BIRMINGHAM
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP

Upcoming Events

WWC Walk with Camera

WWC Walk with Camera

Saturday 19 July
Hoover, Alabama - 10am - 2 Hours
Annie Nguyen
A fun and relaxed walk with our cameras covering a variety aspects of photography from street, landscape, architecture, seascape and abstract.
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$49      
Street Photography at Night Meetup

Street Photography at Night Meetup

Saturday 02 August
Hoover - 7pm - 2 Hours
Annie Nguyen
Street photography encompasses a wide range of genres, and this week we'll be exploring the town at night.

At this meetup, we will practise the basics of shooting in a dark environment as we capture candid images in an urban setting.

By the end of this event, you will be more familiar with:
- How to adjust camera settings for low light.
- Using slow shutter speeds to get brighter images and create light trails.
- Capturing RAW images.
- Guidelines for shooting other people and their property in the real world.
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$49      
Beginner's Photography Class

Beginner's Photography Class

Saturday 16 August
1600 1st Ave S - 10am - 3 Hours
Annie Nguyen
Ready to learn more about your camera and get out of automatic exposure? Join us as we break down your camera to help you learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, and how these settings affect your exposure.
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$98      

Black and White Photography

Black and White Photography

Saturday 30 August
Hoover - 10am - 2 Hours
Annie Nguyen
Introduction to Black and White Photography. What makes a good Black and White shot?

We will look at the contrast and using textures. How does the camera see the image and how do we create Black and White images in a camera or in post-production. We will look for some good examples and set some exercises.

This is a more advanced course and assumes you understand the basics of photography and controlling your camera.
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$49      
Headshot Photography Class

Headshot Photography Class

Saturday 13 September
1600 1st Avenue South, Birmingham - 10am - 3 Hours
Annie Nguyen
A headshot is a tightly framed face shot, typically from the shoulders up. The goal of your headshot is to clearly & creatively showcase your client's professionalism, personality, and brand. As a class, we will focus on creating headshots from the chest up with good lighting on your model's face.
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$98      
Nature Photography Meetup

Nature Photography Meetup

Saturday 27 September
Hoover - 10am - 2 Hours
Annie Nguyen
Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We will be looking at composition, focus, and colour.

Many professional offices and places of business have large prints gracing their wall space of things such as fields of flowers, a butterfly perched on a leaf, and a single dew drop on a rose petal. These beautiful images are all around us in nature. It just takes that special "eye" to not only see it but to capture it in a way that will turn that simple little piece of nature into a beautiful piece of art. We will learn how to use different angles, light and shadows, and settings to make subjects pop.
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$49      

Landscape Photography

Landscape Photography

Saturday 11 October
Hoover, Alabama - 10am - 2 Hours
Annie Nguyen
Landscape photography is possibly one of the most popular genres, so we'll be looking at how you can improve your shots and help your photos stand out from the crowd. We will be focusing on composition, panoramas, equipment tips and settings to use.

All skill levels welcome! The professional photography instructor will be there to provide advice, feedback and tips on how to improve your photos and camera skills.
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$49      
ABOUT BIRMINGHAM
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 Birmingham.

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

    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
  • REVIEWS
    Thanks.
    5/5
    Phil
    2025-04-14
    You never stop learning! Annie gave us a very friendly welcome and enquired about the different experiences of the people in the small group. This enabled her to respond to everyone individually and give advice. We were able to try many different techniques, which Annie explained well beforehand. A very instructive evening where even experienced photographers can see and learn different things beside their genre. I would book a Meetup again at any time.
    5/5
    Guido
    2025-01-10
    It was lots of fun, everyone was nice and friendly and Annie was a good leader- Very cordial and knowledgeable and taught us a lot.
    5/5
    Andy
    2025-01-07

    Great event. Very informative and helpful
    5/5
    Cheralynn
    2024-08-21
    Great class. instructor was very informed. She created a easy going participation friendly class. My email is [email protected] if she wants to contact me
    5/5
    Janet Hoffman
    2024-03-29
    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Annie Nguyen
    Annie was born & raised in AL. She first developed her love for photography as a kid early on through her father who would often shoot film. She was completely enamored with this art growing up using her cousin's video camera to capture stills, learning Android/IPhone photography, & anything she could get her hands on to practice more including her dad's digital camera in middle school until she got her first (film) camera in high school. She enjoyed learning how to shoot with film as it was completely different from shooting with digital! It was also during this time when her father instilled more basic principles, such as composition & lighting, to help in her learning/practice as she quickly formed her own style having shoots with friends in high school. Even now, her love still continues for this art as capturing special moments is both a lifelong passion & joy of hers! She graduated from U.A.B. with a bachelor's in public health as helping others is another strong pursuit of hers.

