Making the Most of Your Sony Alpha Camera

Join me in Piha on the wild west coast for a small group session where we'll explore the ins and outs of Alpha system cameras.

The goal of this tutorial is to help you master your camera by improving your technical knowledge, so you can focus on what matters most – light, composition, and engaging with your subject. We'll cover everything from the exposure triangle and how to navigate your way around it on your Alpha camera, to setting up custom buttons and using eye autofocus.

After we're all comfortable with what we've discussed, we'll go on a photo walk around Piha to practice –  with unstructured Q&A along the way.

There will be a couple's shoot workshop immediately after – for more details, click HERE.

For both sessions, we'll use the following day at the same time as backup if we get rained out.

• The exposure triangle and exploring your Alpha camera's exposure and metering modes
• Breaking down your camera's autofocus modes, focus area modes, and when to use which ones
• Getting familiar with drive modes
• Customising your cameras function buttons to keep all the important features at your fingertips
• Setting up a 'My Menu' 
• Understanding white balance
• Using eye autofocus (if applicable)
• The basics of video settings

• Cameras, lenses, memory cards
• Suitable clothing and footwear