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Nature Photography Meetup

Nature Photography Meetup

Saturday 17 May
Fletcher Avenue - 8am - 2 Hours
Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.

Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
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$47      

Nearby Photography Groups

The Art of the Portrait

The Art of the Portrait

Saturday 03 May
S Tamiami Trail - 8am - 3 Hours
Sarasota Photography Group
Keith Baumbaugh
This class covers the art of portrait photography, including communication, attire, dos and don'ts, lenses, settings, lighting, storyboarding, and hands-on practice with a model.
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$130       0 places left
Intro to Studio Photography

Intro to Studio Photography

Saturday 17 May
Tallevast Rd Sarasota - 10am - 3 Hours
Sarasota Photography Group
Keith Baumbaugh
Join us for a 3-hour hands-on workshop where you'll dive into the essentials of studio photography. In the first half, you'll learn how to use studio strobes and continuous lighting, explore various types of light modifiers, and get tips on posing techniques—what to do and what to avoid. The second half will be all about applying what you've learned in a live shoot with a professional model! Whether you're new to studio photography or looking to refine your skills, this class offers a perfect blend of instruction and practice.
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$130       0 places left
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 31 May
S Tamiami Trail - 8am - 3 Hours
Sarasota Photography Group
Keith Baumbaugh
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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$92      

Nature Photography Meetup

Nature Photography Meetup

Saturday 07 June
Downtown Sarasota - 9am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Photography Group
Stephanie Leaver
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.

Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
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$47      

Other Nearby Groups

Faces in Proportion Drawing Realistic Portraits

Faces in Proportion Drawing Realistic Portraits

Saturday 03 May
Westshore - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
This session is designed to help you understand and capture the fundamentals of facial proportions, structure, and symmetry. you will be guided through drawing the face from different angles, understanding facial landmarks, and capturing individual likeness. Perfect for beginners and those looking to refine their skills, this workshop offers hands-on practice and expert guidance in a supportive setting.
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$47       0 places left
The Art of Calm - Mandala for Beginners

The Art of Calm - Mandala for Beginners

Saturday 03 May
N Himes Ave, Tampa, FL 33614 - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Srinija Kodam
Unlock the magic of mandalas and find your calm through the Mandala Art! Step into a peaceful space where creativity meets mindfulness: This beginner-friendly workshop will gently guide you through the beautiful basics of mandala art - no experience needed, just a pen, paper, and an open mind. Learn to build stunning patterns step by step, discovering how simple lines and symmetry can bring you focus, relaxation, and a sense of accomplishment. Whether you're looking for a new hobby, a creative outlet, or a way to unwind, this session is the perfect place to begin.

NOTE: You can either bring your own materials or purchase a kit from the host for $11.99 on the day of the event. Please indicate your material option in the DETAILS section when signing up.
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$47       3 places left
Watercolor for Beginners

Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 17 May
Rilma Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Watercolor Group
Robyn Holl
Join us for a creative Watercolor Painting Meetup and learn techniques to help you get started. Perfect for beginners.
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$47      

Minimal LandscapesLess is More

Minimal LandscapesLess is More

Sunday 18 May
Town n' Country - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
This session will focus on simplicity and calm. Using limited color palettes and gentle brushwork, we'll create minimalist landscapes that evoke mood and stillnessperfect for meditative painting or modern art lovers, open to all skill levels and those who would like to become more comfortable with the medium.
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$47      
Bold Blooms Acrylic Florals on Canvas

Bold Blooms Acrylic Florals on Canvas

Saturday 31 May
West Tampa - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
Unleash your inner artist with this colorful acrylic painting class focused on modern floral art! In this session, we'll explore how to paint expressive, layered flowers using bold brushstrokes, vibrant color combinations, and simple shapes. You'll learn techniques for building depth, mixing custom hues, and adding final highlights to make your florals pop. This class is perfect for beginners and hobby painters looking for a creative and joyful painting experience.
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$47      
Drawing for Beginners

Drawing for Beginners

Saturday 14 June
N Blvd, Tampa - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
Join us for Drawing for Beginners, a relaxed and engaging introduction to fundamental drawing techniques! We'll explore basic techniques in graphite and charcoal while experimenting with materials to build confidence in drawing. This class is perfect for beginners looking to develop their skills in a supportive, creative environment. We look forward to drawing with you!
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$47      

Watercolor for Beginners

Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 21 June
Rilma Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Watercolor Group
Robyn Holl
Join us for a creative Watercolor Painting Meetup and learn techniques to help you get started. Perfect for beginners.
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$47      
Shades & Shapes: Still Life Drawing in Charcoal and Graphite

Shades & Shapes: Still Life Drawing in Charcoal and Graphite

Saturday 28 June
Westshore - 10am - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
Slow down and sharpen your observation skills in this still life drawing class focused on the beauty of everyday objects. Using charcoal and graphite, we'll explore how to build form, depth, and contrast through careful shading, proportion, and composition. Students will learn foundational techniques like value mapping, blending, and using negative space to create realistic drawings. Whether you're new to drawing or looking to refresh your skills, this class offers a thoughtful and creative approach to classic still life study.

