This dog & pet photography course in Perth covers the gear and technique needed to take great shots of your dog or pet. It requires a fast, trained eye to capture the action using varying depth of fields, shutter speeds, freezing and capturing motion and incorporating the right light and composition to create a great image. Animal photography is challenging, rewarding and highly satisfying. When you nail a great shot you can feel justifiably proud. We also cover Smartphones as they are seriously good at capturing action, Slo Mo and short video clips.
Why a Focus 10 Pty Ltd dog & Pet photography course?
• Paws for 2 hours and do our fun pet photography course
• Bring your own dog or pet or shoot other local dogs
• Established, recognised experts in pet and animal photography
• Gain first-hand experience with all cameras
• Ideal for those wanting to take much better photos of their pets
• Learn how to shoot a large variety of dogs in action
• Depth of field, aperture, colour balance, lens perspective
• Freezing and showing motion, exposure, focus modes and points
• Meet interesting, like minded persons who love animals (dogs)
• No more than 4 persons per group for more individual attention
• First hand experience up-close and personal with dogs
• Expert tuition from pro photographers Andrew & Serena
BENEFITS & FEATURES
The pet (dog) photography course covers the gear and technique needed to take great shots. It requires a fast, trained eye to capture the action using varying depth of fields, shutter speeds, freezing and capturing motion and incorporating the right light and composition to create a great image. Animal photography is challenging, rewarding and highly satisfying. When you nail a great shot you can feel justifiably proud. Many factors come into play such as lens perspective. For instance, shooting with a wide angle lens, a dachshund become a 3 foot long frankfurter and a long lens turns a bulldogs face into a 'look a like' Winston Churchill.
Leighton/ Mosman/ Sth. Cottesloe beach is the perfect place to run this course. These three beaches are Perth’s more peaceful, uncrowded beaches – perfect for swimming, long walks, wind surfing and playing with your dog. For this reason it is a favourite beach among people who live in Perth. The sharp, clean light, reflecting back off the white sands, blue water and shallow waters makes it a photographers paradise. You will get superb photographs of your dog in action as the background is so clean, fresh and uncluttered.
Professional tutoring, 1/1 mentoring and guidance from professional photographer Andrew and / or Serena who both have a track record as professional pet, wildlife and sports photographers.
Leighton Beach also has a great mix of 'local heroes' who like to surf, chill out and roll in the seaweed at the northern end of Mosman Beach.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS
■ No previous photography experience is required
■ A digital DSLR, mirror-less or compact camera*
■ For DSLR and mirror-less camera users, at least one multi range lens
■ Smartphone camera users are welcome - smartphones deliver high quality results
■ Memory Card(s) - at least a 4GB card
■ Charged camera battery
■ DLSR Nikon & Canon cameras for hire ($50), 8GB cards for sale ($25)
YOUR TUTORS:
Andrew Thomasson (BSc) Accredited Member of the A.I.P.P.
Serena Pearce (B.Ap.Sc., Dip. Photo ) Accredited Member of the A.I.P.P.
Serena has a lifetime of photographic expertise shooting pets, hippos on the Okavango River or warding off camels at the Pushkar Camel Festival. Serena lives in nearby Swanbourne and has one dog, & 2 cats
INCLUSIONS
■ No previous photography experience is required
■ Professional tuition from Andrew &/or Serena
MEETING PLACE
South Cottesloe Beach Playground - (between Beach & Princes St Cottesloe)
BRING YOUR OWN DOG
Whilst there are lots of dogs on this beach to photograph we suggest you bring your own dog
