UNSW Photography Club

Macro and Camera Theory tutorials from 5.30pm Tuesday 15th April, K17 Seminar Room

Hi Fellow Photographers,

Join us in an introduction to the world of close-up photography! In this tutorial we will cover the equipment, theory and techniques involved in taking photos of things on a small scale, from true macro photography on the scale of small insects and plants through to tabletop product photography. In particular we will cover the use of consumer point-and-shoot cameras as well as digital SLRs with a variety of lenses and the use of off-camera lighting with both improvised equipment and standard flashes.

Prior to the macro tutorial, we will also be holding a Camera Theory tutorial. We will cover what all those numbers, knobs and specifications actually mean in terms of your final image, from your phone camera through point-and-shoots right up to professional DSLRs. More importantly we will cover how to adjust them so that your final photograph matches what you saw in your mind's eye when you took it, rather than what the automatic program in your camera thought would look good. If you're stumped by F-stops, out of your depth with depth-of-field, confused by circles of confusion or lost in focal lengths, here is your chance to find out all about them!

The Camera Theory tutorial will start at 5.30pm on Tuesday 15th of April in the CSE Seminar Room on the 1st floor of the K17 building. The Macro tutorial will start after this at about 6pm and run for around 1 hour followed by discussion, question-and-answer and practical sessions. We plan on finishing by about 8pm.

We hope to see you there!