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OUR lifestyle
photography & Photo workshop courses |
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About our
lifestyle photography courses:
Lifestyle
photography captures quirky,
whimsical, luminous moments in life,
requiring a sharp eye for
extraordinary detail. Our workshops
are designed to stimulate and train
the photographer's eye to spot the
spontaneous moment, the playful
fashion statement, the captive
landscape which overwhelms, the
telling glance and gesture. Evolving
over the past 16 years, our wide
range of lifestyle photographic
courses offer a year-round source of
experiential learning and
creativity. Whether you join one of
our beginner courses designed for
those who are new to photography and
interested in using either a digital
or film SLR camera, our workshops
take the budding photographer from
the basics of camera function to
utilising aperture and shutter
speeds to gain complete control over
the camera. Our serious
amateur and advanced courses build
on these sound foundations, all
providing "hands on" opportunities,
encouraging participants to create
work that truly bears their
signature, to make images that flow
from their hearts and souls as well
as their eyes. |
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About our
photographic
workshops:
A Focus 10 workshop
is a 'hands on', practical
and enjoyable way to improve
your photographic skills,
experience new places and
make new friends. We
take a photojournalist
approach throughout with a
brief to capture the
ambience
of the location, the faces, the
essence of the moment. Each
workshop has a certain theme
enabling you to develop
skills over a wide range of
photographic disciplines.
Each location
workshop has its own
flavour and
photographic theme.
A Bondi workshop
concentrates on
colour, unusual
angles, motion... A
Sydney Rocks
workshop will
include shooting
architecture, a
South head workshop
is more nature
oriented, a camera
handling workshop is
‘hands on’ where you
can play around with
different camera,
lenses, accessories
and computer
systems.
Focus 10 is one of
Australia’s premiere
photographic
training
organizations with
18 years of
expertise, with
qualified
personable, dynamic
instructors who are
also professional
photographers.
We offer one of the
best client to
instructor ratios
with plenty of 1 on
1 tuition with a
dynamic, fun,
imaginative flavour
to all workshops.
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Digital 1
PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE
(Sydney and
Melbourne)
Introduces beginners
and intermediate
photographers into
the fabulous world
of digital imaging.
We focus on
practical 'hands on'
shooting with a
strong emphasis on
camera handling...
not sitting in a
classroom learning
theory. There's
intuitive
instruction on
lighting and photo
composition along
with everything from
exposure control to
flash/night
photography, from
ISO settings to
focus options.
Select from a full
day 8 hour condensed
course held weekly
in Sydney and every
month in Melbourne
or a 13 hour Sydney
3 week long course
spread out over 3
consecutive Monday
or Wednesday
nights with a
weekend workshop.
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Digital 2
photography course
(Sydney
& Melbourne)
Designed to impart a
high level of
proficiency to the
serious amateur
photographer or to
someone considering
a career in
photography. This
course teaches you
the skills set to
shoot at a
professional level.
You will move up
several notches
learning how to
shoot catalogue,
magazine and book
style cameo and
macro images,
quality studio and
outdoor portraiture
and fine arts
photography. |
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Creative compacts
Here's an
opportunity for
beginners to learn
the art and
technique of
photographing with
the compact digital
camera in a
supportive, patient,
and fun-filled
atmosphere - where
the "point & shoot"
is on capture those
dynamic, sensational
shots! By the
end of the course,
you will have gained
confidence and a
deeper trust in your
abilities and vision
of what makes a good
photograph, emphasis
on the photographic
image, as well as a
better understanding
of your camera's
functions. |
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Photo traveller
course
(Sydney)
We begin by
reviewing such
basics as shutter
speed, depth of
field, lens choice,
fill-flash, then
venture "beyond the
camera," learning to
be in the moment,
recognizing and
working with
different qualities
of light, and
discovering new ways
to compose images
that capture the
essence of place.
This course is a
great "all rounder"
for beginners to
intermediate/
advanced level
photographers, in a
"hands on" outdoor
environment - and
designed for both
digital and film
camera users.
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digital
MODEL /PORTRAIT
STUDIO photography course
This intensive
digital studio
photography course
covers both
portraiture and
still life
photography giving
you the skills and
confidence to create
stunning, controlled
photographs. With
access to a wide
range of lighting
and accessories you
will have the chance
to experiment with
new equipment,
develop your
understanding of
lighting techniques
and appreciate how
the choice of
lighting affects the
final image. |
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Student / youth
photography course
An educational,
zany, fun,
inspirational
photography course
designed to release
the creative
energies of an
entire new digitally
aware generation of
young creative
inspirational
youths. Our subject
material matches
their cultural and
visual awareness and
fuses photography
with graphic design,
computers, multi
media. The courses
are scheduled during
school holidays to
give teenagers
constructive use of
their time. |
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fashion
photography course
(Sydney and
Melbourne)
A popular
course showing you
how to take
evocative,
attractive timeless
images of both men
and women. This
course appeals to
anyone with an
eclectic mix of
students from the
young who love
fashion to an older
generation who love
the buzz, excitement
and glamour of
creating beautiful
images. The course
is fantastic for
those who love
clothes, accessories
and interesting
locations and of
course a fabulous,
fun filled day. |
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Video 1
(Sydney)
This videography
course is ideal for
those wishing to
learn how to shoot
quality, clean
footage of their
friends, kids,
travels, events,
documentary...Anything!
