Best Photography Classes in Sydney for Those Looking to Sharpen Their Eye

Switch into manual mode at photography courses in Sydney and learn how to take good photos with your camera. With these hands-on, beginner to intermediate classes, you’ll become well acquainted with your camera and gain the confidence to capture all of life’s precious moments. So whether you’ve just purchased a DSLR camera or it’s in your cupboard gathering dust — these Sydney experiences will ensure you’re gaining all the practical photography tips and tricks needed on your journey!

Capturing the beautiful scenery and architecture in the harbour city is what makes photography courses one of the many fun things to do in Sydney, but if you’ve already started doing this, then it isn’t worth your time or money to listen to what you’ve already learnt and mastered. But don’t worry, we have even more photography courses perfect for individuals and small groups looking to build on what they already know, and have an amazing time while they do it. 

Keen to learn more? Read on for the best photography classes in Sydney for those looking to sharpen their skills.

Intermediate DSLR photography course

If you’re chasing a comprehensive photography course that will cover all the fundamentals needed to take stunning photos, this intermediate course with Sydney Community College is perfect for you. Over five weeks, you’ll be guided by expert photography Richard Lynch, who’ll give you all the practical knowledge in photography aspects like lighting, metering, correct exposure, motion blur and more!

Learn everything from basic camera skills to capturing and controlling light. A mix of both theory and hands-on, practical experience, you’ll complete this course feeling empowered and capable in your newfound abilities!

Travel photography workshop: Vietnamese Sydney

Nearly all of our Sydney workshops use the city’s iconic urban landscape as a basis for their photography training, but Sarah Jenkins’s travel photography workshop uses it to highlight the skills required to give your holiday photos an air of professionalism. SignaturePhoto - Sarah’s company - has been offering up the best in photography courses for over twelve years, and her Vietnamese Sydney photography workshop is among one of the most unique experiences she has available. 

Based in Cabramatta, you’ll traverse the area known fondly as Little Saigon and illuminate a different culture with your camera lens. You’ll explore Cabramatta’s bustling fresh food markets and sample some authentic Vietnamese street food, all while learning how to snap it all up with your camera. Sarah herself has over twenty years of travel photography experience and has captured images in over 138 countries, so she’s the perfect candidate to show you the ropes of photography in Little Saigon. It’s also the only photography class in Sydney that comes with a steaming hot bowl of Pho!

Three-day photography tour in the Blue Mountains

We love all of our amazing photography courses equally. But the three-day Photography tour of the Blue Mountains is undoubtedly the pièce de résistance of our photography courses, for obvious reasons. 

We have so many amazing photography workshops in Sydney that will help you expand your knowledge in unique and exciting ways, but Alfonso’s Photography Tours offers you the chance to camp out in the NSW hinterland in an intensive, hands-on experience. Although this three-day photography workshop is available to people of all experiences, individuals who already have a firm grasp of the photography basics will find this little getaway particularly enthralling. 

On your journey, you’ll learn how to capture the natural beauty of the Blue Mountains by visiting some of the most incredible landscapes New South Wales has to offer. Over the three days, you’ll get roughly fifteen hours of photography training, as well as assistance with photo editing and how to master astrophotography. Unlike many of our other photography workshops, a considerable amount of photographic equipment is required to get the most out of the class, as is a moderate level of fitness, so always double-check to ensure the workshop is right for you before booking. 

But for those who want their photography training to have a healthy dose of adventure, Alfonso’s three-day photography tour is perfect!  Alfonso’s Photography Tours have been running since 2008 offering photography tours all over Australia, as well as multiple photography tours of Japan, Spain and even to the ruggedly beautiful Faroe Islands, you’ll spend the three days in very safe, experienced hands. 

Night photography short course

Grab your camera and tripod and join Alfonso and his team once again for this night photography short course! If your photography training has yet to lead you into the dark, you’ll be shown how to capture key Sydney attractions using only your camera’s manual settings and the light of the moon! With classes maxing out at eight participants, you can rest assured that you’ll be getting plenty of one-on-one time with your photography class instructor, who’ll give your images instant feedback so you can improve immediately.

Once again this class is open to beginners as well, but having some photography courses and/or knowledge behind the lens will stand you in good stead for this workshop after dark. 

With so many photography courses in Sydney to choose from, you wouldn’t be amiss in feeling overwhelmed as to which one to choose. For complete newcomers, our beginner’s photography classes are perfect, but individuals with more experience looking to level up can have a more difficult time choosing. 

Many photography workshops aren’t cheap, so it’s crucial that you do get bang for your buck. Whether it’s taking an adventurous photography tour of the NSW hinterland or traversing Cabramatta’s Little Saigon, your experience won’t go to waste with our photography classes aimed at intermediates and individuals already well acquainted with their equipment.

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