Certificate Program in Professional Photography
This 3 month program is meant for photographers who wish to become certified professionals in the field of Photography. It enables you to get hands-on training with best-in-class lenses, professional lighting and studio setups, and trains you on fundamentals of Photography and Colour editing.
Starting from the basics of Photography, the program gives you in-depth practical experience in Lighting Techniques, learning to create portraits in professional setup, understanding perspective, nodes of storytelling and composition. For the cherry on the top, you learn how to edit your photographs from cleaning, colouring, grading and retouching through dedicated classes on Lightroom and Photoshop. Students will be required to create a professional portfolio, which needs to be submitted at the end of course which is assessed and graded in the final jury.
A complete package to make you an expert Professional in Photography!
- 5 Online Learning Sessions
- 5 Practical Expertise Sessions (3-4 hours each)
- 9 Online Photography Colouring Session (on Lightroom & Photoshop)
- 4 Portfolio Development Sessions
- Government recognised Certification
- Lifetime Membership to the community of Mudart Photographers for constant support with feedback, queries, jobs and promotions
Course Duration – 3 months
Full Program Fee – INR 54,280/- (includes all sessions, model, makeup and studio fee with Lens and Lighting)
(For installment plan, please reach out to us at mudart.connect@gmail.com)
Session 1 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- What is Photography?
- History of Photography
- What is Light?
Session 2 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Understanding of camera in manual mode and its functions
- Exposure Understanding
- ISO
- Shutter speed
- Aperture
Session 3 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Balancing on meter
- Shutter, Aperture & ISO priorities
- Exposure techniques
Session 4 (Practical Training – 3 hours)
- Low and Harsh light Photography
- Metering modes
- Lens Affiliation
Session 5 (Practical Training – 3 hours)
- Camera Source Subject Correlation with respect to light
- Understanding of Perspective based on axis
Session 6 (Studio Practical 4 hours)
- Learning Lighting Techniques with Industry-standard equipment
- Low single source
- High single source
- 3-point lighting
- Ambient lighting
- Use of Flash
Session 7 (Studio Lighting techniques with Model and make-up on 2 fashion themes (4 hours))
- Learning all lighting techniques
- Learning poses and how to make you pictures tell a story frames
- Learning rules of framing and composition in Portrait Photography
Session 8 (Practical Training – 3 hours)
- Understanding height
- Understanding Distance
- Understanding background as support
- Understanding of Perspective with respect to Angle and source of light
Session 9 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Understanding Nodes with respect to storytelling
- Understanding Framing techniques
Session 10 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Understanding Composition through examples
- Understanding the Attitude of a photographer
- Understanding how to put together a portfolio
Session 11 Adobe Lightroom (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Getting Organised
- Importing Managing collections and exporting photographs.
- Understanding of all the tools and their effects based on the histogram.
Session 12 Adobe Lightroom (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
Jumping to the development phase, we pick up from where we left off with understanding the histogram and making basic level changes to raw files.
Moving further, we dive into deeply understanding the basic panel including
- Temperature,
- Exposure,
- Contrast,
- Whites & Blacks,
- Clarity, Vibrance and Saturation.
We also use region based tools to understand our tonal curve. Namely Highlights, Darks, Shadows and Whites. With quite a few examples to understand how to use them for different pictures.
These changes effect and help enhance the entire photograph.
Session 13 Adobe Lightroom (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
We put to use tools like graduated filter and adjustment brush, allowing you to enhance a specific area of your photo with great precision (Area based editing), to make your subjects pop out.
Moreover we take a look at the HSL (Hue, Saturation, and Luminance) options and how we can use them to improve and enhance colours.
Session 14 Adobe Lightroom (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
Based on your choice of Photography, be it fashion, nature, wildlife, architecture, we choose an example and run through what we have learnt. After touching upon the camera and lens tools, we move to understand how to grade our pictures-
- Grading and batch processing
- Lens correction
- Post crop vignetting
- Noise reduction or grain inclusion
Finally we learn to
- Edit with Speed, learn to batch process
- How to Make presets and use them wisely to quicken our work.
Session 15 Adobe Photoshop (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Getting used to Photoshop
- Getting affiliated with size, aspect ratios and resolutions
- Understanding Photoshop tools used in photo manipulation
Session 16 Adobe Photoshop (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Image adjustment
- Layering
- Use of blending tools
- Correcting aberrations, spots etc
Session 17 Adobe Photoshop (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Composite modes and layering
- Making HDR photographs
Session 18 Adobe Photoshop (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Dealing with Double exposure examples to create digital art
- Blending tools
Session 19 Adobe Photoshop (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Precision cutting pen tool and area selection tools
- Blending tools for multiple pictures.
Session 20-21 (Live on Zoom – 1.5 hours)
- Portfolio Colouring
- Style editing
- Final touches to portfolio
Session 22-23
Doubt clearing
Session 24
- Portfolio submission to Jury
- Assessment and grading
What is different about this course than other online courses?
All our courses are offered in one-on-one mentorship model. You will be personally guided through the course by the mentor. The mandatory practical assignments ensure hands-on training along with in-depth learning of the concepts.
What are the must-haves to attend this course?
The minimum requirement to join this course is curious mind and enthusiastic attitude. DSLR camera is preferable but optional.
Is the course in Hindi or English?
The course material is in English. During the session, the language can be either depending on your preference.
Do I get a certificate after finishing the course?
Yes, you will be provided with a graded Diploma certificate registered with the basis your final assessment .
What if I am unable to attend the class on the day I have booked for?
We will accommodate you in subsequent class and keep you informed of the dates. This is allowed ONCE.
What are the expenses outside of Course fee?
Since the program involves practical assignments as well, expenses include personal travel, meals etc.
Is it possible to extend the submission date for assignment?
Yes. During the course, you are allowed to take an extension on an assignment only ONCE. You will need to give notice atleast a week in advance. Please email us your reasons at mudart.connect@gmail.com. After validating the reason, an extension will be provided for only a WEEK.
