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 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	10am to 1pm
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 3 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 travel & tourism photographers. We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting and teaching travel & tourism photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Expertise: this one day course has been created by Andrew & Serena who have trained tens of thousands of students through their one and two day Travel Photography courses running in throughout Australia. They are also authors of the worldwide selling Online Travel Photography course. Andrew & Serena have racked up 122 joint countries they have travelled to and photographed. They are consummate travel photography experts

■ Knowledge is power. You are spending a huge amount for a trip of a lifetime - a cruise to Antarctica, an African wildlife safari, a cultural tour on the Silk Road. You have some good gear. You need to know the essentials about travel photography and more about the conditions you will encounter - the weather, restrictions & local laws, the best time of day, an idea of what you want to photograph. This course will fast track you into the world of travel photography

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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 4 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?
■ In your detailed notes you receive upon booking- we give lots of recommendations on the best camera gear, camera bag and accessories to consider for wildlife and dog photography

■ 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 short 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. All the low resolution images taken by Andrew and the other course members are freely distributed and put on our Focus 10 Facebook page

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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 including the Dog course.
■ Use it for a Wildlife course at Taronga zoo!
We also give every course participant a $20 gift voucher for any referrals

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Hi Andrew,

I just wanted to say thank you again for Friday. I learned so much in such a short amount of time. I’ve been showing all of my photos to anyone that will look and listen. I’ve attached a few of my faves. After you left I went back to a few of the aviaries and just practiced. Your knowledge of my camera was really impressive and the way you explained things to me made it really clear.

--Angelica Butler / Creative Director

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This has to be one of the best value and most comprehensive beginners photography courses. A huge amount of content, outside shooting with 10 workshops, 2 night sessions and an additional 4 hour workshop of our choice. I went from zero to hero in my understanding the fundamentals of photography. Keep up the good work!

--Annie knight

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A great weekend and I learnt heaps - hope to do it again sometime.

--Sue Morris

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Focus 10 was out main photographer at all our corporate functions at Tyco when I was on Australia. We have recently purchased the
96o page Complete Professional Photography Course that Andrew co-authored with Code Lime Photography. Its a brilliant resource manual on everything photographic and our company is finding it useful.

-- John Newbury |

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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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Andrew has been training our staff, photographing for us over 30 years and has led many Australian and overseas photography tours for World Expeditions. A superb photographer with the ability to handle pressure and to deal with the unexpected. Andrew is very personable and always delivers way more than asked for. Highly recommended.

-- Sue Badyari / General Manager

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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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Focus 10 recently ran a incentive, team building program for us called 'A day in the life at ING'. Their organisation and expertise was impeccable handling over 240 of our staff over 3 days. We think highly of Focus 10 and have a relationship spanning 15 years.

--Tony Hattley / regional manager

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