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Improve your photography no matter what your level of expertise with UWA Extension.
From the popular beginners digital camera and Better Photography series to specialised topics like travel photography, portraits or wildflowers to advanced courses in fine art photography, we meet every need for the keen beginner and the practiced enthusiast.
All our photography courses are run by working professional photographers with decades of teaching experience. All courses include comprehensive course notes.
Learn from some of Perth’s best photography instructors at very competitive prices.
Improve your knowledge of light and exposure. This course will not only cover how to achieve the correct exposure for different light conditions, but also how to experiment with exposures, film types, filters and different lenses to make the most of existing light opportunities. Forget about being a safe photographer and join a group prepared to experiment, with the aim of creating photographs full of atmosphere and impact. This course is best suited to those with access to a 35mm D...
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Better photography – playing with light
Better photography – playing with light
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Many photographers capture an image and then are unsure how to maximise its potential to turn it into a great image for a competition, a book, or to print. In this lecture, triple Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year Nick Melidonis demonstrates how to ‘sweeten’ an image and reveals what judges look for. Nick will use some of his award-winning images in this inspirational and fun session. Participants are encouraged to send in some of their images for Nick to work on as well...
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Creating award-winning images
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Now in its seventh year, Light Fantastic is the premier annual photography expo in Perth Master photographers Nick Melidonis and Dale Neill again present a fascinating line-up of photographic talent. Join them for two days of information, innovation and inspiration as Light Fantastic showcases the best in all things photographic. For the first time there will be two internationally acclaimed keynote speakers - Mike Langford and Jackie Ranken. Mike Langford chases perfection. With aw...
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Digital cameras have more controls and features than film cameras and yet most often they are not used to full effect. Gain the confidence to operate your camera and its features to produce better photographs of people, places or things. It’s surprising how much of a difference a little instruction makes. This course is suitable for anyone with an interest in digital photography for work or self. Students from rural areas, or those unable to attend on Day 2, have the option of an on...
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Get the most out of your digital camera (beginners)
Get the most out of your digital camera (beginners)
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Designed for those who know the basic functions and features of their digital camera and wish to learn more (or have completed the Beginners course). Topics include aperture priority, shutter speed priority, portrait modes, landscape modes, exposure compensation, eliminating shutter lag, manual white balance and macro. Note that your camera must have manual settings such as P, A, S, M. The course examines all the manual modes in some detail – P, A, S and M. We use landscape photogra...
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Get the most out of your digital camera (intermediate)
Get the most out of your digital camera (intermediate)
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Photoshop Elements is a powerful image-editing program that is perfect for enthusiasts. This six-hour workshop will provide practical guidance to enable you to create, catalogue and manage your photographs and enhance your digital images. You will find you can accomplish excellent image creating and editing tasks. Learn from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Learn from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Please note: You will need to bring along...
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Photoshop Elements revealed
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Composition is one of the most challenging yet rewarding aspects of photography. Mastering its principles can mean really big improvements to your photographs. This course will be particularly beneficial to beginners wishing to develop their expertise with digital cameras, but will also help more experienced photographers refine their skills. We will cover linear and diagonal perspectives, the rule of thirds and the placement of colour as well as other compositional elements. THINGS...
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Better photography – composition
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A fun and practical course for digital photographers to enhance your portrait skills. Learn how to capture your family, children, pets and loved ones using available light and natural poses.Tips are provided for digital enhancement, plus how to best archive your digital images and preserve them for future generations. OUTLINE This course will include: A short technical review of the basics of Beginners & Intermediate Design techniques to ensure effective portraits Communication tech...
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Portraits – memories forever
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Lightroom is one of the most intuitive programs for photographers to use to import images, manage workflow and complete powerful enhancements. This hands-on workshop will release the awesome power of this amazing program. We will will focus mainly on the important library and develop modules in Lightroom. Learn Lightroom secrets hands-on from one of Australia’s most awarded master photographers. Please note: You will need to bring along your own laptop PC or MacBook. OUTLINE What Li...
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Learn the techniques, tips and traps for photographing animals with your digital camera, then don your safari suits for a fun morning of photographic challenges at Caversham Wildlife Park! Your results will be evaluated and discussed within the group during the follow-up evening. Fee includes entry to the park – stay for a picnic lunch or leisurely stroll on the Sunday afternoon. A DSLR camera is preferable to a compact camera for this course. Even competent photographers have diffi...
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Better photography – animal and wildlife photography
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