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I had been looking forward to Chris' one day course for over a year and I wasn't disappointed!! While I have tried to use my manual setting, getting info from magazines, books and the net, I never quite got it right or fully understood what I was doing. Spending the day with Chris and Jess at the Adelaide Zoo was not only a fun filled day - the way Chris explained all the settings and techniques ... I finally get it!!!! The day was perfectly balanced between theory and practice, so everyt...READ MORE >>

I originally purchased the course last year for my husband as he has always been into photography and I wanted him to get back into it after purchasing a new DSLR camera for our trip to Egypt. When he returned home the night of the course he was a different person! He loved it so much I got sick of hearing the name "Chris Bray" in my house!!! So almost a year later he said that I HAVE to do the course as well. I love taking photographs although I would say that I am not quite the enthusiast ...READ MORE >>

I love taking photos, and have been wanting to get more serious about it for a few years. I have looked at courses that are multiple days or weeks long, but really didn't have the time to sign up for one of those. I have also read photography books, and bought a few photography magazines and tried following them, but in the end was always still very confused about aperture, shutter speed, ISO, f#. I couldn't really get my head wrapped around the concepts by just reading about them. My hu...READ MORE >>

We asked one of our course attendee's to write the news piece for Saturday the 3rd of December 1 Day Photography Course at Brisbane, keep reading to see what the thought about the day... "For many years I have had a love of photography, both taking photos and looking overs photos taken by others, no matter what the subject. I had always wanted to do some sort of coarse to help me understand and how to obtain the best from my camera. After a friend suggested booking a position at Chris’s 1 d...READ MORE >>

My interview for Canon EOS Pro website has just come out in their GEAR IN ACTION section! "Interview with Chris Bray - Wildlife & Extreme Environment Photographer" mostly me waffling on about photography during Jess and my recent arctic sail onboard Teleport =) August 2011, award-winning adventurer Chris Bray together with his partner Jess Taunton began navigating the legendary Northwest Passage along the Arctic. Back in Australia and working towards the second stage of the journey, Chris Bra...READ MORE >>

Well Jess and I just got back from running our first 2 week photo safari to the amazing Galapagos Islands with 7 clients, and it was just AWESOME! Amazing birdlife life the magnificent frigatebird, blue footed boobies and tropicbirds, snorkelling with sea lions and seals, huge turtles, iguanas, even penguins! Of course there was also giant tortoises, unforgettable scenery, and.. oh.. the trip was just great! As one of our clients, Sarah S wrote about it: "This trip provided a 'once in a li...READ MORE >>

Well THAT WAS EXCITING! Jess and I've just returned home after embarking alone upon our perilous journey to do what some of the greatest explorers of all time and 160 years of navy expeditions could not - sail through the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic - thanks largely to Global Warming. Enduring ferocious gales, sea sickness, huge seas, unmarked rocks and fending off icebergs aboard our tiny 29 foot wood and fiberglass yacht ‘Teleport’, we spent the last three months sailing up...READ MORE >>

One of the course participants wrote the 'news piece' about the 1 Day Photography Course at Perth Zoo on Tuesday! Read what she thought about the day below: "I have always had an interest in photography and have enjoyed taking photos but have never really been able to take anything except a good old holiday happy snap. After purchasing my first camera with changeable lenses and SLR capability (didn't go the whole hog and get a full DSLR) I decided I should learn how to use it properly instead...READ MORE >>

I thought I would ask one of the course participants to write the 'news piece' for Monday's photography course at Perth Zoo! Check out what she thought of the day below: "I was given the photography course as a gift from my husband last Christmas. It is now December again. We can’t rush these things. I finally got around to booking my course a couple of months ago and as the day drew closer I thought I’d better go online and check this guy out and see what we might be doing on the day an...READ MORE >>

What a wonderful day we had running the 1 Day Photography Course at Perth Zoo on Sunday. Beautiful weather, great group of people and some FANTASTIC feedback! (read below!) “I was quite apprehensive about the course due to my inexperience and being a complete novice but I was very pleasantly surprised! I totally enjoyed the course and came away feeling confident and quite excited about using the camera to its full potential” “An enjoyable and educational day. Only way to improve it would ...READ MORE >>