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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 26 October
Downtown Victoria - 11am - 3 Hours
Ron Pogue
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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$105      
ABOUT VICTORIA
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 Victoria.

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    It was great to meet up with Ron again, and others who have attended previous courses. Ron , as always was attentive to each member giving them time to answer their questions.
    5/5
    David
    2024-08-19
    Very interactive. Answered questions and provided training based on each person's camera. Willing to answer a lot of questions. I learned and lot and had fun.
    5/5
    Amy
    2024-07-08
    Love it . Ron was great explaining each camera , and information for all our questions for taking types of pictures , landscape sports sunset . Explain the light and speed . Looking forward to taking more lessons . Thank you
    5/5
    Heather
    2024-05-26

    1 Ron rocks 2 size of group -4 was perfect for hands on attention 3 location was great for a variety of subjects plus relatively quiet 4 gave me the confidence as a newby to further explore my camera and photography
    5/5
    Brendan
    2024-05-26
    I enjoy the one on one time with a professional. Spencer is knowledgeable and gets you thinking about what you?re actually trying to achieve from your image and how to make it happen
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-05-14
    It was a great experience! Spencer was helpful and I came away with some good ideas.
    5/5
    Michelle
    2024-05-13

    Spencer was great at explaining the principles of photography . He was also very skilled at figuring out how our camera worked
    5/5
    Guy
    2024-02-27
    Great experience!
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-02-14
    Spencer is very approachable, and clearly enjoys what he does. He is well prepared and thorough. He provided one to one advice as well as teaching the whole group which is appreciated
    4/5
    David
    2024-02-12

    I liked the technical overview provided ahead of putting it into practice
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-01-30
    Informative and fun to learn about street photography and meet other photographers.
    5/5
    Andrew
    2024-01-30
    Spencer was enthusiastic and clarified my understanding of street photography. Learned some great pointers, and connected with some fellow shutterbugs that I look forward to meeting up with for more experimenting. Thanks for organizing this workshop.
    5/5
    Don
    2024-01-30

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Ron Pogue
    Ron is a professional photographer living on Vancouver Island and working throughout the pacific northwest. He is a documentary photojournalist seeking the truth of the world in the light of everyday life. Much of his work serves as social commentary in these panoptical times of total media saturation.

    Ron's mission is to render the highest possible visual justice to every subject he encounters, no mater how humble or unseen. He offers fair witness services for all forms of ceremony, event, occurrence, or happening.

    Ron holds a BFA in Photography from ECU.

    Ron Pogue is available for private bookings

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    PHOTOS
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-08-22
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-31
    Title or Location: Long Beach, Ucluelet, BC
    My wife and I had gone camping in the Ucluelet BC earlier this May. The beach was massive it almost looked like a dessert from all the sand dunes forming on the beach. The wave patterns in the sand and the harsh orange light from the sunset created silhouettes on my subject.
    Credit: Brock Webster
    Facebook: @brockwphotography
    Instagram: @brockwphotography
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-08-22

    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-31
    Title or Location: Strolling along the seafront promenade.
    As I strolled along the seafront promenade a boy quickly passed by me. As he passed by I turned, raised my camera and grabbed this moment. I was at the right place at the right time.
    Credit: Andrew Bell
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-08-22
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-25
    Title or Location: Shields Lake, Sooke
    We can walk out our front door and straight through the backyard to go hiking in the backcountry. It's a 12km hike to Shields Lake, and it's worth it! It was a beautiful evening when those rays of light came through.
    Credit: Pascale Navarro

    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-07-08
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-17
    Title or Location: islandview beach

    Credit: Michael Richmond
    Facebook: michaelrichmondphotography
    Instagram: svnamu37
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-07-08

    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-17
    Title or Location: Friday night, hockey game, cruise ship passengers, and balmy weather
    It's tough at this time of year to find good light. I start work early, and then need to make dinner and clean up after dinner. By the time I get outside in mid-May, the light is already waning, turning a bit blu-ish, particularly in the shadows. This time however I managed to find just the right light.
    Credit: Nevin Thompson
    Instagram: nevin.thompson
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-07-08
    Victoria Photography Group
    2024-05-17
    Title or Location: Leader of the pack.
    Having fun experimenting with panning and a 1/15th of a second shutter speed.
    Credit: Andrew Bell

    Murfreesboro Photography Group
    2024-10-11
    Atlanta Photography Club
    2024-10-09
    Title or Location: Buford, GA

    Credit: Srijan Reddy Gangidi
    Instagram: zoinkedpanda
    Murfreesboro Photography Group
    2024-10-11

    Las Vegas Photography Group
    2024-10-08
    Title or Location: Hayden Lake, Idaho
    This is the annual salmon Spawn at Hayden Lake, Idaho. This was my 1st visit to the area to witness the Osprey diving down in the lake to catch huge red Kokanee Salmon.
    Credit: Allen Lynn
    Instagram: @frontierwestphotography
    Murfreesboro Photography Group
    2024-10-11
    Wigan Photography Group
    2024-10-08
    Title or Location: How Bridge Cemetery
    I heard there was a flock of Bohemian waxwing (Bombycilla garrulus) at Howbridge Cemetery Atherton. Being a cemetery setting respect and care was taken using long lens from footpath. This bird is extremely photogenic and looks like a painting, the feathers are so fine the photos of them appear to be over edited but all I do is maybe crop and lightning.I always shoot in Raw info here Canon 7D 400mm f5.6 1/250, ISO500
    Credit: Steve Johnson

    Fort Worth Photography Group
    2024-10-09
    Anchorage Photography Group
    2024-10-07
    Title or Location: Lake George , Knik Glacier Alaska
    Photo was takin on a trip up to Knik Glacier Alaska to do some filming for the Croatia National News and the BBC . 19mm F/2.8
    Credit: Martin Martin Alaska
    Facebook: Martin Martin Alaska
    Fort Worth Photography Group
    2024-10-09

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