Digital SLR Fundamentals
Achieve beautiful photos you want to create by learning how to shoot in Manual Mode, rather than hoping to get lucky on automatic.
Our popular Digital Fundamentals course will lay a solid foundation for you to understand and develop your photography skills, in plain simple english.
Lighting
Discover how to recreate any photo you've ever seen! Enhance a story by adding emotion and drama to your photography by changing your lighting styles.
Whether you're using a Digital SLR, Compact Camera, Mobile or Video, you'll learn how to create stunning images which pop!
Photo Editing & Print
Want to produce gorgeous “true to life” prints of your favourite landscapes or portraits?
Perhaps you’re wanting brilliant crystal clear images for electronic publishing.
You'll learn efficient digital workflow processes (10 secs or less), that will speed up your editing, giving you more time to enjoy taking beautiful photos and less time stuck behind your computer.
Enrol in all 3 Parts and get 1 Session Free!
Enrol in our 3 Part Beginners Series and get 1 Session FREE for only $395. (saving you $197)
or Choose an individual session from only $197 each.
I have attended 2 sessions now with with Kelvin and could not be happier! He has a wealth of knowledge and is not afraid to share that. I feel I have gained confidence and knowledge to go forward in my photography. Thanks so much Kelvin!!
Cheryl Culshaw
Digital SLR Fundamentals
BEGINNERS SERIES - PART 1
In the first part of our Beginners Photography Course – Mastering Manual Mode, you'll learn everything from switching on your camera to creating your first masterpiece using simple professional techniques which you can apply immediately to everyday situations.
Share your vision of the world and amaze family and friends with photos you can be proud of!
- Learn how to make full use of your Digital Camera and Digital SLR and start taking better photos immediately.
- Achieve Perfect Exposure everytime! No more photos which are too dark or too bright!
- We’ll show you the limitations of Automatic mode, how to work with it and why it’s essential that you learn to master your camera's manual mode.
- We’ll introduce you to Shutter Speed, Aperture and ISO, so you can consistently create the images you want to in Manual Mode.
- Discover how to control Depth of Field, producing professional tack sharp images which stand out against a beautifully blurred background.
- Achieve accurate white balance in your photos instantly, ensuring you produce gorgeous consistent colour without having to waste hours adjusting images on your computer.
- Discover which lenses to use in various situations and why.
- We’ll reveal 3 must have photographic accessories which will help enhance the functionality of your camera.
- All this explained in Plain, Simple English. *Guaranteed*
Time & Place:
3.5 hrs session at Image Style Studio (Cannington, WA)
- 9.30am to 5.30pm weekends when done during our full day Beginners Series Intensive.
Requirements:
- Digital SLR or Camera with Manual Mode. We have cameras for hire, allowing you to learn and be well informed before shopping for your new camera.
- Suitable for Kids from 12 years and older.
Price : $197 per person
Camera Club Beginners Session
Lighting
BEGINNERS SERIES - PART 2
Would you like to add some pop to your photos so they jump right off the screen?
How about sprinkling a dash of emotion or mood to the scene?
Perhaps being able to recreate any photo you’ve ever seen?
Fashion in the City Model Event
Camera Club Model Event
Avatar Movie Theme Model Event
In our fun filled lighting course, we’ll show you how to paint with light.
- Simple techniques which are perfect for Portaits, Family photos and Weddings.
- How to create professional studio lighting both indoors and outdoors with your camera flash
- How to recreate any photo you've ever seen.
- The key differences between hard and soft light, and how to create it.
- Why does the blue sky look gray or white in my photo? and how to ensure accurate colour.
- How to create gorgeous photos, even in the harshest sun at high noon, the worse possible time of day to take photos.
Photo taken outdoors.
Harsh shadows on her face are unattractive.
Using a simple lighting technique,
colours are now more vivid and vibrant.
Model looks beautiful.
Photo taken at the beach.
Blue sky looks gray and photo looks flat.
Using simple flash technique,
model looks amazing and sunset looks gorgeous.
Time & Place:
3 hrs session at Image Style Studio (Cannington, WA)
- 9.30am to 5.30pm weekends when done during our full day Beginners Series Intensive.
Requirements:
- No special requirements
- Suitable for Kids from 12 years and older.
Price : $197 per person
Camera Club Students
Photo Editing & Print
BEGINNERS SERIES - PART 3
Would you love to create gallery quality prints in just minutes?
Whether you’re printing your photos, publishing them in a magazine or sharing them online, we’ll show you how to take your images up another level, resulting in awesome images you will be proud of.
- Organise your photo library, ensuring they are stored safely and can be accessed easily.
- Bring out the best in your images using simple photo editing techniques, which can be done in any almost any editing software, including 2 FREE software we’ll show you!
- Get creative with High Dynamic Range editing (HDR), used especially to make landscapes look postcard picture perfect.
- Achieve magazine cover quality portraits within minutes, enhancing your subjects natural beauty.
- Make your photos look 3D! Yes, we’ll show you how to sculpt a photo in 3D!
- Prepare your images for professional looking prints.
- Ensure the colour displayed on your screen matches your prints.
Time & Place:
3 hrs session at Image Style Studio (Cannington, WA)
- 9.30am to 5.30pm weekends when done during our full day Beginners Series Intensive.
Requirements:
- No special requirements
- Suitable for Kids from 12 years and older.
Price : $197 per person
Enrol in all 3 Parts and get 1 Session Free!
Enrol in our 3 Part Beginners Series and get 1 Session FREE for only $395. (saving you $197)
or Choose an individual session from only $197 each.
What do our Students think?
See what our students think of our Camera Club courses. Whether you've just bought a brand new camera and would love to know how to use it, or you're an experienced film photographer brushing up on digital techniques we're here to help. (and have a whole heap of fun aswell!)