Howick, KwaZulu Natal Midlands: South Africa

Wild flowers photographed while on a Photo Workshop in Howick in KwaZulu Natal. Zebra chewing grass. Image captured while on a photographic workshop run by Africa Imagery


We run 3-day workshops at a small conference centre just outside Howick in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. The workshop usually takes place over a weekend, with registration and an introductory talk (which includes a slide show) on the Thursday evening and then a full day on Friday and Saturday and a half-day on Sunday. The cost of the course is R2 250-00 p.p. (price subject to change) and includes brunches, teas and coffees, comprehensive course notes, a copy of one of our coffee table books and a certificate of completion of the workshop.

A typical day would begin with an early start as we set off to a location like the Umgeni Valley Nature Reserve or Karkloof Falls where we shoot scenic and wildlife images. About 2 hours after sunrise (when the light quality is starting to deteriorate) we head back to base to download the images. After every shoot each participant chooses 3 images for evaluation, these sessions being critical to the learning process and held in a constructive and supportive environment.

The day continues with instruction in Photoshop and photographic principles and then, about 2 hours or so before sunset we head back into the field for more photography, all the while dealing with honing camera usage and techniques.

Equipment required is as follows:

  1. A SLR Digital Camera preferably with removable lenses (a fixed lens camera will work but will limit what we can do to a certain degree). An advanced point and shoot camera will be fine for beginners, but it should have a fairly long lens, as we will be doing wildlife photography (e.g. Canon G7, G9 or S3, Nikon P3, P4 or something similar)
  2. Zoom lenses – the selection is broad but at least 2 zoom lenses are recommended, one wide angle and one medium to long telephoto, which should preferably have some form of image stabilization.
  3. A flashgun.
  4. A sturdy tripod.
  5. A laptop computer with either Photoshop or Photoshop Elements loaded on to it. This is essential. Instruction will be in Photoshop Elements 5. It is recommended that you have some form of backup medium - DVD's or a portable hard drive.  We will have copies of Photoshop for sale at the workshop  and also free versions various other programs with us to load onto your computer.
  6. A memory card reader or computer cables to connect your camera to your laptop.
  7. The charger for your camera/s.
  8. Memory Card/s.
  9. The manual(s) for your camera(s).

Please email us at info@africaimagery.com for more details about the photographic workshops or if you would like to be placed on our mailing list.

Photographers on an Africa Imagery Photo Workshop in Howick Wild flowers photographed on an Africa Imagery Photographic Workshop in Howick

 

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