Digital PhotographySeminars and Workshopswith Melbourne – The Photographer
Are you one of the following…….Someone who has recently purchased a compact digital camera or digital SLR and is confused with all the modes, buttons, dials and strange jargon?Someone who has owned a 35mm film camera and wants to know how to make the leap to digital, without re-learning everything all over again?Someone who has a pretty good understanding about how digital works, but needs to learn more about composition, lighting techniques and software tricks to give your images more impact?Then you should really attend one of Melbourne – The Photographers’ seminars or workshops. All of Melbourne’s seminars and workshops are conducted in English.Melbourne (yes, that’s his name!) is an award winning expat British/Canadian commercial, industrial and travel photographer with over 30 years of shooting assignments worldwide. In his courses he discusses the theory and technical aspects of digital photography, and also gives tips and tricks that you can immediately use to improve your photography.There are a few courses to choose from, each one designed to help you improve your skills as an enthusiastic photographer in a logical progression. They run once a month, most months and are held at the studio/house in south Jakarta.
Part 1: Getting The Best From Your Digital Camera Seminarwith Melbourne - The Photographer DATE: Saturday, 12th June 2010 TIME: 9.00 am to 4.30 pmCOST: IDR 850,000 includes refreshments and lunch.Class size limited to 16 so register for Part 1 early to avoid disappointment.This is the first course you should attend. Following this seminar you will have all the information to move on to Part 2 “Hands-On” Practical Photography Workshop.Discover how to take better photographs. Understand how your camera works and take creative control of your photography. Increase your knowledge of computer terms and how digital images are stored. The A to Z of digital photography without having to read lots of books.A full day of learning and when finished you will be able to make a remarkable improvement to your photography.Discover the basics of digital photography and learn how to take better photographsUnderstand how your camera works and take creative control of your photographyFind out how to manipulate and enhance your photos on the computerIn a fact filled one-day seminar you will learn about digital basics and cameras, the various controls and buttons and what they do. Features such as zoom, subject and scene modes, flash, digital effects are fully explained. No longer will file formats such as JPEG, TIFF and RAW be confusing. You’ll hear all about pixels, resolution and image quality. Why more mega-pixels is not necessarily the gateway to better photography. You’ll get to grips with interpolation, RBG/CMYK, software, calibration and colour management.Once all the necessary teckie theory is covered, then it’s time to discuss the process of taking pictures. In this relaxed classroom/living room format you’ll learn about exposure, focus and composition. How and when to use flash. Lens focal lengths, which lens to use and depth of field. Auto exposure control, macro, metering, apertures, shutter speeds. Avoiding camera shake, capturing motion, using blur for effect. How to shoot better landscapes, portraits, action, close-ups, buildings, children, night and low light, sunset photos.Slow sync flash, burst modes, cropping, choosing your point of view, what to shoot, where to shoot.And, if time permits, the last segment of the seminar is devoted to the magic of the digital darkroom. Melbourne will demonstrate how to make quick and easy improvements to your images using Adobe Photoshop software. Watch over his shoulder as he shows you how to make manipulations such as:Brightening, adding or lowering contrast, using the Histogram with Levels and Curves. Making Black and White conversions. Quick portrait fixes on eyes, teeth, skin, and hair. Colour correcting. Using sharpening. Correcting converging verticals. Improving landscapes. Replacing skies. Adding impact. Part 1 “Getting The Best From Your Digital Camera” is the perfect introduction to the Part 2 “Hands-On” Practical Photography Workshop.Many attendees questions include: What settings should I set my camera to capture fast moving sports? What ISO should I use when photographing at night? I never capture stunning sunrises and sunsets. What am I doing wrong? What’s the best way to shoot portraits? Why don’t I get lovely deep blue skies when shooting landscapes? My company asks me to shoot events and my photos are always dark….Help! Tell me how to set the camera when shooting market and street scenes? My close-ups of flowers are always blurry. Why? How can I be more creative? What should I look for? I’m still confused about what lens or zoom to use? How do I decide? And many, many more…………Now it’s time to attend Part 2 “Hands-On” Practical Photography Workshop.Why not enroll for both courses on the same weekend?
