Wildlife Photography

Course overview

Are you keen on photographing animals? Are you planning a wildlife safari in Africa, or to explore exotic destinations like the Galapagos Archipelago, the Amazon jungle, Antarctica … to name just a few? Or perhaps you would like to capture dramatic and amusing portraits of animals in your local zoo or wildlife reserve. If your answer is yes to any of the above, then this is the course for you. Your tutor, Nic van Oudtshoorn ARPS, is an experienced and multi-award-winning wildlife photographer and film maker and a qualified trainer.

Spend the morning at The Community College in Wollongong, learning all major aspects of wildlife photography, with particular emphasis on capturing wild portraits. The course covers cameras and lenses, as well as camera supports, lighting, and various useful accessories.

Late-morning we head to Symbio Wildlife Park in Helensburgh. You will need to organise your own transport. We spend the rest of the day putting the theory into practice, learning how to capture portraits of many different animals. We explore wildlife photography techniques like point of view, framing, lighting, focus and depth of field, fill-in flash and composition. At Symbio we will spend some time analysing and discussing students’ photos until 5 pm.

Please note: Symbio Wildlife Park admission fee is NOT included in the course fee. Fee is payable on entry.

WHAT TO BRING:

• Mirrorless or DSLR Camera (fixed lens cameras with a zoom function can also be used.)

• Card reader 

• Tripod (optional but recommended)

• Any lenses you own

• Flash (optional)

• Camera Handbook

• Fully charged batteries

• Writing materials, paper, etc

• Own lunch or purchase lunch at Symbio.