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Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery | Frequency Of Classes |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Video and Text Based | Weekends |
Course Overview
The Intensive Foundation Course in Photography certification is a 5 weekend course offered by Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts & Communication (SACAC), Delhi. Photography is one of the most powerful mediums that is used for documenting, expressing or communicating. No matter who, a journalist or a smartphone photographer, everyone wants to be a professional photographer. For this SACAC, Delhi has invented this course.
This Intensive Foundation Course in Photography training will introduce every participant to identify all the technical aspects of photography. This elementary course will also introduce the knowledge, and skills of photographers. This will also help the candidates to get introduced to the nuances of grammar, and visual language through the simple lectures. The ultimate goal of this course is to make the skills of photography stronger through the illustrated lectures.
The Highlights
- 5-weekends course
- Certification course
- AC classroom
- 16+ years eligibility
Programme Offerings
- Short Programme
- Online Application.
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability |
|---|
| no |
The Intensive Foundation Course in Photography certification fee is Rs. 15,000 plus service charge. There is also a registration fee of Rs. 1200 that is valid for 1 year.
The Intensive Foundation Course in Photography Fee Structure
Description | Amount |
Registration Fee | Rs. 1200 |
Course Fee | Rs. 15,000 + Service Tax |
Eligibility Criteria
Educational Qualification
- Nothing but ownership of a DSLR camera is required.
What you will learn
After completion of theIntensive Foundation Course in Photography certification syllabus, the candidates will learn:
- A DSLR camera can be operated well
- The candidates will also develop a healthy understanding of the technical aspects of operating a camera that will include lenses and also different perspective shifts.
- The superior technical skills can be identified by those who have an aesthetic view for good quality compositions, and images.
- These students will also learn to create images by using lights, and shadows.
- Adobe Lightroom can be learnt for image editing.
Who it is for
A person who wants to know how to become a cool photographer will enjoy learning the Intensive Foundation Course in Photography programme.
Admission Details
To get admission to the Intensive Foundation Course in Photography classes, the students could follow these steps:
Step 1: Follow the official URL: https://www.sac.ac.in/still-photography-courses/
Step 2: Then come down to the section of ‘Admission & Fee
Step 3: At the 3rd step, application form has to be downloaded or filled in online to proceed further.
Application Details
The application form online has certain areas to be filled in that includes personal details, educational background, a statement of purpose, interest, and more. All these have to be written to complete the application form.
The Syllabus
- Photography as Light-writing
- Essentials of Camera-work( Aperture, Viewfinder, Focussing, shutter release)
- Kinds of Cameras( Analog/Digital, SLRs/Mirrorless, Small/Medium Format)
- Aperture (F-stops)
- Modes( M, A , S, P)
- Depth of Field : Blurring the non-focussed areas(Working in Aperture prioritymode)
- Essential Camera Functions( Drive, Image formats/ quality and Pictureprofiles)
- Shutter Speed
- Shooting motion (Freezing motion/ introducing motion blur in Shutter Prioritymode)
- Panning (demonstration)
- Exposure Compensation (Overriding camera’s automation)
- Demonstrations and Exercises
- ISO (Sensitivity as the third and last parameter for controlling the exposure)
- Exposure
- Exposure meter scale and Histogram
- Exposure Triangle
- Benefits of Mirror-less for exposure preview
- Focussing Modes (Area and others)
- Focussing technologies for dynamic objects
- Shooting in Manual Mode for complete control
- Creative Composition
- Color Temperature and White Balance
- Demonstrations and Exercises
- Fundamentals of Lensing : Focal lengths, Primes Vs Zooms, Angle of View
- Perspective matters
- Demonstrations and Exercises
- Field Trip
- Review of Images
- Troubleshooting and clearing of concepts
- Available light Vs Studio Light
- Sync-speed and its effectiveness
- Types of studio lights (studio flash Vs continuous light)
- Overview of studio light (detailed explanation of display panel)
- Basic understanding of Light shaping tools
- Working with ‘one point’ set up
- Introduction to post-processing
- Jpeg vs RAW
- Exploring Image size (Print & Web usage)
- Processing Black & White images
- Power of Non-destructive image processing
- Optimal processing of RAW images in Adobe Camera RAW
Instructors
Sri Aurobindo Centre for Arts and Communication, New Delhi Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
The photography programme is 5 weekends.
The classes are all air conditioned with iMAC, and projectors.
Yes DSLR camera operations can be learnt.
The number of faculty members that teach are 3.
People under 16 years of age are not allowed admission.