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Photography 101: A Beginner's Guide To Professional Photography

My photography book for learning the art is available now! Full colour photographs & descriptive diagrams to help anyone understand the ins & outs of the equipment and how to use it. Get your copy via Amazon for a guarenteed price & delivery:

Photography 101: A Beginner's Guide To Professional Photography


Simple & concise

Whether you're a beginner, hobbiest, or just looking to brush up on your photography, this is the book for you. Packed with useful information, tips, tricks, & full colour images.


Available now from Amazon or direct from me as a full colour HQ PDF.


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£2.99 UK

€3.48 EUR

$3.71 US

$5.03 CAD

$5.41 AUD

Where There's Smoke


A short film about a man awoken by a house fire.


As a filmmakers and photographers we need to push ourselves and our work to the limits of what we have available - sometimes out of our comfort zones - and this was one of those projects: write, shoot, edit, and publish a 2 minute film in 24 hours.


Also, as filmmakers it’s really difficult to go against your natural instinct of making sure the eyes are in focus the whole time - purposely placing focus on the mouth, ears, or nose feels wrong, unless it tells the story, a close up of someone whispering, listening intently, or smelling something - in this case smelling something and more importantly - struggling to breathe through thick smoke where the eyes aren’t as important. Shooting at f/1.2 on an 85mm lens lent itself perfectly for this.


However, pulling focus to the eyes for a second, here and there, keeps us in the moment with the panicking man and offers the promise of safety.


The rule of thirds has the eyes on the top third line but at the focal length and framing this makes the mouth feel too low on the frame and makes the viewer uncomfortable, giving them a sense of dread adding to the point that something is off.

Stay Go

Short film/documentary about suicide & depression.


If you have lost someone to suicide or have struggled with these thoughts yourself & would like to share your story, Please feel free to contact us.

Coming soon...

A HUNDRED KILLS


An assassin's last job doesn't go to plan. He soon learns who he can trust & whom he can't - but is it too late?

Shot on location in Thamesmead, Southeast London, with a zero budget.

Talk/Show


A late night call-in radio show, a mysterious caller, a knock at the door.

#MentalHealthAwareness #SuicidePrevention

Shot on location in Thamesmead, Southeast London, with a zero budget.

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Austen Mathieson



FOUNDER & CEO OF AUSTENTATIOUS PRODUCTIONS



30 YEARS AS A PHOTOGRPAHER & FILMMAKER, WRITER & CREATOR, INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED & WINNER OF MULTIPLE AWARDS.



Currently teaching a new generation of photographers & filmmakers everything from the basics to advanced techniques.


If you need photography or filmmaking services, or you want to learn to essentials, contact Austen or a member of the team.

Wendy Burns



PARTNER & ASSISSTANT MANAGER



HEAD OF FINANCE & BOOKINGS.



If you need photography or filmmaking services, or you want to learn to essentials, contact Wendy or a member of the team.

My team:

An elite team of Photographers & Filmmakers with 100 years of experience between us.

Brand New Courses


Online Training & Local Group Meets (Based in London, SE28):


  • Photography Basics - Exposure, Composition, Focus Techniques
  • Photography Advanced - Flash & Gels, Long & Multiple Exposure
  • Editing - Retouching & Recolouriong
  • Filmmaking - Shooting, Editing & Colour Grading

Inspirational

Award Winning Photography & Film.

Studio space available to rent


47,000 square feet of soundproofed & lightproofed studio space. Fully equipt. Photography & filmmaking facilities. Full editing suite.

Casting Call

Are you an actor? Do you want to add to your portfolio?


We're looking for actors for upcoming projects in and around the Thamesmead area of South East London.

Check out our work:

Filmmaker

YouTube

If you want to act in one of our projects, please get in touch.


A link to your reel would be cool but is not a requirement. We understand some new actors don't have reels yet. This is where we can help each other.



Podcast


I host and produce an award winning music and interview podcast on all platfprms & apps including Spotify, Apple, Anchor etc. Series 1 has now finished with 20 episodes & over 150 guests with new music.


No censorship. No rules. Anything goes.


Head over to your favorite podcast outlet & search:


#SubUrbanSubText


Alternatively, here's a few links:


Spotify

Achor

Google Podcasts

Breaker

Overcast

PocketCasts

RadioPublic


Send your Submissions here for series 2.

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