Learn to draw shapes, forms, shades and shadows for any object you want to draw, to make it life-like and real.
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$47      
Watercolor Sunset: Painting the Golden Hour

Watercolor Sunset: Painting the Golden Hour

Saturday 12 July
Port Tampa City - 6:30pm - 2 Hours
Tampa Art Group
Tristan Macinnis
Capture the beauty of a glowing sky in this relaxing and beginner-friendly watercolor class! We'll explore techniques for blending warm tones, creating soft gradients, and layering washes to bring a sunset scene to life. Whether you're new to watercolor or looking to refine your skills, this class offers a peaceful and creative space to play with color and light. By the end of the session, you'll leave with your own dreamy sunset painting and a few new techniques in your artist's toolbox.
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$49      

Watercolor for Beginners

Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 19 July
Rilma Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Watercolor Group
Robyn Holl
Join us for a creative Watercolor Painting Meetup and learn techniques to help you get started. Perfect for beginners.
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$49      
Watercolor for Beginners

Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 16 August
Rilma Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Watercolor Group
Robyn Holl
Join us for a creative Watercolor Painting Meetup and learn techniques to help you get started. Perfect for beginners.
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$49      
Watercolor for Beginners

Watercolor for Beginners

Saturday 27 September
Rilma Avenue - 10am - 2 Hours
Sarasota Watercolor Group
Robyn Holl
Join us for a creative Watercolor Painting Meetup and learn techniques to help you get started. Perfect for beginners.
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$48      

ABOUT TAMPA
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 Tampa .

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    Juan was great, I highly recommend the class to beginners. Good combination of education and immediate implementation.
    5/5
    Cynthia
    2025-04-15
    Very very helpful in learning more about my camera and how to take better shots. Juan was very helpful, attentive, and patient with all of the students!
    5/5
    Michael
    2025-03-30
    Had a great time and I learned so much about my camera! Enjoyed meeting new people and sharing experiences.
    5/5
    Heather
    2025-03-30

    Even though I've done photography for a long time, Juan gave us assignments with a new way of thinking about how to approach photography. It was useful to think about when trying to compose pictures to tell a story.
    5/5
    Thomas Sweet
    2025-03-02
    I thought it was a great group meet-up. Will definitely participate in more of these type of events.
    5/5
    Barbara
    2025-02-03
    First time ever attending a group meet-up like this. I really enjoyed it. Juan was extremely helpful and encouraging. Very positive. I thought his list of 10 easy assignments was a very good idea and challenging.
    5/5
    Barbara
    2025-02-02

    Fantastic, I really liked it, it was a nice moment among fellow photographers and the instructor was direct in his topics of angles and visualization in photography, I will return to another workshop...
    5/5
    Roberto
    2025-02-02
    Really enjoyed the friendly atmosphere, the different assignments/challenges, and overall pace.
    5/5
    Andres
    2025-02-02
    Love that Juan plans the classes ahead of time and prepares exercises for the class. That planning lets us each explore and try things that we might never have otherwise done.
    5/5
    Christopher
    2025-02-02

    I really enjoyed the class. Juan had challenges for the group that help understand the concept better.
    5/5
    Carlos
    2025-02-02
    Juan was a great instructor. Very knowledgeable and open minded.
    5/5
    Matt
    2024-12-17
    Great class. Developed a new way of looking at composition because if the exercises Juan had us do. Class was really well planned, much more than show up and shoot.
    5/5
    Christopher
    2024-12-15

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno
    Documentary Photographer and Filmmaker.

    I have developed projects for OXFAM, GTZ, DIAKONIA, USAID, MDM, ACDIVOCA, OSF, WWF, Kroc Institute and have worked with the United Nations (UN) and its various offices, programs and organizations (UNDP, OCHA, PAHO, WFP, UNHCR, UNFPA) in Colombia.
    I worked with international press agencies (Reuters, AFP, AP, EFE) in Colombia.
    Between 2016 and 2017 I was a fixer for the National Geographic Society magazine of the USA, on a special about Colombia.
    I worked with the Miami Herald, Publik of Germany, La Liga Contra el Silencio, the United Nations Political Mission in Colombia.
    In 2021 I worked with the 201cComisi f3n de la Verdad 201d in Antioquia and Eje Cafetero.

    I currently live between Bogota, Colombia and St Petersburg, Florida, USA.

