Basic Techniques in Photography
$230
Suitable for beginners this is a step-by-step workshop focusing on the manual use of digital cameras, photography techniques, and image composition.
The workshop duration is from 10am – 4pm.
This workshop will cover the subjects of:
- focus
- shutter speed
- aperture
- ISO
- exposure
- depth of field
- white balance
We will talk about image composition and you get advice on:
- framing
- cropping
- the rule of thirds
- separation of foreground and background
This workshop includes practical activities and a review of images taken during the workshop.
Tea and coffee will be available during the workshop.
The limited number of participants, (maximum of 8 people) ensures the tutors’ individual attention to every person.
For the workshop to run, we will need minimum of 4 people. Full refund will be given if the workshop is cancelled due to lack of registrations, Covid-19 restrictions or other unforeseen circumstance caused by the Centre.
Morning tea is provided. Bring your own lunch. Fridge and microwave available.
- digital camera
- your choice of lens
- flashgun
- card
- fully charged battery
- notebook if you would like to take notes
Queensland Centre for Photography,
6, Maud Street, Newstead, Q 4006
- Street parking
- Wheelchair access
The Tutor:
Shehab Uddin is a visual artist, educator, and documentary photographer from Bangladesh who completed his Doctor of Visual Arts at the Queensland College of Art (QCA), Griffith University in 2017. His key interests lie in socio-political documentation which he translates into highly emotive visual stories. Shehab has worked as a leading photographer for Drik photo agency and Daily Sangbad, the oldest newspaper in Bangladesh, as well as several corporate and non-profit organizations. His work has been exhibited around the world and won numerous awards, including the Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund, Alexia Foundation Professional Grant, All Roads (HM) National Geographic, WHO, and Asahi Shimbun. Shehab’s images have been published regularly in major international news magazines including The New York Times, Der Spiegel, Time Journal of Photography, The Politiken, The Guardian, Times Daily, New Internationalist, and Nepali Times. His work is held in the collections of the Kiyosato Museum of Photographic Arts (Japan), State Library of Queensland (Australia), Dhaka Nagar Jadughar (Dhaka City Museum), and Liberation War Museum (Bangladesh). In 2005 Shehab was named a Panos Media Fellow and he has taught at numerous institutions, including QCA; Sunshine Coast University; Pathshala South Asian Media Institute Dhaka, and the College of Journalism and Mass Communication Kathmandu.
