Dog Photography Course

■ Learn how to take fantastic shots of your pooch

■ Bring your own pet or shoot other dogs on the course

■ Brilliant outdoor setting at the picturesque Rose Bay beach

■ We often have Siani as our dog handler to keep the shoot sane

■ Learn all about Camera settings to capture the action

■ Lighting, composition, depth of field, angle of view

■ The best camera gear to capture the scene 

■ Catering to all Smartphones 

■ A brilliant social & fun outing & great for meeting other people

■ Our primary aim is to give you the photography skills to capture the personality and spirit of your pet.

■ The best DLSR, mirrorless and compact camera (with manual controls) functionality.

■ To get more out of your cameras features and learn more about dog photography in general.

■  To learn how to use your camera properly - to understand how various settings and modes will deliver the results you want.

■ Action dog photography is hard! Shooting fast moving dogs is ideal in Shutter priority mode, auto ISO, good light and a mirrorless cameras with a tilt, swivel screen is really good!

■ Gain expertise in exposure compensation in white bright beach scenes, in focussing points and focus tracking modes.

■ About RAW, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, bracketing, depth of field.

■ How to shoot action in perfect beachside location with sand, sea and sky.

■ Lens selection & perspective, freezing and showing motion, focusing modes.

■ Composition and lighting including reflectors and flash.

■ Tips and advice for creating wall art and optimum file enhancement for screen and social media usage.

■ No previous photography experience is required

■ A digital DLSR, mirror-less or compact camera*

■ For DLSR and mirror-less camera users, at least one multi range lens

■ You can also use your smartphone. They are seriously good at capturing action, Slo Mo and short video clips.

■ Memory Card(s) - at least a 4GB card

■ Charged camera battery

■ DLSR Nikon & Canon cameras for hire ($50), 32GB cards for sale ($24)

* more details on camera gear in the FAQ section

■ Please check the FAQ section for further comments on camera gear

Time	9am to 11am or 2pm to 4pm
Location	Rose Bay Beach Caledonian Rd, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Meeting Point	On Rose Bay Beach at the end of Caledonian Rd

Why do this 2 hour Dog Photography Course?
■ A must for any dog lover, this course is designed to inspire you and deliver the skills you will need to develop beautiful and stunning shots of your pooch

■ You want a fun yet informative learning experience in the camaraderie of fellow dog lovers
st photogenic locations including wildlife at Taronga Zoo

■ You want to get more out of your camera's features and learn more about dog photography in general. You learn much faster with 'hands on' instruction from a professional photographer & tutor

■ You need to learn how to use your camera properly - to understand how various settings and modes will deliver the results you want. Action dog photography is hard! Shooting fast moving dogs is ideal in Shutter priority mode, auto ISO, good light and a mirrorless cameras with a tilt, swivel screen is really good!

■ You need to know about exposure compensation in white bright beach scenes, about focussing points and focus tracking modes

■ Experience matters: compiled by working professional pet photographers. We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting and teaching pet photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Expertise: this dog course has been created by Andrew & Serena who have trained tens of thousands of students to take great shots of their pets.

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Is this course suitable for me?
■ Suitable for everyone. For any dog lover at whatever skill level your photography. We show you how to shoot great dog and animal shots!

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 3 persons for a highly personalised learning experience. This ensures plenty of one on one attention.
■ However we do cater for larger groups bringing in other tutors and splitting the groups into teams. Talk to us about your special requirements such as a 'team building' Dog Photography course for a government organisation, company, your dog club and for private groups

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What happens if it's raining?
■ We do not give refunds for inclement weather but will give you a gift voucher and schedule another day. Gift vouchers are valid for a full 2 years and can also be used towards a private pet shoot.

■ We also offer a 'repeat for free' weather guarantee. Join the course anyway. If the weather is really bad we will do 30 minutes and you then receive a gift voucher to come back at another time. If we call the course off you can 'gift' your credit voucher to a friend or whomever

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Do I have the right camera gear for this course?
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera, quality compact or smartphone is ideal to do this course. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results if for instance you want to have your dog as wall art or to crop in a shot. Mirrorless are fantastic for low down shots and super fast focus tracking. We love our compact RX 100 Sony compact. Perfect for high speed shooting and its compact! Fits in your pocket.

■ A mid range lens eg 24-105mm or 28-70mm is ideal . Bring all your lenses . We can advise on the best ones to achieve different results.

■ You can use a newish smartphone with excellent imaging capabilities for everything. They excel for panoramic shots video clips, slo mo and the best imaging device to capture spontaneous shots. The best camera is the one which is always with you - your smartphone.

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Can I rent a camera? Buy SD cards?
■ Yes - we have cropped DLSR Canon and Nikon Cameras for rent. The fee is $40. Your camera will have a standard 18-55mm lens ( or equivalent)
■ Quality 32GB SD cards are available for purchase for $24 per card ( or bring your own SD card)

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Is it possible to purchase some of the images taken by Andrew on the day?
■ Yes- we sell the high resolution images suitable for printing at $20 per file. ( or 3 images for $30) All the low resolution images taken by Andrew and the other course members are freely distributed to you & other course members. We do not post images on social media sites such as Instagram or Facebook of your dog or yourself without your express permission.

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Is there a discount if I want to come back again?
■ Yes- we give you a $50 gift voucher to use towards any other Sydney Focus 10 course or our professional outdoor or studio dog photography services
■ For instance you could use it towards our Wildlife course at Taronga zoo. https://www.focus10.com.au/photocourses.php?53
We also give every course participant a $20 gift voucher for any referrals. This will be given to you on the day of the course

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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, Andrew for a great two days in and around Sydney. I'm much more confident in using the camera. Very much appreciated...

--Dianna Hall

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Andrew gave our staff training in how to get better social media shots on our smartphones in on location at our farms in Murrurundi NSW and Canungra QLD. The training was very concise and professional and he even gave us free lessons on flying his drone. We are certainly happy to recommend Focus 10 for photography for any training.

--Adelaide Moses / Marketing and Communications Manager

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I was Andrew's wedding assistant for quite a few years and he was always generous with his time and expertise. So thank you! It seems a lifetime ago we shot that wedding at Gunners Barracks in this nasty Covid 19 era.

-- Caragh Lyons | Solutions Architect

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I want to thank you very much for the course a last Saturday. It was very easy to learn through this sort of experience. The models were gorgeous! I will be confident enough to do a small wedding and the course manual is incredibly detailed. Thanks.

--Sam Khoudair / wedding photographer

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I have known Andrew for 25 years now and he is always willing the go that extra mile and is a talented photographer. We share a common love for India and travel in general. Over the years Andrew has been the judge for the Australian newspapers regular travel competitions and we love his enthusiasm and commitment.

--Susan Kurosawa / Travel editor

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We use Focus 10 for all our corporate photography around Australia and SE Asia. Focus 10 always delivers under the pressure to photograph our clients in any setting. |

--David Apps

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Super smartphone training session for our leisure sales team. Thanks for the complimentary give vouchers to each participant as well. Cheers

--Nick Ward / Head of Leisure Sales

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