The School

Last week I was very lucky and attended a roadshow class by the School and Brooke Holm on Photography 101. It was a fantastic half-day class full of useful tips on taking photos with your SLR and how to edit them.

Here are a few tips that really resonated with me from the class:

Digital photography gets more "crunched", so your colours / whites / darks aren't as strong if you're used to shooting with a film camera
Think of your aperture and shutter as pedals - if one goes up the other must go down
If shooting with natural light, ensure you turn off all other lights
Spots with indirect light are best for shooting
Always shoot the same thing twice, simply change your view of the item in the shot (as demonstrated in my images in this post)
If shooting a print, take out the glass if you can to avoid reflection - if that isn't an option - hang a black cloth behind you
When shooting products, simple backgrounds are best.

Here are some of Brook's tips for when shooting and the triangle of love.

If you live in Australia or know if a class by the School - I highly recommend attending. These ladies really know their stuff and are a riot to hang out with!