Advanced DSLR courses
Going Pro
Weekday class | 12 weeks | £999 / £899
Friday 27 April – Friday 13 July 2012
10.00 – 14.00
Course ID: 120427GP
Maximum 8 places (6 places left*)
Tutor: Holger Pooten (5 classes are with guest tutors)
£999 (£899 if booked before April) Payment plan available. Call the office for further details.
* Not updated in real time. Please phone or email for current status.
Course description
Going Pro is a course aimed at photographers who would like to take the step into the professional world of photography. The course is headed up by Holger Pooten, a successful advertising photographer and competent tutor.
Week 1: Introductions and Presentations
Friday 27 April
Each student is invited to bring along a selection of their own printed photographs and a selection of pictures they like. There will be a portfolio review, discussion about categories of photography and the direction the students want to develop. Different forms of presentation will also be covered.
Week 2: Quality Control
Friday 4 May
This session will ensure that all students are brought up to a high level of technical understanding of photography. Will include profiling camera as well as output devices, colour management, ICC profiles, in depth histograms, use of external flashguns and more.
Week 3: Street Photography
Friday 11 May with tutor Luke Forsythe
This class will introduce you to the practice of Street Photography. It is concerned with improving the personal work you are making and increasing your chances of a successful hunt. Topics will include optimum camera set ups, how to interact with your subjects and your legal rights. Also the work of the masters of street photography discussing how they got their shots and what lead them to such brilliant subjects.
Week 4: Lightroom Foundation
Friday 18 May with tutor Vicki Churchill
Here, students will mainly learn about LR Library and the Develop module, ideal for when you start to catalog your work. Further topics will include importing, metadata, keywords, collections and more.
Week 5: Studio Lighting for Portraits and Fashion
Friday 25 May with tutor Cleveland Aaron
The aim of this session is to learn about the importance of light in studio portraiture and how to control it, as well as the relationship between photographer and sitter. For Fashion, the focus will be on the model, composition and selecting the appropriate lighting for your set–up.
Week 6: Business Matters
Friday 1 June
Get down to the nitty gritty of the business side of photography. The group will learn about estimates, invoices, copyright and royalties and finally model and property releases.
Week 7: Medium Format Photography and Digital Backs
Thursday 7 June
A lot of advertising photography needs to be done with a higher quality camera than a normal 35mm. This session will introduce you to the Medium Format and Digital Backs, and their advantages and disadvantages. This course will be held on location round the corner from our office, at the Hasselblad Studio, Hoxton.
Week 8: Composition
Friday 15 June
This session will be delivered on location at a current exhibition; the location is to be confirmed. Topics discussed will include colour, lines, perspective, rule of thirds, balance, patterns, framing and symmetry.
Week 9: Photoshop Workflow
Friday 22 June
This session will cover all the essentials of Photoshop including adjustment layers, cloning, file formats, hue and saturation and more.
Week 10: Studio Still Life Photography
Friday 29 June with tutor Cleveland Aaron
This session will look at the various types of lighting techniques used for shooting still life objects in a studio environment. The class will look at ring flash, creating even lighting and avoiding shadows, balancing 2 light sources, challenging perspectives and more.
Week 11: Conceptual Photography
Friday 6 July with tutor Rob Smith
This session will explain what conceptual photography is and the big relevance it plays in commercial photography. An assignment will be set at the end of this session.
Week 12: The Commercial Market
Friday 13 July
The group will discuss their assignments and how to apply the methodology of conceptual photography to the commercial market. There will also be a brief introduction into business structures of advertising agencies and magazines.
The Going Pro course is kindly sponsored by:
Requirements: Digital SLR Camera & Laptop
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