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| Learn to Use Your Digital SLR Camera at my “Hands-On” Photography Workshop, Sunday 15 January 2012
Have you bought a new Digital SLR camera recently? Are you confused about the buttons and dials? Photography is an art form, yes a shiny new camera helps, but you have to know how to control it to get fabulous images. Spend a day with me and you will have so many new camera techniques to use. We’ll begin our day together in my studio examining images from my travel collection including many of my award winning images. I’ll reveal the camera settings I used to capture them and what inspired each image. I’ll share my foolproof recipe for creating an image so you can be in complete control of your exposures. My “hands-on” approach means you will soon know what all the buttons and dials do! We’ll explore:
After a break for lunch, we’ll meet on location for our afternoon photoshoot where you’ll get to practice your new knowledge. I’ll take you on a guided walk where we’ll photograph streetscapes, landscapes, architecture and food, all the stuff we love to photograph especially on holiday. What past workshop participants say: “The blend between theory and practical components was great. I loved that after each new thing we learnt that we walked outside had a go. It really helped me understand everything and remember it later” Kay-Lyn “The workshop has made a huge change for me, I don’t feel my camera is wasted on me now” Jenny “To have the control of my photos by knowing when, why and how to adjust ISO, aperture and shutter speed has made me eager to use my camera daily and make photos I can feel proud of.” Barbara “I would definitely recommend this workshop to others, in fact I already have! It’s great for anyone who has a DSLR and isn’t using it manually. Whether you’ve had your camera for a while and aren’t sure whether you’ve been using it to its full potential or it just came out of the box, the workshop is very educational.” Kay-Lyn Please bring with you:
I recommend you wear comfortable clothes and shoes you can walk in, you may need to kneel down to take photos. Workshop Details: Date: Sunday 15th January 2012 Where: Brisbane, Australia Numbers: This workshop is “hands-on” with a maximum of only 12 participants only. (8 participants needed for event to go ahead). Workshop Fees: $225 per person. Want to bring a friend? Register two places and receive $50 off each registration. Times: 10.00am – 6pm Bookings: Please email me your contact details to reserve your place in this workshop. Additional individual tuition is available. Please contact me for further information. About your Workshop Leader John Reyment Master photographer John Reyment has been taking photographs for more than 30 years. He is the owner of Reyment Photographics, a boutique wedding and portrait studio in Coorparoo, Brisbane. John lived in Europe throughout 2009 with his family photographing European life, landscapes, producers and food. John’s images have been published in the Australian press accompanying articles by food and travel writer Karen Reyment. His documentary style of photography won him the 2010 Epson AIPP Queensland Documentary Photographer of the Year award. He is the 2011 Epson AIPP Queensland Runnner Up Photographic Artist of the Year. John has won many AIPP print awards for his images. John left a career in training and development and management consulting to pursue his photography dreams. He is eminently qualified to help you learn photography. |
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| If you live in or near Auchenflower, Deer Duck Bistro is now open in your neighbourhood. Reviews say it is well worth a visit. To coincide with the development of the Deer Duck Bistro website, restaurant owner Nicholas Cooper engaged us to photograph the restaurant and some of the dishes on the menu. You have a choice of dining rooms, front and back, both a visual treat, with so many interesting things to catch your eye while you enjoy your dinner. The dishes coming from Minh Le’s kitchen look delicious too.
Best wishes to Nicholas, Minh and all at Deer Duck Bistro! |
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| Arriving in a place so iconic as Venice, Italy is a remarkable moment and a crossed off item on my bucket list. I remember my very first time stepping out of the train at Santa Lucia and seeing the Grand Canal in front of me. It was a grin moment, where is the photo of me, I must have had a smile like a split watermelon!
How do you describe Venice? Some say it is grubby, falling apart and dilapidated, a tourist trap. Pick a busy season and the wrong time of day and you’ll find it full of tourists; thoroughfares and piazzas like Piazza San Marco and The Rialto Bridge will be will be jammed. The permanent population is only 60,000 odd; each day more than this arrive to parade around taking in the sights before disappearing into the night. For me, I felt like I was in one massive movie set, surely I was an extra in someone’s academy award production. In 2009, we lived just 20 minutes by train from Venice, this feeling never dissipated, even after many visits to the medieval city. My favourite pastime in Venice was to walk with my camera. Getting lost is part of the fun, make a rendezvous time and place to meet friends at your peril, your excuse for being late will be you were hopelessly lost. No matter. Getting away from the tourist streets and finding the back streets is where the charm of Venice is to be found. I remember the sound of local Italian voices reverberating around tiny narrow streets. Get up or arrive early in the morning and explore before the tourist invasion, you will see the city come to life. These images are just a few of my favourite images from Venice, I hope you enjoy them, it really is a place that is a must for those with a travel bucket list. |
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You have put my feelings into the most appropriate words. I’ve only been to Venice twice and it holds my heart and my eye forever. I think it is the most interesting and photogenic city in the world. Thank you. (Now have to push other work aside to go back through my canal photos!)
John. Your Venice photo is amazing!
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| I was at my local newsagent today and got myself a copy of the Summer edition of Australian Traveller Magazine. Regulars readers of this blog will know that I love travelling, our family has travelled extensively throughout Europe over the years. Perhaps now though is a great time to holiday at home, Australia has so much to offer and keeping our vacation dollars at home will certainly help out struggling businesses in the Australian tourism industry.
In the magazine is a three page Australian Traveller promotion featuring some of the images I took recently for the Spicers Group’s Retreats, Hotels and Lodges. My photo shoot at Spicers Clovelly Estate and Spicers Tamarind Retreatwas documentary, capturing the eseence of the experience guests enjoy there. I love photographing at Spicers properties, there is just something magical about them. If you feel like you need a break and want to escape with the one you love (leave the kids with the grandparents), head up to Montville’s Spicers Clovelly Estate or Maleny’s Spicers Tamarind Retreat for a midsummer break, I’m sure everyone at Spicers will make your experience a dream. |
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Gorgeous images!! After meeting Renee from Clovelly wine today AND seeing these photos, I am bound and determined to visit this beautiful winery. 
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| An early morning start was needed to catch the team at Pasta Vera in Sydney. As part of my ongoing photography project with Weston Milling and Red Candy Creative Agency, my task was to photograph pasta production at the back of this Pyrmont Cafe. Pasta Vera use Weston Milling flour and are a fresh fresh pasta supplier. Locals are lucky enough to be able to sample the pasta in front of house. Next time I’m in Sydney, the ravioli is on my must try list. |
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by John Reyment
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