Focus 10 & Code Lime Photography has been running photography courses in Australia and around the world for a combined total of 30 years.
Our courses will inspire your digital SLR, mirror-less and compact camera photographic efforts, whatever your level of experience. Our courses are broken down into specific photography workshops designed to stimulate and train the photographer’s eye to spot the spontaneous moment, the playful fashion statement, the captive landscape which overwhelms, the telling glance and gesture. Evolving over the years, these courses offer a year round source of experiential learning and creativity. They take you from the basics of camera functions, aperture and shutter speeds, understanding exposure, focusing, file size options, white balance, ISO control, into a fuller understanding of light and composition. All provide “hands on” opportunities, encouraging participants to create work that truly bears their signature.
Courses such as our Real Estate, Margaret River, Portraiture, Wildlife and Lightroom 6 give you the skills set to pursue either a part or full time career in photography or just a solid platform for the many serious amateur photographers who just love photography and want to get better at it.
REAL ESTATE PHOTO COURSES
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | 8hrs & 16hrs | $390
Our one and two day Real Estate & Architectural Photography courses provides a clear path for the entry-level to advanced, allowing you to gain the specialist skills in order to become a capable, even expert, real estate and architectural photographer. How to photograph architectural exteriors and interiors. Shooting in different locations, camera and lenses advice. Composition tips, lighting techniques, file manipulation, post production and preparation for different types of media are all covered.
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DIGITAL 1 (BEGINNERS) 7HRS
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Monthly | 7hrs | $290
Our most popular course fast tracking beginners to becoming much better photographers. Ideal for those wishing to understand and how to get the best out of their DLSR, mirror-less or compact camera with manual controls. It teaches the fundamentals of digital imaging, camer handling and functions, handling light, the art of composition with a series of ‘hands on’ workshops throughout. The ideal introduction to photography including detailed notes and analysis of your images taken.
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DIGITAL 2 (ADVANCED) 7HRS
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Monthly | 7hrs | $290
Designed to impart a high level of proficiency to the serious amateur photographer or to someone considering a career in photography. This course teaches you the skills set to shoot at a professional level. You will develop your expertise in shooting brochure, magazine and book style cameo and macro images, quality studio and outdoor portraiture and fine arts photography. We also profile camera gear & lenses, flashes and accessories and new technologies such as drones.
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TRAVEL PHOTO (WORLDWIDE)
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Monthly | 7hrs | $290
This course is a great ‘all rounder’ for beginners to intermediate and advanced level photographers in a ‘hands on’ outdoor environment. The ideal course if you are travelling anywhere in the world and want to pick up tips on everything from wildlife to landscapes. We profile some of the world’s most exciting photographic destinations including Australia, Europe, Asia, Myanmar, Tanzania, Mongolia, Antarctica, Himalayas, Argentina, Cuba, India, and 52 other countries your instructors have personally photographed.
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MARGARET RIVER PHOTO WEEKEND
All rounder | Twice a year | 17hr weekend | $590
This weekend photography course in Margaret River is a structured series of workshops covering food and wine, landscapes, portraiture, action, nature, lifestyle, architecture, camera gear and camera handling in the world famous Margaret River region in Western Australia renowned for its natural beauty and spoilt for top quality gourmet food, wine, gorgeous beaches, rolling, green hills & tall Karri forests. What can beat shooting surfers whilst savouring a wine as the sun slowly sinks into the Indian Ocean. An activity packed 2 days not to be missed.
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PORTRAIT | STREET
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Bi-monthly | 4hrs | $200
From candid to formal, develop your portrait shooting style and technique. Suitable for anyone. Small groups, on location, street photography at its best. Learn to recognize the quality and direction of the light, to implement creative composition, to understand poses, backdrops, lens perspective, colour cast, visualise new ideas, angles and viewpoints. From candid to formal, reportage to environmental, how to shoot babies, children, families, groups, friends, this a a great course to hone your portrait skills with a masterclass instructor.
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WILDLIFE PHOTO COURSE
Sydney, Melbourne, Perth | Bi- monthly | 4hrs | $150
Learn how to utilise the operation of your DLSR, mirrorless or compact digital camera in order to get fantastic photographs of Australia’s finest collection of native animals and a diverse collection of exotic species from around the world. We practice general camera handling, use of long focal length zoom lenses, manipulation of depth of field, shutter speed to freeze or blur movement, composition and lighting techniques. Detailed notes and critique of your images as you shoot.
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ADOBE LIGHTROOM 5/6
Sydney, Melb, Perth | Monthly | $200
Unites your digital photography essentials in one fast and intuitive package. Create something beautiful. Express your vision. Move your audience. Create the perfect look for every image whether you shoot RAW or JPEG. Lightroom 5 & 6 includes a full range of leading-edge image processing tools. Make precise adjustments to colour and contrast, use a flexible brush to edit targeted areas of your photo, convert to B & W, reduce noise, adjust sharpness, learn the best settings when exporting for screen or print use.
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WEDDING PHOTO COURSE
Sydney | Every quarter | 8hrs | $490
The essential wedding photography skills course in iconic Sydney. Capture beautiful, romantic and fun images of the bridal couple. Tips and business advice from professional wedding photographers on the best gear, shooting techniques, portraiture styles, shooting detail, how to quote, creating wedding packages, adding value, post production editing. Unique Sydney locations and beautiful models throughout! Detailed notes & critique of your images as you shoot.