Starting Out in Photography - A Beginner Course

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 04:00 pm to 06:00 pm UTC+08:00

Boya Community Centre, 119-135 Scott Street, Helena Valley, 6056 | Midland

Shire of Mundaring Libraries
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Starting Out in Photography - A Beginner Course
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(For adults)
Mundaring Camera Club will be facilitating this 5-session photography beginner course. The course will be held on Wednesday afternoons from 2pm-4pm from 30 July to 27 August.
The cost is $75 per person which covers the 5 sessions.
Topics covered in this course:
Week 1 - Wednesday 30 July 2pm-4pm
What makes a good composition?
*Photography with intent
*Rule of Thirds, Leading lines, let it breathe
*Distractions
Week 2 - Wednesday 6 August 2pm-4pm
The role of colour and toning:
*Psychology of colour
*Perspective
*Role in composition
*Colour space and colour choices
*Tones and monochrome
Week 3 - Wednesday 13 August 2pm-4pm
How to work with light:
*Seeing the light
*Colour temperature and white balance
*Roles of filters
*Light and portraits
Week 4 - Wednesday 20 August 2pm-4pm
Capturing movement and time:
*Capturing time
*Shutter speed, aperture and ISO: the exposure triangle
*Exposure modes on a camera
Week 5 - Wednesday 27 August 2pm-4pm
Print and display your photos:
*File formats
*Photo ratios and sizes
*Resizing digital photos
*Sharing on social media
*Printing
*Matting your prints for competitions
Please bring your own fully charged camera or mobile phone, with space on the memory card as this is an interactive workshop.
Please let us know if you have any access requirements.
Please remember to cancel your booking via Humanitix or by contacting the library if you are unable to attend. The place/s can then be released for someone else to enjoy.
Cancellations: More than 2 working days before the scheduled start time - full refund (less admin processing fee). No refunds will be issued for non-attendance or for cancellations less than 2 working days before scheduled start time and non-attendance.
About Mundaring Camera Club: The Club was founded in the 1960s and has a long history of providing a photographic hub for its members, through presentations, workshops, outings and friendly competitions at its monthly meetings. The not-for-profit club is a member of the WA Photographic Federation and a partner of the Mundaring Arts Centre.
The course presenters are enthusiastic amateurs with many years of practice in a range of photography genres and cameras, as well as being finalists in local and regional photographic exhibitions.
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Boya Community Centre, 119-135 Scott Street, Helena Valley, 6056, 119-135 Scott St, Helena Valley WA 6056, Australia, Midland

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