BALLARAT
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

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Angles and Views

Angles and Views

Sunday 16 February
Geelong Waterfront - 9am - 2 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
In this session we'll be looking at how we can challenge ourselves to find new viewpoints and perspectives when out with our camera, and how different angles can tell different photographic stories.

Finding strong landscape compositions using Angles and Point of View.
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$47      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 09 March
Geelong Waterfront - 9am - 3 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
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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$148       2 places left
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Sunday 23 March
Little Malop St, Geelong - 9am - 2 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
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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$47      

Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Sunday 06 April
Little Malop St, Geelong - 9am - 2 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.

We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
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$47      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 13 April
Geelong Waterfront - 9am - 3 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
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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$148       5 places left
Sunset and Astrophotography Class

Sunset and Astrophotography Class

Saturday 03 May
Torquay - 5pm - 3 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
Learn how to use the proper settings to capture a beautiful sunset and, later, Milky Way.
This 3 hour class will teach you how to determine the best settings for both sunset & astro.
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$148       4 places left

Black and White Photography

Black and White Photography

Sunday 18 May
Geelong Waterfront - 9am - 2 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good Black and White shot?We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.This is a more advanced course and assumes you understand the basics of photography and controlling your camera.
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$47      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 01 June
Geelong Waterfront - 10am - 3 Hours
Geelong Photography Group
Karen Wekwerth
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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$148      

Other Nearby Groups

Beginner's Crochet Class

Beginner's Crochet Class

Saturday 15 March
Fyansford - 10am - 3 Hours
Geelong Crochet Club
Olivia Hobbs
If you are brand new to crochet, haven't picked up a hook in years, or simply want a little more guidance on those all important basic stitches this is the class for you. We will start with techniques for holding the yarn before moving onto forming the stitches that make up a traditional granny square.

Crochet materials are included as well as a free tea or coffee.
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$92       3 places left
ABOUT BALLARAT
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 Ballarat .

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    The location for the event, National Gallery of Victoria, was excellent as it provided a range of photographic opportunities involving not only exhibits but the architecture of the building and the people in the area. It was definitely nice to set the camera for black and white and to see everything from the perspective of black, white and grey tones when composing shots.
    5/5
    Adrian
    2024-01-29
    Gabriella was excellent. She was patient with our lack of knowledge of our camera, as well as listening to the skills that we really wanted to learn. Despite differing skill levels she was able to teach both of us new things so that we can now go away confident of using our cameras. I was particularly appreciative of the notes which were easy to follow and well explained.
    5/5
    Bronwyn
    2023-12-05
    I loved the event, learnt some new techniques and will definitely be going to the next. Andy and Emma are so lovely and helpful.
    5/5
    Christine
    2023-07-02

    Great session, learnt some new tricks and Andy was a brilliant teacher.
    5/5
    Katherine
    2023-05-01
    I was really impressed with the event and happy to have learnt a few things about my camera. Andy was very helpful and welcoming to questions.
    5/5
    Donna
    2023-03-23
    It was Really good. Andy kept it simple and explained the concepts well.
    5/5
    Margaret
    2023-03-20

    I feel I came away with more knowledge. I was thrilled to be apart of the day
    5/5
    Felicity
    2023-03-20
    Instructor very good, spent time with everyone, learnt a lot.. looking forward to new photography events in Ballarat
    5/5
    Helen
    2023-03-19
    PHOTOS
    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-02-09
    Title or Location: Lake Learmonth
    I had always wanted to capture a silhouette-style sunset photograph, On this day the sky lit up a vibrant orange which gave a brilliant background and made the setting sun glow all that much more.
    Credit: Litisha Wright
    Instagram: tishaw91

    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-02-06
    Title or Location: Ocean Grove
    Right time, right place.
    Credit: Luke H
    Instagram: @lukehill_photography
    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-02-01
    Title or Location: Karumba Beach Queensland
    Sunset at Karumba Beach Queensland 2022.Taken with a Canon 850D50mm Canon lensF2.81/160secISO 2000
    Credit: Linda Dunkley

    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-01-29
    Title or Location: Tasmania
    The winding road through Tasmania's dense evergreen forest glistened with rain, mirroring the soft glow of the fading light. Silence hung heavy, broken only by the whisper of dripping leaves and the distant call of unseen creatures
    Credit: Divyansh Raheja

    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-01-25
    Title or Location: Location was Taylor?s lake near Horsham vic
    Was on a recent fishing trip. I had taken some photos of the birds and then a beautiful sunset and decided to get some Astro photography and soon after I set my camera up on the tripod a guy next to us started shining his very bright torch across the water at the big old dead trees in the lake ? his light lit them up perfectly so I aimed my camera at the water and fired off a few shots.. unfortunately I had missed the focus in the dark so the 1st couple where all out of focus &128580&128527
    Credit: David bilson
    Ballarat Photography Group
    2025-01-24
    Title or Location: Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre

    Credit: Jason Holmes

    Newark Photography Group
    2025-02-14
    Title or Location: Central Park of Morris County
    During a recent photo outing dedicated to "snack time" I encountered this photo opportunity.
    Credit: Stephen Bush
    Instagram: @stephenbush219

    Provo Photography Group
    2025-02-13
    Title or Location: Midway Utah
    Just at the end of a significant rain squall I looked out my window to witness this incredible perfect colorful rainbow appearing. Nature always delivers!
    Credit: Roger Hughes
    Sutherland Photography Group
    2025-02-13
    Title or Location: Crocodile Bridge Camp, Kruger National Park, South Africa
    As the sun starts to set, the Bush Babies of Crocodile Bridge rest camp awaken. I sat patiently by the pole in the fence, waiting for them to emerge. These nocturnal beauties cautiously pop their heads up, then back down, before jumping off into the setting sky, eager for their night ahead.
    Credit: Alycia Geldenhuys
    Instagram: @wildunleashed

    Chichester Photography Group
    2025-02-12
    Title or Location: Ferring beach.
    An evening a couple of years ago when the sky was clear I went out with a group of friends to do some Astrophotography. The Milky Way was quite visible that evening!
    Credit: Jan Budgen
    Facebook: Jan Budgen
    Instagram: jan_budgen_sussex

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