Are You Ready
To Learn?
Ready to take the photo you see?
You need someone who teaches
'old school'
Someone who will slow the learning down and teach you in a way that makes sense to you and for you
Small bite sized portions to learn, before you move on to something else.
Someone who teaches you with patience, kindness and zero judgement
If that sounds like your kind of learning,
then Derry is your teacher
Learning photography, understanding cameras and lenses is complicated. There is so much to learn.
You can't even go into a camera shop any more
Let's face it, you probably even bought your camera online, and that's where you are expected to learn about it, online.
Even the camera user manual is online!
Whilst there is a plethora of knowledge online, it is usually delivered too quickly, with not enough information and with the expectation that you have an assumed level of knowledge.
Small bite sized portions to learn, before you move on to something else.
If that sounds like your kind of learning, then Derry is your teacher
How You Learn Is Just As Important
As What You Learn
A professional photographer for over 40yrs, Derry now teaches photography, specialising in beginners
She knows how difficult it can to be learn photography and cameras
For a long time all she knew was light and composition.
Derry is a visual learner and had to teach herself in a way that makes sense to a visual learner
There is no longevity in anything any more, no slowing down, no chance anymore to be in the moment, to be mindful unless we seek it out amongst the noise and every day urgency
The average attention span is 7 seconds and getting shorter....
Photography Formulas Guide
Photography can be formulaic. Use this lens, put your camera on these settings, use this technique and you will capture the photo
This 26 page full colour instant download is always with you. Download it onto your phone or if you're old school like me, print it out and keep it as a reference in your camera bag
Learn the techniques for photographing:
Action | Landscapes | Night | Astro | Moon | Macro | Movement
How You Can Learn
With Derry
Face To Face Classes
Photography Workshops
Online Course
One On One Face To Face
One On One Online
Every Workshop Suits Every Beginner - Yes, Even If You Are Stuck On Auto
One On One Mentorship Program
Do you prefer to learn in the comfort of your own surroundings?
Learn with Derry One on One
Australia or the world
Meet Your Photography Mentor Derry
A professional photographer for 40yrs now passing on the knowledge teaching photography to those who need to learning at a slower pace
At a gentle pace and in a way that finally makes sense for you
Seeing people get their 'lightbulb' moments, seeing people get excited when they take a photo they see, a photo they imagined, a photo they never thought they could take
What Derry loves, is seeing people who thought they could never understand their camera, let alone ever take a great photo, feel the same excitement she felt
and still feels when she 'nails' the photo
Today Learn How To Photograph (which is Derry and Caro) has over 1.4 million followers across the three social networks.
What Derry has learned is that people want to learn photography in a different way, a slower way with patience, kindness and no 'assumed' level of knowledge and absolutely no judgement.
Good old fashioned teaching and You WILL learn, it WILL make sense to you and you WILL take your photography to many levels.
You will finally feel confident with your new skills and start to take the photo you see
Don't Just Take Our Word
Over
1.4 Million Followers
You Can Trust Us
I attended an incredible workshop in Sydney with the wonderful Derry. I learnt so much in just three hours and wouldn't hesitate to join another of these workshops. Derry and Caro are delightful. Derry is a gifted teacher able to share knowledge in an engaging and easy to understand way. I felt very comfortable asking questions. My photography has leapt ahead and I feel very inspired
Derry is an amazing teacher, starting with the basics to explain how cameras and photos work, building up to adjusting shutter speeds, aperture and ISO to get your perfect shot Much respect to Derry's vast knowledge about photography and her ability to give the right amount of technical information to match where the learner is at
I had a one on one session in the field with Derry. Awesome morning, Derry has a great way of explaining photogrpahy in normal every day terms that you can understand. So great talking with someone that doesn't feel the need to use all the terminology professional photographers get caught up in, that just makes a beginner feel way out of their depth and stupid. Thanks so much Derry, keep doing what you do so well
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