maaitphoto, photography teacher

maaitphoto

maaitphoto

location_on St Leonards, Sydney

local_activity classes: Smartphone PhotographyDSLR PhotographyPhotography

4.9 (31)

After completing a Diploma of Commercial Photography and now, with over 3 decades experience in the Advertising Industry, Chris is an energetic, passionate, all round photographer. Chris has a reputation of being warm, kind and easy going on set. His technical and commercial skills were fine-tuned whilst working with established photographers and his own business in marketing, travel and adventure, medical, corporate, events, fashion, food, product, wedding and family photography. This career has transpired across the dramatic changes from the Analog to Digital realm. Chris has also been a long time teacher and mentor in B/W Darkroom, Film and Digital photography, enthusiastically sharing his knowledge and skills with people of all ages and backgrounds.






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Reviews

(31)


Yun Sun Jul 2022


Very nice illustration! Thanks Chris for all the amazing content! We all enjoyed it very much!

Ashlee Nov 2021

21 ClassBento workshops attended • 7 reviews


I was very happy with this photography course! Chris is an excellent teacher, providing helpful explanations, detailed feedback, and an overall pleasant learning experience. Here's a light-writing photo to say thanks!

Photography class review by Ashlee

Elspeth Crosby Oct 2021

50 ClassBento workshops attended • 50 reviews


A very enjoyable course. Chris was an inspiring teacher and a lot of fun. I learned so much about photography especially the value of taking a few moments to think about the photograph before taking it. I had no idea that my phone camera had so many functions. Definitely a worthwhile course - thanks Chris.

Photography class review by Elspeth Crosby

Lee Alkemade Oct 2021

5 ClassBento workshops attended • 4 reviews


This is a fantastic class! Hands on lessons that not only teach you the fundamentals of photography, but how to explore all of the functions of your camera for taking pictures in any setting. I will never need to use the Auto function again, thanks Chris

Learn Photography at Home: SLR Fundamentals review by Lee Alkemade

Millie La Oct 2021

3 ClassBento workshops attended


My kids enjoyed it, and was at the right pace for them.
Good option during this lockdown.

Christian Maait Oct 2021


An amazing course run by a qualified individual who easily explains all concepts in way that you can understand. Overall a great course with plenty of information to excite the amateur and enthusiast photographer. Thank you Chris for an exceptional snapshot into photography can't wait to use all my knowledge learned.

Niquita Meyers Oct 2021


I really enjoyed how he included brakes and gave us a chance to have a go photography.

Esther Langenegger Sep 2021

4 ClassBento workshops attended • 3 reviews


An excellent learning experience and I definitely feel I will be able to make much better use of the camera technology on my phone. I was lucky enough to have Chris' expertise to myself and learnt so much. Look forward to putting it all into practice. Thanks Chris for sharing your experience, knowledge and stories with me. Esther

Meagan Leslie Sep 2021


Chris was a great teacher ! His passion for photography is very evident and he really broke all of the components into bite size chunks ! Great first experience with Chris and one that I hope to repeat with follow up courses !

Megan Sep 2021

319 ClassBento workshops attended • 334 reviews


Christopher's lunch time class was brilliant. Thank you for all the awesome tips, so glad I borrowed my friend's phone so I could do this class.

Kellie Maloney Sep 2021

28 ClassBento workshops attended • 24 reviews


Absolutely loved the session today with Chris from Maiitphoto! I learnt so much in just a short time and will now be taking photos all over my backyard during lockdown. Thanks Chris!

Nicky Hall Sep 2021

8 ClassBento workshops attended • 9 reviews


So many Fabulous tips and tricks in a lunchtime session.
Great introduction to smartphone photography!

Sharon Bennett Sep 2021

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 4 reviews


What a great way to spend a lunch break. Amazing teacher with so much knowledge, passion and expertise in facilitating a course on phone photography.

