Beginner Photography in an Unusual Garden

Perfect for beginners, for only $19 this event a tour of the home nursery and a good introduction to manual settings and learning more about your Digital camera.

Meet at Lighthouse Fruit Tree Nursery in Parkwood, Perth's most exotic and unusual home-based fruit tree Nursery. Navigate to the address provided.

With over 550 varieties of fruit & food plants we will tour and explore the garden's hidden beauty of plants, insects and frogs. Hopefully get some peace and inspiration along the way.

Going for 90 minutes in a group session of not more than 15 people.

Perfect for beginners, and those wishing to learn how to create amazing images using their own cameras. This event is suitable for everyone including kids from 6 yrs if accompanied by parent or guardian.

Do you want to improve your general photo taking skills and take clearer images?

FUN WALKABOUT
This is a fun to learn walkabout tour. Where questions will be answered by professional Portrait and Landscape photographer Cyrus from Lighthouse Photography. Covering the basics of photography and more.

TOPICS TO COVER
Cyrus prefers an interactive approach, so if you need clarification or guidance on a particular technique/subject please ask...

• How to get what you want in focus manually with macro lens.
• How bokeh in macro works (beautiful blurry backgrounds).
• Finding interesting shots from challenging lighting conditions.
• How to create art using creative settings and composition.
• How to identify and capture beauty in a photograph.
• Working with light and backgrounds.
• Nature closeups & interesting patterns.
• How to shoot macro images

OUR LOCATION

Lighthouse Fruit Tree Nursery is not only a display garden of many unusual fruiting and food trees but also a wholesale and retail nursery.

You are free to either follow the general group or to wander around and return when you have a question.

WHAT YOU NEED
• Closed shoes
• Preferably any DSLR, bridge or compact camera. Phone cameras ok too.
• Enough battery & memory card space to last more than 90 mins.
• No need for a tripod.
• A bottle of water (optional).
• A mini notepad and pen (optional).

DIRECTIONS
PARKING AVAILABLE ON THE STREET

We guarantee you'll get satisfaction by learning something valuable in a fun and friendly environment from all our workshops and events. We also offer flexibility to move your bookings to another date should you find yourself with a scheduling conflict. Just pick from our other posted events and request a move, (for events of a higher value just pay the difference). Subject to available spots.

MACRO LENS FOR PHONE CAMERA
Would you like to purchase a macro lens for friend or family member? Message Cyrus to organise in advance. Cost is $10 extra.

T&Cs
By purchasing a ticket you agree to the terms above and general Perth Learn Photography (www.perthlearn.com).