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 across the region.
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!
Join the Launceston Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!
next available date
Friday the 24th of September 2021
Light Painting Photography Meetup - Princes Square, Launceston - 7pm - 2 Hours
Learn to paint a building or a tree with flash light painting. We will also do light painting combined with long exposure. Various lights will be used from spinning light balls, torches, sparklers, light sticks and more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp only 3 places left
or Buy a Voucher as a gift
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 Launceston Photography Facebook Group here to share your photos after the session.
We ask that everyone attending a meetup follows social distancing guidelines:
Stay home if you're sick.
Keep 1.5 metres away from others.
Don't make unnecessary physical contact with others. Avoid physical greetings, such as handshakes, hugs and kisses.
Wash your hands regularly with alcohol-based sanitiser.
Cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze. Use a flexed elbow or a tissue; if you use a tissue, dispose of it immediately and appropriately.
Subscribe to the Launceston Photography Group to find out about upcoming events
Refund Policy: Full refunds given with 5 days notice. Dates can be changed with 3 days notice.
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Saturday the 18th of September 2021
Beginners Photography Session - Launceston City Park - 9am - 3 Hours
Learn to get off auto and into manual. This will take your photography to new levels. You will gain control of photographic situations. We will go through the exposure triangle, white balances, composition, lighting and more. Help you understand ISO, f stops and shutter speeds.
full - no places left
Friday the 24th of September 2021
Light Painting Photography Meetup - Princes Square, Launceston - 7pm - 2 Hours
Learn to paint a building or a tree with flash light painting. We will also do light painting combined with long exposure. Various lights will be used from spinning light balls, torches, sparklers, light sticks and more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp only 3 places left
Saturday the 2nd of October 2021
Food and Wine Photography Meetup - 7 Tasmania Studios 36 Watchorn St. Launceston - 10am - 2 Hours
A session to photograph food with the use of natural and studio lighting. We will also how to shoot a bottle of wine and drinks in reflective glass. I will also go through more composition and lighting techniques.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 9 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 9th of October 2021
Light Shaping Photography Meetup - 7 Tasmania Studios - 10am - 2 Hours
Lighting is such an important part of photography. We will advance your light skills to show you how to manipulate light and shaping it. Will go through adding and subtracting light, cutters, soft boxes, catch or rim lights and more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 9 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 16th of October 2021
Advanced Lightroom and Photoshop Meetup - 7 Tasmania Studios 36 Watchorn Street. - 10am - 2 Hours
An advance session on Lightroom from the beginners where we will explore masking, dodge and burn tools. Taking images from Lightroom and into photoshop to post edit further. Suggest that you have a basic knowledge of Lightroom or have done the beginners session.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp only 6 places left
Saturday the 23rd of October 2021
Beginners Photography Session - Launceston City Park - 9am - 3 Hours
Learn to get off auto and into manual. This will take your photography to new levels. You will gain control of photographic situations. We will go through the exposure triangle, white balances, composition, lighting and more. Help you understand iso, f stops and shutter speeds.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$69pp only 4 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 6th of November 2021
Black & White Photography Meetup - Launceston City Park - 10am - 2 Hours
Learn techniques for capturing images for black and white. We will walk around a few of the near by streets to capture images. Discuss composition and lighting techniques for mono and then convert into black white images.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 8 places left
Saturday the 13th of November 2021
All About Flash Photography Meetup - 7 Tasmania Studios 36 Watchorn Street - 10am - 2 Hours
Want to learn to use flash lighting properly? We will go through pop up flashes on camera to speed lights and studio flash heads. Show you how to diffuse and bounce flash. Demonstrate light boxes and more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 9 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Friday the 19th of November 2021
Twilight Landscape and Tips for entering Photography Competitions - Seaport, Launceston - 7.30pm - 2 Hours
