Nashville Photography Society

Upcoming Events

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 14 October

Midtown - 9am - 3 Hours

Meghna Bhakta

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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$84

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Floral and Nature Painting

Sunday 01 October

Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center - 10am - 2 Hours

Nashville Watercolor Group

Maigain Upchurch

The focus of this two-hour structured session is the studies of floral and nature painting. You will be guided to select your choice of reference in the garden, take photograph references and complete one or two studies of the selected plants and flowers. You will learn how to compose floral and nature paintings using traditional and contemporary composition methods. If you are a nature enthusiast, this session is perfect for you. You will have a chance to meet and greet like-minded people, choose your own subjects in the garden and be guided to complete the studies and have some take away homework with the learnt technique. All level and experience are welcome. Please bring watercolor painting travel kit (this can be watercolor tube paints or watercolor pan along with ink pens, pencil, rubber and watercolor pads or drawing pads. You are also welcome to bring your choice of medium. Also a smart phone to take reference photos will be handy. Don't worry if you forget anything. I will have some back up materials.

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$43

Watercolor Halloween Illustration Class

Saturday 28 October

Centennial Park - 10am - 2 Hours

Nashville Watercolor Group

Maigain Upchurch

Join us for a festive Halloween Illustration Class! Learn how to make your very own ghoulish Halloween painting for your home in a few easy steps. This will include a few watercolor basics such as color theory and paint mixing to assist beginners. Don't miss out on this spooktacular event!

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$43

Abstract Watercolor

Sunday 05 November

Nashville Farmer's Market - 9am - 2 Hours

Nashville Watercolor Group

Maigain Upchurch

In this workshop, you will learn to create an abstract piece using a negative technique where you paint around the subject rather than on the subject. This will ultimately add depth and dimension to your paintings. Negative painting challenges us to shift our perspective and concentrate on the surrounding negative space rather than the subject itself.

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$43

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 Nashville .

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.

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Really enjoyed the class. Wish the weather would have been nicer, but I still enjoyed the class. I will definitely be doing more in the future.

5/5

Jonathan

2023-08-13

This is my third class and with Nathan as the instructor. Radnor State Park is a fantastic location! As always, Nathan is informative and helpful. I got done really good photos!

5/5

Ann

2023-07-23

This was my first event and I really enjoyed it. Nate was great at explaining and providing direction to open a creative perspective. When I asked questions he answered in a way that was I could follow and understand. I definitely recommend Nashville photography society and the classes they offer. It's a great way to listen and learn from others while furthering your own knowledge be it beginner or advanced. I will definitely take another in the very near future.

5/5

Tiffini

2023-07-23

The event was very helpful. Nathan was an excellent instructor and I feel like what I learned will be incredibly helpful to me as I continue to grow as a photographer. Thank you for offering such a great class.

5/5

Katye

2023-07-17

I loved it I learned a lot he really knows his stuff

5/5

Marshaette

2023-05-28

This is my second photography class hosted by Nathan. It was very helpful! I've learned a lot from both classes. I'm eager to take the landscape photography class! I highly recommend all!

5/5

Ann

2023-03-07

Nate was informative! I learned a lot. Now, I plan to practice what he fought us at home.

5/5

Ann

2023-02-19

Despite the cold that morning, had a great time! Nathan is very knowledgeable and calm and patient with his teaching ... he came up with good examples to explain the various concepts we were learning. Everyone got individual attention and he was willing to answer any of your questions thoroughly and to your satisfaction. Highly recommend this class!

5/5

Michael

2022-12-05

Nathan Marsland

Nathan was born in North Carolina, had grown up in Mississippi, and now currently lives in Nashville. He’s always been passionate about storytelling, and photography has always been one of his favorite mediums of telling tales, most notably through using film and hand developing his negatives as a way to add a more human element to his work. Nathan is primarily influenced through street photography, mostly through the works of Vivian Maier and Jim Marshall. As well as by Ansel Adams’ landscapes, and Hiroshi Sugimoto’s long exposure seascapes.