Beginners Photography Course

■ Learn how to use any digital camera to its fullest potential

■ Structures for time pressed individuals

■ Learning about your camera, its handling, its menus

■ Grasp the fundamentals of lighting & creative composition

■ Fun & creative learning with like minded fellow persons

■ Well structured, practical workshops covering the key points

■ Small groups of no more than 6 persons

■ Expert tuition from the professional photographer Andrew Thomasson or Serena Pearce

■ Detailed general course notes 

■ Active 'hands on' learning in the interesting port town of Fremantle 

 

 

■ Learn how to use any digital camera to its fullest potential

■ Structures for time pressed individuals

■ Learning about your camera, its handling, its menus

■ Fundamentals of lighting & creative composition

■ Fun & creative learning with like minded fellow persons

■ Well structured, practical workshops covering the key points

■ Small groups of no more than 6 persons

■ No previous photographic experience required

■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera,  compact or smartphone

■ The standard kit lens or lenses which came with the camera

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least a 4 GB card for each session of shooting

■ Charged camera battery and a spare if you have one

■ You can just do this course with a smartphone

■ Whilst this is not a physically demanding course you should be able to walk 3-5km over the course of 4 hours 

■ Inclusions: instruction from professional photographers, detailed notes

■ Exclusions: Food and beverages

* there is more information on camera gear in the FAQ section

Time	9am to 1pm
Location	Little Creatures Brewery 40 Mews Road, Fremantle WA
Meeting Point	Little Creatures Brewery ( at the outdoor tables)

Why do this one day Beginners Course with Focus 10?
■ Wanting to get more out of your camera's features and learn more about photography in general. You learn much faster with 'hands on' instruction from a professional photographer and tutor

■ To fast track yourself into the world of photography

■ The security of booking with a reputable company. This digital course has been running for 10 years in Perth with the experienced professional photographer instructor Andrew Thomasson and Serena Pearce of Code Lime Photography running this course

■ Existing amateur photographers who just want to learn how to take better images

■ Maybe you are a designer, a traveller, have always loved photography, retired, wanting a new hobby or to start a new career

■ For those wishing to get back into photography after a long layoff - to learn about new digital technologies and devices such as smartphones and mirrorless cameras

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Is this Beginners Photography course suitable for me?
■ It's suitable for everyone: a clear path for the entry-level to intermediate photographer (maybe you need to brush up old skills learnt years ago shooting film or early digital), allowing you to gain essential new digital knowledge

■ This course will appeal to amateurs or hobbyists wanting to move on from shooting on the 'Auto' mode

■ A step by step structured course teaching you basic camera handling skills. Easy to understand and content backed up with detailed notes

■ Composition, lighting and other techniques to become a better photographer

■ You do not need expensive camera gear. Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera or quality compact with manual controls is suitable

■ Bring your smartphone as it's ideal for posting to social media and is a great snapshooter

■ Whilst this is not a physically demanding course you should be able to walk 4-6km over the course of 4 hours.

■ Inclusions: Instruction from one ( and sometime two) professional photographers, detailed notes

■ Exclusions : Food and beverages

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 6 persons for a highly personalised learning experience. This ensure plenty of one on one attention

■ 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' Beginners Photography course for a government organisation, company, your travel or camera club and for private groups

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What happens if it's raining?
■ We do not give refunds for inclement weather. Bring a raincoat and/or umbrella as some of the best photos are taken in the rain. We have a number of indoor shooting location options

■ We offer a 'repeat for free' weather guarantee. Join the course anyway. If the weather is really bad we will do a few hours and you then receive a gift voucher to come back at another time. If you are an out of town attendee we run this course regardless of the weather. If we call the course off you can 'gift' your credit voucher to a friend or to whoever you nominate.

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Do I have the right camera gear & can i rent cameras
■ In your detailed notes you receive upon booking - we give lots of recommendations on the best camera gear, camera bag and accessories to consider as the move into the exciting world of photography.

■ Most students have cropped frame DSLR camera's, a mirrorless camera, a compact or a smartphone. A base DLSR with two kits lenses such as a 18-55mm, a 18-135mm, 18mm-250mm etc is fine!

■ Choose the right camera gear based on portability, what you like to shoot, whether you aim to be a hobby or a professional photographer down the track and price point. Do not over invest when starting out. We recommend a camera you can grow into. Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus etc make great camera's you can learn on. As you get better, you can use these cameras as a second body or upgrade. Build up a system as requirements and your budget allows.

■ If money is no object - always Invest in the best lenses, filters and tripod - these should last you a long time under heavy use

■ You do not need a tripod for this course. If you want to bring your tripod- thats fine

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least a 4 GB card for this course. The rule of thumb with memory cards is 'Don’t put all your eggs in one basket' - better to use lots of smaller memory cards than few bigger ones in case of loss or dysfunction of cards.

■ We have cropped DLSR Canon Cameras for rent. The fee is $50. Your camera will have a standard 18-55mm lens ( or equivalent)
■ Lexar 32GB high speed SD cards are available for purchase for $25 per card from us ( or bring your own SD card)

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Terms and Conditions when you book this course
FAQ's + TERMS & CONDITIONS

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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What are some of the topics covered in the detailed notes I get?
DETAILED NOTES with every course booking include information on the following:

■ CAMERA GEAR - full frame DLSR camera's | cropped sensor DLSR CAMERA'S | prime & zoom lenses | quality compacts | mirrorless cameras | smartphones | tripods, | filters | batteries, memory cards | cleaning your gear | camera bags

■ CAMERA HANDLING - shooting modes | raw vs jpeg | metering modes | colour space | focusing modes | white balance | ISO | picture style & control | exposure lock compensation | bracketing | adding light into shadows | high dynamic range (HDR)

■ LIGHTING - types | natural light | artificial light | white balance | time the light

■ COMPOSITION - leading & converging lines | the rule of thirds | framing an image | reflections | look for unusual angles | colour | star bursts | showing motion | viewpoint | selective focus | vertical vs horizontal | aspect ratio

APPLICATIONS

■ PEOPLE - candid | frozen moments | street photography

■ LANDSCAPES - overview | technique | light | composition

■ ARCHITECTURE - light | composition

■ FOOD & DRINK - fresh & simple

■ ACTION - freeze the motion | showing blur

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What are some of the indoor & outdoor locations we photograph at?
■ This course includes most of the following locations: Little Creatures Brewery, Maritime Museum, Fishing boat harbour, Arthur Head Reserve, The Roundhouse, Maritime museum, Notre Dame side streets, Fremantle market, Fremantle Prison.

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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 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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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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Thanks again for your work at our conference. We were all very pleased.

Got back to the office yesterday and we received via Dropbox all the amazing photographs you took. You captured everthing- the keynote speakers, the sailing events, the party. We will definitely be using you again when we are next in Australia

-- Karen Seidman

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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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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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Hi Andrew,

It was great to catch up with you this afternoon. I feel that doing your course was extremely beneficial and since then, using your tips, my confidence and ability with my camera has increase exponentially. Thank you so much for the information on the Indian photo processing lab. I hope that I'm able to get good at Photoshop and Lightroom but it's good to have them there as a back up just in case.

--Katrina Price

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Hi Andrew... Thanks for a fantastic day today. I'm keen to do the SLR 2 and night photography, please let me know dates. Thanks again!

--Alex Jucovic

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