February 4-6, 2027
We’ll spend 3 days exploring the best Los Angeles has to offer. The focus will be on the city’s contemporary architecture; from museums and public art to the unique architecture of Culver City’s Hayden Tract.
A few days before we meet in person, we’ll come together for an online presentation with tips on composition. I’ll share a post-processing tutorial with you. Once the in-person portion wraps, you’ll have a couple of weeks to work on your images and then we’ll meet up online once again for a review session of each participant’s work.
PRESENTATION: Wednesday, Jan 27, 7pm CST
REVIEW SESSION: Thursday, Feb 18, 7pm CST
These are just some of the locations we’ll see. A more detailed itinerary will be sent out a couple of weeks prior to us meeting in-person.
We’ll be walking quite a bit (about 4 miles/day)! Please be prepared with good shoes, water, snacks, and travel light.
I recommend a mid-range zoom around the 24-70mm range + a 70-200mm telephoto (the telephoto will likely be your most used lens). If you’d like to bring an additional lens, a wide-angle, 12-24mm range, may be useful in a couple of locations (most notably the Getty Center).
Thursday we’ll be inside The Broad – THEY DO NOT ALLOW BACKPACKS (unless you’re willing to check them or they’re small and you can wear them on the front of you). So, I recommend either a good crossbody bag or be willing to check your backpack at each location (for reference, I’ve always checked my backpack and have had no issues).
The same goes for tripods. We’ll be shooting in the evening/blue hour on Friday only, so you may want to bring a tripod with you for the day. I highly recommend a small, lightweight tripod.