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Workshops Archive
PhotoAccess offers a wide range of creative workshops, across digital and analogue photography. Because of our workshop program changes regularly, contact us if you are interested in any of these workshops.
Participants gain a practical understanding of camera functions – aperture, shutter speed and ISO – together with manual focus techniques and the basics of creative composition.
A quick and easy way to learn how to develop your own black and white 35mm film or 120 film.
Learn the basics of black-and-white photography – from composing images through to printing in the darkroom. Participants learn how to develop film, make contact sheets and print individual images.
This workshop is designed to give you more guided mileage in the darkroom, increase your confidence and ability to use the darkroom independently and advance your understanding of the wide variety of analogue practice.
A great way to enjoy the PhotoAccess darkroom after hours with a small group of like-minded film photographers. Running every month, this program is a lovely opportunity to spend some quiet time developing and printing in a fun social environment outside of 9-5 work hours.
Learn how to set up and position studio lighting for portrait and still life photography. Participants learn to sync the studio lights with a DSLR, sync multiple lights, use an RC trigger and PC cable to trigger the studio lights, work with reflectors and use a light meter.
This unique program is for any image makers who would like to work towards a body of work, further their professional practice, and have the chance to exhibit at an established ACT gallery – all the while supported by a mentor, peers, and PhotoAccess.
In this workshop, you’ll initiate a personal photography project and develop it over the year with mentorship and guidance, input and discussion from your workshop peers, and the opportunity to work in a structured environment.
This mentored nine month studio program is for any image maker who would like to develop and curate a portfolio of work and realise it as a unique photo-book.
This workshop focuses on creating nightscapes with acclaimed tutor Joe Cali, considering how to compose after-dark landscapes and skyscapes, explore practical aspects of night shoots, such as forecasting clear skies and staying comfortable during long shoots, and experiment with capturing striking stills, star trails and panoramas.
An advanced astrophotography workshop with a specific focus on the utilisation of tracking devices, taught by acclaimed tutor and astrophotographer Joe Cali.
Since 2020, PhotoAccess and Plumwood Mountain have partnered to deliver an annual Forest Stories workshop, learning how to integrate the use of the camera with observation and investigation of the more-than-human world.
Offering workshops for a range of age groups and skill levels over the school holidays.
A workshop journey through the possibilities of smartphone based 3D Photogrammetry, GIF making, and Augmented reality.
This workshop focuses on the practical aspect of street photography, discussing techniques for working candidly and unobtrusively in public places.
This urban photographic series takes its participants to the city fringes, to document spaces where human industry and the natural landscape intermingle.