FotoFreo 2010 Workshops
Make the most of the FotoFreo creative energy and undertake a workshop! We have 10 workshops on offer this year for you to pick up some new skills and hone existing ones.
Bookings for workshops will be all open by the end of January 2010 - let us know if you are interested in a specific workshop and would like to receive warning when it is open for bookings.
For more background information about a particular workshop please email the workshop committee.
More information will be available as bookings open.
The Workshops
Ten Tips for Better Use of your Digital Compact
Tutor :
Dale Neill
When: Saturday 13th March, 10am - 12am
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Practical Workshop: Creative Control of your Digital Camera
Tutor: Dale Neill
When: Saturday 13th March, 1.30pm - 3.30pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
SOLD OUT
Photographing Children
Tutor: Craig Cooper
When: Monday 5th April, 10am - 1pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Portrait Photography in Natural Light
Tutor: Shaireen Van Tuil
When: Monday 5th April, 2pm - 5pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Figuratively Speaking: The Fine Art of the Nude
Tutor: Brett Dorron
When: Thursday 8th April, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Where: Up on High Studio
SOLD OUT - some places have been reserved for winners of the draw in the West Australian newspaper
NEW DATE! Book now
When: Monday 12th April, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Where: Up on High Studio
Hollywood Portrait Lighting: Classic Shots
Tutor: David Woolley
When: Wednesday 31st March, 6.30pm - 9pm
Where: The Burlesque Lounge
SOLD OUT - some places have been reserved for winners of the draw in the West Australian newspaper
NEW DATE! Book now
When: Wednesday 14th April, 6.30pm - 9pm
Where: The Burlesque Lounge
Painting with Light and Studio
Tutor: Greg Hocking
When: Tuesday 13th April, 6pm - 9pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Landscape Photography
Tutor: Nick Melidonis
When: Wednesday 14th April, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Painting with Light and Night Photography
Tutor: Greg Hocking
When: Wednesday 14th April, 7.30pm - 11pm
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Digital Infrared Photography
Tutor: Mark England
When: Saturday 17th April, 9am - 12am
Where: Fremantle Arts Centre
BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Ten Tips for Better Use of your Digital Compact with Dale Neill
Saturday 13th March, 10am - 12am
Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle
Price: Fremantle Residents FREE Non-Fremantle residents $25
If you are a Fremantle resident please book by emailing bookings@fotofreo.com and provide your full address.
Australians have purchased 12 million digital cameras in the last five years. There are more than 300 different digital cameras from which to choose. But are we taking better pictures? Are we taking photographs that will last 100 years? What is it that makes one photograph stand out from the crowd?
In a challenging two hour presentation, Western Australia’s leading photography educator, Dale Neill, will make the complex seem simple and the simple seem like fun.
- Simple tips for much sharper pictures
- How to eliminate shutter lag
- Using natural light for portraits
- Tips for photographing children
- Perspective in landscapes
- Top travel hints
- Adding the ‘wow’ factor to images
Dale Neill is passionate about his photography. He communicates with enthusiasm, consideration, patience and humour and creates vivid and memorable images. By his teens, Dale was completely absorbed by the magic of photography. Dale is one of Australia’s leading photographic educators, teaching portrait and digital photography for UWA Extension and other educational establishments. He also conducts photography seminars and workshops for industry and leads Australian and international cultural and photography tours.
Dale is a Master Photographer in the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography), having gained Silver Awards each year he has entered. In the 2002/2003 Nikon International Awards, he was one of only five photographers in Australia to win an award. Dale won the WA Professional Photographer of the Year 2005 and the WA Commercial Photographer of the Year 2005.
Practical Workshop: Creative Control of your Digital Camera with Dale Neill
Saturday 13th March 2010 1.30pm -3.30pm - SOLD OUT
Fremantle Arts Centre
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $35 Unregistered $45
Why do the majority of professional photographers use Aperture Priority? Which Manual setting works best with Fill Flash? What control would you use to photograph a singer in the spotlight on a dark stage? In this two hour practical workshop Dale Neill will introduce you to understanding and using the four primary Manual controls on your camera and expanding your photographic creativity.
- Program
- Aperture Priority
- Shutter speed priority
- Manual
Pre-requisite:
This is not a beginner’s course. Participants should be familiar with the basic operations on their camera.
Participants to bring:
- Camera (must have manual controls – P, A, S, M)
- Instruction Manual
- Fully charged batteries (charged the night before workshop)
- Clean memory card
- Notebook & pen
Dale Neill is passionate about his photography. He communicates with enthusiasm, consideration, patience and humour and creates vivid and memorable images. By his teens, Dale was completely absorbed by the magic of photography. Dale is one of Australia’s leading photographic educators, teaching portrait and digital photography for UWA Extension and other educational establishments. He also conducts photography seminars and workshops for industry and leads Australian and international cultural and photography tours.
