The Complete Photography Course

The Complete Photography C o u r s e 45 hours / 15 days / 15 weeks or 2 month Intensive

Limited Edition 2015 - 2016

Course Level Beginners Enthusiats Intermediate Advanced Semi Pro

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Course Introduction

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he Complete Photography Course is a 45 hour program designed specially for photography lovers who have a passion for photography who want to learn the technicalities of photography to get photos the way they want, students wanting to explore photography as a visual medium to express themselves creatively, art students who want to be good at the craft, self taught photographers who want to update themselves, and become efficient at their photography craft, artists who want to use photography as a creative medium to communicate, express, showcase their work, etc‌ The course is very intensive and will cover all the main parts of photography from street, event, wedding, landscape, night, astro, macro, wildlife, portraiture, product, fashion editorials to photo journalistic stories, etc as well as quick editing workflows‌

The course intake will be no more than 6 to 8 students for the greater flexibility and more individual attention to each student. The course will have a great focus on practical, on location shootings, parks, visits to museums, libraries, studio practical, photo labs, printing, social media promotion and a special focus on a professional portfolio production. The course will also focus great emphasis in working in teams of 3 or 4, doing collaboration photoshoot sessions & on location shoots.

8 student max & 1 mentor Mentorship approach oriented

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Contents

Course Level ..................................................................... Pg 02 Course Introduction ......................................................... Pg 03 Contents ............................................................................ Pg 05 Detailed Overview ........................................................... Pg 06 Course Requirements ...................................................... Pg 07 Class/Practicals/Visit ........................................................ Pg 08 About the mentor ............................................................ Pg 09 Why follow this course? ................................................... Pg 10 Week 1 ............................................................................... Pg 12 Week 2 ............................................................................... Pg 13 Week 3 ............................................................................... Pg 14 Week 4 ............................................................................... Pg 15 Week 5 ............................................................................... Pg 16 Week 6 ............................................................................... Pg 17 Week 7 ............................................................................... Pg 18 Week 8 ............................................................................... Pg 19 Week 9 ............................................................................... Pg 20 Week 10 ............................................................................. Pg 21 Week 11 ............................................................................. Pg 22 Week 12 ............................................................................. Pg 23 Week 13 ............................................................................. Pg 24 Week 14 ............................................................................. Pg 25 Week 15 ............................................................................. Pg 26 Important Dates ............................................................... Pg 27 Contact Details ................................................................ Pg 28

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Detailed Overview Overview of The Complete Photography Course The course will cover all technical aspects of photography and all the common photography types with a big emphasis on same day practical after each lectures. There will be regular out of class, on-location shooting, outings, visits to museum, parks, photo labs, exhibitions, libraries, etc. post processing & workflow sessions will be regularly practiced in class. The photography studio will be available for practice in teams as well as many professional tools. The course will make sure each student has a high quality professional portfolio geared towards their photography styles by end of the 15 weeks.

Course technical Coverage The dslr, creative control of dslr, digital darkroom workflow, contemporary & historical practice, potential of photography as a creative medium, visual research, setup & use of a photography studio, in depth knowledge of photography equipment, light modifiers, creative photography, aesthetics, composition, printing techniques from disk, photo, poster to photobook printing, portfolio production, ethics, health & safety.

Special Note Since the focus is on a small group, from the 4th session onwards, students will be guided, advised individually towards the type of photography, technique, style they like or would like to focus their photography on or perfect themselves. Eg wedding, event, nature, portraiture, fashion editorials, landscape, fine art etc ‌

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Course Requirements Basic Student Requirements Dedication to learn photography Strong passion to learn photography if below 18, permission of legal guardian Be free on the course days Be free for out of class practicals, visits, etc Participate & ask questions in class Minimum Equipment Digital Single Reflex Camera (dslr) with kit lens 1 prime lens, 1 flash, 1 tripod, memory cards, batteries Computing Equipment Laptop with image management & editing software Optional (extras) Extra lenses, flashes, transreceiver or wireless triggers, softboxes, umbrella, light stand, camera backpack, reflector, filters, spare batteries & external hard drive, etc Submission Weekly photo submission & research work Printed or soft copy for final portfolio

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Class / Practicals / Visits Class Hours & Location Classes will be held in Beau Bassin every week for 3 hours (batch 1) every sunday from 9am to 12pm for 15 weeks, (batch 2) every saturday from 9am to 12pm for 15 weeks, (batch 3) every monday, wednesday & friday from 1pm to 4pm for 5 weeks. (very intensive for students on holidays only) Lectures & Practicals Lectures & main outdoor & studio practicals will be in Beau Bassin Visits, Outings & Outdoor Practicals Advanced outdoor practicals will be around Beau Bassin, Port Louis, Rose Hill, all safe & easily accessible places namely: Balfour Garden, Plaza, museum in Port Louis, Caudan Waterfront, etc Special Visits Special visits at photo labs, Musee de la Photographie, libraries in Rose Hill will be arranged depending on availability Special Note On Transport Fees Whenever possible, entry fees will be arranged for each student.

