BASINGSTOKE
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

Upcoming Events

Portrait Photography Meetup

Portrait Photography Meetup

Sunday 06 October
Basingstoke City Centre - 9am - 2 Hours
Lucie Nakach
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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£26      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 03 November
Basingstoke City Centre - 9am - 3 Hours
Lucie Nakach
This class is perfect for beginners that want to try and go more out of their camera!In this 3 hour class, we will go over ALL the basics so you can feel confident in your skills.You will have lots of time to practice your new skills and try new things.This is a very hands-on class so you will be helped every step of the way!
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£67      
Portrait Photography Meetup

Portrait Photography Meetup

Sunday 17 November
Basingstoke City Centre - 9am - 2 Hours
Lucie Nakach
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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£26      

Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Sunday 01 December
Basingstoke City Centre - 9am - 2 Hours
Lucie Nakach
Come down and explore the city and the many ways you can take pictures of it!We'll explore new and exciting ways to look at the city and its streets through learning the composition, settings, telling a story through your photograph, and learning the basic dos and don't for street photography.
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£26      

Nearby Photography Groups

Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Saturday 21 September
Forbury - 9am - 2 Hours
Berkshire Photography Group
Muhammad Zubair Taqi
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures.

In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.
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£26      
Street Photography

Street Photography

Saturday 21 September
Costa Coffee in Maidenhead - 10am - 2 Hours
Maidenhead Photography Group
Sean Wright
Lined up with the timing of Maidenhead's market, this will give an opportunity to capture People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more.

We will be exploring how two key factors of being behind the camera will make your images more powerful: The power of observation, and the art of patience.

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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£26      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 22 September
Weyside Road Gu11HZ - 11:30am - 3 Hours
Guildford Photography Group
Iancu Zeno Jianu
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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£67       4 places left

Street Photography

Street Photography

Saturday 05 October
Reading Station - 10am - 2 Hours
Reading Photography Group
Adeyemi Salako
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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£26      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 12 October
The Forbury - 9am - 3 Hours
Berkshire Photography Group
Muhammad Zubair Taqi
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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£67       5 places left
Portraiture With Natural Light

Portraiture With Natural Light

Sunday 13 October
Weyside Road Gu11HZ - 12:30pm - 2 Hours
Guildford Photography Group
Iancu Zeno Jianu
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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£26      

Studio Portrait Class

Studio Portrait Class

Sunday 27 October
Guildford Weyside Road - 11:30am - 2 Hours
Guildford Photography Group
Iancu Zeno Jianu
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.
book now
£26      
Street Photography

Street Photography

Saturday 02 November
Forbury - 9am - 2 Hours
Berkshire Photography Group
Muhammad Zubair Taqi
eople, 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.

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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£26      
Angles and Views

Angles and Views

Saturday 02 November
Blagrave Street - 10am - 2 Hours
Reading Photography Group
Adeyemi Salako
In this session we'll be looking at how we can challenge ourselves to find new viewpoints and perspectives when out with our camera, and how different angles can tell different photographic stories.

Finding strong landscape compositions using Angles and Point of View.
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£26      

Composition in Photography

Composition in Photography

Sunday 17 November
Castle St - 12:30pm - 2 Hours
Guildford Photography Group
Iancu Zeno Jianu
Composition in Photography is how a photographer arranges visual elements within the frame.

In this course, we will discuss five, seven, and even ten, rules that will enhance your photography.

1) Rule of thirds
2) Shapes
3) Negative Space- Positive
4) Line
5) Symmetry and patterns
6) Points
7) Color
8) Tone
9) Distance
10) Balance

As a photographer, beginner, intermediate, or professional. Please join me so we can with together to improve your ability to see the scene you wish to photograph.
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£26      
Macro Photography Meetup

Macro Photography Meetup

Saturday 23 November
Forbury - 9am - 2 Hours
Berkshire Photography Group
Muhammad Zubair Taqi
Macro photography is a unique form of photography that involves photographing small objects to make them look life-sized or more significant in the photo. The usual subjects include flowers and small insects, which we don't normally get to see up close with the naked eye.

