Milky Way Photography Workshop 

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Overview

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This exclusive Milky Way photography workshop, now in its sixth year as part of the Heritage Festival Canberra, will take place at Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve. The initial segment of the workshop, including the introduction, will be hosted at the acclaimed new building of Wildbark. As night descends, we'll venture outdoors to Mulligans Flat Nature Reserve to embark on the exhilarating task of capturing the stars, putting into practice the fundamentals learned earlier. The workshop spans approximately 4 hours in total.

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Ari Rex is the is regarded as a leading professional in his field, he was crowned the Nature Photographer of the Year at International Photography Awards)​​, 1st Place - Australian Professional Photography Awards SLA "Manmade" Category  and in 2019 he was awarded 1st Place in Astrophotography at IPA

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In respect of our community and the land, we apply a "leave no trace" policy in all our workshops.

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What Is Covered?

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• Expert guidance from internationally renowned photographer Ari Rex

• How to plan and photograph the Milky Way

• The optimal settings to capture high quality image of the Milky Way 

• How to capture single shot portraits with the Milky Way in the background

• How to capture and stitch panorama images of the Milky Way

• What equipment to use for best results

• How to focus to get pin sharp focus of the stars and foreground objects in total darkness

• After the workshop you will receive a detailed email information pack with all the techniques learned 

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What Will I Need?

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• A DSLR or mirrorless camera*

• Tripod

• Headlamp with red light function

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Lenses: The wider the better, anything from 10mm to 28mm is more than enough. A lens with aperture f2.8 takes clearer picture than a lens with aperture f3.5 as it allows almost twice the amount of light to the sensor. 

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Smart phones: Even some of the latest smart phones are capable of capturing the Milky Way and you are more than welcome to bring them to the workshop but you'll still need a tripod as the principles are the same, although on this workshop we encourage more the use of a camera that performs manual settings. 

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Recommended but not required 

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• Remote control or wired camera trigger

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Workshop Info

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• The fee for this workshop is $350 per participant

• Previous participants are entitled to 10% discount applied directly during booking

• The workshop will go ahead as scheduled regardless of weather conditions. If the sky is covered more than 50% then we would reschedule the practice part the next day or in May 2024

• The registration can be done directly at the Book Workshops page or by pressing the green button Book Now below

• The registration is not completed if the payment hasn't been made. If you have issues booking try another browser or contact us here

• Few days before the workshop begins you will receive an email with workshop itinerary

• Cancellations - You can cancel your workshop booking at anytime up to two weeks prior to the workshop day to receive a full refund* Cancellations made within three weeks prior to the workshop will be liable for a 50% cancellation fee. Unfortunately refunds cannot be issued for cancellations made less than 14 days prior to the workshop.

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*20% admin fee applies

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