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....

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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.