Studio Photography Course

■ Using the pro studio Dragon Image (Artarmon)

■ About lighting -An understanding of different light sources (ambient, flash, modelling lights)

■ About settings - Overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting,

■ white balance, exposure compensation,

Focus on composition lens perspective etc

■ Set up and use studio lights, soft boxes, strobes etc.

■ Portrait lighting basics, types and styles

■ Add to your portfolio shooting models, ourselves and product shots

■ Detailed notes, portfolio critique & short workflow module

■ The skills to set up your own portable or home studio and start earning $$

■ About studio photography Using the pro studio Dragon Image  2 McLachlan Ave, Artarmon NSW 2064

■ Overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting, white balance, exposure compensation, lens perspective etc

■ Camera gear - full frame cropped sensor DLSR, mirrorless & compacts with manual control

■ Camera handling - setting your camera up

■ Lens selection

■ About lighting - an understanding of different light sources (ambient, flash, modelling lights)

■ About settings - overview on aperture, shutter speed, depth of field, ISO setting,

■ white balance, exposure compensation,

■ Focus on composition lens perspective etc

■ Set up and use studio lights, soft boxes, strobes etc.

■ Portrait lighting basics, types and styles

■ Add to your portfolio shooting models, ourselves and product shots

■ Detailed notes, portfolio critique & short workflow module

■ The skills to set up your own portable or home studio and start earning $$

 

■ No previous photographic experience required

■ A DLSR, compact or mirror-less camera*

■ An all rounder lens such as a 24-105mm. Any other lenses you have such as a prime 50mm, 85mm lens are also excellent portrait lenses ( ask us for advice)

■ Memory Card(s): we recommend at least a 8 GB card for each session of shooting

■ Charged camera battery and a spare if you have one

■ Any props you have which will enhance the shoot (hats, funky clothes etc)

*More on camera gear and equipment in the FAQ section

Time	10am to 4pm
Location	Dragon Image Pty Ltd, 2 McLachlan Ave, Artarmon NSW 2064
Meeting Point	Dragon Image studio - inside retail section

Why do this studio photography course?
■ Integrity: compiled by working professional studio photographer Andrew Thomasson
We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting studio photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Experience: Andrew & Serena have trained over 1500 students through their studio courses running in throughout Australia. They are also working studio photographers shooting residential and commercial everyday of the week in both Perth and Sydney

■ Published authors: Andrew & Serena are published authors of the 257 page Online Real Estate & Architecture course which has sold in the hundreds around Australia & world wide since 1917

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Who enrols on the one day studio photography course?
■ Anyone with a basic understanding of how your camera works. It is advisable to have some background photography knowledge in knowing your camera's buttons and functions.

■ People who want to become a professional studio photographer

■ For those contemplating setting up their own studio

■ People who want to earn money as a freelance photographer

■ Experienced photographers who want to learn new studio photography skills

■ Amateur photographers who want to take better studio photography photos

■ This is the perfect photography course for any person to learn for fun and profit -

■ This course is very detailed with easy to understand, step by step procedures to teach you the essential facets of camera handling, composition, lighting and a myriad of other techniques to hone your skills in the genre of studio photography

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What camera gear & equipment do I need to do the course?
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera or mirrorless camera is ideal. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results in certain situations

■ A mid range lens eg 24-105mm is ideal for this course. A wide angle lens e.g. 16-35mm (on a full frame camera) or a 10-22mm (or equivalent on a cropped sensor camera); a telephoto lens e.g. 70-300mm to pull in the views; a mid range lens eg 24-105mm for architectural or detail shots

■ A sturdy tripod - the taller the better; 1.8m is ideal. A 1.40m-1.8m will suffice.

■ A quality smartphone can produce great results in bright lit studios. They are useful in product shoots using Apps, RAW serttings, low ISO's and on a tripod

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Do you rent out camera gear or give advice on what to buy?
■ We rent Nikon DLSR cameras with a 24-105mm lens for $50 for the day.

