Getting Started in DSLR Photography

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Presenter: Seng Mah
Level: Beginner
Duration: 10am to 4pm
Dates: Choose from 11 Feb, 24 Mar, 28 Apr or 26 May 2012.
Cost: $200
Location: Up on High Studio, Fremantle, Western Australia
Maximum participants: 15

Workshop notes provided.

Getting Started in DSLR Photography graphic Have you recently purchased a DSLR, or have had one for some time, but you never take it off the “Auto” mode when you take photos because you’re not sure how to control your camera?

“Getting Started in DSLR Photography” will show you how to get off that “Auto” mode and start using your DSLR more creatively. It’s the perfect starting point if you’re brand new to DSLR photography!

Because this is a workshop for absolute beginners, we start at the very beginning – by looking at:

Top tips for DSLR operation
Lenses and focal length (what the numbers on the zoom ring of your lens mean)
Using focal length and working distances
How to use autofocus effectively (autofocus area, autofocus modes)
Using autofocus to shoot sharp action images

Then, we look at more advance camera operations, to give you creative control over your photography:

How to achieve shallow and deep depths of field using aperture control
Shooting movement: freezing and blurring motion using shutter speed
Working in low light: how controlling ISO can help
Checking your exposure: how to read the histogram
Using Exposure Compensation to correct for over- or under-exposure
Shooting in Manual Exposure mode and taking control of creative exposure
Using your on-camera flash effectively.

Part of this workshop includes a photo walk in Fremantle with a model — where you’ll be able to put what you have learned into practice, and be guided in your photography by your instructor.

Workshop notes will also be provided.

This workshop is available on four dates. Simply choose a date that suits you (pending availability).

Saturday 11 February 2012: FULL
Saturday 24 March 2012: FULL
Saturday 28 April 2012: 14 places available
Saturday 26 May 2012: 13 places available

TESTIMONIALS

Stoked to have been a part of Venture Photography’s DSLR workshop today. Feeling very informed and ready to grow in my photography Thanks guys – what an awesome day. (Sarah Taylor)

Awesome Workshop (Getting Started in DSLR Photography) Thanks for a fantastic day!!! (Christine Curciarello)

LOVED the workshop today! thanks for being so patient with me.. =) (Michelle Baker)

Thank you so much for the opportunity, it was lovely meeting you and Christian and I learned a lot I didn’t know. I hope you come to Bunbury more often, I would definitely be a regular, thank you again it was great!!! (Amy Ovans)

Just a few words of thanks for the great workshop on Sat 10-12-11 and the very instructive session. I learnt a lot, especially how to shoot in manual mode, which i have always been frightened to try. Once again thank for a great day. (Jim Moore)

Thanks again for a great day, I have learnt more in a day than I did on a six-week TAFE course! (Sarah Le Mare)

Many thanks for the wonderful relaxed workshop I attended on Saturday, “Getting Started in DSLR Photography”. I really felt that you dealt with the basics at a speed and level that everyone could understand. I never felt hurried or confused and left the course with a MUCH better idea of what I can do with my camera, as opposed to what my camera can do on auto! It’s greatly appreciated. (Lee Thompson)

iI was a brilliant Getting Started in DSLR Photography Workshop yesterday. You had a very organised and professional approach to the workshop. The content was thorough and delivered in very clear simple terms. The use of Laura, the model, for practicing our new camera skills was fantastic. Thank you very much. I will enthusiastically recommend you and the workshop. (Shayne Leslie)

Thank you so much for the course on 27 August. I learnt heaps and am anxiously awaiting delivery of some new lenses to use my new knowledge with! You have a great gift for teaching and have inspired me to learn more. (Ashleigh Walker)

Really enjoyed the day thanks and your relaxed method of tuition, and I now feel much more comfortable with my camera. (Bobbie Rogers)

Thanks for a great day on Saturday 6th August – learnt a lot of new neat tricks that will surely help me improve my photography. Looking forward to upcoming workshops in the future. (Chris Riccadonna)