Mastering your DSLR (1-on-1 workshop)

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Instructor: Seng Mah (Fremantle) and Graeme Marsh (Bunbury)
Level: Beginner
Duration: 3 hours
Location: Fremantle or Bunbury
Cost: $480 inc GST

Now available in Fremantle and Bunbury. When booking, please select either the Fremantle or Bunbury workshop.

The Mastering your DSLR Workshop focuses on giving you greater control and confidence in your use of your DSLR via 1-on-1 personalised tuition.

This workshop is designed for learners who are new to DSLR photography, and who would like to develop their skills and understanding with the DSLR. If you’ve been shooting on the Automatic or Scene Exposure modes (Portrait, Landscape, Action, Night etc) on your DSLR, then this lesson will show you how you can take control of the more creative modes on your DSLR. Included is a set of comprehensive notes for you to take home and review.

This 1-on-1 workshop gives you the opportunity to learn at your own pace, with a three-hour lesson specifically created for your own learning curve. Having your own unique workshop will ensure that you don’t become lost in “information overload” and that you have time to revisit topics where you require further assistance. You’re free to ask questions during the workshop and we’ll make sure you understand each topic before we move on to the next.

What you will learn:

• How to handle your DSLR for effective shooting.
• Controlling white balance for correct colour balance (no more weird colour casts in your photos!).
• Selecting the right Picture Style for the image you’d like to create.
• Using the right lenses and focal lengths for different types of photography.
• How to get creative with perspective in your photographs.
• Taking control of auto focus: selecting the right auto focus mode and auto focus area for your photography.
• Taking pin sharp photos of your subject by controlling focus.
• Keeping moving subjects in focus by using focus tracking.
• How to use continuous shooting (paparazzi-style shooting) effectively.
• Depth of field and controlling it by using the Aperture.
• Shooting in Aperture Priority: when and why.
• Aperture values to obtain different degrees of depth of field.
• Photographing motion using Shutter Speed.
• Shooting in Shutter Priority: when and why.
• How to avoid blurry images caused by slow shutter speed.
• Light and ISO: shooting under low lighting conditions.
• The relationship between Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO in exposure: how to get the right exposure for your shots.
• Assessing exposure using the Histogram
• Using exposure compensation to correct for over- or under-exposure.
• Why your camera stuffs up: understand the middle grey rule and compensating for it.
• Shooting in Manual Exposure: when and why.
• Taking full control of your camera by shooting in Manual Exposure.
• Choosing the right metering mode for the exposure you want to create.

Your Instructors

Seng Mah, owner of Venture Photography Workshops, has been teaching photography in Fremantle since 2009. He is an experienced teacher and educator who is able to explain complex photographic concepts in easy-to-understand everyday language. Seng enjoys photographing pretty much anything and everything and has extensive experience in shooting in natural light, with flash and in the studio. He likes cats, comics and blockbuster super hero movies.

Graeme Marsh is owner of Graeme Marsh Photography in Bunbury. He has a background in martial arts training (taekwondo) and experiences in workplace coaching and mentoring. Graeme is passionate about everything photographic – but he especially loves shooting portraits, cars, motorcycles and landscapes. Graeme has three rambunctious boys who keep him busy and out of mischief. He enjoys computer games, riding (motorcycles) and taekwondo.

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Testimonials

Seng was an excellent teacher. He explained things very clearly, and although I was out of my comfort zone most of the time, I felt at ease, motivated and inspired. I had read through my camera manual, but the manual didn’t explain the hows and whys like Seng did. I came out of the session with the basic knowledge of photography I’d been lacking, reinforced the theory behind some things I’d been doing instinctively, learned what I had been doing wrong, identified ways to improve, and gained confidence to use my camera controls rather than leaving it in full-auto mode.

Seng also gave me a set of comprehensive notes so I didn’t have to worry about writing anything down during the class, which was great, as I could then have a camera in my hands the entire time rather than pen and notepad. (Cynthia Chew – The Food Pornographer)

Having attended the 1-on-1 course with my new canon 600D, I was amazed at the wealth of information Seng put before me to achieve the total understanding and control of my camera. His teaching was concise and to the point and we didn’t proceed to the next stage until he was sure I had grasped what he had explained thus far.

I couldn’t recommend this course more highly from all points of view and the 1-on-1 facility suited my desire to learn quickly and completely.

His follow up with suggestions on ancillary equipment was appreciated… A1 all round!!! (Gary Barnard)

I can not tell you how helpful this was. It is so refreshing to work with a photographer, that makes you feel at ease and can talk about anything in such a down-to-earth and approachable way!

I have really enjoyed this learning time with you and feel that you shed so much light on technical as well as business matters for me. You have such great uplifting and empowering way, it is fantastic!

Even though I feel I still have a way to go on the practical side of things you certainly smoothed the way for me and provided me with some great knowledge and tools. Thanks so much for taking that time. (Katrin James)

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