The class will start when the insects are more active. So be ready to explore and capture breathe-taking macro images.
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£26      
Product Photography

Product Photography

Sunday 01 December
Weyside Road Gu11HZ - 12:30pm - 2 Hours
Guildford Photography Group
Iancu Zeno Jianu
Product photography involves capturing images of products with the intention of displaying, promoting, and highlighting certain features of a product.Our Product Photography session will be conducted in a controlled studio environment where we will explore lighting, composition and techniques to capture great shots in camera.Benefits of studio product photographyControl In a studio, the photographer has complete control over the lighting, background, and other elements of the scene. This allows for precise and consistent results.Flexibility Within the studio environment, the photographer can create the type of environment or atmosphere they desire, with coloured backgrounds or other elements plus props and lighting.
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£26      

Other Nearby Groups

Beginners Acrylic Painting

Beginners Acrylic Painting

Saturday 21 September
The Orchard - 12pm - 2 Hours
Basingstoke Art Group
Mahjuzah Subha Alam
Learn the basics of acrylic painting in this beginner's class, where you'll focus on creating vibrant fruit still lifes. The session will cover essential techniques such as blending, layering, and brushwork while also exploring colour theory and composition. This class is perfect for those new to acrylics, offering step-by-step guidance to help you build confidence and develop your artistic skills.
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£26      
ABOUT BASINGSTOKE
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 Basingstoke .

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    The event was everything I hoped it would be. Lucie was an awesome instructor whose teaching techniques made the whole event both fun and informative. Her knowledge was immense and she was keen to give us the benefit of this. A very enjoyable 3 hours that flew by.
    5/5
    Mike
    2024-06-18
    Good, I definitely learnt some useful things.
    4/5
    Andrew
    2024-02-26
    Excellent course for beginners, group sizes are perfect for this level. Lucie was great, very patient and supportive! Lots of opportunity to try new skills and understand equipment. Good length of time too, not long enough to be too much info. Great value for the content. Will look to do others in the future.
    5/5
    Paul
    2024-02-19

    Happy that there was practical involved
    5/5
    Tylin
    2024-02-19
    Really enjoyed the beginners course, I wasn't sure how a 3 hour session would feel but it was well timed with plenty of time for explanation and practical activity. I feel like I learned so much within the session. Lucie is a fantastic instructor, and able to explain concepts in simple terms when I didn't quite understand. Looking forward to booking onto further courses.
    5/5
    Richard
    2023-12-25
    Brilliant event, learnt a lot and now feel more confident to practice street photography on my own. Lucie is a fantastic instructor, really enjoyed the event with her
    5/5
    Caz
    2023-08-14

    A great workshop, well run. Fun, informative and got me thinking about how to capture landscape photography in a new way! Good to have a group of people to share ideas too!
    5/5
    Kelly
    2023-06-30
    Another enjoyable event helped by the weather and the company. Lucie sets tasks that get you thinking outside of your usual mindset. It's also great for getting ideas from the other participants.
    5/5
    Martin
    2023-06-27
    A great workshop, well run. Fun, informative and got me thinking about how to capture landscape photography in a new way! Good to have a group of people to share ideas too!
    5/5
    Kelly
    2023-06-26

    Easy to locate and find, very enjoyable tutor, exceeded my expectations.
    5/5
    Andrei
    2023-06-12
    Lucie was really informative, learnt a lot about the manual settings on my camera. Definitely recommend this course for beginners
    5/5
    Sue
    2023-05-29
    Awesome - learnt a lot, had fun, great instructor. Will be recommending!
    5/5
    Keith
    2023-05-29

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Lucie Nakach
    Lucie started playing with cameras as a child, a passion she pursued ever since spending most of her life shooting or studying photography both in college and university, graduating with a BA (Hons.) in 2014 and now works as a freelance.
    She travelled the world and used her photography skills everywhere she went, always looking for the next challenge!
    She loves everything related to photography and enjoys sharing her experience with others!
    She currently uses a Canon 5D Mark iii

    Lucie Nakach is available for private bookings

    PHOTOS
    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-06-08
    Title or Location: Clevedon Pier
    With the sun now setting to the north west a trip to the Somerset coast was in orderClevedon pier was originally designed to be part of the main railway line connecting the south west with south Wales over the Bristol ChannelMy idea for this image was to line up the setting sun directly behind the tower at the end of the pierCamera used: Sony A7riiia Lens used: 24-105G OSSSettings: ISO 100 105mm f8 1/640secEdited in Lightroom
    Credit: Ryan Soper
    Facebook: r3s photography
    Instagram: r3s photography