    Juan Manuel Barrero Bueno is available for private bookings

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    PHOTOS
    Tampa Photography Group
    2024-12-16
    Tampa Photography Group
    2025-04-23
    Title or Location: Dunedin, FL
    Photo was taken at Weaver Park during sunset.
    Credit: Loren Pritchard
    Instagram: @loren_c_pritchard
    Cincinnati Photography Group
    2025-04-28

    Tampa Photography Group
    2025-04-05
    Title or Location: Dunedin, FL. at Weaver Park
    Recently got back into photography and have been interested in learning how to do long exposure. I live very close to this location and when I saw the weather conditions I thought it would be a great opportunity to practice. I was actually really pleased with this particular shot. Unfortunately the pier is closed off due to damage from the past hurricanes. There are more opportunities at this location once it?s repaired.
    Credit: Loren Pritchard
    Instagram: loren_c_pritchard
    Wilmington Photography Group
    2025-04-28
    Tampa Photography Group
    2025-03-05
    Title or Location: Vinoy Park St Pete
    Sitting waterside in St Petes Vinoy park the view was nice . I snapped this photo with a touch of the branch for Depth, I then used photoshop to add interest to the sky.
    Credit: Levi Houston
    Facebook: Levi Houston photograhy LLC
    Instagram: Levi_Houston_Photograhy

    Wilmington Photography Group
    2025-04-28
    Tampa Photography Group
    2025-02-20
    Title or Location: The Badlands of South Dakota
    A Journey Through the Lens: From the Badlands to RecognitionIn 2021, I stood in the Badlands of South Dakota, camera in hand, finally living out a long-held dream to explore and photograph some of America?s most unique landscapes. The world was still dealing with the pandemic, and after working hard to keep my business going through the lockdowns, I was thankful to focus on something I truly loved?photography.That trip was the start of something new for me, a chance to capture the beauty
    Credit: Tom Sweet
    Facebook: tom.r.sweet
    Instagram: t.r_st
    Hamilton Photography Group
    2025-04-28

    Tampa Photography Group
    2025-01-22
    Title or Location: Upper Antelope Canyon, Page, AZ
    This was on a tour of Upper Antelope Canyon on 7/26/2023. I was using Sony a7IV and 24-70 f/2.8 GMii lens. Lighting conditions, as you?re essentially underground but with slits through the rock to the sky above, are pretty challenging, so I was using a 9-shot bracketing in 2/3 stop increments. We did a tour of both upper and lower antelope canyon that day, so with the bracketing, I took well over 2,000 shots. So I have been procrastinating editing these photos for quite some time. But I finally
    Credit: Gary Evans
    Facebook: Gary Evans
    Instagram: @gjephotography
    Des Moines Photography Group
    2025-04-22
    Tampa Photography Group
    2024-12-26
    Title or Location: "Tampa Impressions" (Tampa Riverwalk).
    I was just trying to show a different view of some buildings in downtown Tampa, using an extreme wide angle, and using low (contrapicado) and nadir planes.Photo was taken with a Canon EOS R5 and a Venus Laowa 10mm f:2.8 ZD lens.
    Credit: Carlos Martinez
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/carlosjmmartinez/

    Memphis Photography Club
    2025-04-22
    Newark Photography Group
    2025-04-28
    Title or Location: Meadowlands
    A photo of a Tree Swallow taken during a walk through the meadowlands. These birds are extremely quick and erratic often difficult to photograph. Luckily this one decided to take a little posing break and allowed me a nice shot. Taken with my Canon R5 with a Sigma 150-600 mm lens.
    Credit: Stephen Bush
    Instagram: @stephenbush219
    Lexington Photography Group
    2025-04-21

    Leicester Photography Group
    2025-04-28
    Title or Location: Leicester, England.
    Once a month, or so, I would go into my home town of Leicester early on a Sunday morning to take some photos before there were too many people around. This particular morning there was light rain and the sun was trying to break through. The scene was great but the sky was uninspiring so a better sky was added and then processed in DXO's NIK Silver Efex.The camera was my trusty Ricoh GRIII which has a great lens and small enough to put in your pocket.
    Credit: Derek Brooks
    Lexington Photography Group
    2025-04-21
    Murrieta Photography Group
    2025-04-25
    Title or Location: That Smile
    ?That Smile? is a portrait of Diane, a Mortgage Loan Originator, taken at the Neighbors Monthly Business Mixer held at the Corporate Room in Wildomar on January 18, 2024. The event was organized for businesses and individuals to network. This portrait is part of an ongoing black-and-white series.4.
    Credit: Keith D. Jared
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/keith.jared1
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kdjared_photography/

    Lexington Photography Group
    2025-04-21
    Perth Photography Group
    2025-04-23
    Title or Location: Esperance WA
    I was walking around the rocks at sunset, enjoying the clouds, and thinking I had better get to shelter as that rain burst was heading my way. The sun suddenly highlighted the underside of the rain cloud, and I managed a few shots.I also got rained on very soon afterwards!Canon R6M2 with kit lens 24-105mm.ISO 2000, 24mm, f9.0, 1/1000s. Post in LRC.
    Credit: Leanne Irwin
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leanne.irwin.121
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lmi63/
    Wilmington Photography Group
    2025-04-16

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