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Colours of Spring Photography Meetup

Colours of Spring Photography Meetup

Saturday 24 May
Lower Gardens - 12pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
Spring photography is a beautiful way to capture the renewal of life that comes with the arrival of spring. Join this session for tips on how to use your camera settings to creatively capture nature in a visually interesting way. We'll be looking at composition, focus and colour in this Spring season!
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£26      
Seascapes Photography Meetup

Seascapes Photography Meetup

Saturday 07 June
Hengistbury Head - 3pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
There's something grounding about photographing the sea, the movement, the light, the way the landscape shifts even in stillness. For this Seascapes Photography Meetup, we'll explore how to capture that atmosphere. It's not about perfection, it's about presence, noticing the details, experimenting with perspective, and letting the coast inspire your frame.
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£26      
Street Photography Meetup

Street Photography Meetup

Saturday 21 June
Bournemouth Town Centre and Pier - 1pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
People, cafes, vendors, street merchants, buskers, historic buildings, art installations and much more. The power of observation underpins the art of great street photography. Learning to "see" interesting detail is a practised skill and we introduce you to easy methods that will open your photographer's eye and expose you to a world that is alive with detail. The most rewarding part of the class is learning how to approach interesting people and have them willingly pose for you.

We will also go over settings, focusing techniques and lens choices common to street photography to help us capture those random chance encounters.
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£26      

Natural Light Portraits

Natural Light Portraits

Saturday 05 July
Poole - 3pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
This meet-up will explore how we can take beautiful portraits using natural light and backgrounds. We will explore how to recognise flattering light and how to manipulate it whilst shooting in a less controlled environment than a studio. We will explore how we can work collaboratively with our subject to achieve a portrait that captures their personality and style. We will also look at posing and setting your subject at ease. Technical learning points will include accurate focusing and metering for skin tones.

Note: Bring a family member or a friend as your model
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£28      
Beginner's Photography Class - Nature scapes

Beginner's Photography Class - Nature scapes

Saturday 02 August
Stour Valley Nature Reserve, Bournemouth - 9am - 3 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
Ready to unlock your camera settings and capture the world around you? In this beginners photography class on the River Stour, we will be going through different camera settings, playing with light and experimenting with composition, helping you take beautiful nature photos. As always, it will be in a fun and relaxed, with plenty of time to practice and develop your skills. A passionate, professional photographer will be on hand to answer any questions and guide you as you learn.
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£67       5 places left
Woodland photography

Woodland photography

Saturday 16 August
Broadstone - 2:30pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
In this session we will be capturing the magic of woodland through photography, playing with light, composition and creativity. Fun, social and outdoors, all are welcome.
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£28      

Heathland photography workshop

Heathland photography workshop

Saturday 30 August
Broadstone - 4pm - 2 Hours
Bournemouth Photography Group
Anna Kenny
Come and join us to photograph one of the rarest habitats in the world! Heathland is an incredible and unique habitat, home to many rare species. In fact, heathland is said to be rarer than rainforest. In the late Autumn, heathland flowers blossom creating a beautiful purple carpet of flowers, ideal for many unique species of invertebrates. Fun, relaxed and social, this class is about practicing composition, playing with light and capturing this beautiful habitat.
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£28      
ABOUT BOURNEMOUTH
WATERCOLOUR
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 Bournemouth Watercolour Group on Facebook to share your art and enjoy the art of other locals.
PHOTOS
Houston Watercolor Group
2025-05-20
Title or Location: Texas Bluebonnets
My wife suggested I should do a painting with bluebonnets in it. I used a composite of pictorial reference but decided to keep it loose and expressive.
Credit: Tom Little
Facebook: Tlittleart
Instagram: Tlittleart

Atlanta Watercolor Group
2025-05-19
Title or Location: Magnolia?s Embrace
I have several Magnolia trees in my yard and this is one of the flowers from this years blooms. The mockingbird is straight out of my imagination, and the combination of it with the flower gives the viewer a taste of spring in the South.
Credit: Sunny Carrel
Facebook: Sunny Carrel
Instagram: Sunnycarrelart
Atlanta Watercolor Group
2025-05-19
Title or Location:

Credit: Steve Kaiser

Liverpool Watercolour Group
2025-05-19
Title or Location: Glow of the Soul
I am very new to painting and took this up as a way to unwind and take my mind off the day to day stresses of life (it is my form of therapy!). Things were getting tough for me and I was struggling I started practicing meditation and found it helped me so much that it inspired me to paint this picture.The painting is me (my inner self) looking out to the world, the mountains are in muted colours and I am surrounded by so many lovely colours. The lovely colours represent the strengths, love, fa
Credit: Sue Rawlinson
Facebook: Sue Rawlinson

Brisbane Watercolour Group
2025-05-16
Title or Location: Canada
The photo was taken by my nephew. It is a place he and his fianc? go rock climbing together. The painting was to celebrate his 30th birthday and the purchase of their first house. The work is A3 using Windsor & Newton cotman pans.
Credit: Janette Nicoll
Instagram: JanetteMaree_ArtisticDesigns
Melbourne Watercolour Group
2025-05-16
Title or Location: Sooty
Sooty was one of my feathered friends, a Red-Tailed Black Cockatoo. I have done many paintings of him, in both watercolour and acrylics. Most are small. I love painting in B&W. This painting is one of a pair, and is A4 size.
Credit: Karen Studd
Facebook: Karen Studd Art

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