Digital Photography Boot Camp

Class Description

Mastering Your Photography Skills Is Easier Than You Think.

Join one of our best instructors, to learn how to master the art of Photography.

In this series, you’ll learn:

Visual Story Telling
Camera Settings
Off Camera Flash
Single Light Portraiture
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom

You’ll also learn how to establish your business in photography. By the end of class, you will have proficient knowledge in photography skill. If you’ve been planning to start your career as a photographer but felt overwhelmed by the thought of it? Because there is so much to learn and you dont know where to start. Then this course will help you take your game to the next level, where we break down everything step by step for you to follow along!

– Lessons!

Session 1: Introduction to Art Photography

What is Photography?
How story telling started (Early Human Time)?
The era of photographic story telling (When & Why was the camera invented)
Invention of first camera?
How painting & writing play along with photography
Photograph is worth a thousand words
The Art of Story Telling
Understanding your camera.
How the camera works?

Session 2: Learning The Visual Language

What is a frame?
Understanding Composition in depth
Mastering the Rule of Thirds
Balancing elements
Symmetry and patterns
Negative Space
Concept of Story telling through composition
You see what you want to see!
Viewpoints, levels and camera angles

Session 3: Breaking Down The Exposure Triangle

What is Shutter and lens aperture?
What is mega pixel?
What is a crop or full frame camera?
How film is different from digital?
The difference between DSLR and Mirror less camera
Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO?
The different modes in your camera Auto, Program, Manual, Shutter priority, Aperture priority.
How to use ISO effectively?

Class Assignment of Shooting different exposures

Session 4: Controlling The Depth of field

Depth of field (DOF) Overview
How to control DOF
Relationship of focal length distance & aperture related to Depth of field
Perceiving Sharpness
Sharpness
Depth of Field (DOF) Scale
Class Assignment of experimenting at different DOF

Session 5: Camera Lenses & Your Inner Voice

Understanding Camera Lenses
Landscape Photography
Macro photography (Inverted Lens Technique)
Street photography
Working with themes
The Importance of Contrast
Highlight and Shadow
Textures and rhythmic patterns
Understanding Forms and shapes of objects
Class Assignment of creating a Photo essay with 5 images

Session 6: Understanding Colour Temperature

Different Colour Modes in Camera
Colour cancelation
The Colour Spectrum
Colour Temperature in comparison with colour spectrum
Seeing Like a Camera
Colour Perception
Depth Perception
Dynamic Range

Session 7: Understanding On Camera Flash

Why do you need a flash light?
Flash settings
First curtain sync
High speed sync
Flash Sync Speed
Techniques for working with artificial lighting
Working with mixed, natural and artificial light
Class Assignment of taking correct exposure with flash

Session 8: Introduction to Artificial & Natural Light

Different types of flash trigger
Slave and Master Mode
Syncing Multiple Flashes
Flash and studio shooting
Why do we need flash in out doors?
Creating your own light with reflector and DIY techniques
How to setup a cheap lighting equipment
Correct use of fill-in flash, reflectors and slow sync flash
Night photography techniques
Eliminating poor focus, red eye and camera shake

Session 9: Introduction to portrait Photography

Effective pre-shoot preparation and advisory for portrait photograpahy
Understanding portrait styles (Black & White, Full Shot, Head Shot, Profile)An extensive range of techniques for taking candid and posed portraits – with examples
Photography make-up and clothing
Effective use of the environment and surroundings (Environmental Portraits)Controlling backgrounds and foregrounds for stunning portraits
Experimenting with viewpoints, levels and camera anglesApplying natural and studio lighting techniques
Effective portrait photography techniques for children, the elderly and groups

Class Assignment of Shooting Portraits

Session 10: Creative In Camera Techniques

Effective photography techniques
Understanding Natural Ambient Light
Shooting with ambient light
Controlling the Available light
Impressive tricks using different lenses
Preventing under and over exposure
Techniques for reducing lens flare
Preventing poor quality images
Preventing unwanted reflections

Session 10: Introduction to Adobe Lightroom

Why do you need to edit?
Photoshop and light room comparison
Fundamentals and basics of Photoshop
Basic color adjustment
RAW Files How to store them
Light room over view
How to work with prints and digital pictures online
Discussion On Final Assignment

Session 11: Adobe Photoshop Essentials

Basics of Photoshop
Color toning basics
Understanding The CURVES
Concept of Layers
Face Retouching

Session 12: Make a living through photography?

Selecting a Speciality Area
A Style to Call Your Own
Fashion & Beauty
Portraiture
Weddings & Family
Making money through Photojournalism
How you can sell Landscapes
Food
Product & Still Life
Architecture & Interiors
Art Photography
Look at the Work of Other Photographers

CLASS STARTS FROM

Jul 11-Aug 16

WED 5-8 PM
THUR 5-8 PM

PKR17,500

Save 30% ~~Retail: 25,000~~

TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CLASS

Waleed Alam @ Concept One Studios

The journey that started with a feature cell phone, ventured into Waleed becoming a professional photographer, graduating his Film studies, and founding one of Pakistan’s most sought-after media coverage studios “Concept One Studios”. His keen observant eye looks at the surroundings just as a painter would imagine a canvas. His passion for candid photography and portraits uplift every photoshoot, preserving moments as livable photos.

Fawad Aslam @ Concept One Studios

Fawad is one of those blessed photographers who only need a figment of thought to capture a photo even before the shutter is clicked. His approach towards photography as an abstract and in guerrilla form make him an exceptional photographer. To put in words, he can create gold from dust. He has an immense skilled knowledge of lighting and color grading that make him an integral part of concept one studios.