Photography
Photography is the process of recording visual images by capturing light rays on a light-sensitive recording medium (e.g. film or digital CCD).
It can be thought of as two pursuits:
Technical: The science of setting up the camera and the recording medium to take images in a controlled way
Digital Workflow (with or without Lightroom)
o Storage
o Backup
o Retrieving
o Naming
o Publishing
Raw Processing using Adobe Lightroom
o White Balance
o Exposure Correction
o Spot Correction
o Cropping, Vignette, Sharpening
o Exporting
Adobe Photoshop 1
o Understanding Tools Palette
o Understanding Layers
o Basic Image Resizing
o Basic Canvas manipulation
Adobe Photoshop
o Understanding Layer Masks
o Understanding Layer Blending Mode
o Understanding Adjustments
o Understanding Adjustments Layers
Skin Retouching
o Skin Colour
o Skin Blemishes Correction using healing, cloning and dodge/burn
o Selecting an object and local adjustments
Commercial and product retouching
Product Photography
o Basic lighting setup for shooting simple products
o Shooting two different products in studio
Lifestyle Photography
o What makes a lifestyle photograph
o Lighting setup for lifestyle photography
o Conducting a mini lifestyle photography shoot in studio / outdoor (at the
discretion of faculty)
Commercial Photography
o Reading a mood board and preparing to shoot an advertisement
o Shooting a simulated commercial in studio
Basics of DSLR Videography
Indoor Fashion Shoot
o Learning Fashion Lighting
o Shooting a professional model using concept developed by class
Outdoor Fashion
o Shooting using available lights
o Supplementing available light to make creative photographs
o Shooting a professional model using concept developed by class
Indoor Glamour
o Basics of Glamour Photography
o Lighting for Glamour Photography
o Shooting a professional model in Glamour style in studio
Outdoor Glamour
o Basics of shooting outdoor Glamour
o Drawing the limits and respecting cultural considerations
o Shooting a client in outdoor Glamour style outdoors
Event Photography
o Event photography tips and tricks by a professional event photographer
o Opportunity to shoot a live event (if available)
Studio Lighting Setups
o Single Light Setup
o 3 Lights Setup
o 5 Lights Setup
o Lighting White Backdrop
o Lighting Grey Backdrop
o Lighting Green Backdrop
Portrait Photography (Indoor)
o Classic Portraits
o Face Shape Sculpting
o Contemporary Portraits
o Followed by Photoshoot
Portrait Photography (Outdoor)
o Using available Light
o Adding Artificial Light
o Subtractive Lighting
o Followed by Photoshoot
Beauty & Makeup Photography
o Brief on Makeup
o Learning Basic Beauty Photography Lighting
o Creative Lighting for Beauty Photography using colour gels
Preparing for a Fashion Shoot & Developing Concepts
o Anatomy of a fashion photo shoot concept
o Assembling the team
o Developing a concept and a mood board
Understanding Light
o Quality of Light vs. Quantity of Light
o Quality, Direction & Colour of Light
o Understanding White Balance & Colour Temperature
o Custom White Balance
o Creative uses of white balance
o Practical Assignment on White Balance
Understanding Manufactured Light
o Using Studio Lights
o Types of Studio Lights
o Lighting Modifiers – soft boxes, umbrellas, reflectors, beauty dishes, etc.
o Mini Shoot with single light
Studio Setup / Photographic Accessories
o What makes a studio
o Important Studio equipment
o Important Photographic Accessories like tripod, reflectors, remote shutter release etc.
Shooting in Available Light
o Getting right exposure in outdoor settings
o Practical class at a location (during day time)
Street & Night Photography
o Camera Settings for street photography
o Camera settings for night photography
o Practical street photo walk followed by night photography at a location.
Art of Photography & Photography Professional
o Who is a professional
o What a professional does
o What a professional needs
o Art Vs Profession
o What makes a good photograph
o Review of some masters’ work
Photographic Composition for a Professional Photographer
o Elements of composition
o Rules of composition
o Practice of composition
o Practical assignment to do in your own time
Anatomy of Camera & Lenses
o Basic parts of Camera
o Lenses & Focal Length
o Focus & Focusing Options
o Basics of Aperture
o Practical Assignment on Aperture
Exposure
o Shutter Speed
o ISO
o Understanding right exposure
o Understanding Desired exposure
Manual Control of Camera
o Getting exposure in manual mode
o Situations where camera will make mistakes
o Compensate the Exposure
o Semi auto modes of camera and their usage – TV, AV & P
o Practical Assignment