Australian Landscape Photography by Nick Rains

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After listening to client feedback we have decided to extend this workshop into a full 10 night safari comprising a 5 day photographic workshop at the luxury Little Kwara site  followed by 5 more days putting your newly learned skills to good use at Xakanaxa Camp in Moremi Game reserve and Sango Safari Camp.

Don't forget to put an entry into Christian Fletcher's Landscape 500 Competition - who would like to win a cruise on Sydney Harbour on the True North?

Click here to reserve a place - SOLD OUT

Fletch and I were rather stunned by the demand for this workshop - we sold out in about 5 hours. So much so that we might be able to add another date around the same time; since I am coming over from Qld anyway it makes sense to see if we can fit in another workshop. If you were disappointed to miss out, send me or Fletch an email and we will put you on a list. Strict priority will be given to the order in which the emails arrive! We will be in touch when we have checked dates and venues.

Over the weekend of January 22-23 2011 Christian Fletcher and myself will be repeating the intensive photo workshop that we held earlier this year at the Quay West Resort at Bunker Bay near Dunsborough, WA

Ric de Cuhna had this to say after completing the 2010 workshop:

"Thank you for a thoroughly enjoyable weekend Nick. From the onset it was very apparent that both you and Christian demonstrated a willingness to share all of your knowledge including very recently acquired techniques that you currently employ in your very own workflow.

For two entire days together, you ensured that you answered every question from each member of the group and you were able to unravel what were previously difficult subjects to fathom with a methodological approach and the ability to connect with the audience. Thank you for the very gratifying experience and I will be highly recommending any future workshops to my peers that you are a part of."

Timelapse of the Brisbane Riverfire fireworks display on Saturday night. 25 Minutes compressed into abut 90 seconds.

The Safari

The Flinders Ranges is an unspoiled wilderness area brimming with wildlife in its natural state, displays geology and fossils of world-class importance and has some of the most spectacular scenery in Australia. It is a place where those with an eye for capturing stunning landscapes, gorges, ridges and magnificent gum trees must go…..

This Flinders Ranges (Wilpena Pound) based safari is about enjoying your photography and is aimed at teaching you how to “Communicate” through your photography in a relaxed and creative environment. A real opportunity to learn, enjoy and experience in such a wonderful environment.

 

Up to 1000 photographers are expected at Campbell's Cove in Sydney on Sunday making it possibly the biggest gathering of photographers ever in this country. Please turn up if you can spare an hour or so on Sunday - and it will be a lot of fun too.

Full details will be posted on the AFA website

Please turn up at 10.00am, Ken Duncan and I will be making a couple of short speeches at 10.30 and then we will be doing a group photo of the whole group. After that feel free to shoot as many pictures of the Opera Huse and Harbour Bridge as you like and we have some really good prizes for the best photo taken on the day.

We finish at about 12.00pm and will head to The Orient Hotel in The Rocks for a well earned beer.

Lumix announced a bunch of new cameras yesterday, including a 3D video camera for under $2000. What I was most interested to see was the new LX5. The LX3 was generally regarded as a very fine compact camera and one of a very few that shot raw and was capable for reproduction quality images. The LX5 keeps those features and adds some more.

 

There is enormous interest in the video making abilities of the various new DSLRs from Nikon, Canon and Panasonic. I have been shooting videos for web delivery for about 12 months now and have learned a huge amount about the whole complex realm of video - something that is a lot harder than it first appears.

Pieter de Vries ACS and I have teamed up to offer a workshop for those who have recognised the need to incorporate video into their businesses; Pieter brings decades of experience as a documentary cameraman working with high end video and film cameras and I offer the perspective of 28 years as a stills photographer who has recognised and developed the potential of HD video for my business. Read on for more details...