Smartphone Photography Course

■ Learn to get the best out of your smartphone camera

■ A strong focus on working the light & creative composition

■ Exposure, focus, filters, HDR, Slo Mo, enhancement

■ Accessories, gizmos, crreative & practical Apps, working social media

■ Street scenes, portraits, architecture, food, action, nature

■ In-phone editing, filters, white balance, aspect ratios, HDR, panos , slo-mo, video

■ How to upload to social media & share your images via platforms like Facebook & Instagram 

■ Catering for all Smartphones including iPhone & Samsung

■ COURSE STYLE - this is a perfect introduction to smartphone photography with a strong emphasis in the imaging capabilities of smartphones. Whilst we cover a lot over 4 hours, we have to gloss over certain topics due to time constraints. Additional information is accessible as course notes in a pdf file. This includes:

■ SMARTPHONES - a quick guide | lens systems on the smartphone  |  external lens systems  |  clamps  |  gimbals  | a few useful apps 

■ HANDLING - shooting modes  |  raw vs jpeg  |   slo-mo |  aspect ratio  |  pano  |  video  |  focusing |  HDR  | ISO  |  picture style & enhancement

■ LIGHTING - types  |  natural light  | artificial light  | white balance  |  time the light | quality & direction of light

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

■ No prior photography knowledge is necessary

■ Any iOS device (iPhone, iPad) and Android Smartphones ( Samsung etc)

■ Fully charged Smartphone

■ If you have an older smartphone with a short battery life - e recommend you bring an external powerpac charger

■ Whilst this is not a physically demanding course you should be able to walk 2-3km over the course of 4 hours. 

■ Inclusions - Instruction from professional photographers. Pdf notes your receive support the practical course content

■ Exclusions - food and beverages

 

Time	9am to 1pm
Location
Meeting Point	Little Creatures Brewery (meet near red rental bikes)

Why do this Smartphone Course?
■ People who want to become more proficient as a smartphone photographer

■ People who want to just take better images and learn how to use their smartphone to its full potential

■ Experienced photographers who want to learn new skills with their smartphone

■ Amateur photographers who want to take better smartphone photographs

■ This is the perfect photography course for any person to learn for fun - whether you are a total amateur, a blogger, a traveller - anyone!

■ Ideal for groups wanting a fun, 3 hour session together. We have mother groups, hen and stag parties, company employees, school students, grey nomads and many social groups of people doing this course. Group discounts are available

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What happens if it's raining?
■ 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. You receive a gift voucher to come back at another time if the weather is really bad

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Does this course generally run on the scheduled date and time?
■ Our policy is that the course will run with a minimum of 2 persons. We reserve the right to cancel or defer any course in extenuating circumstances. We will then issue you a credit. Out of town attendees can gift this credit voucher to whoever they want.

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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:

SMARTPHONES - a quick guide | best smartphones | accessories | lens systems on the smartphone | external lens systems | clamps | gimbals | apps | supplementary lighting | off camera lighting | tripods, monopods & gorillapods | instagram | tips & tricks | summary | recommended gear

CAMERA HANDLING - shooting modes | raw vs jpeg | slo-mo | aspect ratio | pano | video | colour space | focusing | hdr | white balance | iso | picture style & control | using flash | zooming | a few good apps

LIGHTING - types | natural light | artificial light | white balance | time the light | low key lighting | high key lighting

COMPOSITION - leading & converging lines | the rule of thirds | framing an image | reflections | look for unusual angles | colour | focusing on detail | showing motion | viewpoint | point of view (pov) vertical vs horizontal | aspect ratio

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What are some of the indoor & outdoor locations we photograph at?
■ We mainly shoot in Fremantle with lots of variety of photogenic subjects. We generally go to the Fremantle Markets, Salmon Bay, Harbour area, WA Maritime Museum, Roundhouse & capture the lifestyle, buildings, and activities in the historic streets

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 8 persons for a highly personalised learning experience

■ We can cater for larger groups using extra tutors and splitting the groups into teams. Talk to us about your special requirements such as a 'team building' Smartphone course for a government or private organisation, small business owner, company or a group of friends

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Can we custom tailor this course for my organisation or group of friends?
■ Yes you can. We have many groups who want a custom tailored course or to orient the course towards a specific subject such as fun portraiture shoot for a girlfriends school reunion, a hen or a stag party before dinner

■ We can also run this course at any location of your choice such as your workplace

■ We can can handle groups up to 24 persons and even larger with more instructors

■ We have run dedicated, custom smartphone courses on site in wineries, for travel companies, many private and government organisations around Australia

■ This Smartphone photography course is ideal as a team building exercise and for Incentive programs.

■ The course can also be modified for whatever length of time you require

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Do you offer group discounts & incentives on this course?
■ Yes we do - we offer the 6th person comes free and other incentives such as complimentary places on other courses ( such as a Wildlife Photography Course)

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"I just wanted to say that I really loved this weekend course and learnt a great deal. I appreciate you both sharing your photography knowledge and patience with us. Serena and Andrew were great instructors and injected lots of fun but at the same time kept the course at a great pace and ensured we all got something valuable out of it. I am really looking forward to the Wildflowers and Wilderness weekend in September!"

--Ray Berry / Manager

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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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"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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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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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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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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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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