Dale is a Master Photographer in the AIPP (Australian Institute of Professional Photography), having gained Silver Awards each year he has entered. In the 2002/2003 Nikon International Awards, he was one of only five photographers in Australia to win an award. Dale won the WA Professional Photographer of the Year 2005 and the WA Commercial Photographer of the Year 2005.
SOLD OUT
Photographing Children with Craig Cooper
Monday 5th April 2010 10am-1pm
Fremantle Arts Centre
1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $65 Unregistered $85
We will teach you how to take better photographs of your children using natural light and simple equipment. Using the grounds of the Fremantle Art Centre, the course will include a primer of some professional techniques and a hands-on opportunity to put what you learn into practice. There will also be the opportunity to review your images with Craig. The Workshop is suitable for all skill levels and for owners of point-and-shoot or SLR digital or film cameras.
© Craig Cooper
Topics covered:
- Light and contrast
- Form
- Perspective and angle of view
- Background and foreground selection
- Manual exposure control
- Creative depth of field
Craig Cooper is the leader of a five person creative team at Cooper Studio, a high-end studio based in Fremantle which completes over 500 portrait and wedding assignments each year. The 36-year-old photographer has won 15 awards at the Australian Professional Photography Awards, and received the honour of Master of Photography in 2007. A devoted father to two young boys, much of Craig's art now involves photographing young children. Craig has a unique and seemingly off-hand approach to recording his subjects, belying a depth of technical and aesthetic know-how. He is revealing his philosophy and techniques for the first time.
Portrait Photography in Natural Light with Shaireen Van Tuil
Monday 5th April, 2pm - 5pm
Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $50 Unregistered $65
This course will introduce you into the world of portraits using natural light. This walking workshop allows the participant to find interesting and exciting locations for their portrait needs. Learn how to incorporate body language techniques whilst assessing composition, balance and ambient light values.
Topics covered include:
- How to read and look for good light
- Sourcing appropriate locations
- Posing and integrating techniques
- Liaising with the sitter
- Shooting practices
- Composition
Shaireen Van Tuil graduated with an Advanced Diploma of Applied Science (Photography) from Central TAFE in 2006. She was awarded the Student of the Year and Site Unseen’s National Student of the Year amongst other prestigious awards. Since graduating Shaireen has immersed herself into the commercial and domestic market, specialising in portraiture. Her enthusiasm and zest for life is infectious, guaranteeing that not only will you learn how to take stunning portraits in natural
light, you will also have lots of fun.
Figuratively Speaking: The Fine Art of the Nude with Brett Dorron
Thursday 8th April, 6.30pm - 9.30pm (SOLD OUT - some places have ben reserved for winners of the draw in the West Australian newspaper)
NEW DATE
Monday 12th April,
6.30pm - 9.30pm
Up on High Studio 133 High St, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $65 Unregistered $80.00
In this exclusive art nude photography workshop, Brett will openly share a number of his most valuable and intimate approaches to photographing and working with nude figures in and out of the studio. Learn how to light, pose and communicate with your model, and to put them at ease. Then take the opportunity to practice these techniques photographing a nude in the studio under Brett’s creative direction.
Topics covered include:
- Basic principles of photographing male and female nude bodies
- Pre-production & conceptual stage of photographing naked figures
- Elements of beauty in nude photographs
- Studio lighting techniques for nude photography
- Creative states and managing creativity in a technical environment
- What to do, where to look, and overcoming inherent problems
- Sourcing and preparing models
Brett Dorron’s interest in photography was first stirred by a school project at the age of ten, but it wasn’t til his mid twenties while inadvertently studying for an Associate Diploma in Applied Photography, that he realised the attraction photography could hold for him. He got a start working as a Press photographer in the 80’s and 90’s before moving fulltime into portrait, wedding, commercial and advertising photography. Brett says “Doing Press work and weddings, you develop skills to handle situations rapidly and get the reactions you want from people. Now, I want to work with a few people over time, to establish a deeper, more legitimate exchange.”
Hollywood Portrait Lighting: Classic Shots with David Woolley
© David Woolley
Wednesday 31st March 6.30pm - 9pm (SOLD OUT - some places have ben reserved for winners of the draw in the West Australian newspaper)
NEW DATE
Wednesday 14th April, 6.30pm - 9pm
The Burlesque Lounge 267 William St Northbridge
Price: Mates Rate $125 Unregistered $150
In this Hollywood Glamour Lighting workshop, David Woolley will demonstrate the approaches taken when looking to photograph and capture the essence of a Hollywood style portrait.
Learn how to light, pose, and communicate with your models to get the desired results. Then take the opportunity to practice these techniques photographing in the studio under David’s and your own creative direction.
