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 - [email protected]   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 2025

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

Darkroom 1 Workshop - Black & white, film & darkroom weekend workshop

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 and darkroom use, film processing, proofsheet-making and basic printing of enlargements.
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The Fine Print - Black & White Darkroom

The Fine Print - Black & White Darkroom workshop, 2025

Learn how to take your darkroom skills to the next level and make exhibition-quality silver-gelatin black & white prints on both resin-coated and fibre-based papers on this Monday-evening practical darkroom course. Limit 4 students. More info

Darkroom 2 - Black & White Printing workshop running 3rd-4th August 2024, expressions of interest welcome now. 4 places only. Photo: James Gilberd