Greenwich CT Photography Practice — The Shared Walk

RESCHEDULED due to rain. New date is Saturday, May 16th.

The Shared Walk: Sculpture and Spring Light at PepsiCo Gardens

This Shared Walk explores the PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens in spring, focusing on sculpture, landscape, and the way morning light moves through open space.

We’ll walk the perimeter together at a relaxed pace, stopping often to look and photograph. The combination of large-scale sculptures, trees, water, and open lawns creates a setting where composition, scale, and relationships become especially interesting.

Each participant will receive a simple creative prompt to guide what they pay attention to. The goal is not to chase subjects, but to practice seeing and responding to what’s already there.

This is not a workshop or critique group. There is no competition and no pressure to perform. All cameras are welcome, including phones.

We’ll walk for about 3 hours and finish with an optional late lunch nearby for anyone who wants to continue the conversation.

Please dress for the weather and expect a slow, deliberate walk.

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Photography Use Note
The PepsiCo Sculpture Gardens are a private corporate property that is open to the public on a limited basis. Photography for personal use is allowed, but images taken on the grounds are generally not permitted for commercial use (including advertising, sales, or promotional purposes) without prior permission from PepsiCo. Please keep this in mind when planning how you may use your images.

This early walk is centered on photographing the sunrise and the way the rising sun reflects off the buildings along the shoreline at Rye Playland. Light begins subtly, then builds quickly, creating moments where structure, reflection, and atmosphere come together.

We’ll meet at 4:45 AM at the Dog Beach parking lot. Light will begin to shift around 4:55 AM, leading into a 5:24 AM sunrise.

From the meeting spot, we’ll move toward the pier and boardwalk to find a position to photograph the rising sun and its reflection off the beachside structures.

After sunrise, we’ll continue with a relaxed walk along the boardwalk, focusing on smaller details and close-up scenes while the light is still low.

Neutral density and polarizer filters can be helpful if you have them. A tripod is also useful for slower shutter speeds, but not required.

All cameras are welcome, including phones.

This is not a workshop or critique group. There’s no competition and no pressure to perform.

Please dress warm, as early mornings are still chilly near the water. Expect a slow, deliberate walk with frequent stops.

If weather does not cooperate, the rain date for this event is Sunday, June 7th.

Untermyer Gardens — Late Morning Shared Walk
Sunday, June 7, 2026
9:00 AM start

This Shared Walk explores Untermyer Park & Gardens in the steadiness of late morning light. At this time of day, light is even and revealing, making it a good moment to focus on structure, symmetry, texture, and composition within the garden’s architecture and plantings.

We’ll walk the grounds together at a relaxed pace, stopping often to look and photograph. Each participant will receive a simple creative prompt to guide what they pay attention to. The goal is not to chase moments, but to practice seeing and responding to what’s already there.

This is not a workshop or critique group. There’s no competition and no pressure to perform. All cameras are welcome, including phones.

Meeting Point
We’ll meet at the main entrance area near the parking lot.

Logistics
• Address: 945 N Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701
• Free parking is available for approximately 75 cars at the main entrance
• Additional metered street parking is available nearby
• Park admission is free
• Pets are not allowed in the gardens
• Please bring water, as it may get warm later in the morning

We’ll walk for approximately 2 to 3 hours and finish with an optional casual lunch nearby for those who’d like to continue the conversation.
Please dress for the weather and expect a slow, deliberate walk.

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No ego. No judgment. Practice over performance.

This studio session is a relaxed, hands-on practice focused on working with artificial light.

We’ll begin with on-camera flash and take time to understand how it behaves in real situations. Starting simple, we’ll work with TTL and direct flash, then gradually explore how small adjustments change the look and feel of an image.

From there, we’ll expand into more flexible setups, including repeating flash function and using an on-camera flash to trigger additional lights. The goal is not to memorize settings, but to build an intuitive feel for light and how to use it.

This particular session will focus on the Godox V1 flash system. It’s one of the most common and accessible systems on the market, used by both professionals and hobbyists. If you’re considering investing in a flash setup, this will give you a clear understanding of what you actually need, without overspending.

If you already own a Godox flash or a trigger, please bring it. I will have triggers available for Nikon, Canon, and Fujifilm cameras. If you are using a different camera or do not own a digital camera, there will be cameras to borrow (please let me know in advance).

This is not a lecture or critique session. It’s a working practice. We’ll move at a calm pace, and everyone will have time behind the camera.

A model will be present, so you’ll leave not only with experience, but with images for your portfolio.

This session can be taken on its own, or as part of a 5-week series exploring artificial light in a simple, progressive way.

The studio is spacious and comfortable, in a safe neighborhood, with ample parking and bathrooms in the building.