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Master your camera for snap happy holidays

NEW! Advanced workshops
We’re excited to be adding more new workshops in 2012, starting with some more advanced classes.

Your Business – Your Portfolio with Richard Allenby-Pratt
Whether you are an aspiring artist or you dream of giving up the rat race to pursue your dream of making a living from photography, your portfolio is the showcase of your work…it’s what shows potential clients what you can do. If you’re serious about making photography your career, don’t miss this unique opportunity to get unparalleled industry insight from successful, Dubai-based photographer Richard Allenby-Pratt. The Your Business - Your Portfolio workshop will take place February 11 and 18.

Anatomy of a Fashion Shoot I with Toufic Araman
Back by popular demand! If fashion is your thing, don't miss this opportunity to learn from Toufic Araman, one of the leading fashion and commercial photographers in the Middle East, based in Dubai. Toufic will take a small group of photographers through his process, approach and real world experience as a fashion photographer. This will be followed by a day shooting in the studio with models, make up, stylists and multiple light set ups, where you're sure to get portfolio worthy shots. Anatomy of a Fashion Shoot I workshop on February 3 & 4. Check out students' photos from the last workshop here.

Beginners workshops
Taking photos with your DSLR shouldn’t be a battle, but we know it can sometimes feel hopeless when the Auto mode doesn’t give you the effect you were looking for, and the manual appears to be written in an alien language! You don’t need to struggle anymore because GPP is here to help you take control of your DSLR. There’s lots of buttons, dials and options but we promise it’s not as scary as it seems! Our workshops are fun, practical and packed with essential information that will help you master your camera.

Gift vouchers for our workshops are the perfect gift this holiday season - click here to find out more.

The Gulf Photo Plus Digital Photography - Level 1 workshops in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will translate your complicated camera manual to plain English and arm you with basic composition rules that can make a big difference to your photos. There's lots of timing options with weekend, morning and evening workshop so you're sure to find something that fits your schedule.


If your photos are well exposed and you're ready to take it to the next level, our Digital Photography - Level 2 workshop will equip you with advanced shooting techniques, help you develop a personal creative style and show you how to compose like the pros. Check out our schedule of classes in Abu Dhabi and Dubai here. Want to learn more? Meet our instructors and take a look behind the scenes at our workshops here!

If you need help with post processing and organising your images, our Introduction to Photoshop and Introduction to Lightroom workshops are a great place to start. Just book your workshop, download the trial software (if you don’t have already have it), bring along your laptop, and get Photoshopping!

Opening Photoshop for the first time can be a daunting experience. Our Introduction to Photoshop workshop has been developed specifically for photographers. In just 8 hours, tutor Alex Jeffries (link) will take you through the complete Photoshop workflow, from opening files, to editing and saving, and help you to master the key tools to perfect your images.

If you're looking for an all-in-one editing and photo management software solution, check out Lightroom 3 by taking our Introduction to Lightroom workshop. Infinitely less time consuming than Photoshop CS, and a heck of a lot more affordable, this photo editing and organisation software is an absolute must for photographers of all levels. Click here to find out more.