QUEENS
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 04 June
Astoria Park - 2pm - 3 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
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      
Golden Hour Meetup

Golden Hour Meetup

Sunday 18 June
Queensbridge Park - 6pm - 2 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
The Golden Hour is so named for the color or light that slants across the landacape as the sunsets. In this meetup we will aim to create stunning images with the particularities of light at this short time during the day.
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$39      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 02 July
Astoria Park - 12pm - 3 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
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      

Panoramas Photography Meetup

Panoramas Photography Meetup

Sunday 16 July
Hoyt Ave S & 21st St. - 2pm - 2 Hours
Queens Photography Group
John Blue
We will be exploring the wide long views of Astoria Park. There are bridges, a river, and boats to photograph, among other things. These long views are great for panorama photography.
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$39      
Long Exposure Photography

Long Exposure Photography

Sunday 30 July
Astoria Park - 8pm - 2 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
Learn the basics of long exposure to capture light trails along with tripod photography. Long exposure refers to a technique where you keep the shutter open for an unusually long period of time. This results to interesting effects in your photographs.
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$39      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 13 August
Astoria Park - 3pm - 3 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
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      
Abstract Photography

Abstract Photography

Sunday 27 August
Astoria Park - 12pm - 2 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
Abstract photography involves capturing a subject in a way that renders it either partially or completely unrecognizable, emphasizing instead on the interplay of shapes, colors, and form. In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating striking and thought-provoking images through the use of abstraction. Our experienced instructor will guide you through the process of understanding and applying the principles of abstract photography, including composition, color, and texture. We will cover topics such as finding inspiration in everyday objects, experimenting with different angles and perspectives.
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$39      
Motion Blur - Using Blur in Photography

Motion Blur - Using Blur in Photography

Sunday 10 September
Astoria Park - 12pm - 2 Hours
Queens Photography Group
Phillip Thompson
Learn to use intentional motion blur to enhance your photography. We will cover a range of blurring techniques including long exposures, panning and intentional camera movement for artistic purposes. Not all blurry photos are accidents! Knowing how to control the blur can help lead you to new creative opportunities, expanding your photographic possibilities.
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$39      

Nearby Photography Groups

Portraiture With Natural Light

Portraiture With Natural Light

Saturday 10 June
Welwyn Preserve - 11:30am - 2 Hours
Long Island Photography Group
Oliwia Sierzega
This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills. We, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully. We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting
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$39      
Golden Hour Street Photography

Golden Hour Street Photography

Saturday 24 June
Hicksville Train Station - 6:30pm - 2 Hours
Long Island Photography Group
Oliwia Sierzega
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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$39      
Shallow Depth of Field

Shallow Depth of Field

Saturday 08 July
Bailey Arboretum - 11:30am - 2 Hours
Long Island Photography Group
Oliwia Sierzega
In this workshop, we will explore the art of creating stunning images with a shallow depth of field. Our experienced instructor will guide you through the process of understanding and applying the principles of photography, including aperture, focal length, and distance. We will cover topics such as using a shallow depth of field to create a mood, blurring out distracting backgrounds, and how to use a shallow depth of field to give a bokeh effect behind our subjects to make them pop.
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$39      

ABOUT QUEENS
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 Queens .

  • 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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  • REVIEWS
    Excellent teacher
    5/5
    Zachary
    2023-04-10
    This was my first Queens Photography meetup and I'm very happy that I did it. Philip was very personable and knowledgeable. He gave me some very useful information that I could use to enhance my photos and to help the photo subject be more amenable to having their photos taken. I had fun and will definitely do another meetup.
    5/5
    Renee Yearwood
    2023-03-28
    INSTRUCTORS
    Phillip Thompson
    Phillip Thompson is a photographer and writer based in Brooklyn, NY. He got his MFA at Brooklyn College and he is currently working on a few photographic projects. His work ranges across different styles, from street and documentary to portraiture and abstract works. He likes to experiment with new processes and uses Photoshop and Lightroom for editing both film and digital images. Most recently he has learned how to use the view camera and has been exploring taking portraits with a large 8x10 studio camera.
    John Blue
    John Blue has an MFA in photography, and has been a photographer for twelve years. He does both studio and street photography. The studio work is usually portraiture, fashion, and beauty photography. He does post, or editing, work, using Adobe Lightroom, Camera Raw, and PhotoShop. John is based in Queens, New York, and his classes take place in the wider New York area, and on Zoom. They consist of street photography and portraiture, and editing instruction. He will also be conducting studio classes in the near future.

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