Photocourse 2 - 
Taking your photography to the next level

Running 21 April - 26 May, 2020

• 6 Tuesday evening classes, 5.30pm-7.30pm
• Saturday 'Sense of Place' & street photo workshop, 2nd May, 10am-1pm
  
• One other extra workshop session, t.b.a.
• Only 8 places are available, and a deposit of $180.00 will confirm your place on this course (see below).

Introduction to Photocourse 2

This part-time course, run from our studios in Courtenay Place, is designed to take up where PC1 leaves off. It is suitable for beginning to intermediate level photographers. Learn to think and see photographically and develop and print edited series of your work to produce a small portfolio selection of finished prints by the end of this six-week course.

Photocourse 2 addresses creative techniques that will give your photography an allover boost. You will learn to feel more confident and be more purposeful when photographing in any environment.

With a small class (limit of 8) and  experienced tutors, we can offer you plenty of individual attention, as well as the benefits of meeting and working with a like-minded group of photographers.

Tutors: James Gilberd & John Williams - see tutor page

Wrecked hire bike, Wellington waterfront, photo: J. Gilberd

Suitable cameras for PC2:
- DSLR - digital single lens reflex -  Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Pentax, Sony, et al
- Mirrorless interchangeable lens, (Fuji X series, Olympus, Lumix, et al)
- 'Bridge' camera (between a compact and DSLR)
- 35mm SLR film camera, or medium-format camera (suitable for most of the course. You'll need to pay for your own film and processing).
The main thing is the camera must allow manual setting of all of the main creative controls; shutter speed, f-stop, ISO, white balance, etc..

Toomath Building, Ghuznee St, Wellington, photo: J. Gilberd

Tory St, Wellington, photo: J. Gilberd

Topics covered include:

• Documentary photography

• 'Sense of Place' & street photography
  
• Advanced camera techniques
• More on aesthetics, composition, etc
• Selecting your best photos
• Using Adobe Lightroom to edit your series
• Printing your own portfolio images

Photocourse 2 course fee

Course fee: $480.00 including GST
To reserve a place, a deposit of $180.00 is required - see conditions & payment.

The fee does not include your print processing for the assignment work. You will need to make some 10x15cm and larger prints, but this is available for little expense. If you choose to shoot film, you will have to purchase and develop your own film.

Chinese church detail,, Frederick St. Photo: J.Gilberd