Healesville Sanctuary Birds & Wildlife Photography Masterclass Jay Collier

Join renowned wildlife photographer Jay Collier from The Photography Workshop Co, and the team at Croydon Camera House for a Birds & Wildlife photography masterclass.

📆Saturday 5th July 2025

🕑9:00am to 1:00pm

📌Healesville Sanctuary (Zoos Victoria). Glen Eadie Avenue Healesville, VIC 3777

Only 10 places available, waitlist open.

Do you love bird & wildlife photography but have had no luck in perfecting your skills or capturing images you are happy with? Have you struggled to grasp the technical aspects of your camera and the many techniques used for capturing breathtaking birds and wildlife images? If so then this masterclass is for you!

This masterclass has been specifically tailored to either kickstart or boost your understanding of birds and wildlife photography and to gain confidence and control of your camera gear, settings and techniques in the field in order to achieve outstanding images.

With a focus on birds; tap into Jay's extensive 22+ years of professional wildlife photography experience. Jay has guided many photographic safaris throughout Africa over the past 20 years along with being an industry leading photography educator having worked the last14 years at Canon Australia hosting thousands of workshops all over Australia and worldwide as well as several years also working for the likes of Nikon, Olympus, Kodak and currently MAXXUM as an ambassador for brands such as Benro, Shimoda, Haida, ProGrade and many more.

* NOTE: WORKSHOP COST DOES NOT INCLUDE ENTRY TO THE ZOO. PLEASE SEE THE SECTION BELOW REGARDING ZOO ENTRY*

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Join us for Part 1 - Seminar - Wildlife Photography Masterclass Seminar with Jay Collier on the evening prior.

📆Friday 4th July 2025 🕑6:30pm to 9:00pm

📌Croydon Camera House Studio. Level 1, 125 Main Street Croydon VIC 3136

🎟️https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/1392102057729 ($30 - or free if you're attending this workshop - contact Croydon Camera House to reserve your place to part 1 if you have a ticket to part 2)

Workshop Learning Outcomes

During this 4-hour masterclass you will be provided with:

• A small group of 10 to ensure plenty of time for 1 on 1 tuition
• Learn the ins and outs of camera settings and techniques for successful birds and wildlife photography
• Learn how to master exposure, focus and depth of field
• How to improve your composition and how to think ahead to create better images
• Creative use of shutter speed to capture a range of dynamic and diverse images
• Pros and Cons of different exposure modes explained and practiced
• Custom settings in your camera to help quickly change modes for split second decision making
• How to incorporate flash or speedlites into bird/wildlife photography
• Ample time to explore the sanctuary and visit a wide variety of exhibits which offer different photographic challenges, lighting conditions and outcomes that you will face in the wild.
• Practice your birds in flight technique during the Spirits Of The Sky free flight bird show

Suggested equipment & important information

• 1 or more digital SLR or mirrorless cameras
• A telephoto zoom lens such as 100-400mm, 70-300mm, 150-600mm
• Shorter zoom lenses such as 18-200mm, 24-240mm or 70-200mm are also ok but focal lengths above 300mm are better suited. Crop sensor cameras with these lenses are perfect as you will gain additional reach on your zoom
• As we will be quite close to some animals you may wish to bring a wide angle and or macro lens.
• If you own a flash you may also wish to bring it along as they are very useful for wildlife photography.
• PLENTY of extra memory cards. It is not uncommon for guests to leave with multiple full cards!
• Spare batteries and ensure they are fully charged
• Comfortable shoes as we will be covering a fair amount of ground.
• Appropriate clothing as we will be outdoors. I suggest long sleeve shirts, long pants and a hat.
• Monopods can help if your lens is quite heavy but avoid tripods which become a hinderance when shooting quickly.
• Sunscreen
• Water Bottle
• Please arrive at least 15 mins ahead of the scheduled starting time. It will not be possible to catch up on important information or to repeat any section of the workshop for those who arrive late without affecting the experience of others
• MEETING LOCATION is outside the main entry gates next to the carpark.

Please do not attend if:

• If you have any symptoms or have come in contact with anybody who has tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 14 days, please do not attend the workshop and notify Croydon Camera House at [email protected] ASAP if you are unable to attend.

Zoo Entry

• This masterclass does not include your zoo entry which must be purchased separately.
• Due to COVID 19 crowd restrictions are in place and all zoo entry tickets must be purchased online in advance at https://www.zoo.org.au/healesville/whats-on/events/entry/
• Guests arriving without a pre-purchased zoo entry ticket may not be able to gain access if tickets are not available at the gates
• Please ensure that you book your zoo entry ticket or if you hold a membership you still need to go to the zoos ticketing page to reserve your entry ticket. Its best to do this ASAP when booking.

Terms Of Booking

• Refunds are not available for change of mind or circumstances or late arriving / non-arriving guests
• You must be 18 years of age or older. If you are under 18 you must be accompanied by an adult.
• You will receive an automated confirmation by Eventbrite of your order via email. It is Your responsibility to ensure you provide the correct email address and to check your junk-mail folder if necessary.
• Guests must inform Croydon Camera House by email if they have any health concerns or physical limitations which may cause a risk to you or others in attendance at [email protected]
• Jay Collier and Croydon Camera House reserve the right to decline or remove any participant from an event for any reason, including if their conduct or condition is deemed to pose a risk or nuisance to others or to the participant.
• You may be filmed or photographed during the workshop which may be used for promotional material by Photographers Collective only. By booking this workshop you agree to these terms and that if you do not wish to be filmed or photographed that you must inform Croydon Camera House by email before the event at [email protected]
• By booking this workshop you accept that you are responsible for your own safety and that of your camera equipment and other items at all times. You accept that Jay Collier and/or Croydon Camera House will not be liable for any injury or damage/loss of personal equipment during the workshop.