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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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Zeeshan Zafar
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Melbourne - Beach Photography Workshop

Zeeshan Zafar
Image: Alpha 7R III (A7RM3B)
Comprehensive training on different lighting styles on Beach Photography

About the event

Beach Photography workshop with lots of learning and shooting using diffused, hard and flash lighting.

Techniques covered

  • Understanding the difference between commercial, glamour and Art Beach Photography 
  • Learning the right shooting angles and using natural light in your favor 
  • How to shoot in hard light to achieve the commercial style of beach portraits 
  • Shooting straight into the sun to avoid bad shadows 
  • Understanding your gear with aperture and shutter speed 
  • Using ND Filters to cut the backlight and how to use fill light 
  • The difference in the polarising filter and ND filters 
  • Right angle and use of the 5in1 reflectors to diffuse light and bounce light on your subject 
  • Using speed lights with HSS (High-speed Sync) to overpower the sun 
  • Model posing techniques with correct lighting 
  • At least 15 different beach posing techniques which you can use in your own beach shoots

What to bring

  • Your Mirrorless or DSLR Camera + any portrait lens 
  • ND Filter (Optional) (If available, any brand) 
  • Empty memory card 
  • Fully charged camera batteries 
  • Lots of water to keep hydrated 
  • Sunscreen to protect from sharp sunlight
  • Towel
  • Spare clothes (There is no beach shoot without getting wet)

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

Plenty of free beach parking. However its highly recommended to arrive at least 15 minutes before the workshop to find a parking spot.
3 hours of coaching and training on beach photography Professional agency/agency standard model to practice lighting
Mon 14 Feb 2022, 4:00AM - 7:00AM
Suitable for all levels
A$195 per/person    

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Zeeshan Zafar

I am a Melbourne based Portraiture Photographer and Photography Trainer. I started my photography journey as a Car Sports Photographer in 2004, but soon after I...

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Zeeshawn's workshop not just a "photo shooting" workshop. He would actually observing what you did and pointed out your mistake. You will learn a lot.”

David Lau, Sydney - Portrait Photography using Studio Lighting
Jemima
Autumn colours

Amazing photo walk with an excellent selection of models to cater for different portraiture styles. ”

Shagun Saini, Portrait Photo Walk - Melbourne
Event capacity: 8