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I am based in Sunbury, on the northern outskirts of Melbourne. Please feel free to contact me either by email or phone. I am currently taking bookings for the Tasmania East Coast and Lake Tour in March 2023 and my New Zealand Winter Explorer Tour in August 2023. I’ll also be announcing dates for my Astro Landscape Workshops in 2023. Stay tuned.
I am proud to offer a full weekend of Astro and Landscape photography in conjunction with Camera House Geelong and Sony Australia to the stunning Lake Tyrrell (Sea Lake).
Sony is making their full range of Alpha Cameras and Lenses available for test and use over the entire weekend. Want to try the A1 or the A7Rm4, perhaps the 14mm F1.8 GM or the new 24-70 F2.8 GM2. Just let me know what you would like to try and Sony should be able to supply it. No charge and no commitment to buy, you can just test them for the weekend and make up your own mind.
Camera House is offering the chance for one lucky guest to win a Free Print of their favourite image to the value of $250 at their Printing Lab.
Finally, Sony and Camera House are joining forces to offer incredible discounts on Sony camera’s, lenses and accessories. If you like what you have tried over the weekend you can get it at a VERY discounted price!
The Weekend includes Welcome Drinks, 2 nights accommodation, a group Lunch and my guidance around the area. Sunset into Astro and even a dawn shoot if your keen. If you want the full Astro Training Workshop, that can be selected below for an additional cost.
The following Lake Tyrrell events are offered as either “including the full Astro Training Workshop” OR as purely the “Event Only” without the workshop. Please make your selection carefully.
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 comes first, then capture what you need to make the post processing possible.
My workshops are therefore structured differently to most where we start with an afternoon of introduction and post processing training. We 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.
We kick off around 1 pm in Sunbury discussing the post processing techniques for single images and star trails. We then move onto the equipment and accessories you need, the camera settings you should use and composition and focusing techniques.
After a tea or coffee and a bite to eat, we then head out to one or more destinations to actually capture the images. I have secured several stunning and unique locations around Tooborac, Nula Vale, Pyalong and Metcalfe, all about an hour north of Melbourne. You can either self drive or ride with me from Sunbury. While there we put your new found knowledge to use and I show you how to achieve what we have discussed earlier in the day. We finish when we finish and you head home for a sleep with your course notes and images. You can put them together at your leisure and I am more than happy to help later if you have any questions or issues with post production. You will be learning a lot on the day so I understand if some things don’t stick.
Once you have your final favourite image, email it to me and I’ll turn it into an A3 size print for you to keep.
The cost of each workshop is $375 and includes
Full tuition for the afternoon and evening
Course notes from the days seasons
Post course assistance with your post processing
An A3 size print of your favourite capture from the night
If you would like to participate in a workshop, please select the appropriate workshop date and book and pay below A full refund or postponement is available at your discretion should the workshop be delayed due to poor weather or Covid lockdown restrictions.
I would like to thank Levin for his introduction to Astro Photography. From the first contact his communication was articulate and the attention to detail with the preparation in finding suitable locations was outstanding. The tuition onsite was clear and precise and delivered wonderful results.
I have only been back doing photography for a short time and results I got back from his tuition were amazing. You will not be disappointed. I would have no hesitation in recommending Levin and the courses that he runs to anybody serious about being successful with photography.
Brett
It was a wonderful workshop , again thank you so much . I would have been thrilled with a quarter of what I got out of it. I felt very supported and looked after. The night flew by! And the bonus moon you threw in was a memorable thing!
Lynden
I have always been fascinated with astro photography.
This workshop provided all the expertise needed to produce star trail photos along with assistance with camera settings, tuition and personalized notes.
It also teaches the principles of computer software to compose Astro Landscape (star trails) photography.
Levin, thanks for hosting the workshop and night outing which was both informative and fun.
Ken
The thanks must go to you and your amazing talent and ability to explain things in terms we could understand and also many thanks for your patience with me fumbling with my camera in the dark. Not forgetting Karen’s wonderful hospitality, and that cake with our cuppa tea was so yummy.
I will look forward to doing other workshops with you in the future.😀
Karen
Rare View provides Photographic Training and experiences through workshops and tours. I also create Time Lapse videos for production and advertising companies.
