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Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 19 April
Knoch Knolls Rd - 12pm - 3 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Have you got a new camera or are you relearning your existing one? Do you want to learn more about how to control the creative outlook of your images? Let's take this opportunity to learn how to use your camera outside of auto mode. Become more confident with your photography as you navigate your camera to understand the photography elements. This small-sized class is perfect for collaboration and feedback.Join us as we discuss the exposure triangle to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure. Related topics such a metering, white balance , focus modes and more will be covered.We will put this knowledge into practice using your camera with the guidance of a professional photographer.It will be a fun class of limited size with direct feedback from your host.
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$98.00       0 places left
Street Art Photography

Street Art Photography

Saturday 25 April
Downtown Naperville - 3pm - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Street art, characterized by its presence on buildings, alleys, or as sculptures along the streets, presents a distinctive and vibrant artistic expression. Exploring a downtown area, from the art installations to the unexpected surprises, offers a comprehensive experience. Adopting a first-person perspective enhances the engagement with the artwork. Once we meet, we will go shoot together or separately and come back to a cafe to share our photographs. Join us for this captivating journey.
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$49.00      
Flowers of Spring Photography

Flowers of Spring Photography

Saturday 02 May
Plainfield-Naperville Rd - 3pm - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Learn all the tips and tricks you need to take stunning pictures of the wild flowers and everything green. Explore the landscape as getting close to the subject. Be different and see different. We will discuss composition, lighting, and other aspects of photography that will help you create unique images. So come join us for a day of learning, exploring, and having fun as we walk along the trails.
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$49.00      

Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 24 May
Knoch Knolls Rd - 12pm - 3 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Have you got a new camera or are you relearning your existing one? Do you want to learn more about how to control the creative outlook of your images? Let's take this opportunity to learn how to use your camera outside of auto mode. Become more confident with your photography as you navigate your camera to understand the photography elements. This small-sized class is perfect for collaboration and feedback.Join us as we discuss the exposure triangle to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure. Related topics such a metering, white balance , focus modes and more will be covered.We will put this knowledge into practice using your camera with the guidance of a professional photographer.It will be a fun class of limited size with direct feedback from your host.
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$98.00       5 places left
Portraiture With Natural Light Class

Portraiture With Natural Light Class

Saturday 30 May
Book Road - 3pm - 3 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
In this class you will learn proper posing techniques and gain an understanding of using natural light to expose your subject. We will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments, and capture portraits successfully. We will also learn how to use various light modifiers like reflectors to help capture amazing shots in not-so-great lighting. This 3-hour event will allow everyone to practice using their gear to capture images while allowing time for feedback from the group.When we set a date for outdoor photographs in advance, the weather is the element we cannot change, so we will work around this real life scenario using our tools and environment.Each participant is welcome to bring a "model" or take turns being the modelphotographer.
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$98.00      
Macro Photography Meetup

Macro Photography Meetup

Saturday 06 June
Raymond Dr. - 10am - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Let's get closer to our little subjects in nature, whether it's a bug, wild flowers, leaves, tree bark, textures or anything that catches your eyes. Bring the mini world to life with your macro lens or telephoto as we walk the trails of the forest preserve.
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$49.0      

Long Exposure Photography

Long Exposure Photography

Saturday 13 June
PlainfieldNaperville Road - 6pm - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Learn the basics of long exposure to capture light trails along with tripod photography.

Long exposure refers to a technique where you keep the shutter open for an unusually long period of time. This results to interesting effects in your photographs.
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$49      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Sunday 21 June
Knoch Knolls Rd - 12pm - 3 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Have you got a new camera or are you relearning your existing one? Do you want to learn more about how to control the creative outlook of your images? Let's take this opportunity to learn how to use your camera outside of auto mode. Become more confident with your photography as you navigate your camera to understand the photography elements. This small-sized class is perfect for collaboration and feedback.Join us as we discuss the exposure triangle to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO and how these settings affect your exposure. Related topics such a metering, white balance , focus modes and more will be covered.We will put this knowledge into practice using your camera with the guidance of a professional photographer.It will be a fun class of limited size with direct feedback from your host.
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$98.00      
ABOUT NAPERVILLE
WATERCOLOR
GROUP
Come along to our meetups to improve your art in a relaxed and social atmosphere and under the guidance of a professional instructor. Complete beginners to experienced artists all welcome.

Our 2 hour meetups are held in a different location each time, usually outdoors.

Bring your own materials. If you are a complete beginner all you need to start is a set of watercolour paints, brushes, and water container.

Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to experienced artists. The instructor is there to help everyone.

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 Naperville Watercolor Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
PHOTOS
Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-04-15
Title or Location: Summer in New Zealand
In Mangonui on the North Island, the town's roads, bathed in sunlight, and their elegant curves traversing the blue sea, instantly captivated me. I spent an unforgettable weekend there.
Credit: jia rui sun

Leeds Watercolour Group
2026-04-13
Title or Location: roofs..........a northern landscape
Following an enforced 18 months away from my art I returned to my practice working in watercolour and ink. I work with liminal, architectural and imagined spaces and places within an urban landscape. Using layers my work is an exploration of form, colour and texture aiming to capture the essence of the urban landscape we live in, work in and travel through.
Credit: Ian Fraser
Instagram: ianfraserart
Adelaide Watercolour Group
2026-04-11
Title or Location: Kingston on Murray
A local mooring for house boats at Kingston on Murray, near Waikerie SA. 8x10 on 300gsm cotton.
Credit: Peter Hancock

Auckland Watercolour Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: Auckland
This painting was inspired by a quiet moment in Queenstown, where the lake, boats, and distant hills seemed to dissolve into one another under a soft, changing light.What interested me was not the exact appearance of the place, but the feeling it carried ? a sense of stillness, as if time had briefly slowed down. The boats and structures are only lightly suggested, almost fading into the atmosphere, leaving traces rather than solid forms.In my work, I often try to move between reality an
Credit: Xin Yi
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xin.yi.961246/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xin_yi_watercolour/

Austin Watercolor Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: My backyard
?Spring Fest? - The earth presents beautiful gifts of all sizes, colors, and fragrances after awakening from its long slumber. The most wonderful time of the year is when my backyard has blossoms as pretty as Christmas ornaments. It makes me happy. I love it so much I want to capture it in watercolor!
Credit: Celeste Weaver
Facebook: Thunder Ridge Art
Austin Watercolor Group
2026-04-10
Title or Location: Spring Lake, Santa Rosa Ca
We walk this lake when I?m in Santa Rosa
Credit: Jan Lloyd
Facebook: Jan Lloyd
Instagram: Mantis962

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