Whether you Regard Photography as a craft or art,
essentially it is practical. Few pictures can be taken from an armchair;
even a cursory glance at any selection of effective photographs
shows that most, if not all required effort-effort to find an interesting
subject, waiting until natural lighting conditions were just right,
altering the arrangement of a still life and so on. Pressing the
shutter release is the least important part of the photographic
process; what counts is preparation and training yourself to see,
anticipate and organise images in the viewfinder.
The best way to become a competent photographer is to use your
camera. Cameras and Lenses, however attractively packaged and enjoyable
to fiddle with, are only a means to end-producing photographs. When
you reach the stage that they are almost second nature to operate,
you will have more time to concentrate on the image. You can afford
to make mistakes-a poorly-taken photograph costs only the price
of the film and it is better to be learning from these than to sit
at home imagining a perfect picture that may never find its way
onto a transparency or print.
WHAT THE INSTITUTE OFFERS
Whether you’re a serous amateur or just starting out you’ve
come to the right place. Here you will find photography taught by
some of the most experienced and talented Designer Photographers
working today.
The course is purpose-planned to help you on the way to taking
the best possible photographs. Unlike many other on the subject
it is not designed to be dipped into at random, but to be followed
from the first session to last as a practical course in photography,
the same type of course that you can expect to find in collage,
or summer school. The course is organised in such a way that, at
each stage you can utilize what you have previously learned; as
the sequence is progressive picking up the course halfway deafest
the whole idea.
You will learn basic photography, technical exposure, creativity
and lastly it will solve all your doubts related to what, how and
where to shoot.
Tools Requirements
You will need a minimum amount of equipment and materials in order
to undertake the course, although we have tried to make the requirements
as simple as possible. You don’t need a super-telephoto lens,
but should not consider starting with a simple 110 fixed-lens camera
either. If you have a camera of 35mm format or larger, plus three
lens/zoom lens (standard-50mm, wide angle-35mm, telephoto-100/200mm),
then you have the basic tools.
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