This year I’m changing the format for my Astro Photography Workshops and I think you’ll love it! 

I’m now running 2 to 4 day Training Getaway Tours to great locations while incorporating my popular Astro Training Course. You’re getting the full course but this time at some stunning and amazing locations. These are “Mini-Tours” if you like and includes accommodation, some meals and transport if appropriate, along with full training to give you the skills necessary to produce awesome nightscape images. Some of these Training Tours will be planned months in advance while others will be a “Pop-up” style workshop with about a months notice.

I plan to visit some exciting locations like Lake Tyrrell and the Kerang Lakes, The Great Ocean Road, areas of SA like Moonta, Burra, Lake Bonney and maybe even the Pinnacles in WA. The best way to find out where and when is to subscribe to my “Occasional Newsletter” below. 

I have been running very successful 7 to 14 day tours of Tasmania and New Zealand for several years now and am basically combining my experience with running tours with my experience of training astro photographers for the last 4 years.

Why does astro photography need specialist training? In normal photography, you capture the image and then process for the best results. In astro photography, it’s a bit the reverse. You usually need to decide before hand what image you want (standard, blended, star trail, lighting) and capture accordingly so that you can put it together in post processing. Therefore post processing consideration comes first, then capture what you need to make the post processing possible and produce what you imagined in the first step.

My courses are therefore structured differently to most where we start with an introduction to gear, capture techniques and post processing training.  We then head out to a great location and spend the night teaching you how to capture the images you need for that post processing and get that stunning result. 

Each Training Tour will include

• All accommodation in your own private bedroom

• Some meals as described on each individual Getaway Workshop

• Transport if appropriate depending on our destination 

• My full training course spread over a few days so you can consolidate with hands-on night photography

• Course notes from the days seasons

• Guidance to some incredible locations

• Post course assistance with your post processing

• And most importantly, a good time and having fun with fellow photographers

These Getaway Courses are designed for intermediate to advanced photographers who have a basic understanding of manual settings and capture techniques. If you are just starting out on your photographic journey then I don’t recommend these courses. But if you would like to expand your existing skills in Landscape, Seascape and Astro photography, then these workshops are perfect for you and you will gain a lot from them.