lean timms

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One Day Group Photography Workshop

Suitable For: All photography lovers and levels wanting to improve on and invest in their photography and storytelling skills including: small business owners wanting to upskill and create their own content, absolute beginners ready to dive in and learn a new art form, photography lovers wanting to step up and into photography as a career, photography enthusiasts wanting to document their life adventures, fellow photography professionals, etc.

Location: Southern Highlands, NSW (Exact Location TBC)

Date: January 2025 (Exact dates TBC)

Time: 9:00am - 5:30pm

Hospitality: Delicious morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea provided.

Tickets: $1500pp + GST

Please Note: Airfares, transportation and accommodation are not included.

ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:

Join me for a fully immersive day of learning photography where I will openly share with you everything I know about the art of photography. As a small group, we will be focusing on the subjects of interior, food and travel photography and will be digging deep into the world of of light, composition, storytelling, post processing and so much more. The workshop will be part theory and part practical, with time to play and photograph parts of our day together.

After our workshop together, you will go home with an abundance of photography knowledge, the ability to shoot your camera on manual settings, the confidence to approach and capture a scene using natural light, and inspiration to photograph, curate and share your own stories through imagery.

TOPICS WE WILL BE COVERING:

Natural light digital photography 101
We’ll dig into photography and camera basics, and why it’s important that you understand them. You’ll walk away with a thorough understanding of the (magical!) exposure triangle and be able to use your camera’s manual settings - including a suggestion of my favourite go to’s - to help you confidently capture a number of different subjects and styles.

Light
Nothing gets me more excited than reading and embracing natural light. We’ll explore light direction first, it’ll blow your mind. We’ll find light and shadow and all the ways they can both make a photograph sing. We’ll work with harsh light and soft light and learn how to manipulate the outcome of both. I’ll share with you all my tips on light and bright photography along with the contrasting moody chiaroscuro style.

Composition
The way a photograph is framed can completely shift the way a subject is viewed. It’s a really fun game. We will play with lots of different perspectives, angles, and formulas.

Storytelling:
No matter the subject, a story is always worth being told. We could spend the whole weekend on storytelling alone. I can’t wait to dig into this with you. I have a special formula, you’ll love it.

Food Photography
If you’re keen on learning the hairspray and tweezer tricks, I’m not your girl. If you’re keen on learning how to keep things real and delicious and dig in worthy, I’m here. We will explore how to tell a story through food, and we will step through the process of photographing it together.

Interior Photography
Photographing interiors can be tricky, but with the right toolkit is a beautiful and fun process. I’ll share all the tips in my toolbox for taking a photograph that helps to make a home or space look delicious and inviting.

Travel/Location Photography
This one makes my heart sing. It’s really all about sharing a genuine sense of place. This is where we can use our newly learned light and composition skills to capture transportive photographs.

Post Production/Editing
I will step you through my editing flow, both on Lightroom and phone. We will cover basics, explore your style, exporting tricks, and develop your own preset.

Q&A’s
You bring your Q’s, I’ll bring my A’s. I love to share and am an open book!

ABOUT LEAN:

Lean Timms is an Australian travel and lifestyle photographer working across well known international editorial, commercial and publishing fields.

Forever exploring and full of curiosity for this world, Lean’s greatest love is to discover and document inspiring places and to share stories through her photography. Lean’s approach to photography is driven by natural light, in situ spontaneity, transportive storytelling and capturing a genuine sense of place. 

A once upon a time creative arts high school teacher, Lean loves to teach and share, and hosts photography workshops and retreats all around the world.

Lean is currently based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri Country, Canberra Australia.

SELECT CLIENTS | PUBLICATIONS
Australian Traveller | ADOBE | Airbnb | Audi Australia | Condé Nast Traveller | Country Style | Food and Wine Magazine | Galah Magazine | Gestalten | Hardie Grant Publishing | Hamilton Island | Inkaterra Hotels | Lonely Planet | Lulu Lemon | Luxury Lodges of Australia | Murdoch Books | QANTAS Travel Insider | qualia | Saveur Magazine | Schwartz media | Tierra Hotels | Tourism Australia | Vogue Living | Visit Faroe Islands | YOLO Journal

TESTIMONIALS:

PAST WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT TESTIMONIALS:

- Lean’s approach to teaching photography is a breath of fresh air. She has a knack for breaking down the scary bits into something you can actually get excited about. Camera settings, composition, lighting – she broke it down to the basics and put it into everyday context, which really helped me translate these skills to my own work. Aside from everything that we learnt, Lean as a person is incredibly kind, patient, and genuinely invested in seeing everyone grow. She was so open about the industry and really encouraged everyone to try new things. It felt more like hanging out with a super knowledgeable friend for a weekend rather than sitting in a workshop. - Bella Chambers @social.laundry

- Lean is magic. Her workshops are packed with detail and yet somehow easily digestible. She makes difficult concepts accessible and so. damn. beautiful. But Lean’s workshops are so much more than just the content: every detail is so considered and beautiful and specially created to inspire. Lean’s genuine, natural and joyful energy is contagious, and she is unfailingly generous with her time, her knowledge, her experience, and her encouragement. The workshop was a significant investment for me at the time, but turned out to be worth every cent. You're in for a treat! - Jane McCormack @_jane_mccormack

- Lean's workshop truly exceeded my expectations. Lean is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate, providing personalized feedback and guidance throughout the course. The workshop offered a perfect blend of theory and hands-on practice, covering everything from shooting in manual mode to composition, storytelling and editing techniques. The small group size fostered a supportive atmosphere and the day was well-structured. Stepping into this experience as a beginner, I left with a newfound confidence. I highly recommend this workshop to photographers of all levels. It's an investment but it’s worth it and is an experience not to be missed. Thank you Lean for sharing your knowledge, creativity and patience. - Chelsy Furtado @__smell.the.roses__

- This course was an indulgent luxury for me, and a significant investment in my current chapter of life. Lean was cognisant of this, creating an experience that felt generous, whilst still understanding her own worth. Perhaps that is just a complicated way of saying I felt like it was good value for money! Lean seamlessly navigated a class of beginners and seasoned professionals - not an easy task by any stretch. Lean’s teaching is gentle and encouraging and she managed to guide without prescribing. The content was comprehensive and informative - I thought the breadth of content was great. But most of all Lean presented in a way that was vibrant and full of humour, which is obviously just a reflection on Lean as an individual - it is invigorating to be around passion, so thank you Lean for sharing this - Hannah Lewis @penguinpantry

To register interest and be sent a booking link, and or to ask any questions, please send me an email and I would love to chat more with you!

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Unfortunately this is a non-refundable workshop. However, we do understand that things change and COVID looms. We would like to be as flexible as possible, so should you need to rearrange, we are more than happy to rebook you to another workshop at another time. Valid travel insurance is also encouraged for your trip. Thank you for understanding.

It would be a joy to share in a photography workshop with you. Hope to see you in the Southern Highlands this Summer!

Lean. X