■ Lexar 32GB SD cards are available for purchase for $25 or bring your own.

■ Before or after booking a course we have a suggested equipment list best suited for studio photography.

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Is the course beneficial in building a portfolio?
■ With one-to-one guidance from our experienced photography tutors, and quality stylish houses to shoot then yes.. these images will certainly enhance your portfolio

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Does the course offer further opportunities in this field?
■ Yes - once you have learnt the specific set of skills of studio you can use this knowledge to pursue other related photographic genres. Use these new found skills to photograph in particular products and people... to name a few. These skills also make you a better all round photographer.

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Terms & Conditions when booking this course
Payments
Paying for your course in full upon booking will confirm your attendance. Places are limited on all courses.

Refunds
We reserve the right to cancel and reschedule any course, due to inadequate enrolment, bad weather, instructor illness, an 'act of God' or a force majeure such as a pandemic. As an example, a photography course has to be cancelled or deferred to another date and time due to Covid 19 border closures and lockdowns which is beyond the control of Focus 10 Pty Ltd and other related parties. We also reserve the right to cancel any course if there is insufficient demand, especially if it means that our costs would be higher than our income. Please therefore do not leave it until the last few weeks if you are interested in a particular date, as you may find that it has been cancelled. As our costs for each training event remain the same no matter how many delegates attend, like any pre-booked tickets for the theatre, concert, flights etc, we are unable to give a full refund in the event of non-attendance, regardless of the circumstances. If withdrawal occurs within the 14 days before the course starts we will try to put you on an alternative date if places are available. Please note that we cannot be liable for any other costs incurred by yourself, so please check with us before booking any non-refundable accommodation or transport.

Workshop Photography:
We reserve the right to take photographic, (both still and video) records of any of our workshops/courses which may be used for promotional purposes, submissions, advertising and records. We grant permission for participants to use any images captured by them during this workshop for self-promotion only. Participants may not make any financial gain from any images captured during this workshop/course.

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A great weekend and I learnt heaps - hope to do it again sometime.

--Sue Morris

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Andrew gave our staff training in how to get better social media shots on our smartphones in on location at our farms in Murrurundi NSW and Canungra QLD. The training was very concise and professional and he even gave us free lessons on flying his drone. We are certainly happy to recommend Focus 10 for photography for any training.

--Adelaide Moses / Marketing and Communications Manager

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I want to thank you very much for the course a last Saturday. It was very easy to learn through this sort of experience. The models were gorgeous! I will be confident enough to do a small wedding and the course manual is incredibly detailed. Thanks.

--Sam Khoudair / wedding photographer

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Focus 10 recently ran a incentive, team building program for us called 'A day in the life at ING'. Their organisation and expertise was impeccable handling over 240 of our staff over 3 days. We think highly of Focus 10 and have a relationship spanning 15 years.

--Tony Hattley / regional manager

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I cannot thank you enough for spending your Sunday with Hannah giving her excellent photography training. It was a hot day and you had to work hard.
We loved the photos and she learnt a lot, there were smiles all round.

--Pam Jacob / Financial Officer

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"Great beginners photo course Andrew. Thanks very much for helping me find my passion for photography again. I received lots of one and one attention. Cool seagull shoot with chips from Pier 4 and great you knew most of the stall holders in the Rocks market. I loved this course and learnt so much. I will be telling all my friends"

--Annie Prior

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Focus 10 runs fantastic, informative and always fun courses and tours. I have done 4 of them now - Blue Mountains, Southern Highlands, 3801 Steam train and the most recent to Jervis Bay. Always a laugh and with excellent like minded, fellow photographers!

--Sean Dudding | product owner

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We use Focus 10 for all our corporate photography around Australia and SE Asia. Focus 10 always delivers under the pressure to photograph our clients in any setting. |

--David Apps

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