Field Composition Photography Class

Uncover the basics of composition out in the real world and into the streets of the Bay Area with this immersive photography class. Led by an expert, this workshop helps you learn how to turn the mundane into something capture-worthy. With a professional photographer guiding you, you’ll explore attractive sites around the Bay Area while practicing different photo composition strategies.This workshop is ideal for photographers at the beginning of their creative journey, looking to build their foundation in photography and apply what they learned in the Camera Controls Photography Class. As you move through the city’s streets, gardens, markets, interiors, or scenic outdoor spaces, your instructor will demonstrate each composition technique, then show you how to put it into practice. You’ll receive encouraging feedback the entire time.Locations rotate monthly across cities nationwide, offering new inspiration at each workshop. Whether you’re planning to travel, want to document, or are looking to pursue photography as a new creative hobby, you’ll leave with stronger creative skills, images you’re proud of, and a solid foundation to keep growing as a photographer.Each photo composition strategy is easy to learn, but they often require slightly different use of camera settings, which we cover in our Camera Controls Photography Class sit-down class that always comes before this class. Each strategy enables the photographer to achieve a distinct visual result, influencing both the emotional tone and storytelling impact of the final photograph.

Upcoming dates for Field Composition Photography Class

Times are Los Angeles time. Dates and prices as of 14 Nov 2026, 5:30pm; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

6 upcoming dates between 28 Nov 2026 and 24 Apr 2027.

• Sat, Nov 28 2026, 11am-1pm (SF • The Embarcadero)
• Sat, Dec 19 2026, 11am-1pm (SF • de Young Museum)
• Sat, Jan 23 2027, 11am-1pm (SF • Golden Gate Park)
• Sat, Feb 27 2027, 11:30am-1:30pm (SF • San Francisco Ferry Building and Farmers Market)
• Sat, Mar 27 2027, 11am-1pm (SF • Chinatown, San Francisco)
• Sat, Apr 24 2027, 11am-1pm (Mission District • Noe Valley)

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