Colors of Spring Photography - Freedom Park - 10am

If you are excited about photography and want to learn new skills and develop your creative eye, Spring provides it's own opportunities as well as giving us a much more comfortable working environment for photography. Color is one of the six classic design elements, which also includes shape, form, line, texture and space.

Beginners Photography Class - 1st Ward Park - 2:30pm

Appropriate for complete beginners, or those who want to brush up on the basics and start enjoying our regular group meet up sessions. Learn how to get off Auto Mode and onto Manual Mode, along with the basics of composition. Cameras, their functions and all their accessories can be overwhelming if you’re not already familiar with them. Discover how to use your camera to capture moments, events, and people in your everyday life. The class will cover a range of technical aspects, including aperture, shutter speed and ISO. You’ll also cover focal length and lenses, lighting and correct exposure. Limited to 6 people per class.

Street Photography by Night - TBA - 7pm

Street photography encompasses a wide range of genres, and this week we'll be looking at how you can use different crops and compositions to tell a story about the local area through your camera. The city comes alive at night and, the rich colors open up lots of creative possibilities for street photographers as we explore Charlotte

Portraiture Photography - 1st Ward Park - 10am

Portrait photography uses lighting, backgrounds and posing to capture the personality of a person. Portrait photography is one of the most useful types of photography to learn because there are so many photography genres that involve photographing people; weddings, documentary/photojournalism, newborn photography, corporate headshots and editorial work, to name just a few. Even if you're only interested in taking "everyday" candid snapshots of your family and friends, using portrait photography techniques can help to improve them.