Photography courses in Canberra

Looking for private photography courses in Canberra?

Well Superprof's here to help! Whether you want to learn about photography as a fun weekend hobby, or you want to study with a view to becoming a professional photographer, Superprof can connect you online to the perfect teacher for you. Our tutors are based in Canberra and all over Australia, and can offer online or face to face classes from home, at a competitive price.

Why should I take a photography course?

Even if you just have a passing interest in photography, there are amazing benefits of taking a private course with a professional Superprof tutor and so many wonderful things to learn. You could go day by day, or ask your teacher to organise a longer course, all based on your interests and skill level.

For complete beginners, courses start with the more technical aspects of photography. To most people, concepts like aperture, ISO and exposure can be confusing at best, overwhelming at worst. But to a professional photographer and their students, they can mean the difference between a good photo and a great photo. During your training as a photographer, you can study lighting to make sure you're getting the best out of a model or landscape. Your Superprof tutor will be available to support you while you discover different digital techniques.

They can even help you with decisions about buying cameras and equipment that will help you to get the best out of your photos. You can study different digital camera features like megapixels, which affect the quality of a print or ISO, which affects the lighting of a photo. Each digital camera has its own features and price, and there are always new ones on the market, so a little support from your photography tutor can make this decision much easier.

Photography is also a great creative design endeavour. Lighting or composing a scene in a particular way can open up a story, both about the subject and the photographer. The ability to create beautiful images can be a way to show your gift for photography and connect with your emotions.

I don't really like landscape photography, so is it even worth it?

There's more to photography than just landscape or portrait, and you'll definitely find something take great images of! If you're interested in people, you might be great as a wedding photographer. In this role, you can play an important part in one of the most important days of someone's life. You could focus on taking portraits, where you can use your creative expression to show some truth about a person, following in the footsteps of famous photographers like Annie Leibovitz or Steve McCurry. If you're interested in current affairs, maybe photojournalism is your calling. Photographers like Lynsey Addario play a role in showing realities about what is happening in small or unknown places, bringing home the message of a news article.

For students more into taking photos of inanimate objects, product photography could be your style. Composing products in interesting ways can create new and unique images. Taking photos of fine art for a gallery, museum or book can also be fulfilling, as you are helping to create a new view of a piece of art that the artist spent hours and hours, and even years working on. Architecture is another avenue that potential students can go down, by taking photos for 5-star hotels for sites like Booking.com, tall skyscrapers for virtual tours or just a building for small businesses etc. These are just a few of the amazing pathways that photography students can take on their journey to becoming a professional. In a workshop with a private tutor, you can focus on the type of images that you're most interested in and gain experience that will be invaluable in any career.

Can I really support myself with photography?

At first it may seem like all you need is a .com website and a free email address to get started, but in reality it can be a little more difficult. But don't be scared! Our teachers have years of experience in the photography industries in Canberra, Melbourne and all over Australia, so they understand how difficult it can be to break in and start work as a professional photographer. You teacher won't just help you study how to take great images, but also give you the information you need to make good business decisions about your style and fee, and how to support yourself through photography. Becoming an assistant is a great way to build confidence as a new photographer and earn a fee. Your teacher may need support in their work or they can introduce you to people in their professional network that you can contact. Another way to start making some money is to sell stock images to companies like Alamy or Getty Images. Creating images to sell as prints on sites like Etsy can also help supplement your income as a photographer. If the quality and price of a print is a good match, it'll fly off the shelves as a decoration or a great gift.

Why should I do a photography course in Canberra?

While most people say Melbourne is the art capital of Australia, Canberra has so much available in the art and culture scene, perfect for beginners or advanced students to gain experience and more importantly, creative inspiration. The Mt Stromlo Observatory, Ovolo Hotels or Australian National Botanic Gardens are great places to take a camera and get inspired, all at the doorstep of Canberra. As the capital, Canberra also boasts the National Gallery of Australia, which is a great supporter of photography and it's students. It offers great multimedia exhibitions and hosts the National Photographic Portrait Prize. There's also the Scott Leggo Gallery, famous for its great landscape collection. There are also so many great tours and workshops offered by different companies around the city, like the Milky Way workshop with Ari Rex, or the Capture Canberra Photography Tours. In short, Canberra is an ideal place for all budding photography students to start getting creative.

Learning to take beautiful images can be a wonderful and technical skill, but also a great form of creative expression. Private classes or workshops with a professional Superprof tutor can help beginners to unlock hidden skills, or long time students to rediscover and develop their gift. Each tutor has an online profile you can use to view information like their fee (given in AUD), email and teaching methods. So get online, contact one of our amazing tutors and start your course ASAP!