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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       5 places left

50mm Lens Meetup

50mm Lens Meetup

Sunday 05 July
Raymond Dr. - 4pm - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
The 50mm lens is one of the flexible and useful lenses in any photographer's gear bag. It is neither a wide-angle or telephoto lens, but allows the camera to see on the same scale as your eye.
The nifty-fifty can be used for a variety of genres, from landscape and street photography to portrait and product photography.
In this meetup, we'll review the basic camera settings. We'll then cover some of the advantages of shooting with a prime lens, and some basic techniques to using the 50mm lens. It's a good creative practice to go outside your comfort zone and limit your shooting to one lens. When you move to compose your subject, you see different.
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$49.0      
Architecture Photography

Architecture Photography

Sunday 12 July
St. James Farm Forest Preserve - 4pm - 2 Hours
Naperville Photography Group
Martina Landolt
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting any area with Buildings. From brick, to barn stables and fences, It's about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building and its surroundings, but to create aesthetically pleasing image for the viewer's eye. An architectural photographer makes pictures, not takes pictures.

In this session, we will be covering how to better understand Architecture photography and we'll be looking at ways to take some impressive shots and the camera settings to use.
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$49.0      
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
Austin Watercolor Group
2026-05-26
Title or Location: Wyoming
This watercolor painting of Cowboy with Horse, is a classic Western figure of the relationship between a man and his horse. I used a photo by Anita Jones Bozich as a reference for this painting.
Credit: Betty Bobo
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobo.betty/

Birmingham Watercolour Group
2026-05-25
Title or Location: Sun-kissed
With temperatures hitting up to 32C this week and the half-term holidays finally here, I decided to spend some quality time just doing what I love.
Credit: Sayantika Banik
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sayantika_artoholic?igsh=MTcwOG9ndHliZ2JvaQ==
Salt Lake City Watercolor Group
2026-05-25
Title or Location: Artfully Coy
The California Trail Interpretive Center (west of Elko, NV) hosted a ?learn & paint? activity. The subject was owls. I began this piece during the hourlong class, then, finished later giving myself a little freedom to venture away from the exact lesson example. I?m fairly new to watercolor and wanted to focus on: edges (lost, soft, found, etc.) and the expressiveness of the bird?s face. I truly enjoyed the experience of being out, painting amongst other artists, and continue to attend their
Credit: Maureen Hager
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MHager,art
Instagram: www.instagram.com/m_hager_art

Tucson Watercolor Group
2026-05-20
Title or Location: Fall in Sabino Cannon Arizona
I painted it in 2023 on a rare occasion when you get to see some water in Tucson, AZ.
Credit: Misha Iolin
Facebook: Michael.iolin

Memphis Watercolor Group
2026-05-19
Title or Location: Hydrangeas
12x16, watercolor
Credit: Kelly Wills
Facebook: Mama K?s Artsy Stuff
Instagram: @mamaksartsystuff
Cincinnati Watercolor Group
2026-05-19
Title or Location: Springtime at Ault Park Pavilion
My Ault Park Pavilion painting was inspired by a perfect spring day when my husband and I wandered beneath the cherry blossoms at Ault Park. He paused to take photos of the blooms while I soaked in the beauty of the pavilion I?ve always loved?its arches, its history, its quiet elegance. That peaceful moment together, surrounded by soft pink petals and the architecture I adore, became the heart of this piece.
Credit: Joy Osborne
Facebook: joydeisgns.art

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