A special Thursday twilight session to capture that golden hour for landscapes. Will continue with how to add motion blur to water and cloudscapes. Plus keep working on composition and understanding light. Also will go through competition tips if you want to start entering photography competitions.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 11 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 20th of November 2021
Beginners Photography Session - City Park, Launceston - 9am - 3 Hours
Overwhelmed with all those camera buttons and dials. I will simplify it all and get you off auto and into manual. Will go through the exposure triangle, composition, lighting and more. This will take your photography to the next level in 3 hours.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$69pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 27th of November 2021
Christmas Family Portrait Photography Session - Punchbowl Reserve, Launceston - 10am - 2 hours
Learn how to take family portraits, just in time for that perfect Christmas gift. Will go through posing and grouping. Natural lighting and more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 12 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 4th of December 2021
Pet Photography Meetup - Churchill Park, Invermay - 10am - 2 Hours
Another timely session for taking pet photography and give as an enlargement for a Christmas present. We will go through correct shutter speeds, lighting and generally working with your furry friends to get great images. I will even touch on wildlife photography tips, from what lenses to use and how to get tack sharp images with the use of long focal length lenses plus more.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 10 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 11th of December 2021
Beginners Photography Session - City Park, Launceston - 9am - 3 Hours
Just in time to improve your photography for Christmas and holidays over the new year break. Overwhelmed with all those camera buttons and dials. I will simplify it all and get you off auto and into manual. Will go through the exposure triangle, composition, lighting and more. This will take your photography to the next level in 3 hours.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$69pp only 6 places left - requires 3 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 18th of December 2021
Q&A Photography Session - City Park, Launceston - 10am - 2 Hours
This is a Q&A Session where you can come along and fine tune your photography skills. If still confused about menu settings, if you want to know more about histograms, develop better composition skills, go into more lighting techniques or any thing else on your mind about the world of photography.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 12 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Saturday the 8th of January 2022
Beginners Photography Session - City Park, Launceston - 9am - 3 Hours
Got a new camera for Christmas or just overwhelmed with all those camera buttons and dials from your existing camera. I will simplify it all and get you off auto and into manual. Will go through the exposure triangle, composition, lighting and more. This will take your photography to the next level in 3 hours.
Instructor: Mark Tripp
$35pp 12 places left - requires 4 bookings to proceed
Reviews
4.9/5 from 48 reviews
Very informative - assisted with my basic knowledge of photo editing.
5/5 by Marion Fox
13-9-2021
5/5 by Marion Fox
13-9-2021
Event was such a great learning experience.
Mark was a excellent tutor and passed on many new tips
To take on board
Look forward to next session.
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
13-9-2021
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
13-9-2021
I found it easy to follow and very helpful.
5/5 by Alex James
12-9-2021
5/5 by Alex James
12-9-2021
I thought it was informative, and aimed well at the focus group.
4/5 by Muriel Rollins
12-9-2021
4/5 by Muriel Rollins
12-9-2021
I learnt a lot.
5/5 by John Hepher
12-9-2021
5/5 by John Hepher
12-9-2021
Thoroughly enjoyed myself and learnt so much. Mark was very helpful. Came away feeling more engaged with my camera.
5/5 by Marion Fox
6-9-2021
5/5 by Marion Fox
6-9-2021
The session was great. It was presented in a way that I found easy to understand and I was able to ask questions when I was unsure of what was being referred to. I was encouraged to look at things differently and to adventure away from the usual.
5/5 by Alex James
5-9-2021
5/5 by Alex James
5-9-2021
The session was great. It was presented in a way that I found easy to understand and I was able to ask questions when I was unsure of what was being referred to. I was encouraged to look at things differently and to adventure away from the usual.
5/5 by Alex James
5-9-2021
5/5 by Alex James
5-9-2021
Really enjoyed the session with Mark.
Learnt alot in the 2 hours of Architecture Photography.
Tips on angles and how light is so important in that shot.
A wealth of information taken in and a fabulous way to spend
2 hours.
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
29-8-2021
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
29-8-2021
It left me enthused and exhausted :) Mark was clear in his delivery, very helpful and had time to get around all of us in the Group. A good prompt to ?take my time? and ?observe?, which I will take forward. I had fun learning.
