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Photography Workshops / Classes

Taken by Bernard Trevor

Spend a day learning and working with the experts, Zoo photographers, Graham Meadows and Claire Vial in the unique environment of Auckland Zoo.

Click here for examples of photos taken on previous workshops!

About Graham and Claire

Graham Meadows is a former Auckland Zoo curator and veterinarian. An established international author and professional photographer, he also runs a commercial internet photo library service.

Claire Vial is a zoologist, photographer and African safari tour leader. She lived and worked in Africa as a conservation volunteer, and now runs her own African safari travel business.

WORKSHOP 1 – Knowing your digital camera and getting the right exposure

Outline:	Introductions – Graham Meadows and Claire Vial How digital cameras work – a presentation by Graham Meadows. Light and photons; the sensor; colour and white balance; your computer monitor, colour work space and sRGB; file compression and image file formats (JPG, TIFF, RAW etc); ISO and noise; the crop factor; optical vs digital zoom. Exposure – a presentation by Claire Vial. Shutter speed; aperture; depth-of-field; the ISO setting; using flash Know your camera modes – participants' questions about their camera settings are answered Photography around the Zoo – three hours in which to put theory into practice and have lunch Participants assess and download their images for group assessment Click here to view the full outline of this workshop
Next dates:	Saturday 2 October 2010
Time:	9am – 4.30pm
Participants:	Maximum of 16 per workshop (minimum age 15 years)
Equipment:	Must provide own digital camera and accessories
Registration fee:	$160 (incl GST) – includes Zoo admission, morning tea and course notes

WORKSHOP 2 – Picture Composition

Outline:	Introductions – Graham Meadows and Claire Vial Photographic Composition – a presentation by Graham Meadows. Selecting a subject; simplicity; backgrounds; contrast; movement; division into thirds; diagonals and lines; balance; framing the subject; viewpoint Know your camera modes – participants' questions about their camera settings are answered Photography around the Zoo – three hours in which to put theory into practice and have lunch Participants assess and download their images for group assessment Click here to view full outline of this workshop
Next dates:	Saturday 16 October 2010
Time:	9am – 4.30pm
Participants:	Maximum of 16 per workshop (minimum age 15 years)
Equipment:	Must provide own digital camera and accessories
Registration fee:	$160 (incl GST) – includes Zoo admission, morning tea and course notes

WORKSHOP 3 – An Introduction to Photoshop

Outline:	Introductions - Graham Meadows and Claire Vial Introducing Photoshop - a presentation by Graham Meadows The Basics - Pixels. Resolutions – camera, monitor, printer and image. Image formats. Working space. The menu, options and commands. Bring images into Photoshop. Processing a digital image - Tonality. The tool box. Image size. Sharpening the image. Saving your images. Printing an image. Photography around the Zoo - two hours in which to take photographs for processing and have lunch. Photoshop – Advanced techniques – includes transforming images, creating layers, using the type tool. Click here to view the full outline of this workshop (pdf)
Next dates:	Saturday 18 September 2010
Time:	9am - 4pm
Participants:	Maximum of 8 per workshop (minimum age of 15 years)
Equipment:	Must provide own digital camera and accessories. Discount offered on course registration if you provide your own computer (with Photoshop already loaded)
Registration fee:	$270 (incl GST) – includes Zoo admission, morning tea and course notes $220 (incl GST) – if you bring own computer (pre-loaded with Photoshop)