They say a picture is worth a thousand words and many will agree that photography can transform an everyday object into something extraordinary. It is no wonder that holiday destinations continue to use photography as their main advertising method since it communicates a lot in a simple yet effective way.

Many aspiring photographers fail to break the ice in their professions mainly because of poor training in the field as it is viewed as a piece of cake and therefore not worth paying for the course. The advent of digital cameras has made it even easier to own cameras and everyone who can basically focus a camera and click considers himself an expert of sorts; they then go ahead to learn this noble profession by heart.

However, any photographer worth his salt knows that there is much more to photography than the photography ‘triangle’ that is, the correct combination of light, depth of field, and shutter speed. For anyone to qualify to be called an excellent photographer, one needs intensive training in the field by experts besides plenty of practice.

This is where Marlloca comes in, with its beautiful architecture, coastline and market, it is the perfect way for you to develop your ‘eye’ in an intensive photography course. Having vast experience in photography for decades, they have developed a range of learning styles suited for a variety of students whilst keeping up to date with changes in the digital technology.

From individually tailored courses, to one photography master classes, to corporates and group workshops, the Mallorca photography course is both inspiring, informative and a great way to fast track your photography skills for starters at the potters town house in Pollensa, a 40 minute drive from Palma airport, students are taken through the philosophy of photography and the mechanics. This teaches you how to capture the three dimensions of the earth through two dimensions.

For practice, you get to take hundreds of picture which you eventually edit down to about 35,which you then package in a slide show format. You also learn other tricks such as using high shutter speed to capture the motion of people in the square or motorbikes in motion.

The course essentially teaches you to view everything as a potential photograph so that as you leave each passing day, whether at the train station, at the beach or even outside you lawn you can capture life’s most beautiful moments through the aye of the lens.

Iguazu Falls, Misiones, Argentina

The Iguazu Falls (Cataratas del Iguazú, in Spanish) are waterfalls of the Iguazu River located on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

Iguazu currently is in the second place for average annual flow after Niagara Falls, and its heights fall is about 80 mts. The complex layout of small rivers and islands has a total of 275 falls of which the most famous is the Devil’s Throat, Iguazu’s largest cataract.

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