Pip Cranfield Sep 2021


Great class but I felt for the teacher - he seemed so nervous! Very hard to fit his usual 3 hours into 30 minutes but he did so well and I learnt some very cool new tips and tricks :) thank you! great class!

Ann Dean Sep 2021

3 ClassBento workshops attended • 4 reviews


What a fun way to draw a cute llama.
So easy I will never forget this easy technique.

Pamela Woods Sep 2021

9 ClassBento workshops attended • 5 reviews


Chris was an engaging teacher, and he covered lots of technical points but made them very easy to follow and understand. Great to see the iphone on camera and be able to find out where all those buttons are hidden and make use of them in the class. Really enjoyable and great tips. Thanks Chris.

Alicia Druery Sep 2021

8 ClassBento workshops attended • 14 reviews


Thanks so much Chris for your course on iPhone photography. It was really helpful and practical. I enjoyed it a lot. I will go out and practise this afternoon

Louise Beasley Sep 2021

6 ClassBento workshops attended • 7 reviews


good fun, a great overview with some useful tips and tricks for improving your iphone photography

Dora Akanda Sep 2021


Really great tips and tricks in the iPhone Photography class. Thanks so much Chris for a great informative class!

Sam Stevens Aug 2021

2 ClassBento workshops attended


Great refresher, clear and concise information. Chris is great at not over complicating and getting students to focus on what's important, not trying to be an expert in one session. Will definitely sign up for more of Chris' courses.

Deonisia Soundias Aug 2021

21 ClassBento workshops attended • 20 reviews


Really great class as I got so much out it - learnt a lot! The information presented and explanations that were provided were both clear and easy to follow. Was totally engaged and interested. Thank you Chris for a brilliant class!

Claire Cooke May 2021

53 ClassBento workshops attended • 52 reviews


This class is a great introduction to photography. Filled with the technical knowledge to really help your photos pop!

Rita Coffey Nov 2020


Chris was excellent and very thorough in explaining the science involved with photography to a 13 year. Our son enjoyed the workshop and has asked us if he could do more classes with Chris. Highly recommend this class for teens. Thank you
Darren & Rita Coffey

Frances Allan Oct 2020


Many different techniques were explained really clearly, in detail, in language that was perfect for a 12 year old and a 10 year old. Chris also gave specific feedback on photos that was very helpful. Highly recommended.

Wassim Dabboussi Jul 2020


The quality of the information presented in this work shop is world class, I have completed video and photography courses upwards of $4500 each and the information Chris gives in this workshop was superior to other course I have completed. Chris has a talent to make the information easy to digest and implement. If you want to take exceptional photos for any reason, Personal, Family, Business, Social Media etc. I highly recommend you attend Chris's course.

Carmen Freitas Jul 2020


This class was perfect for me. I needed some general quick short tips on how to take better pics with my iPhone.
Chris gave some very interesting background to colour, lighting etc; which clarified the why!
I had a few wow and ahah! moments.
Highly recommend it!
Thank you

Nadine Steward Jul 2020


Chris is a great teacher provided great tips to better use your phone for enhancement in your photos, recommend this class for anyone looking to make better photos.

David Taff Jul 2020


Good to know some of the technical aspects of taking photos and also giving specific feedback to each about the type of photos taken by each student

Heather Mead Jul 2020


Fabulous workshop! Chris has great depth of knowledge and is clearly passionate about photography. He has a relaxed teaching style which makes for a very open learning environment. The course outline was well set out and everything was covered, with great examples of topics discussed. Background and history of photography was really interesting and added depth to the discussion.

Silvana Franze Jul 2020


I really enjoyed Chris' style and easy manner of teaching. The class was easy to follow and I learned a number of new techniques to use on my iPhone when taking photos. In particular the depth of field tip. Highly recommend.

Photography class review by Silvana Franze

Elsa Crandell Jul 2020


Excellent insight into how to utilize the photographic technology embedded within our smartphones. Tips and tricks that are easy to follow and can make vast differences in the before and after production of photos.

Photography class review by Elsa Crandell

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