UPDATE 15th June: now that NZ is at Alert Level, we are going ahead with all our usual courses and workshops. We will be updating this website with new dates over the next couple of days, so please keep an eye on it.

Photography workshops

This range of creative photography workshops is designed for beginners through to advanced level photographers (see notes for each workshop). Experienced, knowledgeable tutors and small groups means everyone gains hand-on practical photography experience and no one gets overlooked. The workshops are also social and fun.

Photocourse NZ workshops are run from Photospace, 1st floor, 37 Courtenay Place, Wellington, NZ, where we have a photographic studio, darkrooms, and Photospace Gallery - New Zealand's longest-running photographic art gallery
Contact James Gilberd - j.gilberd@xtra.co.nz   ph.(04) 382 9502, 027 4443899.

Photocourse NZ photography workshops make ideal gifts for keen photographers. Gift certificates are available.

Studio lighting intro workshop, running on select Saturdays in 2020

Mastering photographic lighting is a lifetime study, but this workshop will give you a solid start on that journey. It is aimed at understanding lighting concepts, with a focus on portrait photography as a means to understanding lighting in principal. This workshop is intermediate level, somewhat technical, and not suitable for total beginners.
Workshop dates and more info

Basic Creative Photography - Saturday Workshops in 2020

These workshops are aimed at the beginner DSLR and mirrorless camera user. It's about getting away from automatic settings and using your camera's creative controls, composing strongly and learning to see like a photographer.
Workshop dates and more info...

Black & white, film &
darkroom, weekend
workshops, 2020

This workshop is aimed at learning how to shoot black & white film, and to develop film and make prints in a traditional darkroom. Covers basic camera use, film processing, proofsheet-making and basic printing of enlargements.
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