It looks at the
newest technologies
in video cams,
lighting, pre shoot
planning, telling a
story, intuitive
composition, white
balance, sound,
mixing and editing
to produce a quality
feature video and
stills clips. It
also gives you
skills in
storyboarding,
casting and art
direction. |
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our
photography
workshops |
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Bondi to Bronte
photography workshop
(Bondi)
Walking from Bondi
to Tamarama offers
unparalleled
photographic
opportunities and
subjects. It's the
golden sands, the
curving surf line
following the eye to
the headlands, the
changing
kaleidoscope of
land, sea and sky.
This workshop has a
particular focus on
seascapes, colour,
action and
lifestyle. We show
you how to shoot
reportage style,
interactive shots
such as the Tamarama
beach café scene and
how to take fine art
shots of the Bronte
sea pool. |
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South head
photography workshop
(Watsons Bay and
Vaucluse House)
An advanced workshop
in a beautiful area
of Sydney where we
capture the
contrasting moods of
the more tranquil
Sydney Harbour and
the big cliffs and
surf of
South Head. The
workshop includes
lighthouses, famous
Lady Jane beach,
historic Vaucluse
and Strickland
House, hidden coves,
fishing boats and
horse stables.
This workshop is for
lovers of
landscapes,
seascapes, nature,
healthy exercise,
sweeping vistas,
advanced portraiture
and technique.
Full details
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Bobbin head
photography workshop
(Hawkesbury,
Ku-ring-gai and
Berowra wilderness
areas)
Well known by the
original
inhabitants, the
Guringai aborigines
- the Hawkesbury,
Ku-ring-gai and
Berowra wilderness
areas is a unique
nature workshop in
the heart of a large
city. On this
delightful walk, we
pass underneath
towering sandstone
escarpments, see
scarlet rosellas
sweep across the
sky, photograph
native wallabies and
silently come across
wildlife as we
meander up tidal
creeks. The program
has a focus on
nature, black and
white, macro,
texture, patterns
and boats. |
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Rocks and Gardens
photography workshop
(Iconic landmarks of
Sydney)
Discover the hidden
alleys and original
buildings of one of
Sydney’s most
historic and
picturesque areas-
the Rocks. This
great workshop forms
the backbone of our
courses with a
specific focus on
lighting,
composition, design,
camera handling and
portraiture.
Locations
photographed include
Observatory Hill,
Historic pubs such
as ‘The hero of
Waterloo’, Walsh bay
Pier, the Sydney
opera House, Sydney
harbour bridge,
Rocks markets and
various gardens. |
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3801 steam train
photography tour
(Central Station,
Sydney - Lovedale
wineries -
Robertson -
Bundanoon)
Join Focus 10 for
the sight, sound &
emotion of a steam
train adventure
departing from
Central Station
Sydney twice a year.
We charter private
compartments on the
famous 3801 train
for that party
atmosphere and our
privacy. We aim to
capture the romance
of steam travel with
creative, elegant
photography. Private
compartments, free
photo tips,
professional
portrait photographs
and notes are
included in the
package. Our most
popular trips are
Yule fest in the
Blue Mountains and
the Lovedale long
lunch wine tasting..
Full details
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Unfortunately
this service
is
temporarily
suspended.
Sorry!
Please
contact your
local MP to
complain. |
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Wildlife photography
workshop
(Taronga Zoo)
Fully learn how to
utilize the zoom
telephoto and macro
features on your
digital camera (or
SLR film camera) and
get fantastic
photographs of lion,
tiger, snow leopard,
seals, reptiles,
birds, chimps,
giraffe, elephant,
kangaroos, Mir cats,
Red pandas and
more.....We practice
general camera
handling, use of
long focal length
zoom lenses,
manipulation of
depth of field,
shutter speed to
freeze or blur
movement and
composition
techniques.
Full details
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Black and white/
fine art photography
workshop
(Sydney)
Learn how to
visualise in black
and white. The main
obvious difference
is that you’re
unable to use colour
to lead the eye into
or around your shot.
This means you need
to train yourself to
look at shapes,
tones and textures
in your frame as
points of interest.
Pay particularly
attention to shadows
and highlights which
will become a
feature of your
shot.... Light is
the chief foundation
for evocative,
romantic, compelling
images....and for
creating timeless
black and white fine
art masterpieces. |
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Post production 1
imaging workshop
(Sydney)
Image enhancement /
Photoshop Adobe /
Mac aperture
2.2
Designed for those
who want to do post
production
manipulation and
enhancement on their
images to make then
ready for printing,
for large displays,
internet
hosting, book
creation, make DVD’s
and other
applications. Whilst
we use Apple Macs
and the associated
software for editing
images, the tips and
techniques shown are
equally applicable
to PC users. This
post production
workshop also looks
at album printing,
book creation and
fine art canvas and
conventional
displays.
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Workshop of the
month:
Spit Bridge to Manly
Walk
(Sydney)
At Focus 10 we love
these specialty,
quirky photography
workshops! All are
exciting, fun,
different and
attract a loyal
following. Our
clients/friends who
consistently come on
them are the back
bone of the
unofficial Focus 10
camera club. Planned
for 2008 are
workshops to Mardi
Gras, the Races,
cycling, sailing,
pets, street scenes,
nude, Yulefest,
vintage cars,
glamour/fashion day,
food and wine day,
film, landscape day,
Country retreat,
Street art, film.
Best to buy a book
of 5 workshop
vouchers!
About the walk
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