5/5 by Jennie Timmins
29-8-2021
5/5 by Jennie Timmins
29-8-2021
It left me enthused and exhausted :) Mark was clear in his delivery, very helpful and had time to get around all of us in the Group. A good prompt to ?take my time? and ?observe?, which I will take forward. I had fun learning.
5/5 by Jennie Timmins
29-8-2021
5/5 by Jennie Timmins
29-8-2021
I enjoyed the event and picked up some very useful ideas and tips.
5/5 by Jack Barker
29-8-2021
5/5 by Jack Barker
29-8-2021
Very informative. Mark is an excellent tutor.
5/5 by John Hepher
28-8-2021
5/5 by John Hepher
28-8-2021
Really enjoyed the session with Mark.
Learnt alot in the 2 hours of Architecture Photography.
Tips on angles and how light is so important in that shot.
A wealth of information taken in and a fabulous way to spend
2 hours.
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
28-8-2021
5/5 by Leeola Hepher
28-8-2021
It was really good. Informative, resourceful, practical confidence building.
5/5 by Muriel
15-8-2021
5/5 by Muriel
15-8-2021
It was really good. Informative, resourceful, practical confidence building.
5/5 by Muriel
15-8-2021
5/5 by Muriel
15-8-2021
Absolutely loved this group session!
5/5 by Erin Tompkins
8-8-2021
5/5 by Erin Tompkins
8-8-2021
Very informative and very helpful.
5/5 by Marion Fox
21-7-2021
5/5 by Marion Fox
21-7-2021
Great session - good size group and lots of time on the tools!
5/5 by Erin Tompkins
18-7-2021
5/5 by Erin Tompkins
18-7-2021
Mark was great, I appreciated his advice and assistance and above all his enthusiasm.
5/5 by Jack Barker
18-7-2021
5/5 by Jack Barker
18-7-2021
5/5 by Deborah Taylor
20-6-2021
Mark was very informative and explained everything in a way that, everyone of all ages, could understand. He was very engaging and always primed our interests.
My young daughter learnt a lot in this camera care class and we are looking for to the upcoming beginners class.
5/5 by Amy Cameron
19-6-2021
5/5 by Amy Cameron
19-6-2021
Mark was very informative and explained everything in a way that, everyone of all ages, could understand. He was very engaging and always primed our interests.
My young daughter learnt a lot in this camera care class and we are looking for to the upcoming beginners class.
5/5 by Amy Cameron
19-6-2021
5/5 by Amy Cameron
19-6-2021
Great event. Awesome to be able to work with a full light set up and a model.
4/5 by Erin Tompkins
12-6-2021
4/5 by Erin Tompkins
12-6-2021
It was my first experience using a model, the session was very interesting. If I was to pursue portrait photography I have lots to learn.
5/5 by Jack Barker
8-6-2021
5/5 by Jack Barker
8-6-2021
It was great. Learning more about light, and communicating with a model. Also learning more about camera settings in different light situations.
5/5 by Muriel Rollins
7-6-2021
5/5 by Muriel Rollins
7-6-2021
Yes good especially being able to network and meet likeminded people. Never also previously thought of selling pictures via Redbubble etc.
5/5 by paul henrys
30-5-2021
5/5 by paul henrys
30-5-2021
Brilliant event, with loads of information and ideas to work with.
5/5 by vince brophy
29-5-2021
5/5 by vince brophy
29-5-2021
Loved the explanations and simplification of terms, and the tips and demonstrations of simple lighting props. Also the obvious enthusiasm of the instructor, and his kind offer of ongoing assistance.
4/5 by Debbie Martyn
16-5-2021
4/5 by Debbie Martyn
16-5-2021
Enjoyable, but very basic. Some useful tips and knowledge gained.
4/5 by Debbie Martyn
25-4-2021
4/5 by Debbie Martyn
25-4-2021