However transport cost to destination will be the responsibility of student Those Below 18 Those below 18 will have to follow strict instructions & guidelines and have to make sure legal guardian give written permisson for each outdoor classes

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About the Mentor The name of the Mentor is Pramodh Ramsurrun, he has a great passion for photography. Photography started when doing a photography module while pursuing his Fine Arts Degree from Delhi College of Arts, New Delhi, India. That is what pushed him to get a formal training in Black & White film photography He has many years of experience as graphic designer, studio photographer, senior visualizer in many startups in NEW DELHI, INDIA & in MAURITIUS. However, his photography calling took over and he decided to pursue a professional training and specialization in photography (Masters) in Paris, France, the birth place of photography. There, he further specialised in studio photography techniques and learned the latest up to date techniques in the trade He now is self employed and works happily in Mauritius and pursues his passion as a full fledge photographer / designer under the company name “Purple Tree� & also works as a part time lecturer in Fashion & Design Institute for the photomedia department Should you have any doubt whether he is genuine or maybe a self trained photographer or have low quality qualification or did a distance learning programme in photography: please him a call on 58619006 & drop by his home in Beau Bassin for some refreshing ice tea while he showcase you his professional printed portfolio & show you some of his photos ... also please check his professional website: www.pramodhramsurrun.com

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Why this course?

Main Benefits • 45 hour / 15 weeks / approx 4 month duration • A 2 month duration intensive batch for students (optional) • Flexible schedules / 3 to 4 hours per week / per class • Focused more on practicals after each lectures • Covers all the technical aspects of photography • All major photography styles covered • Regular outings, on location shoots, visits, etc • Professional portfolio at the end of the 15th week • Individual guidance as to student photography style • No more than 8 students per batch for individual attention • Mentor is professionally trained from a photoschool in Paris

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Weekly Program

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Week 1 Topics Covered • Introduction to course • Quick history of photography • Photography as a creative medium • Visual research • Introduction to moodboard • Program requirements • Buying guide for your first dslr, lenses, accessories & gear

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Week 2 Topics Covered • Camera obscura • How image is captured in the camera • Evolution of cameras • Types of dslr • Lenses, flashes and camera gear over the ages • Knowledge of equipment and its uses in creative photography • Introduction of the exposure triangle

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Week 3 Topics Covered • Understanding & reading light • Inverse square law • The light meter • Incident & reflected reading • Dslr metering modes • The digital sensor • 18% grey • White balance • The exposure triangle • Rules of composition • visualization techniques

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Week 4 Topics Covered • Raw vs jpeg • Raw convertor • Image management softwares • Calibrated workflow • (Introduction) Lightroom, import & export • Metadata, keyword, Iptc & exif • Managing photo database • Backup solutions

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Week 5 Topics Covered • Street photography • Event photography • Night concert photography • wedding photography • Photojournalistic stories • Ethics & tips of shooting events • How to use the cobra flash / speedlights on location • Quick develop in lightroom / watermark creation • Efficient workflow • Shooting jpeg vs Raw at events • Copyright & usage

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Week 6 Topics Covered • Landscape photography • Cityscape photography • Seascape photography • Night & astro photography • HDR photography • Architectural photography • Wide angle, tilt shift lenses & its uses • Lens correction (in camera or camera raw) • Location scouting and planification • Reading the light during the day, blue, golden hour • Editing in lightroom or camera raw

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Week 7 Topics Covered • Wildlife photography • Telephoto Lenses, tripods, ballheads • Nature photography • Macro photography • Macro lenses, bellows, reverse rings, macro dedicated flashes • Focus stacking • Uses in product & jewelry photography • Editing in lightroom

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Week 8 Topics Covered • The studio • Setting up a studio • The equipment & its uses in a studio • Strobe lights & light modifiers • The reflector, backgrounds • Safety in the studio • Research & compiling moodboards.

• Tethering shooting

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Week 9 Topics Covered • Portraiture • Types of portraiture lighting • 1 light portraiture • Natural window light • 1 flash light • 1 strobe light • Use of reflectors • Pose, expression • Editing in lightroom • Basic skin retouch

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Week 10 Topics Covered • Simple Product Photography • Preparing the set • Pack shot Photography • Walkthrough about the gear • Using speedlights • Using Strobes • Focus stacking technique • Editing in lightroom

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Week 11 Topics Covered • Creative portraiture • Setting up the set • 3 point lighting • 4 point lighting • Using colour gels creatively • Research, planification & preparation • Moodboard • Makeup artist, hair stylist, fashion stylist • Editing in lightroom • Skin retouching in photoshop

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Week 12 Topics Covered • Creative product photography • Culinary photography • Preparing the set • Research & Preparation • Moodboard • Set designer • Using speedlights • Using Strobes • Editing in lightroom • Advanced editing in photoshop

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Week 13 Topics Covered • Fashion Editorial • Collaboration or team • On location & In studio • Preparation, planification & preparation • Makeup artist, hair stylist, fashion stylist, set designer • Assistants • Moodboards • Working with available light • Editing in lightroom & photoshop

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Week 14 Topics Covered • Printing Techniques • Disk printing / DVD case cover printing • Photo prints, sizes • Photobooks • The importance of test prints • Portfolio Planification Production • Hard copy & soft copy

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Week 15 Topics Covered • Portfolio presentation • Critical analysis & improvement • Advice on future purchase of photography gear • Creative advise on photography style • Social Media & how to create a buzz • How to price, exhibit your work • How to showcase your work to clients

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Important Dates • 1st Batch Starts 15th November 2015 ending 21th February 2016

Every Sunday from 9am to 12pm

Last day for registration: 13th November 2015

Course Price: Rs 9,000 • 2nd Batch Starts 12th December 2015 ending 19th March 2016

Every Saturday 9am to 12pm

Last day for registration: 9th December 2015

Course Price: Rs 9,000 • 3rd Batch

For students on school holidays only

Starts 16th November 2015 ending 18th December 2015

Every Monday, Wednesday, Friday 1pm to 4pm

Last day for registration: 11th November 2015

Very Intensive 3 times per week

Course Price: Rs 9,000

Call 5861 9006 for more information, question, or registration

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Call 5861 9006, 5823 9956, 5854 6574 for more information or to register to The Complete Photography Course