Studio Photography Course

■ Using the pro studio Dragon Image (Artarmon)

■ About lighting -An understanding of different light sources (ambient, flash, modelling lights)

■ About settings - Overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting,

■ white balance, exposure compensation,

Focus on composition lens perspective etc

■ Set up and use studio lights, soft boxes, strobes etc.

■ Portrait lighting basics, types and styles

■ Add to your portfolio shooting models, ourselves and product shots

■ Detailed notes, portfolio critique & short workflow module

■ The skills to set up your own portable or home studio and start earning $$

■ About studio photography Using the pro studio Dragon Image  2 McLachlan Ave, Artarmon NSW 2064

■ Overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting, white balance, exposure compensation, lens perspective etc

■ Camera gear - full frame cropped sensor DLSR, mirrorless & compacts with manual control

■ Camera handling - setting your camera up

■ Lens selection

■ About lighting - an understanding of different light sources (ambient, flash, modelling lights)

■ About settings - overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting,

■ white balance, exposure compensation,

■ Focus on composition lens perspective etc

■ Set up and use studio lights, soft boxes, strobes etc.

■ Portrait lighting basics, types and styles

■ Add to your portfolio shooting models, ourselves and product shots

■ Detailed notes, portfolio critique & short workflow module

■ The skills to set up your own portable or home studio and start earning $$

 

■ No previous photographic experience required

■ A DLSR, compact or mirror-less camera*

■ An all rounder lens such as a 24-105mm. Any other lenses you have such as a prime 50mm, 85mm lens are also excellent portrait lenses ( ask us for advice)

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least a 8 GB card for each session of shooting

■ Charged camera battery and a spare if you have one

■ Any props you have which will enhance the shoot (hats, funky clothes etc)

*More on camera gear and equipment in the FAQ section

Time	10am to 4pm
Location	Dragon Image Pty Ltd, 2 McLachlan Ave, Artarmon NSW 2064
Meeting Point	Dragon Image studio - inside retail section

Why do this studio photography course?
■ Integrity: compiled by working professional studio photographer Andrew Thomasson
We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting studio photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Experience: Andrew & Serena have trained over 1500 students through their studio courses running in throughout Australia. They are also working studio photographers shooting residential and commercial everyday of the week in both Perth and Sydney

■ Published authors: Andrew & Serena are published authors of the 257 page Online Real Estate & Architecture course which has sold in the hundreds around Australia & world wide since 1917

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Who enrols on the one day studio photography course?
■ Anyone with a basic understanding of how your camera works. It is advisable to have some background photography knowledge in knowing your camera's buttons and functions.

■ People who want to become a professional studio photographer

■ For those contemplating setting up their own studio

■ People who want to earn money as a freelance photographer

■ Experienced photographers who want to learn new studio photography skills

■ Amateur photographers who want to take better studio photography photos

■ This is the perfect photography course for any person to learn for fun and profit -

■ This course is very detailed with easy to understand, step by step procedures to teach you the essential facets of camera handling, composition, lighting and a myriad of other techniques to hone your skills in the genre of studio photography

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What camera gear & equipment do I need to do the course?
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera or mirrorless camera is ideal. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results in certain situations

■ A mid range lens eg 24-105mm is ideal for this course. A wide angle lens e.g. 16-35mm (on a full frame camera) or a 10-22mm (or equivalent on a cropped sensor camera); a telephoto lens e.g. 70-300mm to pull in the views; a mid range lens eg 24-105mm for architectural or detail shots

■ A sturdy tripod - the taller the better; 1.8m is ideal. A 1.40m-1.8m will suffice.

■ A quality smartphone can produce great results in bright lit studios. They are useful in product shoots using Apps, RAW serttings, low ISO's and on a tripod

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Do you rent out camera gear or give advice on what to buy?
■ We rent Nikon DLSR cameras with a 24-105mm lens for $50 for the day.

■ Lexar 32GB SD cards are available for purchase for $25 or bring your own.

