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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 05 July
North Augusta - 10am - 3.0 Hours
Ryan Phillips
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Join us for this beginner-friendly class covering aperture, shutter speed, and ISO. We will help you understand your camera settings and start taking control of your photos.
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$98       3 places left
Beginner's Lightroom Editing Class

Beginner's Lightroom Editing Class

Sunday 19 July
North Augusta - 10am - 3.0 Hours
Ryan Phillips
Learn how to use Adobe Lightroom to change color values, exposure, as well as sharpening and more. This class covers the basics of Lightroom Classic editing workflow, from importing to exporting your photos.
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$98       5 places left

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Sip N Paint with Hypnotherapy

Sip N Paint with Hypnotherapy

Saturday 04 July
NA - 1:30pm - 2 Hours
Augusta Art Group
Hazel
Glow Flow Hypno-Paint Healing Experience is a guided virtual session that blends gentle hypnotherapy, breathwork, and creative painting to help you release emotional stress and reconnect with your inner calm. Through visualization and expressive art, you transform what you feel into color, creating clarity, relief, and a deeper sense of self-awareness.
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$49.00      
ABOUT AUGUSTA
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 Augusta.

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    Great first photography course and look forward to taking more! Ryan was a really great instructor, and I feel a million times more comfortable with my camera.
    5/5
    Stacia
    2026-05-18
    It was great!
    5/5
    Dixon
    2026-05-08
    It was great. It was a good scenic route with lots of opportunity to get some great pictures. The instructor was very friendly and I enjoyed hearing his personal insights on how he takes pictures and his experiences with various camera lenses. I thoroughly enjoyed the class and the experience.
    5/5
    Belkys
    2026-05-04

    had a great time and learned a lot. Ryan came fully prepared for ever contingent!
    5/5
    Meg
    2026-04-21
    Very informative! Ryan never disappoints!
    5/5
    Dixon
    2026-04-20
    Excellent day with Ryan
    5/5
    Bob
    2026-04-02

    A beautiful day to take photos of nature at Phinzy Swamp. Ryan answered all my questions about function buttons, lens filters, camera bags and Lightroom Classic. I got some beautiful pictures of wildlife to include Osprey, alligators and blue herrings. Ryan guided us to all the hot spots for photography. Enjoyed the class and time in nature. Highly recommend this outing.
    5/5
    Jackie
    2026-03-30
    Great time, instructor was very knowledgeable and helpful
    5/5
    Michael
    2026-03-02
    For someone that had zero experience with cameras, this event definitely helped me feel more confident & comfortable with my camera. Ryan is a great instructor, very knowledgeable, very patient & passionate. Thank you for the great experience!
    5/5
    Kathy
    2026-03-02

    This session was very helpful! Ryan was excellent and took the time to answer all my questions.
    5/5
    Dixon
    2026-01-12
    It was very informative. I feel like the instructor was very helpful to every one there
    5/5
    Bobby
    2026-01-06
    Very friendly, approachable, and knowledgeable.
    5/5
    Tiffany
    2026-01-05

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Ryan Phillips
    I'm a local photographer in Augusta, Georgia that loves wildlife and nature. I appreciate all genres of photography and try to get out with my camera as much as I possibly can. I love waking up early before the rest of the world is up to get beautiful sunrise photos. I also love meeting new people and being part of the Augusta photography community!

    Ryan Phillips is available for private bookings

    Private Tutoring
    Available mostly on Sundays. Saturdays too if schedule permits.
    Available all day Sunday.

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    PHOTOS
    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-01-05
    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-06-08
    Title or Location: Evans, Georgia, USA
    Hummingbirds are amazing creatures and I love to photograph them in action! This male ruby throat is having some breakfast on a cool summer morning. I used my Nikon Z8 with a NIKKOR Z 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6 VR S with a TC 2.0x teleconverter.
    Credit: Jackie Bryant
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-09-08

    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-05-26
    Title or Location: Constitution Lakes, Atlanta, GA
    This yellow-crowned night heron was first preening itself prior to engaging in the hunt. As it was hunting its favorite food, it gobbled up several for a hearty meal and this photo showcases its ferocious hunger.
    Credit: Andrew Waite
    Facebook: atwaite.photo
    Instagram: atwaite.photo
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-09-08
    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-05-22
    Title or Location: Evans Georgia USA
    I call these Red Shoulder Hawks my backyard love birds. I have photographed these amazing birds for three years now. They have built their nest in a tall pine tree in my backyard each year and I have had the pleasure of also photographing their young chicks as they grow and leave the nest. I used my Nikon Z8 with a NIKKOR Z 100-400 mm f4.5-5.6 VR S with a TC 2.0x teleconverter.
    Credit: Jackie Bryant

    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-09-01
    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-05-17
    Title or Location: Columbus, GA
    This was taken at a red-shouldered hawk nest in Columbus, GA. The parent was feeding the two chicks in the next (even thought only one was shown in the photo). I appeared as if the parent was teaching its chick to overlook their territory.
    Credit: Andrew Waite
    Facebook: atwaite.photo
    Instagram: atwaite.photo
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-07-21

    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-05-01
    Title or Location: Phenix City, AL
    The area has a great blue heron rookery where these chicks were nesting. They were standing upright, necks outstretched observing and waiting for the parent to return to the nest to give them some morsels.
    Credit: Andrew Waite
    Facebook: atwaite.photo
    Instagram: atwaite.photo
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-06-23
    Augusta Photography Group
    2026-04-13
    Title or Location: Cashiers, NC

    Credit: Isabella
    Instagram: Unic0rnh0rns

    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-06-23
    Austin Photography Society
    2026-06-16
    Title or Location: Murphy park, Taylor. TX.
    "Stormy flight". Western Cattle Egrets. There is a large colony of bird's at this location. where they nest each year. (Hundreds) They often take flight in a large group.
    Credit: Stephen Morley
    Facebook: Stephen Morley Photography
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-06-11

    Sacramento Photography Group
    2026-06-15
    Title or Location: Horton Iris Farm
    I enjoyed a photowalk event with Laurie Gallant and the Sacramento Photography group visiting Horton's Iris Farm. I always bring my Infrared camera with me in hopes of getting some good IR shots. When I saw the old red truck, I HAD to shoot it in IR! This is one of my favorite shots from that day and will go into my portfolio for sure!
    Credit: Jaye Haleryn
    Facebook: Jaye Haleryn Photography
    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-05-20
    Northumberland Photography Group
    2026-06-15
    Title or Location: Circular Quay Sydney Australia
    I was on holiday in Sydney and I went to Circular Quay to take some night time photos, when I saw that the opera house was lit up. I took a couple of photos ,then went to change my lens.By the time I had done this I saw the lights on the opera house had gone out. I then realised it was a rehearsal for Vivid a Sydney winter light show which takes place around the harbour.
    Credit: David Jackson

    Augusta Photography Group
    2025-01-27
    Tampa Photography Group
    2026-06-15
    Title or Location: Myakka River State Park, Sarasota
    This was part of a video/photo assignment I did few years ago before my retirement about Florida Vultures, "nature clean-up crews". These are a very interesting and important creatures, they clean dead animals thus preventing the spread of serious diseases.
    Credit: Nino Giannotti
    Augusta Photography Group
    2024-08-12

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