What's on at Cog Creative

Our upcoming workshops and events can be seen below. Subscribe to our quarterly e-news to receive our program, and the occassional special offer, too!

Profoto Studio Seminar with Ian van der Wolde

MONDAY 9 Sept I 6.30-8pm

Join Profoto Ambassador and Commercial Photographer Ian Van Der Wolde for a unique opportunity to see and play with the new Profoto Pro D3 Monolight, Fresnel, Zoom Rod and Profoto Softbox range.

See the amazing fast D3 monolight in a studio situation with seamless synchronization between devices as Ian takes us through each product with the audience and then in a live shoot with model to create different looks.

Light Refreshments Provided

Limited spots available

Presented by Diamonds Camera

Studio Lighting

THURS Night Workshops 6-9pm

Starts October 3 | $148.50 / $500 for all 5 sessions

Learn how to use lighting in the studio to create controlled, sophisticated and well-crafted studio portraits. Pick your session to target what you need to boost your experience or confidence in the studio! Small groups, and relaxed, hands-on learning.

BEGINNERS are recommended to start with session one & do all sessions if possible.

• Inverse Square Law
• Lighting Styles
• Studio Safety
• Light Quality
• Flash Exposure
• Tethering
• And lots more!!

Workshop Tutor :: Sam Oster

Lightroom Classic

2-day INTENSIVE 10am-5pm

September 28 & 29 2024 | $619

Learn how to use Lightroom to confidently manage, archive, edit & share your digital images. This workshop is aimed at emerging and professional photographers - BYO laptop with Lightroom Classic pre-downloaded (the trial version is fine). A demo catalog will be provided for you to use for this ** Small Group Workshop**

• Library Module IN DEPTH
• Importing Images - Workflow
• Keywording & Metadata
• Viewing, culling & rating images
• Developing Raw Files
• Exporting various formats & sizes
• Overview of Map, Book, Slideshow, Print & Web modules

Workshop Tutor :: Sam Oster

OUR LIGHTING SERIES IN 2 DAYS

Studio Lighting INTENSIVE

FRIDAY 11 & SATURDAY 12 OCT

10am - 5pm | $629

With Sam Oster

Learn how to use lighting in the studio to create controlled, sophisticated and well-crafted studio portraits.

Experience our bite-size sessions in one giant meal in this 2-day studio lighting intensive.

Students are required to have an understanding of manual exposure and will need their own digital camera and portrait lens (85mm plus). This small group intensive will help you build hands-on confidence in the studio with lighting equipment, lighting styles, modifier choice, and lighting theory.