The course cost is Bds$540 paid on or before the first class.... your guarantee (in case you miss one or more classes) is that once you have paid, you may REDO the course when it is taught again to get the full benefit from the instruction/practice.
There are 2 sessions per week for 6 weeks.....
Wednesday session starts at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday session is arranged each Wednesday.... time and location vary to take advantage of different lighting conditions.... Saturday is field trips to take photos
all sessions are 2 hours long.
Other courses I teach at University of the West Indies are listed .... here
Class Notes for this Photography Course (paid-up students only access) are.... here
Additional Notes:
1. This is an INTERACTIVE course.... and you learn by doing.... after the lecture on Wednesday, we spend time looking at photos you have taken the Saturday before.... to avoid losing your shooting data, please bring the flash card straight from your camera (or the whole camera) to the Wednesday class.... it is best that you have 2 flash cards (if using your camera for other purposes during the course)
2. You get out of this course what you put in... but I assure you WILL be taking better photos after the course IF you are very serious about your photography.... some of my past students have gone on to good careers as professional photographers.... because of THEIR committment and determination and LOVE for photography.
3. You need a digital camera capable of MANUAL control of shutter speed, aperture and focus to benefit fully from this course.... and I encourage you to practice in between classes because your camera must become very familiar to you.... and the only way to achieve this is with constant practice.... if you plan on making money from photography, would you show up at a wedding with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera (similar to what the guests are using) ???????..... BUT your camera is more than the image you project to the public and you really NEED certain features and functionality if you are to take the best photos under all circumstances..... I recommend ANY of the following cameras Nikon ( D90, D200, D300, D3000, D3100, D5000) or Canon (EOS 30D, 40D, 50D, 5D, 7D or any of the REBEL series).... if your model is not shown, do a comparison in Google or you can write or call me for advice..... you must bond with your camera if you are going to get the best photos and ALL these cameras have the necessary requirements.... the more expensive ones will have extra features and durability (shock resistance, water resistance, etc.) which is nice but NOT absolutely essential.
4. Although the lens IS important.... you do NOT have to initially spend a great deal of money (and it is here that you can really waste money).... I recommend for my course (and your beginning career) that you buy an 18-200 mm F 3.5-6.3 zoom lens by SIGMA or TAMRON..... this will enable you to handle 99% of all photographic situations without changing the lens..... lenses get fungus growth internally in the Barbados climate (when seldom used) and over time internal lens surfaces can become obscured..... it is a great waste of money to have expensive lenses doing nothing productive and just aging, deteriorating and waiting to be thrown away. ..... PROFESSIONAL photography is a mixture of TALENT, TECHNOLOGY and BUSINESS SENSE.... PROFITABLE photography comes from taking the BEST photos with the LEAST expense required to take them. ...as the years go by your lens collection will increase and trying to keep it to a minimum will be a challenge, but spend carefully and think wisely...... buying an expensive lens just to use for a few specific photos is not a good business decision unless you have included it's complete cost in your contract and the customer is willing to pay for it.
The course includes classroom instruction (Wednesday) and practical field trips (Saturday).... students will participate in actual photography during field trips spanning a wide cross section of photographic opportunity. Course Outline: -------------- PART 1 - LIGHT AND COLOUR -------------------------- additive and subtractive colour mixing, coloured light reflection and absorption properties of objects. white light, white balance primary and secondary colours specifying colour using RGB, HSL ( HSB), CMYK, hue-value-chroma Pantone, Trumatch, Focoltone, characterization calibration and transformation, spectrophotometer, colorimeter gamma, chromaticity and white point brightness, contrast, black level, white level, highlight, midtone, shadow histogram distribution of luminance and colour psychovisual perception, colour correction, degradation grain, noise and resolution PART 2 - CAMERAS ---------------- lenses, light transmission, flare, coatings, aperture, focus, focal length, focal ratio f-numbers, angle of view, care and use, cleaning body types, viewfinder types and displays, light metering and sensitivity, Exposure Values shutter types, diaphragm, focal plane, shutter speeds, flash control and timing CompactFlash cards, SmartMedia, memory sticks batteries, chargers and power sources PART 3 - COMPOSITION -------------------- importance of a subject, simplicity, shapes and forms within the picture, framing contrasts, patterns, balance and unity, focal point and prime centre of interest perspective, colour, positioning, "rule of thirds" preparation, making the best of unprepared situations, backgrounds PART 4 - PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE ----------------------------- tips for taking successful pictures of people babies, young people, out-and-about, party pictures holiday pictures modelling, studio modelling, shows, sets weddings, lighting, formal and informal, church, reception, beach weddings PART 5 - PHOTOGRAPHING PLACES AND NATURE ---------------------------------------- preparing your equipment and planning for your pictures landscapes, coasts and beaches, real estate and aerial photography buildings, townscapes and architectural photography pictures after dark, time exposures and natural lighting flowers, insects and macro photography photographing sunsets, silhouettes, special effects photos using juxtaposition, models and filters PART 6 - DIGITAL IMAGING ------------------------ scanning prints or transparencies cleaning, color correcting and sizing photos with popular software file formats, compression types and their effects on images
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