Austin Photography Society

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 15 April

Butterfly Bridge, Austin - 10am - 3 Hours

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

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 Austin .

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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Great event. I learned so much from Arif and got lot of hands on experience with critique etc. Arif throughout the whole class had so much advice and helpful tips along the way. Much appreciated.

5/5

Katherine

2023-03-26

Arif Mahmud

Arif is an experienced photographer with over 20 years of experience in fields like landscape, cityscape, portrait, candid and event photography.

Charlie Billups

Charlie Billups is an Austin based Photographer with over 25 years of photography experience.

He has been a contributor to many news outlets in the USA, Puerto Rico and Latin America. He also was a US Navy Photographer assigned to the Submarine Service.

Charlie's strength is in mentoring young photographers with a strong emphasis in critical eye and composition development.