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Events

-January 18, 2020. Poly Photo Club, San Diego, CA

-November 9, 2019. NCPS, San Diego, CA – SOLD OUT

-October 25, 2019 Macro Photo Conference with Mike Moats

-October 18, 2018 PCU, Austin, Texas

-June 17, 2018 San Diego County Fair, Del Mar, CA

-May 19, 2018  Workshop Poly Photo Club. Balboa Park, San Diego, CA

-June 24, 2018 Macro Workshop. See workshop page for more info.

-April 21, 2018 Workshop, Poly Photo Club.

-April 23, 2018 – Photo Naturalist Club. San Diego, CA

-April 29, 2018 MOPA – Museum of Photographic Arts, San Diego, CA

-April 30, 2018 Westview High School

-May 17, 2018, San Diego Photo Club, San Diego, CA

-May 18, 2018 Sports Photography Workshop (USPFC Elite Photography Squad)

September 16, 2017 6:30-9:30

I was very lucky to have had a show at Koi Zen Cellars 2 years ago. It was a huge success for me and a tonne of fun for those that attended.  Koi Zen makes top notch wine and they just expanded!  The space is huge and Lisa & Darius Miller will welcome you and fill your glass to the brim!  I’m looking forward to a new show with new artwork!  The show will hang for 5 weeks but please come out and see us on the opening night of September 16th.  Come thirsty!

 June 23 & 24th, 2017  San Diego, CA

And now for something totally different & fun!  Youth sports photography! If you are a parent photographer or a hobbyist and you’ve struggled with how to get great images of your own althetes then this is the class for you.  We will cover how to read the light & what camera settings to use to ensure sharp images!  We will also talk about what lens choice is best and how to find the best vantage point from which to shoot.  The evening classroom portion will be held at Georges Camera, 7475 Clairemont Mesa Blvd, San Diego CA 92111 on Friday June 23 6-7:30 p.m.  The hands-on shooting portion will be at soccer fields in the north county Poway area Saturday June 24 from 9-11 a.m.  Location details provided upon registration.

 This event is sponsored by Tamron USA as well as Millers Professional Imaging.  Tamron will be on hand with loaner lenses & Millers will provide gift cards for merchandise.  This workshop is great value at $99.  You will leave with a thorough understanding of what it takes to great better than snap-shot youth sports images!      Go to Georges Camera at this link to register:     http://georgescamera.com/photoclasses.html

April 1, 2017 12-5 p.m. – MOPA, San Diego, CA

Come and enjoy this high lever master class. If you want to produce art that is ‘next level’ with the intent to sell, or to submit to contests etc., then this is the class for you.  This is a hands on workshop so you will need to bring your camera, macro lens, flashlight, table top light, tripod and cable release. We are going to work with water and other liquids. We will learn about reflections and how to create images within water drops.  This class is sponsored by Nelson Photo, Tamron USA and Savage Universal.  I will have some lenses and some extension tubes to work with. (limited availability) It will be a small (10 students only) class.  I want to ensure that you get a lot of one on one time.  We will wrap the day with an image review and critique. Go to www.nelsonphotosupplies.com/classes to register. At this point, there are only 3 spots remaining.

March 5, 2017 12-5 p.m.

I’m thrilled to be pairing with Nelson Photo, Tamron USA and Savage to present the coolest Macro Photography Workshop to date.  In this 5 hour, hands on class, you will learn everything you wanted to know about Macro Photography.  We will be offsite at the Hilton Garden Inn, where we will have macro shooting tables and gear to teach you everything about macro.  I will have tonnes of different subject matter to choose from: glass, feathers and yes, for the first time I’m bringing in some “Crawlin’ Creatures” to photograph.  This is a hands on workshop so you will need to bring your camera, macro lens, flashlight, table top light, and tripod.  We will have Tamron lenses to use during the class.  Experts from Savage; the maker of light tents, macro LED lighting systems and backgrounds will be onsite too.  Staff from Nelson Photo will be there to help you with any equipment issues you may have.  And of course I will be there to answer your burning questions about macro artwork!This is a unique macro class, and different from anything I’ve presented before.  I’m so excited to be able to offer a class like this.  We’ve gone all out for you!   If you shoot products, if you shoot flowers, if you shoot for ebay, if you shoot bugs or just for the fun of it, this is the class for you.    March 5, 12-5 p.m.   $125   Go to www.nelsonphotosupplies.com/classes to register.

Aug 18, 2016. 7:00 p.m. – 9:00p.m.

Losina Art Center EventThe Photo Artists Camera Club in San Diego is hosting me for a speaking event at Losina Art Center. Join us on Aug 18, 2016. 7-9p.m. This one will be fun because we are going to do an image critique as well. Be brave, bring your images on a flash drive. What have you got to lose?!


Sunday June 19, 2016 at 5:30p.m.

2016_SDCF_Mad_about_the-Fair_logo_(horz-650x250)Join me at the San Diego County Fair this weekend.  I’ll be speaking in a workshop room on the second floor of the East grandstand, it’s right next to the photography gallery.  Come early and check out the photography competition winners. I guarantee you will be impressed at the level of artistry shown.  Every year over a thousand amateur and professional photographers enter this competition, less than half of those images are chosen to hang at the show. It’s really something to see in person.


Master your domain

Nelson Master Class FINALAnnouncing an advanced level macro class.  This will be so much fun.  It will be challenging, no question.  Bring your own subject matter or if you really want to push yourself let me provide it and you can let yourself be pushed creatively. Bring your macro lens and a solid tripod and let’s make something amazing.  Each attendee will receive a coupon for a large wall art print from Miller’s Professional Imaging.  You can print your own masterpiece!


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We had so much fun at the gallery opening we decided a closing reception would be a great excuse for another party!

Join us on July 31, 2015 at Koi Zen Cellars Winery from 6-9 p.m. The winery is located at 12225 World Trade Drive suite P, San Diego, CA 92128

Come and check out all limited edition artwork and have some great wine!  Bring a friend!


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I’m so pleased and excited to announce my upcoming gallery show at Koi Zen Urban Winery & Tasting Room.  Please join us on July 17, 2015, 6p.m.-9p.m. for the Artist’s Reception. We will have some nibbles and fabulous wine made by the fabulous Lisa K & Darius Miller.


Mission Federal Credit Union Art Walk

Apr 25 – 26, 2015

BOOTH #502

My Art Walk Page

Little Italy, San Diego


Pro Photo Expo and Conference

Mar 26 – 29, 2015

The Magic of Macro

Pasadena Convention Center

Register here


Get your tickets now!

Wedding & Portrait Photographers International

Conference: 26 Feb – 5 Mar, 2015

Expo: Mar 2 – 4

MGM Grand, Las Vegas

Register here


All Images Copyright © Monica Royal 2018