Create with us! Welcome to Tdot Shots Studio Community

Get involved with our member events and learn with us

Photo walks are back for Spring 2024! Join us for a tour, workshop or free meetup. Register at tdot.com/events. First events are Toronto Henge and U of T. 😀

Follow us on social at @tdot_shots / Visit our photo and creative community sites tdotshots.com and tdot.co,


Join, Network, Learn


Our creative community is open to all Canadians. Join us.

We hope to see you in a course or at one of our events in 2024.

Announcements:

Big thanks to everyone who is participating in the Tdot Shots Photo Contest. For the past 5 years we have held an annual event sponsored by professional photo printers Prolab Canada, and we love to see all the entries from the community. Full rules are on the Tdot Shots site. Good luck if you enter!

We welcome your contributions to our blog or events calendar. Get in touch if you have an idea for an article or photo work or workshop.

Our most recent course Photo Graphics with Photoshop is live! Learn how to use Photoshop to edit photos and create professional graphics and media. Interested in developing your own website? We recommend WordPress! Get started easily with our course Create Websites with WordPress.

Tdot Shots Events and Photo Walks 2023

  • Feb. 5 – Photo Walk at University of Toronto (Free)
  • April 23 – Photo Walk at Harbourfront (Free)
  • April 30 – Photo Walk and workshop at Port Lands / Cherry Beach ($10)

Register at Tdot.com/events. More events and meetups will be announced in spring 2023. Stay tuned by joining this site or following us on social media: @tdot_shots

Tdot Shots Events and Photo Walks 2022

Important Update: We are finished the fall/winter 2022 season. Thanks for coming out to our meetups! For future events in 2023 please visit tdot.com/events.

  • April 17 – Photo Walk at Downtown and Old Town Toronto (Free)
  • May 8 – Photo Walk Tour at University of Toronto ($5)
  • May 15 – Photo Walk at Trillium Park and Ontario Place (Free)
  • May 22 – Photo Walk at Financial District and Old Town Toronto (Free)
  • May 29 – Photo Walk at University of Toronto ($5)
  • June 5 – Photo Walk at Humber Bay (Sunrise, $5)
  • July 8 – Photo Walk at Financial District and City Hall (Free)
  • July 13 – Photo Walk from City Hall to Chinatown (Free)
  • July 17 – Public Art Photo Walk Tour in Downtown Toronto ($8)
  • Aug 5 – Photo Walk at Downtown and Old Town Toronto (Free)
  • Aug 7 – Light Painting Photo Walk at Humber Bay ($8)
  • Aug 21 – Architecture Photo Walk Tour at University of Toronto ($5)
  • Oct. 16 – Evergreen Brickworks Photo Walk (Free)
  • Oct. 23 – Photo Walk at University of Toronto (Free)
  • Oct. 30 – Nature Photo Walk Tour and Drone Demo at High Park ($5)
  • Dec. 11 – Iconic Toronto Photo Contest Awards Meetup (Free)

Walks are usually held on Sunday evenings approximately two hours before sunset (exceptions are noted). After you register please add the event to your calendar. We will email you the day of the event with updated information and route description. Visit the new Tdot Events site to view our event listings.

Tdot Studio Sites

Launch your WordPress website today!

  • Host your website with us – it’s simple and inexpensive
  • Learn how to use professional websites tools like WordPress themes and plugins
  • Get exposure from our sites and social media (we feature our members)

This offer includes lifetime access to our course “Create Websites with WordPress.”

Tdot Studio Course

Photo Graphics with Photoshop

  • Learn advanced image editing
  • Create graphics with Photoshop
  • Use PS for animation or video
  • Make media for social or web

Course is live. To take the course upgrade your membership. You can join the course at any time!

Course How to Create and Manage WordPress Websites

Tdot Studio Course

Create Websites with WordPress

  • Understand WordPress platform
  • Learn how to design / maintain a WP website
  • Build your own portfolio, blog, or online shop

To take the course upgrade your membership. You can join the course at any time!

Join Tdot Connect (formerly Tdot Studio premium)

Sign up today. Members can access our community, blog, events, courses and sites.

Studio memberships are now Connect memberships:
Upgrade to Connect Plus & Pro memberships: $29 (access to courses) / $59 (courses, portfolio critique and support).

Want to get started? Please register.

Features

  • Online Community with Member Profiles and Member Directory
  • Studio Blog (includes our member contributors)
  • Members Events like Photo Walk Meetups and Webinars
  • Online Courses (Plus / Pro members)
  • Portfolio critique and support (Pro members)
Mike Simpson portrait photo

“Welcome to Tdot Studio. Hope to see you on some photo walks and in the online courses!”

– Mike Simpson, Founder and Instructor

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Tdot Shots Studio Community

You may know us from our involvement with the Toronto photography community. We launched our Instagram and website in 2018. We have featured more than 500 photographers on more than 1500 posts, interviewed 50 photographers for our Five Questions feature, and led hundreds of GTA photographers on photo walks.

As Tdot Shots we host the annual Tdot Shots (and Iconic Toronto) Photo Contest, and train creators to use Photoshop, WordPress and other tools. Grow your skills with us! We have also launched Tdot Connect for training and courses (and get your own site on our network!). Visit tdot.co for info.

We are grateful for your support and we welcome you to our new community project!

– Tdot Shots Studio (Tdot Connect) team