Basic DSLR Photography Part-time: Weekends

Eligibility & Prerequisites:

The 'basic' course participants must have an interest and attitude to learn photography with at least school final, higher secondary education. They must possess a Digital SLR camera.

Age limit: below 45 years.

Duration – 11 Weekends: 22 sessions (2.30 to 5.30pm on Saturdays and 10.00am to 1.00pm on Sundays). Schedule of classes will be given on the first day of the programme.

Registration: You can either call the academy or register on line through the ‘Register’ link.

Fees : Indian Rupees 11,140 (10,100/- plus 10.3% service tax) For foreign students USD.551/=(USD.500 plus 10.3% service tax) is to be paid atleast 15 days prior to the date of commencement of the course.

Medium of instruction: English

What you'll I learn from this course?

To see the subject. To see is more than looking and to become a photographer one must know to see the world around.

To understand the limitations of a camera and human eye. Learning to see the subject from the camera’s perspective and make your camera work for you.

To make photos. Making a photo is a process and taking a photo is an accident. Good photos happen with imagination, planning and understanding the equipments.

To understand the basic controls of the camera. The new generation digital SLR cameras have a lot to offer for a photographer. Unless you know the various applications of the controls of your camera your imaginations cannot become an image.

To understand different kinds of lenses. Unless you know the various properties of lenses, you cannot handle different perspective of lenses to match your imagination.

To understand the basic controls like, aperture, shutter speeds, exposure and exposure meters. Learn to use the depth of field, effect of motion and exposure creatively

To see the light around. One of the most important elements of photography, light is very special and learning to understand the natural light variations and artificial light and making it to work is important for a good photographer.

To understand composition guidelines and esthetics of photography. Composition detail to communicate through powerful photos. Shoot meaningful images – understand the vision psychology and apply it.

Tips to shoot great photos. Fine tune your skills using the easy tips to make your images great.

To shoot families, friends. People photography is something one practices to prove the talent of photography. You win people’s confidence by specializing Simple portraits using outdoor – available light.

To shoot great outdoors. If you love landscapes, nature, animals, temples, monuments and buildings you can even make money from your photos.

How will you learn the above?

Through ten extensive classroom sessions, seven outdoor tours guided by the mentor, and five review classes.

What will you get on completion of the course?

Completion of the course means quality shooting and submission of a photography project as a photo book (hard copy). You'll get ‘Certificate of Basic photography’ with grades.

Of course you get a lot of new friends as well.

**The next batch of Basic DSLR Photography – Weekend course commences on the 12^th May 2012. Admissions will be starting  from the last week of December 2011.