Photography

You will learn the art of photography, capture impressive photos, and develop your creative perspective on the world!

Our experienced instructor will guide you through the aspects of composition, color theory, focusing, and retouching, allowing you to enhance your photography skills, regardless of your device, a key element in the photography course.

Class schedule:

2 hours
2 times per week

Period of study:

2 months
18 lessons

Form of study:

offline
online

Student age:

16–60
years

You will learn:

Throughout the photography course, you will have the opportunity to learn with both a camera and smartphones under the guidance of an experienced instructor.

You will master the fundamentals of photography, composition, use of light, focusing, and image processing – all of which will become your skills during the photography course, enabling you to create impressive photos.

Student works of the school

«PHOTO-FORMULA»

  • History of Photography
  • Genres of Photography
  • World-renowned photographers in each genre
  • Introduction to camera components
  • Functions of a phone camera
  • Basic principles of exposure
  • Composition and framing
  • Using natural lighting
  • White balance correction
  • Basics of color theory
  • Manual and automatic focusing
  • Utilizing depth of field
  • Focusing on different objects and distances
  • Basics of posing and composition for portraits
  • Using natural and artificial light
  • Working with models and directing their poses
  • Utilizing props and backgrounds
  • Choosing the right locations for landscape shots
  • Working with perspective and depth of field
  • Using filters and exposure methods
  • Long exposures and static shots for night photography
  • Working with artificial lighting and light sources
  • Creating light trails and starry sky effects
  • Preparation for defense and portfolio demonstration
  • Basics of photo editing
  • Exposure, color, and contrast correction
  • Using effects and filters
  • Saving and exchanging photos
  • Demonstration and defense of the portfolio presentation
  • Demonstration and defense of the portfolio presentation.
  • Analysis and evaluation of presentations.
  • Q&A (Questions and Answers) section.

«Secrets of a Professional Photographer»

  • Types of flashes and lenses.
  • Soft and hard studio lighting.
  • Practical use of lighting in the studio.
  • Exercises with models.
  • Location analysis and photoshoot planning.
  • Searching for references and other preparatory stages
  • Directions of light and lighting schemes.
  • Practical use of directed light.
  • Photography in different lighting conditions.
  • Objectives of using sliding light.
  • Schemes of sliding light illumination.
  • Practical exercises.
  • Principle of operation and purpose of reflected light.
  • Schemes of using reflected light.
  • Practical examples.
  • Use of color filters.
  • Combining natural light with flashes.
  • Creative approach to light.
  • Color correction in Lightroom.
  • Step-by-step analysis of photo processing.
  • Practical tasks for image editing.
  • Frequency separation technique.
  • Dodge and Burn (lightening and darkening).
  • Practical examples of image editing in Photoshop.
  • Preparation for creating the final presentation.
  • Presentation and defense of individual projects in the form of a PowerPoint presentation.
  • Discussion and analysis of each project.
  • Summary.
  • Q&A session.

WHAT YOU WILL GET FROM THE COURSE

Programs

Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop

Portfolio

Creating a compelling portfolio

Studio pipeline

Working principles.
Freedom of choice in technologies and methods

Final project

Creating a photo project + presentation

Upon completing the «Fundamentals of Photography» course, graduates receive a certificate.

Each certificate has a unique number that a potential employer can use to verify its validity and see basic performance indicators.

Arthur Kolomytsev. Photo Mentor

Photographer and instructor of the courses “FUNDAMENTALS OF PHOTOGRAPHY” for adults and “Photography as a Creative Tool” for children at the Generation ITGO educational center.

COST OF EDUCATION

Monthly payment

170 € group training
  • 220 € individual course
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