Photography Course - DSLR and Mirrorless Express

The reason why this photography course has such a large number of great reviews is simple - my students have massive breakthrough results in their photography skills, in under 3 hours. I see it at every single class, students blow their own minds with what they're capable of learning, how easy it was, and how beautiful their photographic results are.

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This photography course has been running since 2011 and is currently the highest rated and most reviewed photography course in Melbourne. You can see over 400 reviews on WeTeachMe, Google, TripAdvisor and Airbnb Experiences. Your teacher is National Geographic featured photographer Daniel Bilsborough. See his portfolio here: https://www.danielbilsborough.com/

This 3 hour session allows you to rock up with a Mirrorless camera or DSLR, without knowing a single thing about photography, and leave with the skills to use your digital camera in manual mode, and finally start creating some of your own beautiful photography, beyond the happy snap world of phone photos.

Why buy a digital camera then use it in automatic mode? You may as well use your phone. Get off automatic mode and learn the fundamentals of manual mode in 3 hours. You'll walk away with everything you need to know about shutter speed aperture and ISO, and the drive to never use automatic mode again.

Why attend?

The purpose of this photography course is to rapidly transform your photography skills from a place of knowing absolutely nothing. You don't need any prior experience or photography knowledge to attend. You only need a digital camera that can shoot in manual mode - 99% of all DSLR / Mirrorless cameras have manual mode.

My focus is on your photography education, as opposed to site seeing, but you’ll be taken to some of coolest “off the beaten track” photographic hot spots in Melbourne. My teachings are about how to use your camera with a minimal amount of gear, finding and recognising the good light, thinking quickly, capturing the moment and documenting everything with an artistic eye.

You Can Be The Worlds Best Photographer And The Worlds Worst Teacher At The Same Time.

Here's what I've learnt from my own personal experience with education. You can be the worlds best expert and the worlds worst teacher at the same time. Talent does not necessarily equate to "quality communicator." And self-aware communication is the key to teaching.

What If You Could Create Your Own Phenomenal Photographs? And Honestly Take Credit For them?

Phone photography is not real photography. Sorry. I said it. Taking true ownership of your photographs is the next level, to understand why your photograph looks the way it does, and to know that you are the one who intentionally made the decisions to create it that way. It's time to inject your uniqueness into your photography.

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Established in 2011, the most highly rated and most reviewed photography courses In Melbourne. Over 367 Reviews On Google, TripAdvisor, Airbnb Experiences And WeTeachMe. One day, Online and In-Person In Melbourne Australia. There are over 367 reviews on WeTeachMe, Google, TripAdvisor and Airbnb Experiences. Your Educator: National Geographic Featured Photographer Daniel Bilsborough. Absolutely no prior knowledge required, this photography school is for anyone who's interested in learning photography. 

There are only 2 courses for you here. You need absolutely no prior knowledge.

1. Adobe Lightroom Beginners Masterclass Online and In Person Melbourne Australia.

2. DSLR And Mirrorless Express.

1. Adobe Lightroom Beginners Masterclass

Your Lightroom teacher will be National Geographic featured photographer Daniel Bilsborough. Online, Lifetime Access. $499. In-person $299 Melbourne Australia.

Walk the path of creating your own Masterpiece:

This course is not for the typical content creator, it’s for people who intend to create their own unique photographic masterpiece. At the end of the workshop, I will develop 6 images from National Geographic to show you exactly how they were processed in Lightroom. My aim is not to teach you how to become an expert in every little corner of the Lightroom application. This course is not “software training.” It’s about learning the fundamentals of this artistic tool extremely well. It’s about simplifying this complex software so that you can focus on creating your masterpiece.

Your masterpiece is not created in Lightroom, Lightroom is used to extrapolate your work more fully. The real value of Lightroom is with the self-learning that you do inside it. It provides a path for you to create your masterpiece body of work. This path is one of self discovery, where you learn to recognise and own what you love.

You do not need a university degree to create your own unique photographic masterpiece.

One thing that’s never discussed in-depth with digital post production is the potential for empowering yourself to self learn in photography. This is one of the fundamental teachings of this photography masterclass, and the thing that differentiates it from absolutely every other course that exists. 

This course is about setting you off on the path by yourself, to create your own unique masterpiece. It’s not about copying the latest preset trend. A unique masterpiece does not use a particular colour palette because it’s trending on Tiktok.

A unique masterpiece is printed, huge, and brought to life in your physical reality. But it’s not something that happens overnight. It’s a path you walk.

This course is for those who are new to digital photography, it’s a one stop shop to throw you into the world of digital post production. You can skip the months of back and forth on YouTube. This workshop will provide a solid base from which you can begin your journey towards creating your own photographic masterpiece.

“Learn everything I know about post production in less than a day. ” We’ll be working on photographic management (how to efficiently manage 400,000 photographs) and development, you will be working on my personal RAW files.

This series of photography courses have been running since 2011 and are currently the highest rated and most reviewed photography courses in Melbourne. You can see over 365 reviews on WeTeachMe, Google, TripAdvisor and Airbnb Experiences.

You will be working directly with me in a small group of 4-8 students.

DSLR And Mirrorless Express

This photography course in Melbourne requires absolutely no prior knowledge. Forget automatic mode, leap into the world of manual mode photography and never go back. This is part one of your fundamental photography education. You’ll learn about shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance and controlling the light. 

With a travel photography focus, you’ll learn about using your camera with a minimal amount of gear, being discreet, thinking quickly, finding unique subjects, capturing the moment and documenting your environment with an artistic eye.