Microsoft has launched a special website dedicated to professional photography and featuring galleries, profiles of photographers and articles relating to professional photography practice.

New Digital SLR Pocket Guide
Photo Review today released a Pocket Guide for buying and using new-generation Digital SLRs. The Digital SLR Pocket Guide offers straightforward advice on choosing the right model, developing picture-taking skills, and how to use camera functions and settings.
Masters of Light Workshop
Bryan Siebel and Stephen Stewart will share their expertise at a Masters of Light workshop at Phase Studio in Sydney on Saturday, 20 September.

Michaels introduces free online photo lessons
Leading Melbourne-based retailer, Michaels Camera Video and Digital, has added to its extensive in-house photo education program with a well-produced series of online lessons – free to all Australians keen to improve their picture-taking skills.
Marcus Bell Studio Seminars
Photographer, Marcus Bell, is running a series of seminars in Australia and New Zealand in which he will share his knowledge as a creator of award-winning images.
Master Digital Photo Printing
DES and Chromaticity Australia have joined forces to run a series of master classes in digital photo printing, targeted at professional and serious enthusiast photographers, fine art reproducers and creatives using RGB digital output, who want to achieve predictable colour and perfect prints.
Making Your Mark Lectures and Workshops
The ACMP and Canon will present a series of lectures and workshops by award-winning advertising photographer, Simon Harsent, titled Making Your Mark, Passion to Profit in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane next month.
Lighting and Framing Workshops
L&P Digital Photographic is running a series of workshops on lighting, printing and framing next month.
L&P’s Studio Lighting Workshops
L&P Digital Photographic has organised two day-long training sessions covering the use of flash equipment and continuous light sources in the studio and on location for photographing people and products.
Learn Rock Photography at Bondi
Waverley Council in Sydney is offering a new course in rock photography as part of its Bondi Wave music course for young people in the area.

