What's on at Cog Creative

Our talented community regularly share skills, laughs and friendship with each other, and the wider community of practising and aspiring image makers. Subscribe to our quarterly e-news to receive our program, and the occassional special offer, too!

Lightroom Classic

2-day INTENSIVE 10am-5pm

August 24 & 25 2024 | $600 + GST

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 the workshop.

** 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

5 ways to light a cyc

TUES 27th August 6 - 9pm

$49 + GST (limited number of spots)

Curious about the best way to light a cyclorama?

Come along to this demonstration of different ways to light a cyc to achieve great results. We will explore options from using just one light, to using multiple lights to achieve different results.

We'll explore lighting positions, modifier choice, controlling shadows, light quality & more!

Presented by Sam Oster (Silvertrace) & Shaun Li (Capture the Present)

Supported by Diamonds Camera & Profoto

Studio Lighting

THURS Night Workshops 6-9pm

Starts August 29 | $100 + GST per session

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

OUR LIGHTING SERIES IN 2 DAYS

Studio Lighting INTENSIVE

FRIDAY 11 & SATURDAY 12 OCT

10am - 5pm

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.