Professional Photography in Cape Town

The First Level Course in Photography By: Gareth Griffiths, BSc (Phys Sci) Full accredited member, Southern African Freelancers’ Association - www.safrea.co.za   Aimed at : Small Group (3 maximum) or individual coaching Cost : R 1500 payable: R 800 upfront before first lesson and balance at the final lesson. Cash or EFT.  Non refundable booking fee upon confirmation: R 350.00 (private coaching) and R 200.00 (group sessions). Outcomes : Attendees should learn how to work their own camera as efficiently as possible. A basic understanding of the concepts of working with light, with people, with objects and with scenery will be covered. Finally, an understanding of the electronic end of photography; how to best store images, how to prepare for the best prints, how to email your work or how to prepare for upload to the internet. How to store your images. First Session (60 – 90 minutes): Sit down over coffee and work though the basics and the controls of your ...

I'm available to do some group or individual training on the ins and outs of digital cameras. What I had in mind would be personal training of small groups of about 3 individuals. The Basics course would consist of 3 x 1.5 hour modules over 3 days as follows: First session: Your camera - how to find the right buttons and ask your questions. (1.5 hours) Second session: Practical photography session in the field. (2 hours) Third session: Processing your images on the computer and optimising for prints. (1.5 hours) The 3 sessions would not necessarily be on consecutive days and would be arranged to fit in with everyone's schedules as best possible. Bring some cash for tea / coffee. And of course bring your cameras and your questions! More advanced training would include use of camera under difficult lighting conditions, understanding "magapixels", sizing of images for publishing or for the internet, etc. Cost: R xxx for the full set of three. Contact me via e...

Holiday Photos & Landscapes Choosing the Right Camera for your Money The Computer and Your Camera ! My latest posting - how to select a good "point and shoot" or digital compact camera. Welcome to my Digital Tips Column in the People's Post newspaper, Southern Peninsula of Cape Town. The People's Post website is at http://www.peoplespost.co.za/ (note - Tips not online) I will include a few of the more interesting tips that were published here, both as scans of the actual article, and also the text.