The People-First Guide from 3,000+ Events

Event PhotogrAphy 101A Beginner's Guide to CapturingReal Events with Confidence

Ferdi’s practical field guide helps beginner photographers handle flash, posing, people, and pressure at real events.

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THE PROBLEM

THE EVENT DOESN'T WAIT.

Light drops. People stiffen. Time moves.

THE METHOD

THE FOUR DOMAINS OF EP101.

Physical Light × Ethereal Light = EP101.

FOUNDATIONS

Read the event before you shoot it.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Shape physical light under pressure.

CREATIVE SKILLS

Frame the story. Compose the experience. Edit the memory in its best light.

HOSPITALITY SKILLS

Safety before smiles.

WHAT YOU LEARN

01Event essentials

02Exposure pentagon

03Flash and bounce

04Framing and composition

05The editing loop

06Ethereal light

17+ YEARS, CONSOLIDATED

BUILT FROM 3,000+ EVENTS.

Ferdi is one of the world's best event photographers, shaped by 17+ years and 3,000+ events in Melbourne, Australia — the world's second most diverse city.

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The whole EP101 method on your iPhone — 59 lessons, 127 cheat sheets and 23+ hours of content, built to keep working when the venue wifi doesn't.

Event Photography 101 app home screen — the course on iPhone

Event Photography 101 app lesson — aperture, blurry vs sharp

Event Photography 101 app cheat sheets — 127 to view

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