Photography Course Time Table

Monday

Refreshment will be served throughout the day

During the week we will cover the day to day running of our studio, including advertising, costs, pricing, working from commercial premises and mobile set-ups.

Time	Subject	Aims	Objectives	Method
9.00 - 10.00	Coffee and introductions
10.00 - 11.00	Using a light meter and understanding exposure settings	To use a light meter and understand the relationship between time, aperture and ISO	To know how to use a light meter and be able to adjust the time, aperture or ISO and still balance the exposure	Evaluation table hand-out and practical demonstration
11.00 - 12.00	Studio flash head controls and attachments	How to set-up a studio flash head and change the attachments and power settings	Change the power settings to achieve the correct aperture and understanding what different attachments do, including a soft box, barn doors, snoot and honeycombs	Demonstration and student participation
12.00 - 1.00	Practical portrait exercise using one light	To set-up a studio flash with a soft box and take a portrait	To be able to set-up and adjust a studio flash-head to a required aperture. Crop a head and shoulder portrait correctly in the camera, using the full frame	Practical session in the studio
1.00 - 2.00	Lunch
2.00 - 5.00	Photoshop	To be able to adjust images using Photoshop	Use Photoshop to: Crop and border, correct exposure levels, remove blemishes, convert an image to B/W, wrinkle decrease and teeth whitening, converting an image to B/W while keeping some colour, creating montages	Step by step demonstration with hand-outs. All students will have their own work station and follow each step
5.00	Summary of the day with questions and answers

Tuesday

Time	Subject	Aims	Objectives	Method
9.00 - 10.00	Summary of previous day
10.00 - 12.30	Traditional portrait shoot	To set up the studio and take a traditionally lit portrait using four studio flash-heads	To set up the studio using lighting ratios, and learn how to pose the model. Take some portraits using four flash-heads, including a main light, fill light, hair light and background light	Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition
12.30 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 4.00	Contemporary make-over shoot	To set a high key studio and do a contemporary make over/fashion shoot	To set-up the studio for high key, do a make-over/fashion shoot, learn how to pose the model and how to frame correctly in the camera	Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition
4.00 - 5.30	Bikini/topless and classical figure/fine art shoot	A contemporary topless shoot followed by low key classical figure/fine art shoot	Learn how to pose a model for a topless shoot. Change the studio from high key to a low key set up for a classical figure/fine art shoot. Learn how to pose a model for classical figure/fine art shoot	Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition
5.00	Summary of the day with questions and answers

Wednesday

Time	Subject	Aims	Objectives	Method
9.00 - 10.00	Summary of previous day
10.00 - 12.30	Contemporary baby/child shoot	To set up the studio for high key and do a studio shoot for a baby/child	To set the studio up for a high key shoot, photograph a baby/child, cropping in the camera, how to pose a baby/child, keeping a baby/child happy in the studio, getting your CRB check.	Practical session in the studio with step by step tuition
12.30 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 4.00	Creating a montage using Photoshop	To create 22 x 22 inch montage of nine images from the mornings shoot	Edit the mornings shoot and select the best nine images that will work together, create a nine image montage ready for printing, with the correct lay-out so that the image is balanced correctly	Practical session with tuition using Photoshop and the skills learnt on Monday
4.00 - 5.00	Child jumping shoot and creating a panoramic montage	To set up the studio for high key and photograph a child jumping, then create a panoramic montage of the child in various jumping poses	To set up the studio for a high key shoot, freezing the child in mid air while jumping in various poses, create a 12 x 32 inch panoramic montage ready for printing	Practical session with tuition in the studio and using Photoshop and the skills learnt on Monday
5.00	Summary of the day with questions and answers

Thursday

Time	Subject	Aims	Objectives	Method
9.00 - 10.00	Summary of the previous day
10.00 - 11.30	Theory on Wedding photography including equipment premises/leasing insurances suppliers advertising and marketing costs planning the day and photo list overcoming technical difficulties (bad weather conditions, balancing flash and selecting locations)			Lecture
11.30 - 1.00	Practical photographic section	Photographing the Bride at home	How to pose the Bride, setting the correct exposures by using both manual and automatic settings on your camera, using a reflector, balancing your flash	Practical session at a house with tuition
1.00 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 4.00	Location shoot of the Bride and Groom	Photographing the Bride and Groom at a local beauty spot	How to pose the Bride and Groom (individually and together), selecting the best location, using fill-in flash, using a reflector	Practical session at a local beauty spot with tuition
4.00 - 4.30	Summary of the day with questions and answers

Friday

Time	Subject	Aims	Objectives	Method
9.30 - 10.00	Summary of the previous day
10.00 - 11.30	Theory on Wedding photography including Professional associations Dealing with enquiries and meeting prospective clients Presenting a quote Presenting your results Different types of wedding albums and costs to produce Pricing and profits			Lecture
11.30 - 1.00	Practical photographic section	Creating high key portraits of the bride at home, without studio lighting (different Bride from Thursday)	How to create high key portraits at home without studio lighting	Practical session at a house with tuition
1.00 - 1.30	Lunch
1.30 - 4.00	Location shoot of the Bride and Groom at a church	Photographing the Bride and Groom at a church	How to pose the Bride and Groom inside and outside the church, signing the register, how to photograph inside the church if flash is not allowed	Practical session at a church with tuition
4.00 - 4.30	Summary of the day with questions and answers and course debriefing