Southern Highlands Photography Course

■ This is a practical hands on course with a series of workshops designed to emulate scenarios you will encounter in your travels.

■ We use a variety of Southern Highlands locations to give you a feel for diverse scenarios.

■ Learn how to use every feature on your digital camera to the full

■ Covers lens and linear perspective, depth of field

■ White balance & filters, balancing interior/exterior light, flash tips

■ Capturing motion, unusual viewpoints & tilting

■ Portraiture, landscapes, still life, motion, architecture, nature, wildlife

■ No previous photographic experience required.

■ A smartphone, compact, mirror-less and/ or a DLSR camera

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least a 2 GB card for each session of shooting

■ Charged camera battery and a spare if you have one

■ A wide-angle is useful for landscapes. A telephoto for wildlife

■ Your travel itinerary and camera instruction book

Time	10am to 5pm
Location	Shop 1, Post Office Corner, Hume Highway, Berrima, NSW 2577, Berrima
Meeting Point	Gumnut Patisserie, Post Office Corner, Hume Highway, Berrima - outside tables

Why do this one day Photography Course?
■ A must for the traveller, this travel photography course is designed to inspire you and deliver the skills you will need to develop a beautiful and stunning reportage style & the art of storytelling.

■ You want a fun yet informative learning experience in the camaraderie of fellow travellers in one of the world's most photogenic cities. Over one day you will get to photograph some of Southern Highlands most photogenic locations

■ You want 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 & tutor

■ Integrity: compiled by working professional travel & tourism photographers. We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting and teaching travel & tourism photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Experience: 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 112 joint countries they have travelled to and photographed. They are consummate travel photography experts

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Is the course suitable for me?
■ Suitable for everyone. For any traveller at whatever skill level they are at. The detailed notes are pertinent for any traveller. The practical workshops at various location demonstrate various tips such as reflections & starbursts. The tips on light and composition are relevant for any photographer.

■ People who want to earn money as a freelance travel photographer

■ Experienced photographers who want to learn new skills, about new imaging technologies such as drones

■ You should be physically able to walk 2-4km on this course. Talk to us about anyone with special needs and we will try to accommodate them.

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 8 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' Travel Photography course for a government organisation or company.

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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

■ The only exception we would make ( it rarely happens) if their was a severe storm or cyclone. We would defer the course to another time

■ If you are an out of town attendee we will run this course regardless with two days shooting indoors. If we call the course off due to a severe storm you can 'gift' your credit voucher to a friend or whomever.

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Do I have the right camera gear for my forthcoming travels?
■ This course is suitable for amateurs and hobbyists to serious semi-pro photographers alike  



■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera, quality compact or smartphone is ideal. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results if for instance you are on a Namibian landscape oriented holiday 

■ A wide angle lens eg 16-35mm (on a full frame camera) ,10-22mm (on a cropped sensor camera); a telephoto lens eg. 70-300mm or 70-200mm; a mid range lens eg 24-105mm or 28-70mm. A 50mm f1.8  is small, cheap and great to have in your kit. Although lenses like the 18-270mm appear to be good as an all-rounder travel lens they can be soft at the wide angle end

■ An on-camera flash unit is useful if you are travelling light

■ You do not need an external flash for this course. If weight is not a problem such as in a 4WD Outback adventure - then throw in an external Speedlite flash and your heavy lenses. If you are travelling around Europe and want to travel light - take a quality compact and/or a lighter mirrorless camera system

■ We highly recommend you bring a smartphone on this course. A perfect travel companion to grab those impromptu shots or to take great images in their own right. We can also share images around using Bluetooth

■ You do not need a tripod for this course. On the road take a lightweight tripod, beanbag or a Gorillapod 

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least an 8 GB card for this 7 hour course (on the road take lots of memory cards)

 

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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 $50 ( payable on the day via card or cash) 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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What are some of the topics covered in the notes I get?
■  Course notes mirror the practical hands on course workshops with detailed with easy to understand, step by step procedures to teach you camera handling skills, about composition, lighting and a myriad of other techniques to become a competent travel & tourism photographer■ PREPARATION  - introduction  |  before you go  |  where to go |  when to go |  how to go  |  what to shoot |  on location  |  street etiquette  |  be adaptable  

■ CAMERA GEAR - what gear-a quick guide  |  full frame DSLR cameras  |  cropped sensor DLSR  |  prime & zoom lenses  |  quality compacts  |  mirrorless cameras  | medium format cameras  |  adventure cameras  |  smartphones  |  drones |  speedlite flash units  |  tripods, monopods & gorillapods  |  filters  |  batteries memory cards & backup  |  cleaning your gear  |  camera bags  |  accessories  

■ 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)  |  using flash 

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

■ COMPOSITION - leading & converging lines  |  the rules of thirds  |  framing an image  |  reflections  |  look for unusual angles  |   star bursts  |  focusing on detail  |  showing motion  | viewpoint   |  selective focus   |  aspect ratio 

■ POPULAR THEMES TO SHOOT - objects, people, landscapes, buildings & architecture, food & drink, action, wildlife, nature, abstract  

■ BACK AT HOME -  basics of editing  |  editing in lightroom  |  transferring files-hardware  |  uploading files  |  auto smartphone backup  |  home & office back up  |  showcasing your images  |  social media  | selling online  |  photo books & frames  |  photos as prints  |  tips & tricks  |  summary  |  recommended gear

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What are some of the places we photograph?
■ Places visited may include Berrima, Mittagong, Bowral, Kangaroo Valley, Fitzroy Falls, Cambewarra Mountain, Berry and driving back to Sydney via Kiama. We reserve the right to mix up the datys program according to the weather and so forth

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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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Focus 10 Photography is our corporate photographer shooting all or staff and website photographs. They particularly understand how photographs play a crucial roll in our marketing and branding. Andrew understands that we are a people business. Many of our clients started with us as start-ups and have gone on to become multi-million dollar enterprises. Their services and value for money is hard to beat.

--Dean Sammut | Director

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Thanks for the feedback and I am loving your photos. We look forward to catching up again when you are next in Byron Bay

--Sarah Gasparre / real estate photographer

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Thanks for the great job you did for our IBM Golf Day last week
I would like to confirm that the price of $1390.00 you quoted is ex GST. Please send another invoice to me and I will get in our accounts

-- Sally McCurtayne / Personal Assistant

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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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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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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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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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