Photography Courses

Lazer Photos & Cameras is proud to offer a range of photography courses for people of all skill levels in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Currently, we offer beginners, intermediate and advanced courses each year in Whakatāne. These courses typically run on a Monday evening at 6:00pm, and are run by local photographer Troy Baker. For details on dates, or to get an enrolment form, please get in touch via email, or visit us in-store.

Beginners Course ($149)

Day: Monday Evenings
Time: 6-8pm, 5 weeks (1 x 1.5 hour session per week)
Next Course Date: 5th February 2024

If you've just bought your first camera, or if you're stuck using Auto mode, the Beginners Photography course is a perfect starting point. This course covers all of the basics of how to use your camera, to help you gain confidence to use all of your camera's features to improve your photographs.

The course can include:

• Understanding the different camera types
• Finding your way around your camera
• Caring for your camera: how to hold it, and useful accessories for it
• The basics of lighting and exposure: balancing aperture, shutter speed, and ISO
• Learning about the different shooting modes
• And more (please enquire for a full list)!
  
  

Intermediate Course ($200)

The Intermediate Photography course is the ideal next step for people who have already completed the Beginners course, or hobbyists that would like to further their knowledge. This course teaches how to approach photography in a variety of environments and lighting situations.

The course can include:

• Understanding & using colour spaces, dynamic range, and white balance
• An introduction to portraiture
• Grasping night photography
• Learning to photograph movement
• And more (please enquire for a full list)!
  
  

Advanced Course ($245)

Day: Monday Evenings
Time: 5.30-7.30pm, 5-6 weeks (1 x 1.5 hour session per week)
Next Course Date: 16th October 2023

The Advanced Photography course is suited for those who have a solid understand of photography, and may wish to explore using it in a professional capacity. Alongside improving your thinking and creative skills, this course additionally covers some of the 'behind the scenes' aspects of professional photography. The course also includes field trips.

The course can include:

• Advanced composition techniques
• Learning to 'see'
• The photoshoot process: from concept to print
• Working with people, including model releases
• Grasping the essentials of wedding photography
• Putting together a photographic portfolio
• And more (please enquire for a full list)!
  
  

If you would like to pay for your chosen Photography Course online, simply click on the product item below and choose your required level of photography course then proceed to the checkout 👉