Topics covered:
- Photographing and working with models
- Tungsten versus Flash
- Studio lighting techniques for Hollywood style portraits
- Key lighting styles include – Paramount “Loop” and Rembrandt
- Fill lights and Kickers how and where to use them
David Woolley is a product of the digital age and while always interested in photography it wasn’t until Digital camera technology hit it’s stride that his interest became more than just that. David attended the Douglas Kirkland workshop at FotoFreo in 2006 where his passion for photography was truly ignited and his artistic ideas and concepts became a photographic realisation. David became a professional photographer in September 2008 and has a passion for Vintage and Retro style Photography from the 1920s-1950's, including Burlesque, Classic Pinup, Fashion, Glamour, Fetish, Swimsuit, and Lingerie.
SOLD OUT
Painting with Light and Studio Photography with Greg Hocking
Tuesday 13th April, 6pm - 9pm
Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $40 Unregistered $55
Scope: Learning about lighting techniques in a studio situation
When the topic of studio lighting is mentioned we naturally think of studio flash units with hundreds of watt seconds of power ready to be released with a push of a button. In this workshop, Greg Hocking discusses and demonstrates a number of different lighting techniques that can be used in the studio setting for creative effect.
Greg Hocking (Master of Photography and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, B Sc, Dip Photog,) has been awarded the AIPP Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year in 1997 and 1999 as well as the WA Landscape photographer of the Year for 1996 and 1998. Greg has won the WA AIPP Curators Award on three occasions for his Fine Art Photography. In 2005 Greg was recognized by Hasselblad Sweden as their first-ever Australian Hasselblad Master.
Outside of his landscape work, Greg Hocking runs a commercial photography business servicing Architects and Corporations. Greg has been involved in photography tours to overseas and Australian locations as well having lectured in photography at both TAFE and University.
Landscape Photography with Nick Melidonis
Wednesday 14th April, 6.30pm - 9.30pm
Fremantle Arts Centre 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $ 35 Full Price $ 45
Nick will share his passion for seeing and capturing landscape images and outline his approach to the
equipment, capture, creative processes and finishing techniques that have been successful in producing
powerful images for editorial, publishing and exhibition work. Many of his practical tips and methods in
the field will be discussed. This seminar will also feature several of Nick’s audio-visual slide shows of
work he has produced from his many travels and shoots to some of the planet’s iconic and wild places.
Seminar outline: Essential elements for successful landscapes, challenges and solutions for capturing
powerful images, Understanding light and matching the light to the subject, tools and techniques for
shooting strong landscapes, HDR (high dynamic range) and stitching techniques, audio visual examples of
capturing images in the field.
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Painting with Light and Night Photography with Greg Hocking
Wednesday 14th April 2010 7.30pm - 11pm
Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty Street, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $65 Unregistered $80
Scope: Learning to take landscapes at night using torches and other means.
Lighting a set or product on location is often the domain of the film industry armed with a crew of gaffers and a cast of thousands. In this workshop, Greg Hocking demonstrates some simple and fun ways to light an outside location.
Greg Hocking (Master of Photography and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Professional Photography, B Sc, Dip Photog,) has been awarded the AIPP Australian Landscape Photographer of the Year in 1997 and 1999 as well as the WA Landscape photographer of the Year for 1996 and 1998. Greg has won the WA AIPP Curators Award on three occasions for his Fine Art Photography. In 2005 Greg was recognized by Hasselblad Sweden as their first-ever Australian Hasselblad Master.
Outside of his landscape work, Greg Hocking runs a commercial photography business servicing Architects and Corporations. Greg has been involved in photography tours to overseas and Australian locations as well having lectured in photography at both TAFE and University.
Digital Infrared Photography with Mark England
Saturday 17th April, 9am - 12am
Fremantle Arts Centre, 1 Finnerty St, Fremantle
Price: Mates Rate $65 Unregistered $85
Infrared photography is a beautiful, yet different way of seeing the world using a part of the light spectrum that our eyes are not sensitive to, but digital cameras are. It results in a stunningly different look to landscape and people photography. This workshop introduces you to shooting infrared images using digital cameras.
Cambodia
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Mark England
Topics covered include:
- What is infrared and why is it interesting
- How digital cameras work with infrared
- Converted vs normal digital cameras for infrared
- Filters
- Subject matter and how it responds
- Shooting practices
- Photoshop handling of infrared images
- BW infrared vs. colour
Mark England graduating with a Bachelor of Applied Science (Photography) from RMIT in 1979. Mark has worked as a Commercial photographer, photographic lab manager and over the last 20 years as a lecturer within the photography department at Central TAFE. His current area of expertise is the digital photography field. Of particular influence is the exploration into digital Infra Red photography. Having extensively experience with traditional film based Infra Red , Mark has now immersed himself into the beauty of Digital Infra Red.
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