Unlock Your Full Potential with the Sony Alpha Focus System and Modes

Name: Unlock Your Full Potential with the Sony Alpha Focus System and Modes - Session 1
Start: 2024-09-29T13:00:00Z
End: 2024-09-29T14:00:00Z
Location: Online meeting details will be emailed to you with the booking confirmation.

Andy Yee

Image: Alpha 7R V (A7RM5)

Andy Yee

Advocate

Unlock Your Full Potential with the Sony Alpha Focus System and Modes

Andy Yee

Image: Alpha 7R V (A7RM5)

Andy Yee

Advocate

Unlock Your Full Potential with the Sony Alpha Focus System and Modes

Andy Yee

Image: Alpha 7R V (A7RM5)

Utilising the focus system for achieving best results across genres

About the event

This online presentation is designed to give participants a better understanding of the Sony Alpha focus system and modes, empowering them to take full control of their camera's focusing capabilities. Through a mix of theoretical explanations and practical shooting scenarios, participants will gain the skills needed to capture sharp, well-focused images in any situation.

Understanding Autofocus Basics

How Autofocus Works
- Explanation of phase detection vs. contrast detection
- Overview of hybrid autofocus systems in Sony Alpha cameras
Focus Points and Areas
- Types of focus points (single, zone, wide)
- Selecting and customising focus areas on the Sony Alpha

Practical Applications

Choosing the right focus mode for different shooting scenarios (e.g. portraits, sports, landscapes) to get the best results and maximise a better hit rate for images in focus.

Techniques covered

How Autofocus Works
Explanation of phase detection vs. contrast detection
*Overview of hybrid autofocus systems in Sony Alpha cameras
* Focus Points and Areas
*Types of focus points (single, zone, wide)
*Selecting and customizing focus areas on the Sony Alpha

What to bring

Something to take notes on
Your Sony Alpha camera

Beginner City / street Nature / wildlife Portraiture

Session 1 - Sun 29 Sep 2024, 1:00PM - 2:00PM (UTC+10) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (Closed)

Sun 29 Sep 2024, 1:00PM - 2:00PM (UTC+10) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Beginner

A$20 per/person

Online meeting details will be emailed to you with the booking confirmation.

Session 2 - Sat 26 Oct 2024, 11:00AM - 1:00PM (UTC+11) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (Closed)

Sat 26 Oct 2024, 11:00AM - 1:00PM (UTC+11) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Beginner

~~A$20 per/person~~

Online meeting details will be emailed to you with the booking confirmation.

Session 3 - Sun 27 Oct 2024, 11:00AM - 1:00PM (UTC+11) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney (Closed)

Sun 27 Oct 2024, 11:00AM - 1:00PM (UTC+11) Canberra, Melbourne, Sydney

Beginner

A$20 per/person

Online meeting details will be emailed to you with the booking confirmation.

2026 Alpha Awards Photo Competition

2026 marks the eleventh year of the Alpha Awards celebrating the greatest images from across Australia and New Zealand captured on Sony Alpha cameras and lenses, giving you the chance to share in over $62,000 (AUD) worth of Sony digital imaging gear.

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Advocate

Andy Yee

Andy is a travel and tourism photographer whose work is shaped by extensive experience photographing across diverse cultures, landscapes, and environments aroun...

Take your photography to the next level with Andy Yee, an accomplished photographer. With an easy teaching style, he’ll help you get that shot. ”

Rosalba Schmidt, Sydney Harbour Festival of Light Workshop

My Gear

Alpha 1 (A1)

Outstanding! Andy's calm and kind demeanour made the workshop educational and highly enjoyable. I would definitely attend another workshop with him.”

Lilian Cheah, Sydney Harbour Festival of Light Workshop