Winter photography workshops and courses
The chill and dampness of winter doesn’t mean that you have to put your camera away!
In fact, the Snapshooter Photography Workshops is offering two winter workshops, both of them repeats of very popular workshops run earlier this year.
Maximising Your DSLR
Sunday June 13 ($190 for a full day workshop)
This very popular course, designed to give you more control of your DSLR and its settings, has only 3 places left.
If you’re a beginner to DSLR photography, or if you have just purchased a DSLR and want to be able to move beyond using your investment on Automatic mode, then consider signing up for this workshop.
Facilitator, Greg Perry, is an experienced photographer who will take you through using your DSLR from basic through to more advanced settings. Learn what lenses will suit you best, how to shoot in Aperture, Shutter Priority and Manual modes, how to obtain the right exposure for your photos, and more.
To book this workshop: http://venturephotography.com.au/workshops/maximising-your-dslr/
Sensational Strobing
Sunday July 11 ($280 for a full day workshop including use of speedlights and studio strobes. Earlybird special $260)
The first “Sensational Strobing” workshop which runs this Sunday was fully booked very quickly. To cater for additional bookings, I’ll be running a second workshop on July 11. “Sensational Strobing” is a workshop designed for photographers who want to get more our of their speedlights, and who want to get a solid introduction into setting up and using studio lights.
It’s the ideal course for those of you interested in taking your photography more seriously – either by setting up your own home studio, or to begin to offer your services as a semi-professional photographer. You will work with one or more models during the workshop and participate in a photography challenge that will put your newly learned skills to good use!
If you’re keen, book quickly as there are only 4 places remaining!
To book this workshop: http://venturephotography.com.au/workshops/sensational-strobing/
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Only connect
There is much fuss being made about the significance of social networking for photographers.
On one level, it’s being touted as a great way to obtain exposure for one’s works. Websites like Flak Photo give photographers the opportunity to extend the distribution and audience of their works. Andy Adams, creator of Flak Photo, is a proponent of leveraging social networking media (Twitter, Facebook, Buzz) to enhance distribution prospects of one’s works and to also engage with a wider, international community of photographers.
On another level, photographers have been cannily using social networking media to reach new markets and audiences. Check out a professional photographer’s website and you’ll no doubt find enticements to follow their blog and tweets, find them on Facebook, LinkedIn or Buzz.
Web 2.0 has certainly taken photography beyond local clubs and professional associations!
The modern photographer must blog or bedamned!
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The kids with their new digital compact cameras
Sometimes, the most enjoyable photographic experiences occur when you’re not taking photographs.
Sometimes, they happen when you are sharing your love for photography with others.
Last week, I joined a number of Perth photographers in showing a group of kids from refugee backgrounds the ins and outs of using digital compact cameras.
These kids are involved in a Refugee Week 2010 initiative called Freedom from Fear — which will take shape as an exhibition of photographic and art works by young Western Australians who come from a refugee background. The exhibition, organised through the Department of Communities, gives these young people a means to share their life and experiences as refugees with other West Australians.
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I’d ducked out of the studio during a day’s shooting on Saturday to grab a coffee and a bite to eat, and noticed this young busker doing a juggling act just outside.
He was drawing a bit of a crowd with his ability to make these clear balls roll over his arms and fingertips.
3 steps to improving your portraiture
A good portrait engages us with its subject – makes us respond emotionally to the person depicted within the frame.
We’re used to interacting with people, so as viewers, we’re already predisposed to respond to photographs of people.
It’s not hard to take a good portrait. On the other hand, it’s also easy to take bad portraits.
Try the following tips to improve your portrait photography:
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