Learn from a Professional Photography Teacher Who Knows Your Camera
Less Physics, More Photos
More than 30 classes, Tours and Events to choose from.
Class Price Rise from July 2025
Our class prices will be increasing, effective Monday, July 21, 2025. The average increase will be $10 per class.
We want to assure you that all existing gift vouchers for relevant classes will be honoured at the original price until further notice.
We believe that our photography courses continue to offer exceptional value
Which Class Should I book?
Beginners Classes
Beginners Classes
Beginners Classes
We run beginner classes at our special venue in Warrandyte. They are designed for all levels of camera owners from new to more experienced. We always say never assume you know, but if in doubt book a beginner's class, at the very least you can be reassured you are doing the right thing!
Workshops
Beginners Classes
Beginners Classes
Our Workshops are for all levels and cover subjects from Food to Portrait Photography. You do not have to attend our beginner's classes before booking a workshop, but if you wish to be sure, book a beginner's class beforehand.
Outdoor Events
Beginners Classes
Outdoor Events
Again our Outdoor events are for all levels. We go to venues across Melbourne from Zoos to National Parks. You do not have to attend our beginner's classes before booking an event, but if you wish to be sure, book a beginner's class beforehand.
Photography Courses Available (Warrandyte Venue)
Outdoor Courses (Melbourne and Country)
Which Software do we Teach?
Lightroom Classic
Photoshop Elements
Lightroom Classic
Adobe Lightroom Classic is our preferred software for almost all of our photography needs. Classic works with the images you have at home on your desktop or hard-drives. It can organise unlimited images and file them by name, quality, tags, location and even by face. The image can then be edited using simple and logical controls backed up by Ai presets and filters.
Lightroom CC
Photoshop Elements
Lightroom Classic
Adobe Lightroom CC offers a cloud-centric approach, designed for mobile workflows using images stored on Adobe's Cloud. While it provides flexibility for professionals needing remote access to their work, it has fewer features compared to Lightroom Classic.
Photoshop
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
We teach how to use Adobe Photoshop for manipulating photos. The program can in fact organise, fix edit photos but as we have Adobe Lightroom to do that we use Photoshop for the things that Lightroom can't do. Photoshop uses layers and tools to manipulate photos, cut things out, paste things in and by doing that creates art in photos.
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
Photoshop Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements is a version of Photoshop that has many of the same features and functions but is presented in a far easier way. It has wonderful help menus and, unlike Photoshop, lots of automated features. Elements is available as a one-off purchase, unlike Photoshop and Lightroom, which require subscription payments.
Photo Editing Courses Available (Warrandyte Venue)
About Alwyns Photo School
Why Alwyns Photo School is different.
I believe in showing you how to use YOUR camera.
You brought your camera to take photos not play with buttons and levers!
At Alwyns Photo School, we are making great photography easier.
Please note, as a policy, Alwyns Photo School has NO minimum numbers to run a class. Every student is important and we will not cancel a class due to low numbers. Watch the video below to see what we teach.
Who Am I?
I have had years of experience working with students from 9 to 99 years. I have been working in Photography for over 30 years and teaching for over 15 years with over 30,000 students in that time.
I have written and organised classes for many companies and Government departments including Victoria Police and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade.
My belief is to teach photography classes with "less physics, more photos."