San Diego Photography Classes

Meet & Critique | Topic: Creating Your Wishlist FREE

December 7, 2012 · 6:00 PM
Right Light Studios

This is a new meetup and is geared toward improving your photography with honest, constructive criticism, while enjoying a night at the studio with fellow photographers. Each forum will start with a brief 30 minute lecture and discussion of one photographic topic in addition to the critique section. This topic will be about Creating Your Wishlist for Camera Gear & Accessories. If you are trying to figure out what gear is right for you and within your budget then come prepared with questions to ask the instructors and they will assist you in determining what gear is worth the investment. We will take some open discussion and open Q&A on this before moving on to critiques.

After this- participants will have a chance to get their work critiqued by professional photographers Rob Andrew, Thierry Denis, and/or Jason Kirby. Peer input will also be given. This is a very fast way to learn the ins and outs of what makes a good photo.

We are limiting the group to 40 people and names of select, {brave} attendees will be drawn from a hat to have their work critiqued. You will need to provide a website link, flash drive, or Flickr account etc. for us to look through and critique on the fly. Please limit to 5-15 of your best images only, preferably from one session, but it is up to you on what you want critiqued. We will draw at least 6-10 names, possibly more, spending 5-15 minutes per person. Not all attendees are required to enter their name for critique, spectators are welcome as well. If you don't get critiqued during class we will follow up with an online critique. We are experimenting with a low cost, two hour format but will consider staying late to get some additional critiques in for those that wish to stay longer. Since this is a Friday night feel free to BYOB or just hang out and have a good time.

Rules-

If you're brave enough to get critiqued, you are not allowed to take it personally. We don't want to hurt your feelings but we do want to give you a brutally honest critique and help you learn!
You are not allowed to defend your photo or give a back story/explanation until your photo is done being critiqued by the instructors and class.
You don't have to bring portraits, we will critique all types of photography.
Again, please edit down to just a collection of your best work or your photo website. 5-15 images per person or less.
Have your photos in JPEG format ready to be viewed on a Plasma 42" screen. SD cards are ideal, and laptops can be hooked up via HDMI only.

This meetup is largely geared toward photographers becoming more serious about building a portfolio. I am looking forward to chatting with all of you, seeing some of your work, and doing my best to help you out with some input!

The class is FREE as it is the first we are offering, make sure to jump on this deal now before it goes up.

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james C.

Lovely time with lovely people.

0 · December 11
Kelly Clark Moncure

Thank you for the critique!

0 · December 7
Dorothy Malowney

I can't attend. I got totally lost in Mission Valley in the dark. My wish list is to have a small group of people meet on a regular basis with no class and just take some pictures. If you create such a list please add me on it. My email is [masked]

0 · December 7
Dorothy Malowney

Hi, it will also be my first time with the group.

0 · December 7
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- pnina
  
  Welcome to the club:-) do u know where this metting taking place today?
  
  0 · December 7
- Jason Kirby
  
  Hi, the address is above at the top of the page it is at Right Light Studios 4570 Alvarado Canyon Road Suite H.
  
  0 · December 7
- pnina
  
  Thank u Jason
  
  0 · December 7
pnina

Only question i have where this meeting taking place ?

0 · December 7
pnina

Hi to all. it will be my first time taking this class and meet all all of yoy so excited

0 · December 7
Neil

I will try to bring some of my bad pictures, and see how I could have improved them to the result I was hopping to get. :-) if that is OK.

1 · December 6
- Lauren Lopez
  
  Perfect, Neil! That is what the Meet & Critique is all about!
  
  0 · December 6
Sam Wong

I am working with a new camera set up and will bring pictures that reflect my learning curve.... some of best in my view and some that show difficulties with light, composition or whatever. Looking forward to possible critiques.

0 · December 6