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Introduction to digital scrapbooking

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Learn to use digital editing techniques to show off your photos and memorabilia in Introduction to Digital Scrapbooking! Using Photoshop Elements, this course will teach you how to make the most of your scrapbooking talents and artistic ideas when you combine traditional and digital scrapbooking. Starting with simple projects, you’ll quickly learn how to build pages, use artistic journaling, and... [More]

Social Media Savvy

How do your customers and clients find you and how do they know, like and trust you, and then decide to hire you or buy from you? In most cases, it’s all about social media and your online presence! Stats show that 64% of consumers are more likely to trust a business if they interact positively on social media – and if they can’t find you there, they might give up on you entirely. If you run a small or medium-sized business, the chances are that you’re behind on your social media... [More]

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Introduction to Screenwriting

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. There’s never been a better time to start a career as a screenwriter. With technological breakthroughs bringing the cost of making and distributing movies down to almost nothing, there’s going to be a huge demand for great scripts—and for people who can write them. Whether you want to write micro-budget indie films or Hollywood blockbusters, this course will teach you everything you need to know... [More]

Practical photography (advanced)

This advanced workshop takes you beyond the basics of photography. This workshop is designed to examine and utilise some of the intricate image-adjusting controls buried deep inside your sub-menus. The workshop also provides you with new advanced practical skills, showing you how to test each of your lenses for sharpness, how to accurately copy works of art and how to set a Manual White Balance for precise and accurate colour. The theme is the optimising camera’s functions for low... [More]

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Ten-minute sketches for absolute beginners

Absolute Beginners, enjoy a fast and loose, creative approach capturing the essence of your subject! Fun, easy techniques help you simplify basic art processes. You’ll use a variety of loose media helping you to free up... including markers, coloured pastels, graphite sticks, charcoal, conte, pens, ink. Great for unlocking artistic blocks, with a fun and expressive approach! THINGS TO KNOW Professional art materials provided. Light lunch is provided. If you have any special dietary... [More]

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Mastering mobile phone photography

Your best camera is the one you have with you and these days that’s probably your phone. With ever-improving optics and camera apps, smartphones are capable of producing amazing results. Like any camera however it’s the brain behind the lens that matters. Join Master Photographer Dale Neill on a fun, tip-filled seminar and master the techniques for producing incredible photos to share and enjoy. There are more photographs taken each day on mobile phones than all other camera types... [More]

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Making the most of superannuation

When was the last time you looked at your superannuation statement? If you are someone who is serious about planning for your retirement (no matter how near or far away) then you should know more about your superannuation. Superannuation is a tax-effective structure for retirement savings yet few people take the time to understand it early enough. With restrictions on how much you can contribute, careful planning is a must to ensure your retirement nest egg will be enough. This... [More]

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Intermediate Photoshop CS5

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. If you’re already using the basic tools in Adobe Photoshop CS5, take your photo-editing skills to a new level! In this course, you’ll become an expert at using layers, layer masks, and other advanced features that let you change images easily long after you create them (and long after the Photoshop “undo” command expires). Non-destructive editing lets you work faster and reuse parts of images over... [More]

Learn DSLR in a day

Today’s DSLR cameras offer vast photographic opportunities – if you know how to use them and you understand light. Get started with your DSLR camera with professional photographers Karen Castle and Karin Calvert. This course teaches – in easy, clear terms – how to use the settings on your camera so you can progress to the next level of creative photography. In the morning session Karen will explain the basics: aperture, shutter speed, ISO and how to achieve correct exposure. In the... [More]

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Introduction to Microsoft Access 2010

This is an online course. To find out how our online courses work, please click here. Take control over your data! Whether you’re a novice or an experienced database user, this course will show you how to harness the full power of Microsoft Access 2010. In these practical and project-oriented lessons, you’ll learn how to use this award-winning MS Office software to create and customize tables. You’ll build relationships between your tables to eliminate redundancies and slash data... [More]