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Photography Courses & Workshops Syllabus
All you need is a Digital Camera with
Fully Manual Exposure Mode (DSLR or Pro-User).
If you haven't got a camera we can lend you one of ours or we
can advise you in what to buy.
All our Photography Courses and Workshops in London are based in our Soho Studio
at 77 Oxford Street.
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Digital Photography Workshops Digital Photography Course Level 1 (For Total Beginners)
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 to 16:30 or 4 Evenings (18:30 to 21:30
- Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
In
this Photography Course we will focus in getting
to know the camera and using it
in Fully Advanced Exposure Mode. With hands-on experience (70% practice / 30% theory)
and projects throughout the
2 days / 4 evenings, you will feel in control of your camera and
gain a good understanding of Manual Exposure Mode.
- Getting to know your Camera (Megapixels, Resolution, Print Size and File Formats)
- Lenses (Focal Lengths, Macro, Prime & Zoom Lenses).
- Manual and Autofocus (Focusing Points, Autofocus Lock, Single or Continous Focus).
- Manual Exposure (ISO, Shutter Speeds, F/Stops
and The Light Meter),
- Aperture Priority, Shutter
Speed Priority and Program.
- Metering Modes.
- Light (Direction, Form and Quality)
Digital Photography Course Level 2
(Level Required: INTERMEDIATE or a Good Knowledge of the Digital Photography Level 1 Syllabus)
Saturday and Sunday, 10:30 to 16:30 or 4 Evenings (18:30 to 21:30
- Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
In this Photography Course we go more in depth in mastering the principles of photography.
You will learn to Craft / Make
your Images, rather then just take them, by using Creative
Exposures, Composition and The Elements
of Design. There is
also a good introduction to
Photoshop and Image Manipulation.
White Balance The Colore
of Light (Natural & Artificial) Composition, Perspective and
Elements of Design Portraiture Photography Places
and Theme Photography Flash (On camera flash, Fill-Flash, Rear
and Slow synch Flash) Intro to The Digital Darkroom "Photoshop"
(Camera Raw Plug in, Image Size and Resizing, Histograms,
Black and White Conversion, Sepia Effect, Curves, Selection Tools, Cropping, Watermarks, Filters and Contact Sheets).
Digital Photography Course 4 Days (For Total Beginners) Monday to Friday, 10:30 to 16:30 or 8
Evenings (18:30 to 21:30 - Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
The 4 Days Digital Photography Course run's Monday to Friday and is The Digital
Photography
Course Level 1 and The Digital Photography Course Level 2 combined.
On Wednesday you are off with home-work and practical assignments to bring back the next day.
In this Photography Course you
breathe and live photography for 5 days.
Level 1
- Getting
to know your Camera (Megapixels, Resolution, Print Size and File Formats)
- Lenses (Focal Lengths, Macro, Prime & Zoom Lenses)
- Manual and AutoFocus (Focusing Points, Autofocus
Lock, Single or Continuous Focus)
- Manual Exposure (ISO, Shutter
Speeds, F/Stops and The Light Meter)
- Aperture Priority, Shutter
Speed Priority and Program
- Metering Modes
- Light (Direction, Form and Quality)
Level 2 - White Balance
- The Colore of Light (Natural & Artificial)
- Composition, Perspective and Elements of Design
- Portraiture
- Places and Theme Photography
- Flash (On camera flash, Fill-Flash, Rear and Slow synch Flash)
- Intro to The Digital Darkroom "Photoshop"
(Camera Raw Plug in, Image Size and Resizing,
- Histograms,
Black and White Conversion, Sepia Effect, Curves, Selection Tools, Cropping,
- Watermarks, Filters and Contact Sheets).
With
hands-on experience (70% practice / 30% theory) and projects (on location with your
Coach / Instructor and on assignment by yourself) throughout the 5 days, by the end of The
Monday to Friday
Digital Photography Course you will feel extremely empowered, fully in
control of your camera and will see the world with
brand new eyes.
