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Shooting Film - Colour and Black & White film shooting basics, camera control.
Details to come - this page will be updated over Easter

Running on Saturday 3rd and Saturday 17th May, 2025. 10.30am to 1.30pm both days.

This Saturday workshop will run over two half-day sessions with a 2-week space for you to shoot your film/s and get them developed.
The workshop will cover the basics of analogue photography, from choosing film types, camera handling including loading and unloading film into the camera (and how to check the film is loaded correctly), the basics of shutter speeds, apertures and ASA/ISO, how to determine a correct exposure, depth of field etc.
We’ll also cover where to get your films developed and the options available for scans etc.

Day 1 will cover:

• camera assessment - looking at your cameras
  
• camera controls and basics for shooting film
  
• How to expose film well
  
• Focus and depth of field - sharpness where you want it
• Composing a photo

Day 2 will cover:

• feedback and review of the photos and film you shot
• general discussion and questions following from this
  
• considerations when getting your film photos printed / scanned
• a look at our darkrooms
  
• where to  from here?
  

More info to follow shortly.

Tutors: John Williams

Course fee: $xxxxx, including GST.

- 35mm film cameras are available to borrow if needed.
- Please see Conditions & payment information before paying your deposit for the course.

Please email James Gilberd to register your interest.

Learn to shoot colour and black and white film - intro workshop. photo by John Williams

Slideshow photos by John Williams, 2015