Oceans, Waves & Water
Saturday 13 June
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Explore the beauty of water in all its forms - from gentle waves to serene lakes. Learn techniques for capturing flowing water, reflections, and the peaceful essence of aquatic scenes in watercolour.
Butterflies and Bees
Saturday 20 June
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Discover the beauty of butterflies and bees through watercolour. Learn techniques for painting delicate wings, intricate patterns, and vibrant colours while exploring nature's smallest wonders.
Watercolor Art from Collage
Saturday 11 July
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
In this class, you'll use a variety of images to put together a design that you'll turn into a beautiful watercolor piece.
Watercolour Postcards
Saturday 18 July
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Create a beautiful series of watercolor postcards in this creative workshop. Learn techniques for painting small, portable artworks perfect for mailing to friends and family or keeping as personal mementos.
Dreamy Skies & Sunsets Watercolor
Saturday 01 August
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Capture the magic of dreamy skies and vibrant sunsets in this watercolour workshop. Learn techniques for blending warm sunset tones, painting fluffy clouds, and creating atmospheric gradients that evoke emotion and wonder.
Mini Family Portraits
Saturday 15 August
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
A beginner-friendly class guiding students through creating a series of small watercolor portraits of people they love. You can even purchase mini frames if you'd like!
Floral Arrangements & Splattering
Saturday 22 August
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Pop-art-inspired floral watercolor painting using splattering techniques to make the flowers really stand out.
Watercolors & Kandinsky
Saturday 29 August
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Using music as inspiration, we'll create small abstract watercolor journeys inspired by Wassily Kandinsky and expressive color.
Watercolor Techniques
Saturday 12 September
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
A playful class focused on watercolor experimentation—bubbles, scratching, lifting, splattering, layering, and other techniques that create texture and unexpected effects.
Rocks, Soil & Budding Plants
Saturday 19 September
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
An up-close look at nature through watercolor, focusing on rocks, earth, roots, and small budding plants. This class will explore texture, abstraction, and organic forms.
Figures & People
Saturday 26 September
Almansor St, Alhambra, CA 91801 - 10:30am - 2.0 Hours
Meira Goodfriend
Quick sketching and loose watercolor studies of people and figures, focusing on movement, gesture, and capturing personality with simple expressive marks.
The City at Night
Sunday 14 June
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Architecture Photography
Sunday 21 June
S Olive St - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to 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.
Street Photography at Night Meetup
Sunday 26 July
Downtown LA - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
Beginner's Photography Class
Sunday 09 August
Red Oak Dr - 11am - 3 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
Street Art Photography
Sunday 23 August
Mateo St - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Join our Street Art Photography meetup in downtown Los Angeles. The primary goal is photographing vibrant street art work by graffiti artists. We'll walk through areas rich with colorful murals and graffiti, capturing the urban creativity. Learn tips on spotting great shots, composition, angles, and making your images stand out. Suitable for all levels - bring your camera and discover the artistry of the streets.
The City at Night
Sunday 06 September
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Portraiture With Natural Light
Sunday 20 September
Bee Rock Trail - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills.We, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully. We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting
The City at Night
Sunday 04 October
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Street Photography at Night Meetup
Sunday 18 October
Downtown LA - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
Abstract Photography
Saturday 06 June
Pasadena - 3pm - 2.0 Hours
Sushil Jakhwal
Explore the fascinating world of abstract photography where you capture subjects in creative and unconventional ways. Learn techniques to transform everyday objects into artistic compositions through creative angles, patterns, textures, and perspectives.
The City at Night
Sunday 14 June
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Architecture Photography
Sunday 21 June
S Olive St - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Architectural photography can be a great way of exploring and documenting a city, whether it's your home or on holiday. Its about capturing not only the design and accurate representation of a building, but to have the shots be aesthetically pleasing to 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.
Street Photography at Night Meetup
Sunday 26 July
Downtown LA - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
Beginner's Photography Class
Sunday 09 August
Red Oak Dr - 11am - 3 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
Street Art Photography
Sunday 23 August
Mateo St - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Join our Street Art Photography meetup in downtown Los Angeles. The primary goal is photographing vibrant street art work by graffiti artists. We'll walk through areas rich with colorful murals and graffiti, capturing the urban creativity. Learn tips on spotting great shots, composition, angles, and making your images stand out. Suitable for all levels - bring your camera and discover the artistry of the streets.
The City at Night
Sunday 06 September
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Portraiture With Natural Light
Sunday 20 September
Bee Rock Trail - 11am - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
This class is your time to learn and gain a proper understanding of Composition and the importance of light to help boost your photography skills.We, as a class, will be photographing a model without any on-camera flash or strobe photography. Just the available light, we will walk through, troubleshoot, make adjustments and capture a portrait successfully. We will also learn how to use light modifiers like a reflector to help capture appropriately exposed shots in not-so-great lighting
The City at Night
Sunday 04 October
Silver Lake - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
Many people don't think about nighttime being a good time to do photography since there's a lack of light. However, armed with knowledge about your camera's settings and the properties of light, nighttime photography can be a lot of fun.In this meetup, you'll learn about the best camera settings for nighttime photography. We'll also explore the kinds of light available to us and how to use that light to make some awesome photos. As always, there are exercises that will help you put your new knowledge to work.
Street Photography at Night Meetup
Sunday 18 October
Downtown LA - 6pm - 2 Hours
Firas Aladai
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.
