Course Desscription

Whether you aspire to work as a commercial photographer, create art, or simply enhance your practice, this certificate program explores how to visualize the world as a photographer. You will use the fundamentals of photography to improve your ability to take and share pictures. In addition, you will learn how to control the camera, the process, and the lighting in order to get the results you desire. Throughout this program, you will learn how to create photographs that affect people, make them think, gain their interest, and touch their emotions. You will also create a photographic project that demonstrates your skills and can stand on its own as a portfolio, exhibition, job, or assignment. Lastly, you will learn how to effectively manage the commercial business elements of the photography profession.

In order to be successful in this course you will need a digital camera. We recommend you have a Digital SLR camera (mirrorless with a standard zoom lens) or a digital camera that allows for manual focus, aperture, and shutter adjustments.

For the best experience in this program, it is strongly recommended to take this course.

In this course, you will explore what it means to “work professionally.” In the photographer's context, working professionally is not the nuts and bolts of running a business. Rather, it focuses on developing a professional mindset and work approach that enables you to represent yourself and your work well. First you will determine your goals as a photographer and create an action plan for how to achieve those goals. You will then create a website or social media profile that communicates your photographer persona and/or professional aspirations. You will also define an action plan to protect your work physically and legally and maintain a professional reputation. By the end of this course you will have the appropriate professional mindset and practices to achieve your professional or personal goals as a photographer.

 

COURSE/MODULES DESCRIPTIONS

1.BASIC COURSE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:

  • Introduction to Shooting and Framing using Digital Single Lens Reflex Camera
  • Composure & Composition
  • On-Camera Flash/Strobe
  • How DSLR Camera’s work
  • Aperture and Shutter understanding
  • Rule of Thirds
  • Depth of Field
  • Focus
  • Lenses and their functions
  • Creative Intent

 

 

2.PROFESSIONAL COURSE IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY:

  • Manual Photography
  • International Standard Organization (ISO) settings
  • Shutter Speed
  • Aperture Control
  • Exposure
  • White Balance
  • Rule of Thirds
  • Manual Depth of Field
  • Manual Focus
  • Shooting with a Tripod
  • Shooting with Shutter alone
  • Capturing images with Aperture alone
  • Silhouettes
  • Angular Photography and Viewing

 

3. FASHION/MODEL PHOTOGRAPHY:

  • Introduction to Fashion Photography
  • Basics of Fashion Photography
  • Creative directing of Models
  • Outdoor and Indoor Photoshoots
  • Choosing outfits that best suits Artistic/Creative Intent
  • Creating a Glam team (Makeup artist, Fashion stylist, Assistant)
  • Choosing appropriate Makeup to suit an Outfit/Attire
  • Creating the illusion of height in Models
  • Color Separation
  • Rule of Thirds

 

 

4. MAKEUP PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITING

  • Ideal Photographic Background for Makeup Artistry
  • Focus Techniques to best reveal key features of Makeup
  • Angles to Photograph the Model/Talent from for best Portfolio results
  • Extra Closeups
  • Cropping and Framing
  • Lighting and how to illuminate the subject
  • Editing on Ps
  • Spots and Pimple Removal
  • Blending and Smoothing of skin

 

5. DOCUMENTARY AND STREET PHOTOGRAPHY

  • Photographing subjects incognito (Without being spotted)
  • Shooting Locals of a District/Environ
  • Environmental Portraiture
  • Ground truthing and researching for documentation
  • Getting an international audience to view your projects
  • How to plan and execute a Documentary 
  • How to tell a compelling visual story with images and Photographs
  • Branches of Documentary Photography

 

 

6.EDITING AND RETOUCHING IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP (PS)

  • Selections
  • Levels
  • Opacity
  • Vibrance
  • High Dynamic Range (HDR)
  • Colour Separation 
  • Saturation Control
  • Black and White Imagery
  • Sharpening
  • Smoothing
  • Photo Manipulation
  • Basic Retouching
  • Photo Insertion
  • Layers
  • Dodge & Burn
  • Cloning

 

7. EDITING AND RETOUCHNG IN ADOBE LIGHTROOM (LR)

  • Creating Vignettes
  • Sharpening Images
  • Changing color temperature in an image
  • Vibrance and Color control
  • Hue Change
  • Tint a Photograph
  • Brighten an image

 

 

8. ADVANCED LIGHTING/STUDIO LIGHTING

  • Types of Studio Lighting
  • Equipment used for Studio Lighting
  • 3 Point Lighting and how to achieve a 3 Point Lighting Setup
  • Learning to Sync Triggers with Slaves and Master Lights
  • Creating soft Light and Hard Lighting
  • Silhouettes and the science of creating a unique Light Signature
  • Balancing Ambient Light with Strobe Lights

 

 

9.BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 

  • Creating a website for your Photography Portfolios
  • How to get clients online and over the internet
  • How to use social media to create conversations and views on your works
  • How to create a network of other creative people you will need
  • Getting your work discovered