Light and Composition Masterclass – Maniototo 2025

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4 Night Masterclass
22nd - 26th February 2025
Central Otago (ex Queenstown)
Max People : 8
Light and Composition Photography

Based in Central Otago, our Light & Composition Masterclass is designed as an ideal programme to expand your use of perspective and light in the landscape. Over the 5 days, you will explore this remote region in 4WD vehicles. Famous for Grahame Sydney’s iconic New Zealand paintings, the Maniototo Plains are an elevated inland landscape, and distinctively Central Otago. The enormous, untamed landscapes give you a sense of place, and nature has its own sophistication as it quietly reveals its differences in subtle and unexpected ways.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

The two learning modules on this masterclass

This masterclass offers a mixture of both tuition and post-processing sessions to help you create some stunning photographs in the diverse light and perspective of Central Otago’s Maniototo landscape. We will run through our programme of advanced camera setup for landscape photography and tutorials on composition & light. We will then help you process your two best images from the masterclass and produce finished 16×22″ fine art prints to take home.

Maniototo Landscape Photography Workshop
Light in the Landscape

Master working the light in the landscape, from warm dawn to blue dusk tones , a challenging and critical part of landscape photography.

Maniototo Landscape Photography Workshop
Composition and Perspective

Learn to work with perspective to change how you present your subject within this vast landscape with its many rustic buildings.

YOUR TUTORS

Ken Wright

Tutor and Landscape Photographer

Ken Wright’s seascapes speak for themselves, outstanding moments in time that capture sunrise and sunset. With 40 years experience in creative industries, Ken is highly skilled in design, illustration and photography.

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Glen Howey

Tutor and Landscape Photographer

Glen has been a travel, documentary and landscape photographer for more than 30 years. As an educator at Massey University, The Photo School and through workshops, really enjoying helping others discover their affinity for photography.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

TRANSPORT AND ACCOMODATION

Start time on day 1: The workshop will start at 8am at Queenstown.
Finish time on day 5: The workshop will finish in time to be in Queenstown by 3pm on the last day to connect with late flights. Please do not book onward flights before 4pm.

CLASS SIZE

Our workshops run with a maximum group size of 8 and 2 tutors, offering a 1:4 ratio of tutors to guests. Limiting class sizes ensures we provide the best learning environment possible, including expert guidance, instruction, and personal attention according to your learning style. Smaller groups of up to 4 may only be led by one tutor.

PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY

A minimum level of physical activity is necessary to enjoy the Mastercalss. Some locations we shoot will require walking 15 minus one way along formed tracks carrying your gear.

EXPERIENCE

Ideally, you will have a basic knowledge of photography and be comfortable adjusting camera settings such as aperture and shutter speed. The aim of our masterclass workshops is to cover more advanced creative camera control and help you develop your style and vision. You will also receive Free access to our Online Essential Landscape Photography Course to make sure you are camera-ready for the workshop.

EQUIPMENT

Camera Equipment: Our workshops focus on how to use your camera, not your type of camera you have. A basic list of recommended camera equipment can be found here.

Clothing: A list of recommended clothing to wear on the workshop can be found here

BOOKING & PAYMENT

A non-refundable deposit of NZD$600.00 is required to reserve your space for the workshop. The remaining balance is due 45 days prior to the start of the workshop. You may pay in full at the time of booking, the balance (minus the deposit) will remain fully refundable until 30 days before the workshop.
Booking and Cancellation Policy: Please click here for our booking and cancellation policy.

MASTERCLASS HIGHLIGHTS

EXPERT TUITION

With Leading Photographers 

CAPTURE TO PRINT

Print Your Best Images 

EXPERIENCE

Remote 4WD Trips

STAY

Unique Wedderburn Cottages

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Graham Rea

Solo Traveller

This was the ideal workshop for me as it allowed me to put previous learnings into practice. I also learnt from seeing other participants’ photos – that is a great part of the workshop.

2024-09-28