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Natural Light Portraits

Natural Light Portraits

Saturday 22 February
Gonzales Beach - 10am - 2 Hours
Zhanetta Zhovtyak
This meet-up will explore how we can take beautiful portraits using natural light and backgrounds. We will explore how to recognise flattering light and how to manipulate it whilst shooting in a less controlled environment than a studio. We will explore how we can work collaboratively with our subject to achieve a portrait that captures their personality and style. We will also look at posing and setting your subject at ease. Technical learning points will include accurate focusing and metering for skin tones.
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ABOUT VICTORIA
PHOTOGRAPHY
GROUP
Come along to our photo sessions to dust off your camera and get snap-happy with a professional photography instructor.

Brush up on your camera skills and learn new photography techniques whilst on a photo walk class with other local keen photographers!

We run two hour photography sessions based on a photography theme/technique/style and they take place in various locations in Victoria.

  • New to photography? We also run a popular 3 hour Beginners Guide to Photography Class once a month. And once in a while we will run special niche 3 hour classes, for example, Astrophotography - so do subscribe to our newsletter to know when the next on is!

  • Who can attend? Open to all skill levels, from beginners to keen amateurs. The photography instructor is there to help you with camera settings and provide any advice you need.

  • What to bring? We recommend bringing a camera that has full manual mode or semi-manual modes (Aperture or Shutter Priority). Compact cameras and smartphones also welcome!

    The meeting point and full details for the day are sent in the booking confirmation email to the email address you provide at time of booking.

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    Got a question? Try our FAQ.
    • REVIEWS
    It was great to meet up with Ron again, and others who have attended previous courses. Ron , as always was attentive to each member giving them time to answer their questions.
    5/5
    David
    2024-08-19
    Very interactive. Answered questions and provided training based on each person's camera. Willing to answer a lot of questions. I learned and lot and had fun.
    5/5
    Amy
    2024-07-08
    Love it . Ron was great explaining each camera , and information for all our questions for taking types of pictures , landscape sports sunset . Explain the light and speed . Looking forward to taking more lessons . Thank you
    5/5
    Heather
    2024-05-26

    1 Ron rocks 2 size of group -4 was perfect for hands on attention 3 location was great for a variety of subjects plus relatively quiet 4 gave me the confidence as a newby to further explore my camera and photography
    5/5
    Brendan
    2024-05-26
    I enjoy the one on one time with a professional. Spencer is knowledgeable and gets you thinking about what you?re actually trying to achieve from your image and how to make it happen
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-05-14
    It was a great experience! Spencer was helpful and I came away with some good ideas.
    5/5
    Michelle
    2024-05-13

    Spencer was great at explaining the principles of photography . He was also very skilled at figuring out how our camera worked
    5/5
    Guy
    2024-02-27
    Great experience!
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-02-14
    Spencer is very approachable, and clearly enjoys what he does. He is well prepared and thorough. He provided one to one advice as well as teaching the whole group which is appreciated
    4/5
    David
    2024-02-12

    I liked the technical overview provided ahead of putting it into practice
    5/5
    Denise
    2024-01-30
    Informative and fun to learn about street photography and meet other photographers.
    5/5
    Andrew
    2024-01-30
    Spencer was enthusiastic and clarified my understanding of street photography. Learned some great pointers, and connected with some fellow shutterbugs that I look forward to meeting up with for more experimenting. Thanks for organizing this workshop.
    5/5
    Don
    2024-01-30

    PHOTOGRAPHERS
    Zhanetta Zhovtyak
    NoneI have been a photographer for over 10 years, portraits, weddings, newborn photo sessions, love stories, I can shoot any shoot in any conditions, you will have fun with me and you will learn different tricks that will help you in creating our photographic masterpieces.

    Zhanetta Zhovtyak is available for private bookings

    Weddings, family photo sessions, banquets by prior arrangement

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    My wife and I had gone camping in the Ucluelet BC earlier this May. The beach was massive it almost looked like a dessert from all the sand dunes forming on the beach. The wave patterns in the sand and the harsh orange light from the sunset created silhouettes on my subject.
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    Credit: Nevin Thompson
    Instagram: nevin.thompson
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    Instagram: @le5leymartin
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