Smartphone Photography Course

■ Learn to get the best out of your smartphone camera

■ A strong focus on working the light & creative composition

■ Gain skills in exposure, focus, filters, HDR, Slo Mo, enhancement

■ Accessories, gizmos, creative & practical Apps

■ Inspiring content shooting street scenes, portraits, architecture, product, food, action, nature

■ In-phone editing, filters, white balance, aspect ratios, HDR, panos, slo-mo, video

■ How to upload to social media & share your images via platforms like Facebook & Instagram 

■ Catering for all Smartphones including iPhone & Samsung

■ COURSE STYLE - this is a perfect introduction to smartphone photography with a strong emphasis in the imaging capabilities of smartphones. Whilst we cover a lot over 3 hours, we have to gloss over certain topics due to time constraints. Additional information is accessible as course notes in a pdf file. This includes:

■ SMARTPHONES - a quick guide | lens systems on the smartphone  | a few useful apps 

■ HANDLING - shooting modes  |  slo-mo |  aspect ratio  |  pano  |  video  |  focusing |  HDR  | ISO  |  picture style & enhancement

■ LIGHTING - types  |  natural light  | artificial light  | white balance  |  time the light | quality & direction of light

■ COMPOSITION - leading & converging lines  |  the rule of thirds  |  framing an image  |  reflections  |  look for unusual angles  |  colour  |  focusing on detail  | showing motion  |  viewpoint  | selective focus  |  vertical vs horizontal  |  aspect ratio  |  compositional aids

■ No prior photography knowledge is necessary

■ Any iOS device (iPhone, iPad) and Android Smartphones ( Samsung etc)

■ Fully charged Smartphone

■ If you have an older smartphone with a short battery life - e recommend you bring an external powerpac charger

■ Whilst this is not a physically demanding course you should be able to walk 2-3km over the course of 3 hours. 

■ Inclusions - Instruction from professional photographers. Pdf notes to support the practical course content

■ Exclusions - food and beverages

 

Time	2pm to 5pm
Location	Riverland Bar -Vaults 1-9 Federation Wharf Melbourne, VIC 3000
Meeting Point	Riverland Bar - (under Princes Bridge - outside tables)

Why do this three hour Smartphone Course?
■ People who want to become more proficient as a smartphone photographer

■ People who want to just take better images and learn how to use their smartphone to its full potential

■ Experienced photographers who want to learn new skills with their smartphone

■ Amateur photographers who want to take better smartphone photography photos

■ This is the perfect photography course for any person to learn for fun - whether you are a total amateur, a blogger or traveller

■ Ideal for groups wanting a fun, 3 hour session together. We have mother groups, company employees, school students, grey nomads & many social groups of people doing this course. Group discounts are available

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What happens if it's raining?
■ Bring a raincoat and/or umbrella as some of the best photos are taken in the rain. We have a number of indoor shooting location options.

■ We offer a 'repeat for free' weather guarantee. You receive a gift voucher to come back at another time if the weather is really bad

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Is the course guaranteed to run on the scheduled date & time?
■ Our policy is that the course will run with a minimum of 2 persons. We reserve the right to cancel or defer any course in extenuating circumstances. We will then issue you a credit. Out of town attendees can gift this credit voucher to whoever they want.

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What are some of the topics covered in the detailed notes I get?
DETAILED NOTES with every course booking include information on the following:

SMARTPHONES - a quick guide | best smartphones | accessories | lens systems on the smartphone | external lens systems | clamps | gimbals | apps | supplementary lighting | off camera lighting | tripods, monopods & gorillapods | instagram | tips & tricks | summary | recommended gear

CAMERA HANDLING - shooting modes | raw vs jpeg | slo-mo | aspect ratio | pano | video | colour space | focusing | hdr | white balance | iso | picture style & control | using flash | zooming | a few good apps

LIGHTING - types | natural light | artificial light | white balance | time the light | low key lighting | high key lighting

COMPOSITION - leading & converging lines | the rule of thirds | framing an image | reflections | look for unusual angles | colour | focusing on detail | showing motion | viewpoint | point of view (pov) vertical vs horizontal | aspect ratio

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What are some of the indoor & outdoor locations we photograph at?
■ We mainly shoot in the Rocks and Gardens area with lots of variety of photogenic subjects

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How many people will be on my course?
■ A maximum of 8 persons for a highly personalised learning experience

■ We can cater for larger groups using extra tutors and splitting the groups into teams. Talk to us about your special requirements such as a 'team building' Smartphone course for a government or private organisation, small business owner, company or a group of friends

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Can we custom tailor this course for my organisation or group of friends?
■ Yes you can. We have many groups who want a custom tailored course or to orient the course towards a specific subject such as fun portraiture shoot for a girlfriends school reunion, a hen or a stag party before dinner

■ We can also run this 3 hour course at any location of your choice such as your workplace

■ We can can handle groups up to 24 persons and even larger with more instructors

■ We have run dedicated, custom smartphone courses on site in wineries, for travel companies, many private and government organisations around Australia

■ This Smartphone photography course is ideal as a team building exercise and for Incentive programs.

■ The course can also be modified for whatever length of time you require

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Do you offer group discounts & incentives on this course?
■ Yes we do - we offer the 6 person comes free and other incentives such as complimentary places on other courses ( such as a Wildlife Photography Course)

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

--Sue Morris

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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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I have known Andrew for 25 years now and he is always willing the go that extra mile and is a talented photographer. We share a common love for India and travel in general. Over the years Andrew has been the judge for the Australian newspapers regular travel competitions and we love his enthusiasm and commitment.

--Susan Kurosawa / Travel editor

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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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Thanks, Andrew for a great two days in and around Sydney. I'm much more confident in using the camera. Very much appreciated...

--Dianna Hall

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Thanks for the feedback and I am loving your photos. We look forward to catching up again when you are next in Byron Bay

--Sarah Gasparre / real estate photographer

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Andrew has been our corporate photographer for 8 years shooting all our events, functions and portraits. Focus 10 is reputable, flexible and innovative!

-- Laura 0'Donnell / Marketing Manager

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