Beginners Photography Course starting 2nd February 2026
We are taking enrolments now!
Wanting to learn more about Photography and go that extra step? Then our Beginners Course would be perfect for you. We have our Beginners Course starting on Monday the 2nd of February 2026, held at the Fletcher Cole Hall McGarvey Road on Corner of Barry Avenue, Whakatane. The Course will be run by Award Winning Photographer Troy Baker and will run for 5 weeks, with 1 session per week which will go for 1 hour & 30minutes starting at 6.30pm
What the Beginners Photography Course will Cover
- Camera types and crop factor explained
- Finding your way around your camera
- How to hold your camera
- What the numbers mean
- Caring for your camera
- Accessories to compliment the photographic experience
- Connecting your camera to your PC
- Basic computer requirements
- Software
- Image Storage
- Re-sizing and emailing photos
- Lens basics. Types, Focal lengths, The numbers)
- Shooting modes
- File Formats Exposure basics (shutter, aperture and ISO)
- Exposure Compensation
- High ISO positives and Negatives
- White Balance
- Histograms
- Focusing your camera / pre-focusing
- Metering Modes
- Your built in flash / Add on flash guns / Flash Modes
- Fill Flash
- DOF
- Basic Composition
- Addtional workshops and field work
- Introduction to portraiture
- Night photography
- Photographing movement
Beginners Course $159.00
If you would like to enrol in the Photography Course please click the link below to book your ticket.
For further information regarding the Beginners Course or our Intermediate and Advanced Course's please get in contact with us - 07 3070384
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