Capturing Joy (TM)

The 5 secrets to amazing photos of children, friends, family, sports and wildlife

for beginners with any camera

Learn to take stunning photos for life in 3 jargon-free hours.

• Includes our unique "cheat cards", customised to your exact camera model for permanent help at your fingertips - without having to wade through the manual
• Lots of hands-on practice with your own camera
• Convenient venues and dates all over Brisbane
• Perfect as a stand-alone course, or combine it with Travel & Landscape Photography for a complete beginners' photography course.
• Your place is a 1-year pass - come back on the course again for free.

What will you learn?

Turbo-charge your camera to capture priceless, unposed moments, full of life

Blur the background, so that people leap out of pictures at you

Shoot in low-light without blurry photos

Make friends with your flash to get natural looks

See new types of photo that you'll want to keep on your wall for years

And no jargon... we promise

We keep classes small - so everyone gets personal attention, so booking is essential. Call us on 3255 8811 or click here to book. You'll need to book at least a week in advance to be sure of getting your cheat cards customised to your camera model in time for the course.

How much does it cost?

1 person: 1-year pass (repeat for free) and cheat cards for 1 camera: $149

2 people*: 1-year pass and cheat cards for 1 camera each: $139 each

3 or more people*: 1-year pass and cheat cards for 1 camera each: $129 each

* all group places must be booked together and paid together (but you don't have to book on the same course or date)

Gift certificates are also available, and can form part of group discounts.

Who are the workshops for?  Beginners and absolute beginners. Even children aged 9 and over. They often out-shoot the grown-ups!

When and where are the workshops? This page lists the times, dates, venues, directions, parking details, and wheelchair accessibility of each workshop. Workshops last 3 and a half hours, and you can choose from a variety of venues across Brisbane.

What do I need to know already?  How to put in batteries and memory card (or film), how to turn the camera on, and how to take a photo and see photos you have taken on your camera's screen

How technical does it get?  Not at all. If you're one of the 95% of people who want to just take great photos without having to learn about apertures and shutter speeds, you've come to the right place.

What's not covered?  Apertures and shutter speeds (see our advanced course for this); getting images onto your computer; editing images on your computer; or the ins-and-outs of every function on your camera (except for all the key functions for great people shots)

What kind of camera do I need?  Anything digital or film. Even a mobile phone camera with a zoom will be fine. We focus on digital, but the rules all apply to film cameras too. If you have both, bring both, but use the digital camera for most of the exercises so you can see the result.

What should I bring?  Your camera with fresh batteries and enough space on a memory card to take at least 200 photos. No need to bring your instruction manual, as we read it for you and make cheat cards customised to your exact camera model.

Dean who?  Dean Holland brings 20 years' experience in photography, and 15 years' experience and a PhD in adult learning. He's an author in 3 books related to adult learning, and has run hundreds of workshops in 7 countries in 2 languages. Dean has two gorgeous daughters. You will be seeing lots of photos of them!

Phone us on (07) 3255 8811 or click here to book.