Madison Photography Group

MADISON
PHOTOGRAPHY
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ABOUT MADISON
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 Madison .

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

Got a question? Try our FAQ.

JOEL is a very knowledgeable instructor, this was my third class and I am signing up for a fourth with him?

5/5

Cameron

2024-08-11

JOEL is a great instructor. I will return again for another class. I always learned so much.

5/5

Cameron

2024-05-05

Helpful. Not exactly what I needed to know, but I appreciated the unsolicited advice as well as the opportunity to ask some questions.

4/5

Barbara

2024-03-13

Joel helped me ?see? a familiar scene in a new way.

5/5

Penny

2024-03-10

Joel is very knowledgeable. The group was small size so I felt individual attention and all my questions could be answered. I will continue to take further classes in the future after this great first experience.

5/5

Cameron

2024-02-25

I enjoyed the expertise of the instructor and the input from others in the class.

5/5

Sheryl

2024-01-30

Joel was a wonderful instructor who both inspired me in the pursuit of photography and helped me feel more comfortable with my camera. I would highly recommend any of his classes and plan to take more.

5/5

Lisa

2024-01-30

It was a lot of fun and had great information.

5/5

Christopher

2024-01-28

Enjoyed the session. Small group and personal attention was great. I liked that we moved around from Monona Terrace to downtown around the capital and State Street. Joel and son were great. Joel reached out to confirm prior to the meeting which also was nice.

5/5

Dan

2023-09-25

Great instructor, I really liked Joey.

5/5

John

2023-07-02

The class really opened up my ability to do more with my camera taking it off of auto mode means I have to do a lot more work, but the more I understand the more artistic I can become.

5/5

Marlon

2023-07-02

Joel Ramsey

Joel Ramsey is a Ph.D. candidate and a university professor with experience writing and presenting topics in public presentation, business, and multicultural communication, and social media and marketing. His studies include; various forms of communication, rhetoric, public address, proposals in social media and marketing, quantitative and qualitative research analysis, media convergence, and copyright law.
Joel has several years of experience as a freelance photographer shooting street and automotive photography using a cannon 7d and eon-1 mark-v1 with a 150-500mm lens, a 200mm lens, and a 28-105mm lens and recently working with a Sony A7R-II and a 28-70mm lens. He has experience editing with adobe workshops (Photoshop and Lightroom).

Joel Ramsey is available for private bookings

Available weekday evenings from 5-9 PM
Available weekends from 8 AM - 6 PM
Private tutoring, weddings, portraits, headshot sessions, and events.

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Title or Location: Lake Mendota Madison Wisconsin 5/30/24
Young woman water skiing during the sunset
Credit: Brian Allen

Savannah Photography Group

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2024-03-22

Title or Location: Paris, France
This photo was taken from the Montmartre neighborhood in Paris
Credit: Jon Coppernoll
Instagram: @jcoppernoll

Harrisburg Photography Group

2024-08-27

Madison Photography Group

2024-03-10

Title or Location: Capitol building during Street photography class
This was my second class with Madison Photography Group and Joel Ramsey. After discussing transitioning to mirrorless during the first class, ( was really just looking for an excuse) I went ahead and bought my Nikon Zfc. This was my first day shooting with it and exploring the camera as well as the city. I am always intrigued by the capitol building. I will always appreciate a picture of it.
Credit: Ken Norton
Instagram: Kendnorton

Harrisburg Photography Group

2024-08-27

Madison Photography Group

2024-03-04

Title or Location: Mazomanie Wisconsin
Danae had been bucked off her horse, Hawk, moments before this photo was taken. He was cranky from getting a bath earlier in the day, but calmed down when we brought him to a pasture where his best friend Magic was penned very close by. I used a 35 mm lens on my Nikon D750 at f16 to get the sun ray spikes.
Credit: Klara Burger
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/klaraannphoto/
Instagram: @klaraannphotos

Cincinnati Photography Group

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Madison Photography Group

2024-02-21

Title or Location: Southwest Commuter Path
Melting and refreezing snow adorns bushes like diamonds, reflecting in a humble ditch-bottom puddle
Credit: Samuel Warfel
Facebook: Samuel Warfel
Instagram: @samuelwarfel

Cincinnati Photography Group

2024-08-26

Madison Photography Group

2024-02-05

Title or Location: Madison Downtown
This was another busy Thursday. My friend is skydiver, they planned to do jumps ice, but the weather was warm. We went to check ice on the lake. And we saw this gorgeous view.
Credit: Svetlana Terzeman
Instagram: sveta_terzeman

Clarksville Photography Group

2024-09-06

Title or Location: Cades Cove, Townsend, TN
This shot was taken on my first day into this trip. My wife and I decided to spend Labor Day weekend in the mountains which was wonderful but also very busy which isn't the best for wildlife photography. However, I did come away with some good shots from my outing (mostly landscape) and this is by far one of my favorite. I love how the light is striking the deer's face while he is mostly shrouded in shadow. I took this with a Nikon 200-500mm @ 500, 1/160s, ISO 100 and f6.3. I shot this across th
Credit: Michael R Poteete
Instagram: M.R.Poteete.Photography

Greensboro Photography Group

2024-09-04

Title or Location: Asheboro, NC
Was out looking for anything to photograph on one my few days off from work. So I went to the plot of land where I deer hunt. Any wild flower that may still be in bloom, insects, things like that. Tons of grasshoppers everywhere and I came across this fella. I didn't realize he possibly had a wounded left wing until I processed the photos. No wonder he sat thru many different angles, exposures, and me getting up in his face and didn't offer to fly off. LOL
Credit: James Ollis

Chichester Photography Group

2024-09-03

Title or Location: Goodwood festival of speed 2024 Redbull X fighter Gas Arena
I took this shot with an OM systems Om1 mk1 with a 40mm - 150 mm F4 lens . It was the first time using this lens ! I was very pleased with the result considering it was an aerial panning shot at speed !
Credit: Paul Reseigh / Gallery Reseigh

Orange County Photography Group

2024-09-02

Title or Location: Newport Beach, Ca.
I saw the sky start to get some color after looking too overcast. I grabbed my gear and went down to the road behind where I live. I had gotten a few shots of the headlights going the other way and it was too much of a contrast with the sky. I got set up, with the camera low to the ground and got a couple test shots. Then shot this at 5 seconds.
Credit: Jason Corcoran
Instagram: tohko_cali

Peterborough Photography Group

2024-09-02

Title or Location: Bournemouth seafront.
I was taking pictures for the Knights Templar Investiture and while I was waiting for them to finish their meal prior to speeches and awards I noticed the big wheel opposite and quickly set up my tripod using a high ISO And a slow shutter speed to capture the Milky Way and the background.
Credit: Mark Parker - HB Total Media
Facebook: HB Total Media
Instagram: @hbtotalmedia

Fayetteville Photography Group

2024-08-31

Title or Location: Camp Mackall, NC
Upon discovering this site, I couldn't help but express my astonishment in a hushed whisper, "Oh my goodness!" My attention was so captivated by the lighting that I failed to notice the presence of a fawn in the frame. It was indeed a moment of pure enchantment.Gear:Sony a7riv with Sigma 105mm f1.4 DGAperture: f/5.6Shutter Speed: Between 1/200 and 1/320ISO: 200
Credit: Fredrick Myers
Instagram: fredrickmyersphotography

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