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The City at Night Photography Meetup

The City at Night Photography Meetup

Sunday 10 December
French Quarter - 7pm - 2 Hours
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.

In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
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$43      
Portrait Photography Meetup

Portrait Photography Meetup

Sunday 17 December
Magazine St. New Orleans - 11am - 2 Hours
Whether you wish to up your selfie game or begin developing a portfolio, this workshop will help you learn the basics of portrait photography and push your creativity and technical understanding.

Learn which settings are best to use, how to select the best locations, and what lighting and poses highlight a model's best features. We will also learn how to build rapport to get the best reactions and genuine emotions from a person.
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$43      
Wedding Photography for Beginners Class

Wedding Photography for Beginners Class

Sunday 14 January
Magazine St. New Orleans - 1pm - 3 Hours
Wedding photography can be very challenging. This meet up will help go over basics and ideas to educate yourself. Networking, being a second shooter, engaging with friends and family and how to showcase your work.

Weddings for beginners. A basic introduction of sharing tips and tricks in real raw human form.
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$84      

Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Shooting in Manual Mode Class

Sunday 11 February
Magazine St. New Orleans - 1pm - 3 Hours
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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$84      
Wedding Photography for Beginners Class

Wedding Photography for Beginners Class

Saturday 02 March
Magazine St. New Orleans - 1pm - 3 Hours
Wedding photography can be very challenging. This meet up will help go over basics and ideas to educate yourself. Networking, being a second shooter, engaging with friends and family and how to showcase your work.

Weddings for beginners. A basic introduction of sharing tips and tricks in real raw human form.
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$84      
ABOUT NEW
ORLEANS
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 New Orleans .

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    Donnie was very personable and knowledgeable. I was able to get more familiar with my own flash set up, and with a few other flash scenarios and the necessary equipment for them.
    5/5
    Melanie
    2022-12-25
    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Donnie Pearson
    My name is Donnie, I have been shooting professionally for over 13 years. As I have grown in photography, I focused on commercial lighting and sharper photos. "I shoot raw!"

    I use adobe software for all of my editing and retouching. Inside my camera bag I carry 2 full frame Nikon 610's, 4 Nikon flashes (800's & 910's) , Nikon 24-70 2.8 zoom lens and a Nikon 70-200 2.8 zoom lens. As a back up for natural light and street photography is a full frame and mirrorless Nikon z5 with a 24-200 zoom lens. I have an in home studio where I converted a 2 car garage into a full use studio.

    Donnie Pearson is available for private bookings

    Private tutoring, weddings, natural light portraits, events, lighting and flash, off camera flash, studio portraits, basic intro to manual settings, Quincea f1era, street photography, maternity and new borns.

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    PHOTOS
    Hamilton Photography Group
    2023-11-27
    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-11-30
    Title or Location: On St. Charles Avenue
    Wanted to take this image as I had seen it a few days before. Next day I arrived and was parking just in time for the lights to go off. Darn it. Got there extra early the next morning and captured this shot with my cell phone. Since it had rained I was fortunate to get some reflection.
    Credit: Alan Anderson
    Hamilton Photography Group
    2023-11-27

    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-09-18
    Title or Location: Lafreniere Park, Metairie, Louisiana
    A Limpkin has been sighted at Lafreniere Park for awhile. On my walks at the Park I have been hoping to see it too. This Wednesday morning I got to see a Limpkin. I almost walked by it, when it caught my eye. This is a first for me. I never seen a Limpkin before. 9/13/23
    Credit: Jim Zawadzki
    Hamilton Photography Group
    2023-11-27
    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-09-17
    Title or Location: New Orleans
    This building got my attention during my evening walk. I think I got a nice perspective.
    Credit: Thiha Lin
    Facebook: Thi Ha Lin
    Instagram: thihalin130991

    Overland Park Photography Group
    2023-11-21
    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-09-03
    Title or Location: Algiers Point, New Orleans
    Photo was taken from Algiers Point with a DJI drone using a 1.7 aperture.
    Credit: Wesley Mears
    Facebook: Wesley Mears
    Overland Park Photography Group
    2023-11-21

    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-08-07
    Title or Location: Canal Street, New Orleans Downtown
    Street cars are the exotic features of New Orleans. Before I cam to New Orleans, I was thrilled to see them with my very own eye. Today, I am so glad that I am able to see them and capture with my camera as well. I am also thinking about night time long exposure photos of street cars if I have a chance.
    Credit: Thiha Lin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thiha.lin.18/
    Instagram: thihalin130991
    Montreal Photography Group
    2023-11-20
    New Orleans Photography Group
    2023-08-04
    Title or Location: In our backyard in Kenner
    I was watching the evening news and realized that there was a full moon tonight (Tuesday 8/1) and grabbed my wife's Nikon Coolpix P610 with 60X Wide Optical Zoom ED VR, went into our backyard in Kenner, set the camera to "Moon" mode and captured this close up. Settings turned out to be 309.6mm f/6.5 1/250sec ISO 220.
    Credit: Alan Anderson

    West London Photography Group
    2023-11-29
    Title or Location: Crane Park, Whitton.
    Taken with Nikon D7500 with 300mm Nikkor lens. Two male Kingfishers possibly adult male and offspring sitting low by the River Crane. Light was low so had to use a high ISO. Because of this the image had to be denoised . It was then cropped and clarity and texture added in Lightroom. I have a nice triptych of them sitting in three different poses.
    Credit: Sam Downie
    Swindon Photography Group
    2023-11-28
    Title or Location: Swindon Designer Outlet
    It's feeling very festive at Swindon Designer Outlet &127876&127877&127882
    Credit: Rimpy Sharma
    Instagram: @rimpysharma19
    San Bernardino Photography Group
    2023-11-28
    Title or Location: Fossil Falls, California
    This image was created at Fossil Falls in the Mojave Desert California. The location was selected a few months before during a site selection trip to the desert. I asked a local model if she would be interested in a concept shoot, and she agreed. Whitney Sather, my model is from southern Kentucky and is a wonderful model to work with. We based for the shoot out of Randsburg, CA. The hospitality shown to Me, my model, assistant and Guide (my brother that lives there) by the locals at each locatio
    Credit: Patrick O'Donnell
    Facebook: Patrick O'Donnell

    Springfield Photography Group
    2023-11-28
    Title or Location: Butterflies at work - Luken Lake Yosemite
    Hiking into Luken Lake in the summer, the wildflowers were in bloom and the butterflies were active.
    Credit: Ilo Gassoway
    Instagram: Gr8purple1
    Sunshine Coast Photography Group
    2023-11-28
    Title or Location: Outback SA
    Saw these beautiful flowers on the side of the road while traveling in South Australia outback 2022. Thought I would try a little creative work with them, using Adobe Photo Elements 2023, plastic wrap. You either like photo art or you don't, I love looking at other people's work, there's a lot of creative people out there.
    Credit: Deb Johnson
    Facebook: Deb Johnson Photography
    Wollongong Photography Group
    2023-11-27
    Title or Location: Bauld Hill, Stanwell Park
    I was on my way home when I saw the paragliders hovering ahead. So even though I thought I would try to get a few photos of them. The storm was getting closer & we all thought we would get wet, but just before it hit, it threw out a quick burst of colour. Sometimes it?s all about timing. iPhone 12 Pro Max & Snapseed.
    Credit: Rosalie zbtady

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