Dog Photography Course

■ Learn how to take fantastic shots of your pooch

■ Bring your own pet or shoot other dogs on the course

■ Brilliant outdoor setting at the picturesque Rose Bay beach

■ We often have Siani as our dog handler to keep the shoot sane

■ Learn all about Camera settings to capture the action

■ Lighting, composition, depth of field, angle of view

■ The best camera gear to capture the scene 

■ Catering to all Smartphones 

■ A brilliant social & fun outing & great for meeting other people

■ Our primary aim is to give you the photography skills to capture the personality and spirit of your pet.

■ The best DLSR, mirrorless and compact camera (with manual controls) functionality.

■ To get more out of your cameras features and learn more about dog photography in general.

■  To learn how to use your camera properly - to understand how various settings and modes will deliver the results you want.

■ Action dog photography is hard! Shooting fast moving dogs is ideal in Shutter priority mode, auto ISO, good light and a mirrorless cameras with a tilt, swivel screen is really good!

■ Gain expertise in exposure compensation in white bright beach scenes, in focussing points and focus tracking modes.

■ About RAW, ISO, white balance, shutter speed, bracketing, depth of field.

■ How to shoot action in perfect beachside location with sand, sea and sky.

■ Lens selection & perspective, freezing and showing motion, focusing modes.

■ Composition and lighting including reflectors and flash.

■ Tips and advice for creating wall art and optimum file enhancement for screen and social media usage.

■ No previous photography experience is required

■ A digital DLSR, mirror-less or compact camera*

■ For DLSR and mirror-less camera users, at least one multi range lens

■ You can also use your smartphone. They are seriously good at capturing action, Slo Mo and short video clips.

■ Memory Card(s) - at least a 4GB card

■ Charged camera battery

■ DLSR Nikon & Canon cameras for hire ($50), 32GB cards for sale ($24)

* more details on camera gear in the FAQ section

■ Please check the FAQ section for further comments on camera gear

Time	9am to 11am or 2pm to 4pm
Location	Rose Bay Beach Caledonian Rd, Rose Bay NSW 2029
Meeting Point	On Rose Bay Beach at the end of Caledonian Rd

Why do this 2 hour Dog Photography Course?
■ A must for any dog lover, this course is designed to inspire you and deliver the skills you will need to develop beautiful and stunning shots of your pooch

■ You want a fun yet informative learning experience in the camaraderie of fellow dog lovers
st photogenic locations including wildlife at Taronga Zoo

■ You want to get more out of your camera's features and learn more about dog photography in general. You learn much faster with 'hands on' instruction from a professional photographer & tutor

■ You need to learn how to use your camera properly - to understand how various settings and modes will deliver the results you want. Action dog photography is hard! Shooting fast moving dogs is ideal in Shutter priority mode, auto ISO, good light and a mirrorless cameras with a tilt, swivel screen is really good!

■ You need to know about exposure compensation in white bright beach scenes, about focussing points and focus tracking modes

■ Experience matters: compiled by working professional pet photographers. We are authoritative, consummate professionals in both shooting and teaching pet photography - NOT 'armchair' experts

■ Expertise: this dog course has been created by Andrew & Serena who have trained tens of thousands of students to take great shots of their pets.

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Is this course suitable for me?
■ Suitable for everyone. For any dog lover at whatever skill level your photography. We show you how to shoot great dog and animal shots!

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 3 persons for a highly personalised learning experience. This ensures plenty of one on one attention.
■ However we do cater for larger groups bringing in other tutors and splitting the groups into teams. Talk to us about your special requirements such as a 'team building' Dog Photography course for a government organisation, company, your dog club and for private groups

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What happens if it's raining?
■ We do not give refunds for inclement weather but will give you a gift voucher and schedule another day. Gift vouchers are valid for a full 2 years and can also be used towards a private pet shoot.

■ We also offer a 'repeat for free' weather guarantee. Join the course anyway. If the weather is really bad we will do 30 minutes and you then receive a gift voucher to come back at another time. If we call the course off you can 'gift' your credit voucher to a friend or whomever

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Do I have the right camera gear for this course?
■ Any full or cropped frame DSLR camera, mirrorless camera, quality compact or smartphone is ideal to do this course. Full frame cameras with their bigger sensors will give better results if for instance you want to have your dog as wall art or to crop in a shot. Mirrorless are fantastic for low down shots and super fast focus tracking. We love our compact RX 100 Sony compact. Perfect for high speed shooting and its compact! Fits in your pocket.

■ A mid range lens eg 24-105mm or 28-70mm is ideal . Bring all your lenses . We can advise on the best ones to achieve different results.

■ You can use a newish smartphone with excellent imaging capabilities for everything. They excel for panoramic shots video clips, slo mo and the best imaging device to capture spontaneous shots. The best camera is the one which is always with you - your smartphone.

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Can I rent a camera? Buy SD cards?
■ Yes - we have cropped DLSR Canon and Nikon Cameras for rent. The fee is $40. Your camera will have a standard 18-55mm lens ( or equivalent)
■ Quality 32GB SD cards are available for purchase for $24 per card ( or bring your own SD card)

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Is it possible to purchase some of the images taken by Andrew on the day?
■ Yes- we sell the high resolution images suitable for printing at $20 per file. ( or 3 images for $30) All the low resolution images taken by Andrew and the other course members are freely distributed to you & other course members. We do not post images on social media sites such as Instagram or Facebook of your dog or yourself without your express permission.

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Is there a discount if I want to come back again?
■ Yes- we give you a $50 gift voucher to use towards any other Sydney Focus 10 course or our professional outdoor or studio dog photography services
■ For instance you could use it towards our Wildlife course at Taronga zoo. https://www.focus10.com.au/photocourses.php?53
We also give every course participant a $20 gift voucher for any referrals. This will be given to you on the day of the course

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As director of a company which represents hundreds of professional photographers running courses around Australia its always a pleasure dealing with Andrew and Focus 10. They run highly professional Australia wide photography courses and from the feedback from my clients they do a great job, they are reliable and honest and always do the right thing by their clients - we highly recommend them.

-- Paul Middleton | Director

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Thanks for the email Andrew And yes Mate - loved the photos making me look 5 years younger. The make up artist was a good idea.
Been busy pitching new business all week.....have some time tomorrow to have a proper look at all the photos but lots to choose from.

--Craig McCann

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Hi Andrew... Thanks for a fantastic day today. I'm keen to do the SLR 2 and night photography, please let me know dates. Thanks again!

--Alex Jucovic

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Focus 10 Photography is our corporate photographer shooting all or staff and website photographs. They particularly understand how photographs play a crucial roll in our marketing and branding. Andrew understands that we are a people business. Many of our clients started with us as start-ups and have gone on to become multi-million dollar enterprises. Their services and value for money is hard to beat.

--Dean Sammut | Director

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We have worked with Andrew for 19 years now and he is unfailingly reliable and always goes out of his way to help out our business. He have given us training in property photography and is always giving free advice on how we can further improve.

-- Heidi Robertson / Office manager

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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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"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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Thank you for one of the best weekends I can remember on your fabulous Margaret River tour. Lots of laughs, learnt a huge amount about photography, a great group, loved the variety of subjects & our Surfers Point sunset champers & oysters shoot was sublime. I will be doing your Goldfield tour next.

--Jen Risoli

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