    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-04-04
    Title or Location: Mottisfont Abbey - Hampshire
    This was actually a test photo that I took to try to get the light levels right for fill-in, but I loved the emotion so much I decided to try to balance the light levels to see what I could recover from it.I was able to rebalance the light levels as I was shooting raw, and extracted images at 0, 1 and 2 stops, and then interpolated them to get to the final image.
    Credit: David Scanlan
    Instagram: baritoneskips
    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-04-03
    Title or Location: The shard London
    View from across the Thames of the Shard framed within an art installation on the steps leading up to a viewing platform on Grants Quay Wharf Camera used was my iPhone 15 pro Ultra wide camera ISO 160 14mm f2.2 1/100sEdited in Lightroom mobile app
    Credit: Ryan Soper
    Facebook: r3s photography
    Instagram: r3s photography

    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-03-22
    Title or Location: London
    Walking to catch the tube at Aldergate station I noticed this lovely frame, all I needed was somebody to place inside of it after sitting on a doorstep opposite for 10-15mins with nobody walking past on that side of the street and about to move on, a lady suddenly appears in the distance walking my way, is she gonna walk past me, is she going to enter one of the other buildings near by, I waited and hoped, boom, there she is, thank you mam.Shot on a Sony A7riiia with a 24-105G lens at 50mm ISO
    Credit: Ryan Soper
    Facebook: r3s photography
    Instagram: r3s photography

    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-03-16
    Title or Location: Sorrento
    We had travelled in the Motorhome through France, Germany, Austria and down into Italy Staying for three weeks in Sorrento. This was takenlooking Across the bay of Naples, towards Naples with Vesuvius in the background.
    Credit: Kev Morrissey
    Basingstoke Photography Group
    2024-03-10
    Title or Location: sns studio images
    i wanted to shoot a 1950 private eye detective shoot so it had to be black and white the shoot was in a day to day life of a private eye and me as a photography following him around taken images of his day to day life is like in the set there are 7 photos
    Credit: steven john fox
    Facebook: steven fox and sns studio images i want

    Reno Photography Group
    2024-09-11
    Title or Location: Dawn Patrol Proud!
    The Great Reno Balloon Race was this weekend. About a dozen balloon are up and aglow before dawn. This beautiful one was my favorite. Most shooting were using auto white balance, cloudy, or 5600K to keep the yellow cast from the flame. I prefer a white balance which retains the true colors of the balloons, especially for this balloon.
    Credit: Steve Schrader
    Facebook: theartfulpenguin
    Instagram: theartfulpenguin
    Greenville Photography Group
    2024-09-10
    Title or Location: Duke Bridge at RiverPlace.
    Duke Bridge at RiverPlace in downtown Greenville.
    Credit: Bob King
    Instagram: @bobkinglandscapes
    Rochester Photography Group
    2024-09-09
    Title or Location: Offham, Kent
    This bright little robin landed on a lichen-covered branch in my garden on a rather dull day. I used a fast shutter speed and a wide aperture to isolate him from the background.Nikon D610, Nikon 28-300mm 1/1000 sec f/5.6 Auto ISO 1800
    Credit: Paul Turner
    Instagram: p_tee_photography

    Reno Photography Group
    2024-09-06
    Title or Location: Northern California
    Location: Upper Glen Alpine Falls. I hiked to this location after sunset. The foreground is a single photo I took during the blue hour for clarity and sharpness. I couldn't wait for the Milky Way at this location due to high bear activity it was almost dark by the time I hiked back to the car. The Milky Way picture is a stack of 19 frames for noise reduction, taken a few hours later over Lake Tahoe, which is just a few miles away from the falls.Edited in Luminar Neo.
    Credit: Damian Czajka
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Nevada and Southwest
    Vancouver Photography Group
    2024-09-06
    Title or Location: Multnomah Falls

    Credit: Jon Lanzieri
    Instagram: @jonlanzieri
    Clarksville Photography Group
    2024-09-06
    Title or Location: Cades Cove, Townsend, TN
    This shot was taken on my first day into this trip. My wife and I decided to spend Labor Day weekend in the mountains which was wonderful but also very busy which isn't the best for wildlife photography. However, I did come away with some good shots from my outing (mostly landscape) and this is by far one of my favorite. I love how the light is striking the deer's face while he is mostly shrouded in shadow. I took this with a Nikon 200-500mm @ 500, 1/160s, ISO 100 and f6.3. I shot this across th
    Credit: Michael R Poteete
    Instagram: M.R.Poteete.Photography

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