Private / Group Photography Courses

Over the past year I have been busy running private and group courses for those who are seeking to enhance their love of photography, or just starting out and wanting to get the most out of their digital camera and build up their skills. I have run courses for people who have had a simple point and shoot to the top of the line digital SLR.

What I love most about running these courses is watching the students skills grow during the day and the excitement from the images they are capturing as they put into practice the skills taught. With a sturdy hand shake (even a hug one time) and a sincere “Thank you” at the end of the day and my job is now done and another person is ready to capture and explore the depths of the Australian landscape and places beyond.

This is a testimonial given to me from Roger our course was on Sunday the 22nd of June 08 (thats us in the pic above – click to see larger) :

” Having been a keen photographer for some time, I held professional landscape photographers in awe bewildered by their outcomes. Getting close to those standards seemed unobtainable. I was given a one day course with Matt as a present. I had no idea what to expect, but was confident that at the end of the day I would be a better photographer, but suspected that the difference would be minimal – after all how much could I learn in just one day.

Matt immediately assessed my photographic skills, and structured the day to my abilities. Fundamentals that I understood, but not fully appreciated, were explained and demonstrated. Within the first few minutes I became a better photographer, and the improvement continued. By the end of the day I was shooting landscapes at a standard that I thought was beyond my capabilities. Very importantly I can now take a great photo in all sorts of conditions, no longer concerned that changing weather conditions will compromise my photographs.

How much did I learn in one day? Well, far more than I ever anticipated. Take the plunge and do a course with Matt, you will not be disappointed, and enjoy the accolades from family and friends about your photographs.

Roger. Sydney, Australia. June 2008. “

Approaching Storm, The Entrance

The icy wind on this day had to be experienced to be believed, the weather changed so quickly from a hot sunny day to overcast and rain in mere moments. This image is stitched in Photoshop CS3 which I am liking over PTGui at the moment. I have been doing a lot of reading and watching online tutorials on Camera RAW and 95% of the post production of the shots that made this image up is done in Camera RAW prior to opening in CS3 and joining.

Sydney Dawn

A day where the weather turned terrible almost in seconds to rain and gale force winds. The horizon was totally covered in thick cloud and fog on sunrise which gave a blue hue to everything but it made the city pop out like a metal metropolis.

Door 15, The Rocks, Sydney

When I was in the city I walked down this street and saw this door so I dropped my camera as low as possible and took this. The Rocks area of Sydney is very historic and has a lot of potential for shots like this.