While I love being a professional photographer sometimes the fun of photography can get lost in the business of making pictures. This is why I need to regularly get out and make pictures for myself. They can be part of an ongoing project or the result of a more spontaneous wandering around to see what I can find.
It was on one of these 'wandering around afternoons' that the idea of Finding Pictures came about. This new workshop is about the enjoyment and challenge of photography and learning how to use a DSLR to make considered, thoughtful pictures wherever you are.
Set in Sydney's beautiful and inspiring Botanic Gardens the half day workshop will set you on the path to your own style with skills and techniques to nurture creativity.
You will discover how to train your eye and imagination to see the light and the design that makes interesting, captivating images. The half day workshop will hone your composition skills as well as explain how to use light and shadow to add depth and drama to your photographs. You will learn how to control depth of field and add deliberate motion blur as well as the ins and outs of Polarizing and Neutral Density Filters.
Essentially it will help you gain the skills to 'find' the pictures by exploiting the techniques and photographic rules that apply to DSLR cameras. By knowing how to adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO a photographer can manipulate texture, depth of field, movement and colour to 'create' photos rather than just 'take' them.
To get the most out of the workshop you should know how your camera works so it is essential to have a good read of the instructions and for you to bring the instructions to the workshop. Even after 25 years of using cameras of all types I still take the manuals of my current cameras on every shoot. No one can remember every thing and todays cameras are so capable it's handy to have some help to understand all those menus!
The other thing required for the workshop is a tripod. A tripod helps you set up shots and take more considered pictures as well as take advantage of slow shutter speeds. There is no need to invest in an expensive tripod - just a basic one will do. Also, if you have one, a remote camera release is a good to accessory. It is not essential for the workshop, though, as I will show you a handy workaround on the day.
While the tripod is essential for the workshop everything you learn will be applicable to your everyday photography when you don't want to carry the tripod around.
The morning will begin with a short classroom session then we will head into the beautiful Gardens and surrounds to make pictures. It will be fun, creative and certainly educational! The Workshop also includes one on one, online tuition in the month after the workshop as I assess up to 5 of your pictures as you practice the lessons learnt.
The two remaining workshops are set down for Saturday March 24 and Saturday April 28, 2012.
Class size is limited to just 15 and includes a yummy lunch under the shade of the Garden’s trees. Please feel free to email me directly if you have any specific questions about the workshop.
I hope you (or someone you know) can join me for this workshop - I've designed it to help keen photographers understand the process of picture taking and make photographs they
will be proud to hang on their walls.
* To fit on 375 x 250mm paper - valued at $55.00.
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