Queens Photography Group

Upcoming Events

Portrait Photography Meetup

Saturday 10 December

Long Island City - 12pm - 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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$39

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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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.