Why You Will Love This Course: Macro photography is one of the most popular forms of photography and with good reason! With endless opportunities, enter the world of extreme detail with this 4-hour session sharing tips and tricks to achieve better macro photographs. For macro photography, either DSLRs or mirrorless cameras would work great, there are some technical hurdles that you must cross, a sharp image of a tiny object requires the lens to be positioned much closer than for normal photography.

This is a hands-on session addressing both theory and practice. The course will begin in the training suite, allowing us to discuss the technical and artistic aspects of great macro photography before heading out and putting the theory into practice in the stunning Adelaide Botanic Gardens.

Reach your full potential and master the following techniques:

• Selecting the correct lens
• How extension tubes work
• Controlling your aperture
• Focusing options, focus stacking using a focusing rail
• Composition
• Light control, managing natural light, flash, and modifiers, using LEDs

Duration: 4 Hours

What To Bring? Your camera fully charged and camera manual, notepad, and pen. Please ensure to bring your macro lens and a sturdy tripod. If you don’t have a macro lens, please feel free to contact us for hire options. As this is a photo walk, please ensure you wear comfortable shoes and suitable attire to suit weather conditions. You may find it beneficial to keep existing photos on your memory card for critique by our trainer.

About Your Trainer: Lindsay has been running photography workshops in Adelaide for 15 years since moving here from his native Scotland. He studied Audio Visual Technology in his home town of Edinburgh, before moving to London and then to Berlin. After owning a studio and photo lab in the UK, he then moved to Australia to pursue his passion for photography and teaching. As well as conducting training for Diamonds, he also conducts the photography training program for Adelaide Zoo.

Location Details: Diamonds Camera, 165 Rundle Street Adelaide 5000.