An Introduction to Macro Photography

The Workshop
This workshop is designed to help you get the most from your nature photography experience and to teach you how to make technically excellent images of birds and other wildlife with an artistic flair.
An afternoon lecture on the Saturday will fill your head with tips and tricks to improve your photography and an early morning shoot on the Sunday to capture the best light and put all those new ideas into action. Craig will be there on the Sunday shooting alongside you and to help out and anser any questions that crop up in the field.
The course is tailord to fit the needs of photographers from beginners to advanced so that each will receive the most out of the workshop.

What you will learn
This intensive two day workshop is designed as an introduction to nature photography covering most of the important points related to field photography. Topics covered include what equipment to use, how to work with what you have and why less is often more.
How to find and approach animals and how to see and set up shots. Composition, pose, perspective and background.
Working with different lighting conditions and maximising the oppurtunities you have available, including the use of flash covering both fill-flash and flash-as-main and when to use each. Exposure theory covering all metering techniques and what to use. Sharpness and long lens technique, converters and extension tubes. Action and flight
photography techniques. Digital darkroom basics, tips and techniques and much more.

Led by Award winning and internationally published nature photographer, Craig Ingram, this series of Instructional Photographic Workshops designed to enhance your technical execution and visionary skills. Tailored to the needs of photographers from beginners to advanced, emphasis is always placed on creating images with visual impact. Craig has worked for clients the world over bringing his unique style and dedication to help communicate the beauty and importance of our natural heritage.

About Gluepot Reserve
Gluepot Reserve is a 54,000ha conservation reserve situated 64km north of Waikerie in South Australia’s Riverland district. Gluepot was purchased by Birds Australia with the aim of “effectively managing a large, internationally significant area for biodiversity conservation”. Among the 18 nationally threatened bird species resident on Gluepot are Black-eared Miner, Redlored Whistler, Regent Parrot, Striated Grasswren, Major Mitchell Cockatoo and Malleefowl, that are only a small section of the 190 bird species recorded there so far. There are few areas of the world that support such a concentration of threatened species.

Accommodation at Gluepot:
Although accommodation is available at Waikerie, it is 64km away (11/4 hours travel) so we suggest you camp at the Reserve as your best option. There are three camping grounds to choose from and you will need to be fully self-sufficient in regard to your camping equipment, water and food supplies. The camping grounds provide well-spaced sites that are suitable tents, caravans and vehicles. Toilets are provided at each camping ground but power is not available. The Reserve has an excellent, well maintained track system suitable for 2 WD vehicles and mountain bikes. Course fees include camping fees.

Course Dates
13 & 14 September 2008

What you will need to bring to the course:
A hat and sunscreen and some warm clothing as we will be heading out early on the Sunday morning. A notebook will come in handy during the lectures and a pair of binoculars may be useful for the field trips.

What equipment you will need.
The course is designed for photographers so bring your camera whatever you shoot- film, digital, SLR or compact. A lot of the information in the course is geared towards digital photography but you will benefit whatever format you shoot.
If you have a laptop computer bring it with you as you will be able to follow along during the tutorials, (software supplied).

For booking please contact
Mrs Anne Morphett
Environmental Education Centre Administrator
Birds Australia Gluepot Reserve
61 Sturdee Street, Linden Park, SA 5065
By Phone: (08) 8379 3865 or 0421 582 710
By Fax: (08) 8364 5527
By Email: anne_morphett@yahoo.com.au