    Annie Nguyen is available for private bookings

    Available most Sundays from 8AM until 12PM.
    Private tutoring, weddings, portraits, & events.

    PHOTOS
    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-06-11
    Title or Location: St Ives
    This photo was taken in St Ives Cornwall my favourite places in the UK. It's always interesting to watch this birds as they very clever and love to take your food &129315 This one was looking for his new victim &129315
    Credit: Szymon Mrozek
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.ozek.photography?igsh=MWZpdWNybGh5NzQ3dA==

    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-06-07
    Title or Location: Mom's Garden
    My mom always has flowers in the spring.
    Credit: Jon R. Barton
    Facebook: Jon R. Barton fine art photography
    Instagram: @RobtheGreat247mfs
    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-05-21
    Title or Location: Birmingham
    When I am walking with my camera in the morning I always trying to find interesting light and shadows. After I found what I was looking for I wait for perfect moment, moments like this.
    Credit: Szymon Mrozek
    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.ozek.photography?igsh=MWZpdWNybGh5NzQ3dA==

    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-05-15
    Title or Location: King?s Chair Lookout- Oak Mountain State Park
    Sunrise hike to King?s Chair Lookout at Oak Mountain State Park in Alabama. A heavy overcast morning meant sunrise photos were a bust, but brought out the cooler colors of the morning in the early Spring blossoms.
    Credit: Clint Richey
    Instagram: @clintrichey_art

    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-05-04
    Title or Location: Logan Martin Lake at Harmon's Point
    This is one of my favorite places to go to take photos of the sun setting on Logan Martin Lake..I have to take a short boat ride to get to the point....I told myself I wasn't going to take another picture of the point on this trip....until I saw the fisherman and the sunset together. The color photo is good but I like old school B&W for photos of some lake scenes.
    Credit: Max Jolley
    Birmingham Photography Group
    2025-05-04
    Title or Location: Birmingham, AL
    This is sweet Momma T! Back in February her and her 7 newborn puppies were dumped in a barrel and left alone and scared. My fianc? and I took it upon ourselves to save them all and foster the babies until they were ready to be adopted out. Momma T has already found her forever home with us!
    Credit: Emily Ploenes
    Facebook: PloenesPhotography

    Isle Of Wight Photography Group
    2025-06-15
    Title or Location: West wight
    A beautiful fox cub smelling a flower in the beautiful sunshine.
    Credit: Josh Thomas
    Facebook: Capture The Second Photography
    Instagram: capture_the_second_photography

    Cincinnati Photography Group
    2025-06-15
    Title or Location: Rising Sun Indiana
    This image was shot in the winter..the temperature was 13f. ..had to chill my lens to meet the extreme cold ..the location is Red Wolf Santuary
    Credit: Roger harris
    San Francisco Photography Group
    2025-06-15
    Title or Location: Milpitas, CA
    The crows do not like sharing the same air space.
    Credit: Brian
    Instagram: dsnylnd4me

    Orange County Photography Group
    2025-06-15
    Title or Location: Bolsa Chica Wildlife Preserve
    The significance of this shot for me was it was my first American Bald Eagle I had captured in the wild - after my wife, Susan, pointed it out to me. I was thrilled and determined to make the best capture I could.Upon closer examination I was awe inspired to see (in detail) the death stare, that razor like tool cutting beak, the unbelievable chest muscles and tremendous talons. Scary.Camera: Canon EOS R7 (Mark 1)Lens: Canon RF 100-500 F4.5-7.1Aperture: F11Shutter Speed: 1/1000Foca
    Credit: Dave Migliore
    Facebook: Dave Migliore
    Instagram: dave_sandy_migliore

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