for blur but is a term used for soft out of focus balls of light which can look very pleasing. Burst in this case is star burst which can be achieved when you have strong areas of light and a correct choice of aperture. Use all three to create some amazing compositions.

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$39

Nearby Photography Groups

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 24 June

Monument Square - 4pm - 3 Hours

Albany Photography Group

Elissa Ebersold

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.

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$76 5 places left

50mm Lens Meetup

Saturday 08 July

Frear Park - 10am - 2 Hours

Albany Photography Group

Elissa Ebersold

The 50mm lens is one of the flexible and useful lenses in any photographer’s 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, we’ll review the basic camera settings. We’ll 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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$39

Architecture Photography

Sunday 23 July

Monument Square - 2pm - 2 Hours

Albany Photography Group

Elissa Ebersold

Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures. In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.

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$39

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 Poughkeepsie .

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.

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The instructor was friendly, informative and professional. Will definitely book another in the future.

5/5

Beatrice

2023-02-05

Lisa Olson

Lisa Olson has 33yrs experience as a professional photographer and 9yrs experience teaching the subject at a local college and 2 trade schools. Her studio, "Sunlight and Shadow", is located in Highland NY, 5 miles from the Mid-Hudson Bridge and 3 miles from exit 18 off the NYS Thruway. Originally from New Paltz NY, she is well versed in all types of photography. From running a portrait studio to shooting advertising for years in NYC, headshots or acting/modeling portfolios to real estate and nature photography, Lisa has done it and teaches these subjects in an easy to follow high-energy creative atmosphere.

Steven Levine

Steve Levine has been a commercial illustration photographer specializing in people pictures (weddings and portraits) for over 30 years.
Starting out as a photographer's assistant in Los Angeles where he attended college, he studied photography and cinematography. Steve has traveled extensively in the US photographing agricultural, industrial and transportation subjects.

His background is working in management in the photofinishing and motion picture laboratory industries.

A jack of all trades photographer, and a master of technique and creativity.