Dates Book Now
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Travel & Adventure Photography Course in London Travel & Adventure Weekend
(Level Required: INTERMEDIATE or a Good Knowledge of the Digital Photography
L 1 Syllabus)
Saturday and Sunday,
10:30 to 16:30
Travel Photography is basically a three step process: Planning - Capture
and Crafting Images.
In this workshop we will explore the three steps of the process with
hands on experience and projects
throughout the 2 days.
- Travel Essentials: What
to take with you and Transporting your Gear
- Lenses and Focal Lenths (Prime - Zoom - Macro - Wide - Fish-Eye - Telephoto etc...)
- Exposure Metering Modes
- Challenging Exposures & Bracketing
- White Balance
- Light Quality - Time - Seasons
- Composition - Elements of Design & Perspective
- Capturing Motion
- Depht
of Field & Selective Focus
- People - Places & Theme Photography
- Flash (On camera flash, Fill-Flash, Rear and Slow synch Flash)
- Intro to The Digital Darkroom "Photoshop" (Camera Raw Plug in, Image Size and
Resizing, Histograms, Black and White Conversion, Sepia Effect, Curves, Selection Tools, Cropping, Watermarks, Filters and
Contact Sheets).
Dates Book Now
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Documentary & Street Photography in London Documentary Style &
Street Photography I & II
(Level Required: ADVANCED
or a Good Knowledge of the Digital Photography Level 1 & 2 Syllabus)
Monday to Friday, 8 Evenings (18:30 to 21:30 - Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
Stare. It is the way to educate your eye,
and more. Stare, pry, listen eavesdrop. Die knowing something.
You are not here long. Walker
Evans (in a draft text to accompany the hidden camera subway photographs).
Week One
Bresson and The Decisive Moment A
study of life and people Lenses and equipment Techniques Urban Photography Cityscapes Street
Art Learning to See & Being Invisible Street Performers Markets Documenting History
Week Two The
photo essay The photo
story McCullen and revisiting Cultural
Diversity Stealth Directness Law
for photojournalists People & Street Portrature Architecture En Vogue (Benetton By Oliviero Toscani) Street
photography in Advertising Final Presentation
Dates Book Now
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Photojournalism Course in London Photojournalism I & II
(Level Required: ADVANCED or a Good Knowledge of the Digital Photography
Level 1 & 2 Syllabus)
Monday to Friday, 8
Evenings (18:30 to 21:30 - Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
A picture is worth a thousand words. But what makes a good picture?
This course will provide the aspiring
photojournalist with the foundations for creative
journalistic thinking, mechanics and aesthetics of good photography
in order to create
engaging images and communicate to editors and the general public.
Week
One
Day 1
· Intro to photojournalism and News Photography
· Equipment: Cameras/lenses
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Photojournalism as a Medium
Day 2
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The Power of Composition
· (Breaking the Rules and Creating Order in Chaos)
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The evolution of the News Photographer. (From Capa to
Mcullen, Nachtway)
Day 3
· The Eye-witness and The Concerned Photographer
· Bresson and The decisive moment
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Portraiture in News Photography
Day 4
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Agencies Today: (Magnum, AFP, AP, Reuters, EPA, Getty).
· Visual Language and visual meanings in photojournalism.
· The Photojournalist: Learning to relate.
Week Two
Day 1
· Seeing Vs Looking
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Feature Photography for publications
· News Photography for wire agencies
Day 2
· Spot News and Single Images.
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The Editing Process
· The Digital Darkroom
Day 3
· Photojournalism and Propaganda
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Caption Writing
· Presentation Techniques
Day 4
· Ethics of Photojournalism
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Marketing for Photographers
· Final Presentation
Dates Book Now
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Creative Photography in London Creative
Photography
(Level Required: INTERMEDIATE or a Good Knowledge of the Digital Photography
Level 1 Syllabus)
Monday to Friday, 4 Evenings
(18:30 to 21:30 - Mon. Tus. Thu. Fri.)
London lights at night offer very colorful
and exciting scenery for images that will capture
the capital's vibrant character. In our Creative Photogaphy Workshop
you will learn to evaluate
available light and compose/expose accordingly. You will hone your skills through practical assignments, visual presentation, discussions
and critique.
Dates Book Now
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