This weekends workshops

A good amount of my weekends are spent taking small groups out on practical courses and workshops. We spend time exploring the manual features of the camera, understanding the exposure as well as trying out a few different techniques. Capturing moving subjects, using slow shutter speeds for effect, shooting in low light are just a few of the popular exercises that we put into practice. It is rare for me to take my own camera along, however this weekend I thought I would join in the fun and took a handful of images during our SLR workshop. Here's some of my favourites....

(Click on any image to view a larger versions.)

Brisbane CBD panorama
Exploring slow shutter speeds just after sunset. This image is actually 5 individual shots stitched together via Photoshop to give a nice wide panoramic of the city.

The biker
Practicing the 'panning technique' to give a blurry background and a feeling of movement and speed to the image.

The jogger
A quick 'grab-shot' taken after the workshop had finished whilst walking on back to my car. I had to crank the ISO up and slow the shutter speed down to capture the passing jogger as he ran beneath the spotlights and out of the shadows.

And finally . . .
This nice shot of water falling over rocks is courtesy of Ross Miller who was one of the students who joined me over the weekend. This technique for blurring water is always popular on the courses.

Want to join us for an afternoon of photography? - check the website for more details of our practical courses and workshops.

What's new @ Learn Photography

Studio lighting workshop

I am pleased to announce that we are now taking bookings for our studio lighting workshop. With an emphasis on portraiture, our studio workshop will guide you through the basics of shooting in a fully working studio environment. The course covers camera settings, an overview of the studio equipment and most importantly how to use it. This is a hands on workshop involving actual shooting with a model.

Dates have just been announced so for more info or to secure your place make sure you visit the website.

Website spring clean
The LearnPhotography website has had a minor tune up with a new look home page plus new pages on the new all day workshop and studio lighting courses. October dates are also available for booking.

New studio - portrait promotion

To celebrate the completion of our new photography studio I am offering a discount on individual and family portraits booked during August and September. For more information visit my contact page.

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Chisholm college formal

I had the pleasure of taking photos for the Chisholm college formal a couple of weeks back - A huge thank you to all the staff, students and parents for a great night!

Ordering images
I have been informed today that the school newsletter says prints are available to view & order online - this is incorrect.  Images are now available to view at the college complete with order forms for students to take home.

Parents or students with any questions may contact me directly via the contact page link or alternatively you may leave a comment below.

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Brisbane panorama

Running photography courses every week I get to meet a lot of fantastic people who all share my passion and love for photography. Sometimes I get sent images that have either been taken on one of the workshops or taken after with the new found knowledge and tips picked up from the courses. A little over a month ago we had a practical workshop in Brisbane which concluded with some shots taken after sundown of the Brisbane skyline. I was really pleased to be sent this image from Lee McMe which an impressive panoramic featuring images taken during the workshop.











Lee has done a fantastic job with stitching the images together and a big thanks to him for allowing me to share the image on my blog for all to see.

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Paparazzi - the next generation

Love them or loath them, celebrities have become a part of everyday life - fueled by the media and the many thousands of magazines and tabloids fighting to survive in the new digital age. The more we want to know about them the greater the demand for exclusive pictures, enter the new breed of Paparazzi who are hungry, competitive and often aggressive in their pursuit of the killer shot!

The word Paparazzi originates from the 1960 film 'La Dolce vita' which features a character playing a news photographer called Paparazzo. The latest generation of 'pappers' however are a long way from what is portrayed in the film as the stakes are high as the right photo can sell for tens of thousands of dollars and appear around the world.

'Paparazzi - the next generation' is a new documentary that follows a group of Paparazzi as they scour the celebrity circuit in London and gives an insight into how they operate and the morality of the modern media game.

'Paparazzi - the next generation' is on ABC2  8:30pm wednesday, august 18th.

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