■ Before or after booking a course we have a suggested equipment list best suited for studio photography.

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Is the course beneficial in building a portfolio?
■ With one-to-one guidance from our experienced photography tutors, and quality stylish houses to shoot then yes.. these images will certainly enhance your portfolio

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Does the course offer further opportunities in this field?
■ Yes - once you have learnt the specific set of skills of studio you can use this knowledge to pursue other related photographic genres. Use these new found skills to photograph in particular products and people... to name a few. These skills also make you a better all round photographer.

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Terms & Conditions when booking this course
Payments
Paying for your course in full upon booking will confirm your attendance. Places are limited on all courses.

Refunds
We reserve the right to cancel and reschedule any course, due to inadequate enrolment, bad weather, instructor illness, an 'act of God' or a force majeure such as a pandemic. As an example, a photography course has to be cancelled or deferred to another date and time due to Covid 19 border closures and lockdowns which is beyond the control of Focus 10 Pty Ltd and other related parties. We also reserve the right to cancel any course if there is insufficient demand, especially if it means that our costs would be higher than our income. Please therefore do not leave it until the last few weeks if you are interested in a particular date, as you may find that it has been cancelled. As our costs for each training event remain the same no matter how many delegates attend, like any pre-booked tickets for the theatre, concert, flights etc, we are unable to give a full refund in the event of non-attendance, regardless of the circumstances. If withdrawal occurs within the 14 days before the course starts we will try to put you on an alternative date if places are available. Please note that we cannot be liable for any other costs incurred by yourself, so please check with us before booking any non-refundable accommodation or transport.

Workshop Photography:
We reserve the right to take photographic, (both still and video) records of any of our workshops/courses which may be used for promotional purposes, submissions, advertising and records. We grant permission for participants to use any images captured by them during this workshop for self-promotion only. Participants may not make any financial gain from any images captured during this workshop/course.

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Thanks for the email Andrew And yes Mate - loved the photos making me look 5 years younger. The make up artist was a good idea.
Been busy pitching new business all week.....have some time tomorrow to have a proper look at all the photos but lots to choose from.

--Craig McCann

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The course was great. Have done a few shoots since the course with some good results ( I Think. LOL). I’m ready to hit the ground running now. Thanks so much for all your help. The course was well worth it that’s for sure.

--Andrew Patrick

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Great job shooting the Bronte Flight Centre! Looks like they our client is bailing out at the right time .. retail strips are not going to be hot sellers in the near future. Are you able to send me hi-res of just the external whole building shots please? Thanks

--Hugh McGlone / Marketing Manager

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I cannot thank you enough for spending your Sunday with Hannah giving her excellent photography training. It was a hot day and you had to work hard.
We loved the photos and she learnt a lot, there were smiles all round.

--Pam Jacob / Financial Officer

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Andrew did a great job with his aerial photography of our property in Bathurst and saved us a lot of money with the inspection of our powerline insulators

--Steve Wilton| Business Manager

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"The course was really helpful for our forthcoming jaunt around Asia. We'll take a look at the courses online and book something in (probably when we're back from Cambodia as we've only got a couple of weeks till we leave). These notes are terrific as well. I've already made a note to take a print out with me on our trip. Cheers,"

-- Sylvia Nguyen / Change Manager

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As director of a company which represents hundreds of professional photographers running courses around Australia its always a pleasure dealing with Andrew and Focus 10. They run highly professional Australia wide photography courses and from the feedback from my clients they do a great job, they are reliable and honest and always do the right thing by their clients - we highly recommend them.

-- Paul Middleton | Director

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Thanks for the Watagan Park photo shoot of the 4 houses. – Brett was very happy with the outcome and he just wanted to be very clear with the location of the villages (for you to make sure your pricing was correct). He would like you to schedule in some time to go to Wongawilli . Thanks for the great deal on the drone shots as well as the Marsden Parks ones.

-- Sarah King / Graphic Designer

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