Night Photography Course

■ The essential night photography skills to shoot in all low light scenarios

■ Learn the settings and how to operate your camera in low light 

■ We train you on any imaging device DLSR, mirrorless, compact camera 

■ Learning dawn, dusk and pitch dark shooting techniques

■ Fun and innovative learning with like minded fellow individuals

■ Suitable for smartphones with our recommended Apps & using a tripod

■ DLSR, mirrorless and compact camera functionality

■ How to achieve outstanding results with your Smartphone ( with recommended Apps)

■ RAW, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, bracketing

■ Balancing available light and flash, rear & 2nd curtain sync

■ Mirror lock up, self timer and remote release

■ Zooming, light trails, motion, painting with light

■ Pre shoot recce skills, maximising locations, anticipating the moment

■ Reflections and abstract effects such as zooming & star bursts

■ Shooting city scapes, night portraits

■ How to shoot creative portraits at night

■ Creative night photography settings (expressionistic, art deco, B & W, colour accent etc)

■ No previous photographic experience required

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

■ An all rounder zoom such as a 18-55mm, 24-105mm most useful

■ Memory Cards: we recommend at least a 4 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

* See more on camera gear in the FAQ section

Time	7pm to 10pm
Location	Riverland Bar -Vaults 1-9 Federation Wharf Melbourne, VIC 3000
Meeting Point	Riverland Bar - (under Princes Bridge - outside tables)

Why do this Night Photography course with Focus 10?
■ You are a beginner and want to expand your skills and to de-mystify night photography

■ You are an intermediate to serious amateur photographer wanting to gain light photography skills

■ Expert, professional tuition: created by working professional photographers Andrew Thomasson and Serena Pearce. We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting and teaching low light and night photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Experience running this course: Andrew has trained over 1500 students on Night photography courses over 29 years

■ Suitable for everyone: a clear path for the entry-level* to advanced, allowing you to gain the specialist skills in order to become a capable, even expert, night photographer

■ We operate this course in almost all weather conditions. The only exception is in heavy rain and high winds. We will notify you as to any postponement or you have the option of a gift voucher valid for a full 2 years

■ We have no minimum numbers. We run his course If you are the only person on it. We also offer you the option of deferring to another date

■ Professional yet fun: our course is delivered and taught in a light hearted and easy going format, free of technical jargon with assignments delivered with a touch of humour in a non intimidating, relaxed manner

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Who enrols on this 3 hour course?
■ You are a beginner and want to expand your skills and to de-mystify night photography

■ You are an intermediate to serious amateur photographer wanting to gain night photography skills

■ Those who want to become a professional photographer where you must have the skills to shoot in low light

■ Amateur through to experienced photographers who want to learn low light & night photography skills

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

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

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What camera gear & equipment do I need to do the course?
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera, quality compact with full manual controls or smartphone using a pro app such as Camera+ . Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results if we are forced to select a high ISO setting as in hand held portraits

■ A wide angle lens eg 16-35mm (on a full frame camera) ,10-22mm (on a cropped sensor camera); a 24-105mm on (full frame mirrorless camera), a telephoto lens eg. 70-300mm or 70-200mm; a mid range lens eg 24-105mm or 24-70mm. A 50mm f1.8  is small, cheap and great to have in your kit. 

■ An on-camera flash unit is useful for night photography. An external Speedlite flash is much better. If your camera does not have a flash you will miss out slightly but will learn the technique by observing

■ You will need a sturdy tripod for this course. We have a few spare tripods for client use at no charge. Tripods with a ball, swivel head are the best. 

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least an 4 GB card for this 3 hour course

■ Your camera instruction book ( or use your smartphone to access this information)

■ A torch or use your smartphone light to look at camera settings

■ 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 low light and night photographer

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Do you rent out camera gear or give advice on what to buy?
■ We rent Nikon DLSR cameras with a wide angle 18-55mm lens and a 50mm f1.8 for $40. A full rental package including the camera, 3 lenses, flash and tripod is $60.
■ We sell Lexar 32GB SD cards for $25 or bring your own.
We have a suggested equipment list for night photography. This is a great guide to the best gear to meet your budget and expectations.

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Is the course beneficial in building a portfolio?
■ With one-to-one guidance from our experienced photography tutors, and quality stylish houses to shoot then yes.. these images will certainly enhance your portfolio

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What are some of the indoor & outdoor locations we photograph at?
■ We endeavour to go to most or all of the following destinations

■ South Bank, Melbourne skyline across the Yarra River, GPO, Federation Square and street scenes in general

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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 night photos are taken in the rain. In cities where it snows you can get a nice blurred effect of snowflakes. The same applies with rain. You also get fantastic puddle reflections and increased colour saturation in rainy conditions.

■ We have a number of indoor shooting location options if its raining to practice technique

■ We also offer a 'repeat for free' weather guarantee. Join the course anyway. If the weather is really bad we will do an hour 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 whomever

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Thank you for one of the best weekends I can remember on your fabulous Margaret River tour. Lots of laughs, learnt a huge amount about photography, a great group, loved the variety of subjects & our Surfers Point sunset champers & oysters shoot was sublime. I will be doing your Goldfield tour next.

--Jen Risoli

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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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Thank you for one of the best 5 days ever. Lots of laughs, learn a huge amount, great group, food was fab, and eating out cheap. Super cooking class, brilliant photography with masses of variety each and every day. A highlight for me was the Full moon festival. Amazing! A memorable adventure. Sign me up for your Cinque Terre course in October! Cheers

--Samantha Knight

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Andrew is our family photographer! He shot our wedding at Jonah's at Whale Beach last year- the photographs are amazing - Kevin and I love them! I would highly recommend Andrew as your wedding photographer. He has also shot my sisters wedding and does corporate shots for us as well

--Christie Maartensz | homewares importer

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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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We have worked with Andrew for 19 years now and he is unfailingly reliable and always goes out of his way to help out our business. He have given us training in property photography and is always giving free advice on how we can further improve.

-- Heidi Robertson / Office manager

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Andrew has been our corporate photographer for 8 years shooting all our events, functions and portraits. Focus 10 is reputable, flexible and innovative!

-- Laura 0'Donnell / Marketing Manager

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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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