Sydney | 2 days | Special Interest | Intermediate to advanced | $890 | 29 May 2025 | 19 Jun 2025 | 25 Jul 2025
This new Accommodation Photograph Course is about taking professional photos for different types of accommodation providers. Learn to shoot images which are visually and aesthetically appealing of interior, exterior, and facilities - we also take images of local experiences, attractions, shops, cafe restaurants, recreation activities, beaches..... On this course you are not just shooting accommodation but capturing appealing lifestyle images of the region. This exciting and creative course is targeted for those who want to get out into regional tourism areas, do contra deals and earn money in this booming area of Australian travel and tourism. It covers everything from camera gear and handling, lens selection, lighting and the importance of composition. We teach you how to shoot interiors and exteriors, be creative and pay attention to detail. It's a great course for real estate agents, architects, interior designers, stylists, entrepreneurs, persons looking for a career change, generalist photographers wanting to specialise and travellers. It is a course to gain the skills to do contra deals for accommodation as a working holiday. Your family will love you for it.
■ Gain the specialist skills to become a capable accommodation photographer
■ Images which communicate what guests & holiday seekers actually want
■ We shoot accommodation such as resorts & boutique hotels
■ Also houseboats, motor homes, railway sleepers, boats & yachts
■ Learn to shoot creative interiors and exteriors
■ Learn composition and attention to detail
■ How to streamline your workflow, edit & export your images
■ The Ideal opportunity for building your portfolio
■ We cover stills, videography and drones
■ At a glance - Gaining the skills necessary to photography holiday accommodation and shooting images which are visually and aesthetically appealing. We also shoot the area's lifestyle - attractions of the area & beauty of the region.
■ Technique - Learning the essential tips & tricks in lighting & composition and the camera gear and settings to take professional accommodation photographs.
■ Shooting to a brief - We will be under pressure to get the shots required in this busy shooting schedule over two days. - you will be not just be learning to shoot the interior and exteriors of accommodation but also lifestyle shots - people, scenery, action, food, cafes, restaurants ... Great photographs of accommodation are essential both the accommodation hosts but also for the person(s) looking to stay at the property.
■ Comprehensive learning - this course provides a clear path for the intermediate to advanced, allowing you to gain the specialist skills in order to become a capable, even expert, accommodation photographer.
■ Extensive content - How to photograph exteriors and interiors of accommodation. Shooting in different locations, camera and lenses advice, flash gun techniques and shooting under a wide range of difficult lighting conditions. Composition tips and lighting techniques. A series of workshops cover ,the best cameras and lens settings, drones & 360 degree camera's.
■ Business focussed - Start a small or freelance photography business, work part time or turn your hobby and passion into a professional craft. The perfect photography course for real estate agents, architects, interior designers and travellers who love photographing accommodation.
■ Get better travel images - for travellers, lovers of fine architecture and interesting accommodation - you gain the skills to bring back evocative, memorable images of places you have stayed or visited.
■ Efficient workflow - shooting stylish display homes & /or holiday accommodation. Learning the essential tips & tricks in lighting & composition and the camera gear and settings to take professional accommodation photographs.
■ Crystallise your skills - you will be not just be learning to shoot the interior and exteriors of accommodation but also lifestyle shots , scenery, action, food, cafes, restaurants ...
■ Shooting to a brief - we will be under pressure to get the shots required in this very intense shooing schedule over two days. You will be required to crystallise your skills - you will be not just be learning to shoot the interior and exteriors of accommodation but also lifestyle shots , scenery, action, food, cafes, restaurants ... a lot lot more
■ Lifestyle photography - you are taking images of the accommodation to make it not just an appealing place to rest your head but its overall appeal such as In house dining, room service, amenities, pools, gyms, parking, spas, saunas, hot tubs, a fireplace, the light airy rooms, views, tasteful toiletries, fluffy towels, self catering facilities….