Part 2: Hands-On Practical Photography Workshop with Melbourne - The Photographer DATE: Sunday, 13th June 2010TIME: 9.00 am to 4.30 pmCOST: IDR 950,000 includes refreshments and lunch.Class size limited to 12 so register for Part 2 early to avoid disappointment.Melbourne’s Advice:Start with Part 1 “Getting The Best From Your Digital Camera” seminar (above).Then enroll in Part 2 Hands-On Practical Photography Workshop and become familiar with your cameras features and controls. This is an action-packed day. You start at 9.00am and will hardly rest until we wrap up at approximately 4.30pm. Who said photography is easy???? (Refreshments are available throughout the day…you won’t starve! Lunch is great too….but you only have 40 minutes!)Melbourne will demonstrate a series of assignments and then you work in small groups to work through each assignment.All assignments are fast and easy to complete and Melbourne will be on hand to answer questions and give guidance. This is the opportunity to shoot and make mistakes. The more mistakes we make, the faster we learn. The purpose of each exercise is not for participants to create a masterpiece…far from it….the object is for each participant to have the experience of shooting different zoom focal lengths, exposures, focus modes, white balances and ISO’s in a typical picture taking environment, with his/her own camera. Suddenly aperture, shutter speeds and depth of field will make sense. Infinitely better (and more fun!), than just reading dozens of books. Your experiences from these assignments will aid you later when you are out and about on your own, shooting landscapes, portraits using window light and fill flash, sharp foreground blurred background. Street photography and market scenes, still life, food, macro, sports and action etc.You are not competing with any one else, the sole purpose is to aid you in exploring the features of your camera while taking everyday photographs.Everything you need to know to gain the confidence to take your photography to the next level. When you have completed this seminar, it’s unlikely you will use “AUTO EVERYTHING” mode ever again and you will be making all the decisions on how you want your images to appear.At the end of the day you will have fast tracked your way through many of your cameras controls and features and will be ready to go out and shoot, shoot, shoot.So what do you think? Do you want to make a remarkable improvement to your photography by investing time with one of south-east Asia’s most experienced photographers?QUESTIONS ARE ENCOURAGED IN ALL SEMINARS……THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A SILLY QUESTION!
Improve Composition and Learn To SEEEvening Seminar 6.30 pm to 9.00 pmwith Melbourne - The PhotographerDATE: To Be Announced TIME: 6.30 am to 9.00 pmCOST: IDR 400,000 includes refreshments.Class size limited to 16 so register early to avoid disappointment. So you’ve got a great camera and you are learning how to use it but your photographs lack imagination?If you have “hit the wall” as far as photographic composition is concerned then you should consider attending Melbourne’s seminar “Improve Composition and Learn to SEE”.Melbourne knows that composition can be confusing especially when you are learning to operate your camera at the same time. Many participants of his photography and Photoshop courses asked him to address this problem and so he designed a seminar to unravel the mysteries of composing a photograph and training yourself to SEE.The two and a half hour seminar will help clarify everything related to arranging the elements of a scene into a harmonious, well balanced and interesting composition. Using over 250 images as reference, Melbourne will deconstruct the bewildering guidelines and “rules” related to composition.You can bring 3 of your images with you for group discussion if you wish.
79 Ways to Improve Your PhotographyEvening Seminar 6.30 pm - 9.00 pmwith Melbourne - The PhotographerDATE: To Be Announced TIME: 6.30 am to 9.00 pmCOST: IDR 400,000 includes refreshments.Class size limited to 16 so register early to avoid disappointment.If you have attended Melbourne’s seminars courses Part 1 Getting the Best from your Digital Camera Seminar and Part 2 Hands-On Practical Photography Workshop then you are now ready for a little “light refreshment” in the form of the seminar 79 Ways to Improve Your Photography.Now that you are becoming familiar and confident with your camera and lenses, Melbourne will pass on some more tips and tricks that the time wouldn’t permit in Parts 1 & 2.He will revisit a few key topics too, but the concept behind this seminar is to fill in a few of the gaps that we weren’t able to cover before due to time constraints and “mind overloading”.Amongst other topics we will cover:Choice of lens, depth of field, aperture/shutter, focusing systems, metering modes, white balance, black and white, histogram, choosing dramatic viewpoints.He will give tips on how to set your cameras to shoot portraits, panning technique, sports, animals, landscapes, street scenes, macro, artwork, events, panoramas, HDR and more.This two and a half hour seminar is conducted on a weeknight at the house/studio in south Jakarta. Limited to 16 participants you will need to sign up quickly since it appears to be as popular as the other programs Melbourne is offering. Participants must make full payment at least 7 days before the date of the seminar.IDR 450,000 includes refreshments and seminar notes.
