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Events, photo walks, talks from the masters, in-depth workshops. Expand your horizons with one of our many events across Australia.

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Events, photo walks, talks from the masters, in-depth workshops. Expand your horizons with one of our many events across Australia.

Starting Never Ends is the one place for all Sony camera mini-sites. Learn about all new Sony camera products in a fun interactive way.

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Great North Road, Auckland
Tom Ang
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Advocate

Make Impactful Images

Photogear, Auckland, Auckland
Sat 18 Oct
Tom Ang
Image: Great North Road, Auckland
Autumn colours in Auckland garden
Tom Ang
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Advocate
Make Impactful Images
Photogear, Auckland, Auckland
Sat 18 Oct
Tom Ang
Image: Autumn colours in Auckland garden
Surfing in central Munich, Germany
Tom Ang
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Advocate
Make Impactful Images
Photogear, Auckland, Auckland
Sat 18 Oct
Tom Ang
Image: Surfing in central Munich, Germany
Scene Festival 2025 🎉
One-day workshop to unlock composition secrets

About the event

Join me for a hands-on workshop that gives you the insight and tools to master composition for impactful images.

First, we'll check over the key elements. Next, fix the learning by putting them into use. Then we sink that in by analysing your work. You will also learn from seeing what others see.

Three sessions in a day

In the morning we get inspired from the most effective image features — composition, colour, tone — to make your photographs more expressive, and winning.

Over lunch, you'll pop out to shoot intensively and bring back your results.

In the afternoon, we will look at select, hot-off-the-camera images to extract the mine of information that is present in every single image. 

We all want to create images that delight the eye and captivate imagination. In this workshop you will surely learn how!

What we will cover

Through clear examples, lively discussion, and plenty of visual inspiration from the greats, you’ll learn how to:

  •  Handle the tools of framing, perspective, and flow
  •  Recognize and use visual structure effectively
  •  Balance elements for stronger images
  •  Free yourself from rules and formulae
  •  Apply your instinct for aesthetics with flexibly and creativity
  •  Grow confident with your own personal preferences and personality style
  •  Produce images that stand out and win competitions

We’ll put abstract ideas into practice and learn them well but using them right away. The process sharpens your image vocabulary: invaluable whether you shoot landscapes, portraits, street, or travel photography.

What we are aiming for

This workshop aims give you practical strategies to make your every shot engaging and imaginative.

Bring your camera and your eye for the possible. Leave with tools and inspiration!

Putting new tools to work and checking results is a very efficient way to learn.

Techniques covered

  • Framing
  • Timing
  • Composition
  • Design

What to bring

  • Favourite camera/lens combo
  • Laptop (if possible)

Event FAQs (For general FAQs, please visit the Frequently Asked Questions page)

You can rent equipment for the day from Photogear. If you need anything specific, please enquire with photogear.co.nz beforehand.
On street and some on-site.
Buses serving Dominion Road, New North Road.
Sat 18 Oct 2025, 10:30AM - 4:00PM
Intermediate
Event capacity: 12
NZ$120 per/person    Book now
Attend & win a trip to Rome with Sony!

Attend & win a trip to Rome with Sony!

Attend any event during Scene Festival, which runs between Monday 1 September - Friday 31 October 2025, and receive one entry into the draw for a chance to win one of five tickets to the ultimate Scene event experience in Rome, Italy! The more events you attend, the more chances you have to WIN!

Advocate

Tom Ang

Tom received the Hamdan International Photography Award (HIPA) Content Creator Award in 2019 and the 2024 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Jinan Internationa...

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This workshop was much better than I expected. I am a real amateur and felt I could be out of my depth, but Tom made you very welcome and comfortable.”

Beth Chapman, Photo Review
Rifle market, Nizwa, Oman
Co-creation 4-shot

I went to two sessions and both were excellent. The afternoon session was an opportunity to discuss some of our own photos which was fabulous.”

Alan France, Composition Top Ten
Event capacity: 12
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