■ How to shoot attractions - of the area of what makes the region or town an appealing place to have a holiday. Things like: local experiences, attractions, shops, cafes, restaurants, recreation activities, beaches.....
■ Skills learnt in photographing a variety of accommodation - boutique hotels, resorts, motor homes, luxury Yachts, sleeper trains, glamping and more. Whatever we line up for this exciting 2 day shoot.
■ Attention to detail - are bench tops clear, rubbish bins out of sight, cushions fluffed up, toilet paper & brushes gone, bed lamps with working bulbs, is the range hood light on. Have you photographed the complimentary pillow chocolates, the toiletries and the complimentary magazines.
■ Composition - the big three -Verticals, horizontal lines and leading lines. Leading lines of kitchen benches, architraves and /or skirting boards. Is the furniture in the room balanced? Are you shooting asymmetrical or symmetrical? Is the viewpoint to high?
■ Lighting - balancing the light, Interiors & exteriors, bracketing, flash or no flash, continuous, the direction & intensity of the light, the time of day and weather conditions.
■ Suitable cameras, accessories & technique - the best cameras and lenses, settings such as aperture priority, shooting RAW, low ISO settings, bracketing, exposure compensation, balancing interior and exterior light, white balance, colour profiling, tripods, reflectors, flashes, colour cast, lighting corners, wireless, HDR, filters, workflow.
■ Other - 2 hours of Lightroom Classic tuition, use of drones and marketing ideas. A series of workshops will cover preparing the property, Lightroom Classic, output for screen or print and more. Images taken on the course can be used for your own promotional purposes.
■ It is essential to have some background photographic knowledge in knowing your cameras buttons and functions. The photography in this course is demanding and creative and you need to roughly know how to use your camera! If you are new to photography, our Beginners Course is beneficial for learning the basics of camera handling.
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera or mirrorless camera* is ideal. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results in certain situations.
■ A wide angle lens is essential for shooting in tight confined spaces like motor homes and boats. eg 16-35mm (on a full frame camera) or 10-22mm (on a cropped sensor camera); a telephoto lens eg. 70-300mm to pull in the views; a mid range lens eg 24-105mm for architectural or detail shots.
■ An external on-camera flash unit is needed - your camera's in-built flash may not be powerful enough for lighting internal spaces.
■ A sturdy tripod - the taller the better; 1.8m is ideal.
■ We recommend you have a quality smartphone. This is ideal for taking great shots in its own right, sharing images, for panoramics and promotional video clips accommodation providers love.
■ Inclusions - Instruction from professional photographer, Andrew Thomasson / Focus 10 photography, detailed notes, camera shopping advice, personal assessment and critique of your portfolio.
■ Transportation is provided by us. Or you are welcome to drive your own vehicle to each location.
■ Exclusions - Food and beverages.
* There are more recommendations on camera gear in the FAQ section.
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.
Super smartphone training session for our leisure sales team. Thanks for the complimentary give vouchers to each participant as well. Cheers
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.
I cannot thank you enough for spending your Sunday with Hannah giving her excellent photography training. It was a hot day and you had to work hard. We loved the photos and she learnt a lot, there were smiles all round.
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.
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. |
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
Andrew has been our corporate photographer for 8 years shooting all our events, functions and portraits. Focus 10 is reputable, flexible and innovative!
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Why choose Focus 10 Photography?
Our practical and interactive photography courses are designed to stimulate your passion in all things photography. Whether you want to develop your hobby or to become a professional photographer, we have a course suitable for you. 69 lifestyle and business courses across Australia.
We believe in perfectly sized groups , lots of individual attention from our professional tutors & enjoying the camaraderie of fellow photographers. Our business & lifestyle courses are all about improving your photography skills in a stimulating, dynamic and fun scenarios - not passively sitting in classrooms.
You're working with professional photographers who you can trust & whose status has been formally validated & recognised with wide-ranging photographic expertise. Your tutors have instructed 1,000's of people on Focus 10 courses over 29 years & authors of 15 Online Photography courses.
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