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 3 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 3 hours. 

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

■ Exclusions - food and beverages

 

Time	2pm to 5pm
Location	Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre - 20 Davey Street, Hobart TAS
Meeting Point	Inside Tasmanian Travel & Information Centre

Why do this three hour 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 photography photos

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

■ Ideal for groups wanting a fun, 3 hour session together. We have mother groups, company employees, school students, grey nomads & 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?
■ Active 'hands on' learning in and around Hobart, Battery Point and the harbour area

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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?
■ 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 - in a block booking- the 6th person comes free and we have many incentive schemes. Let us send you a list on how this Smartphone course can be of benefit and case examples of the hundreds of smartphone training programs we have run around Australia

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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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"Great beginners photo course Andrew. Thanks very much for helping me find my passion for photography again. I received lots of one and one attention. Cool seagull shoot with chips from Pier 4 and great you knew most of the stall holders in the Rocks market. I loved this course and learnt so much. I will be telling all my friends"

--Annie Prior

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

--Sue Morris

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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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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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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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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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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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