Atlanta Based
Photography Lessons and Photography Classes in the Atlanta GA area: (click city / quick link) Alpharetta, Johns Creek, Gibbs Gardens, Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Milton, Roswell, Marietta, Woodstock, Cumming, Suwannee, Duluth, Peachtree Corners, Gainesville, Decatur, Buckhead, Vinings, Midtown, and Downtown Atlanta. All brands of cameras: Nikon, Canon, Fuji, Panasonic, Sony, Ricoh Pentax, Olympus, Hasselblad, Leica.
Office Hours
Give me a call, I like to talk! You will find me to be approachable and easy to talk with. Almost every day I am available for a quick phone call.
August Event:
Wildlife / Birds / Sports Photography
Click here to schedule a session in August to play with the amazing Nikon 180-400mm f4 lens with the built in 1.4X teleconverter (560mm on full frame / 840mm on crop sensor). This lens is a joy to use for Wildlife, Birds, Sports Photography.
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Questions?
Free Photography Walk & Talks at Gibbs Gardens every Thursday morning.
Free Walk & Talks at pedestrian friendly Town Centers in the Atlanta area every Wednesday afternoon / early evening. Kind of like an Italian Passeggiata if we were in Europe. With friends and family, co-workers, and neighbors!
Affordable Private Lessons at 20 Locations in the Atlanta area. Bring a Friend for Free!
Photography is the Art and Science of seeing Light
See the light. Follow it. You have found your joy!
Sharing my joy of photography with friends in Atlanta, the USA, and Europe.
Walk & Talks are Free
An opportunity to meet with David Nikon Guy (me!) and other photography friends. Sign up for the Newsletter to receive the schedule.
Pedestrian friendly walkable town centers: The Avalon, downtown Alpharetta, Canton Street Roswell, downtown Decatur.
Greenway Trails: The AlphaLoop, Big Creek Greenway, Roswell Mill & Waterfalls, The Atlanta Beltline.
Gardens: Atlanta Botanical Gardens, Gibbs Gardens.
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Whether you are new to photography… or have been a photographer for decades… I hope you find this to be a welcoming place.
Active Learning
Out of the Studio. Into the Light!
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New Content
Added to the Website recently:
Added July 21: Click here to schedule a session in August to play with the amazing Nikon 180-400mm f4 lens with the built in 1.4X teleconverter (560mm on full frame / 840mm on crop sensor). This lens is a joy to use for Wildlife, Birds, Sports Photography.
Added July 7: Looking for a local, high quality, place to print your photos? Large sofa sized enlargements worthy of framing? Wolf Camera Photo Design Bar is in Buckhead and they can also help you learn. You will want to understand color gamut, and calibrate your monitor to the actual output printer, plus understand the inks and substrate you are using. For an introduction to printing from a Landscape Photographer, Thomas Heaton has an excellent YouTube Channel. Skip to 8:20 in this video for color science.
Added July 3: Best place to watch fireworks this year? Johns Creek at Newtown Park, Alpharetta at Wills Park, Sandy Springs at City Springs District, Buckhead at Lenox Square Mall, Stone Mountain Park, Downtown Atlanta at Centennial Olympic Park… Bring your camera!
Added July 1: Fireworks Photography camera and lens suggested settings If you have any questions or would like to talk with me by phone, let’s talk!
Added June 5: Interested in Travel Photography? We just got back from our May and June travels in England! London. Manchester. Lake District. Yorkshire Dales. Yorkshire Moors. Cotswolds. Cornwall. If you would like to join me for an ongoing weekly conversation on photo and video storage / retrieval / editing / storyboarding / presentation / publication click here. Weekly. Free.
Added April 14: Gibbs Gardens bloom calendar: every week is worth a visit! Join David Nikon Guy (me!) and other photography friends every Tuesday morning. Sign up: Photography Walk & Talk Gibbs Gardens (free).
Added April 7: Free on phone, in person, help with a photography or camera gear question or just to say hello! Quick Chat
Added March 19: Affordable Private Lessons personalized just for you at 20 Locations throughout the Atlanta area
Added March 7: Gibbs Gardens is now open! Daffodils are in bloom! Free Walk & Talks every Tuesday morning.
Added March 5: New Location added: pedestrian friendly downtown Duluth! Easy and free parking deck (map). Photography Lessons in downtown Duluth are now available in March. Locations include near Truck & Tap, 04W Pizza, and Break Coffee Roasters.
Added February 26: You may want to call a friend with a telescope… and the gear to attach your camera body to the telescope… 7 planets align on February 28th. You can use the free Star Walk app to see how the planets will look, as viewed from your location! This article guides you how to observe the alignment and explains some of the science behind this celestial event.
Added February 21: Travel Photography: a small group of photographers (all skill levels, all cameras, including smartphones) is forming. Details. The group (free) includes photographers that live in England or Italy… locals! And those that live in USA… travelers! We get together by phone / text / email / Zoom and in person on free Walk & Talks in the Atlanta area.
Added February 14: Happy Valentines Day! Bring a Friend for Free, all photography lessons with David Nikon Guy. Not just on Valentines Day but throughout the year!
Added January 24: Photography Lessons at Gibbs Gardens are scheduled! 3 Week and 5 Week Series of Lessons. And also 1 Hour, 2 Hour, 3 Hour private lessons. Click here
Added January 20: Gibbs Gardens discount Season Membership BOGO Buy One Get One Free click here
Added January 17: January and February are busy months for Photography Lessons. I have added availability to the schedules in Alpharetta, Peachtree Corners, and Roswell.
Added January 17: Website updated. If you find anything I need to correct please let me know. Thank you for your patience!
Added January 9: No price increase. Same prices on Private Lessons as Last Year.
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I am available most days for a quick chat even if you just want to say hello or catch up as friends.
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