Our students often ask me if they have what it takes to be a great photographer, and I know that question comes from a feeling of self-doubt. The fact is, your ability to be an amazing photographer is actually inside of you. If you’ve already mastered the basics, and want to learn how to take […]

Advanced Photography Course Customer Stories Motherhood is, for most of us, very rewarding (at least half the time lol!). It’s also a 24/7 job, with amazing bits, crap bits, and everything in between. Kind of a blur at times! Now you might be wondering what this has to do with photography… Personally, I found the […]

Today I want to introduce you to the lovely Dinithi. Born and bred in Colombo, Sri Lanka, she lives in Melbourne with her hubby and their two daughters. Ayaana and Kiara, aged 6 and 3 years respectively, were Dinithi’s inspiration to learn photography properly (her words!). She had a DSLR she had been fumbling with […]

Our Enthusiast Photography Course students are beyond thrilled when they graduate because they can shoot confidently in manual mode, and they have new skills in light and composition… and this is hugely liberating because it means they finally control the look of their photos… deliberately! But ultimately, like all little birds, after a lot of […]

A Weekly Highlights Reel of Inspiration! This week’s highlights reel is a celebration of our Macro Flower Photography Creative Workshop, which just wrapped up last week! Over the last 4 weeks our workshop students were taken behind the scenes by macro floral expert Mel Champion, where they learned how to capture beautifully crisp, detailed and […]

Did you know our blog is widely regarded as having some of the most comprehensive photography tutorials you’ll find anywhere on the net? We take a deep dive into the topics and really unpack them, so you can go out and shoot the genre or subject of your choice armed with new skills to try […]

Advanced Photography Course As a mum, I know how hard it is to find time to do something fun and creative that’s just for you… we have to somehow fit it in between all.the.things we do for our kids, but there’s very little time between all.the.things! So because it’s not an essential, we tend not […]

Advanced Photography Course Student Story Does this sound familiar? You’ve taken control of your DSLR, you’ve worked on your technical skills to take a well-exposed and nicely composed shot that’s in focus. You’re enjoying your photos and know that you’ve made great progress to get into manual mode and take shots that you love. Buuuut….you’re […]

I love travel and landscape photography, but when it comes to shooting those genres myself… let’s just say it’s lucky I’m good at portraits! So when we wanted to write an in depth guide to travel photography for beginners, we turned to Veraine Spiller, arguably our most travelled CLG grad. That experience shows in travel […]

A Fresh 48 is a newborn session that takes place during the first 48 hours of a baby’s life. This special type of photo session aims to capture many of the early moments and special firsts. They often take place in a  hospital or birthing centre, before the newborn baby heads home to start life […]