Photographer's Toolkit #3 - Composition and Visual Storytelling

Join professional photographer and Sony Digital Imaging Advocate, Luke Tscharke, for an immersive online session of the "Photographer's Toolkit". In this session, Luke will guide you through the art of composition and visual storytelling, using his award-winning images and live mark-up examples to demonstrate how thoughtful composition can transform your photography. A recording of the session will be provided to all participants, so you can revisit the material at your own pace.

What is the Photographer's Toolkit?

The Photographer's Toolkit is a series of online workshops designed to help you build essential photography skills. Each session focuses on key areas of photography, equipping you with techniques that can be applied in real-world shooting situations. Whether you're looking to enhance your composition, improve your camera settings, or learn advanced techniques, this series offers practical, easy-to-follow advice that will help you grow as a photographer.

Other Photographer's Toolkit Sessions

The Photographer's Toolkit series covers a variety of topics to broaden your photography knowledge. Check out other available sessions:

1. Camera Settings and Exposure: September 24th, 6:30pm AEST
2. Planning and Shoot Readiness: September 26th, 6:00pm AEST
3. Composition and Visual Storytelling: September 30th, 6:30pm AEST
4. Long Exposures and Editing
5. Exposure Blending and Merging
6. Panorama Capture and Stitching
7. Focus Bracketing and Stacking
8. Printing and Image Preparation
9. Star Trails from Capture to Stacking
10. Timelapse from Capture to Video

What You'll Gain from This Session - Composition and Visual Storytelling

In this session, you'll learn how to create powerful images through thoughtful composition and storytelling. Topics include:

• Essential Composition Guides: Learn foundational principles like the vanishing point and the rule of thirds, and how to use them to create more complex and impactful compositions.
• Subject Separation and Balance: Master the art of subject separation, creating clear and compelling focal points while maintaining balance within your image.
• Live Composition Mark-Up: Watch Luke mark up his award-winning images live, breaking down his thought process on how to compose striking photographs.
• Case Studies: Learn from real-life examples of successful compositions and gain insights into what works—and what to avoid.

Session Breakdown

• Introduction: Overview of composition and visual storytelling in photography
• Essential Composition Guides and Subject Separation: Techniques for framing and creating focal points
• Short Break
• Live Composition Mark-Up and Case Studies: Real-time analysis and mark-up of award-winning images
• Interactive Q&A: Get answers to your composition and storytelling questions

• Essential composition principles (rule of thirds, vanishing point)
• Subject separation for clear focal points
• Balancing elements within the frame
• Storytelling through composition
• Practical composition mark-up and case studies

• Zoom connection with stable internet
• Notebook or device for taking notes
• Questions you have about composition or visual storytelling

• General admission A$19
• Concession A$15 - Students and concession holders