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I just finished a great photography workshop through Sydney Photographic Workshops (SPW). I attended the beginners Digital SLR Photography workshop which was conducted over about 8 weeks in the SPW studios in Alexandria. All the courses are tutored by professional and practising photographers making them practical and informative. The big finale was held last Friday and consisted of some drinks, some gear, a slideshow of photographs taken by the workshop participants over its course and some prizes for the best photos. Prizes were awarded for the best photos taken during the course for the following categories:

• Best portrait
• Best Landscape
• Best series

Let me tell you, it came as a shock to me to win one of the categories. Which one do you think? Well, I won the best series category. Here’s the series of still life pics that scored me that illustrious accolade.

If you’re in the market for a course where you’ll get to meet some people, (re)invigorate your photography passion and hopefully come out the other end taking better pictures and enjoying it, then I’d recommend it. If you’re already familiar with photography and need a creative injection then I’d still recommend it. I was already familiar with SLR photography but still found it fun! There’s one downside though – you want to by all the great gear!

If you’re interested, you can find more of my pictures on Flickr. I’ve only just started using it so be kind