Diploma in Professional Photography - One Year

Module 1: Understanding Your Camera And Accessories
Introduction And History Of Photography
In the first module, the course covers the introduction and understanding of photography and camera with the meaning and significance of photography and history of photography. Students will get to know the art, science and techniques of camera and photography along with the different types of photography. To understand the beneficial factors in now-a- day camera we guide the students to learn the history of photography from its beginning to the recent handheld cameras.
Works Of Master Photographers
Students will have a brief study on the work of different master photographers and analyze their techniques. This part of the module is included for creating more interest in students to photography field and to get aware of the great works done by various photographers around the world.
Use Of Camera And Accessories
The understanding of different parts of camera and their functions, Camera Accessories such as tripods, filters, hoods etc... and their uses and Classification of Camera based on different aspects. Students will be taught about different lenses, choosing the right lens, Different types of Filters, its uses and importance, understanding of different camera formats and its appropriate usage.
Exposure And Exposure Triangle
Understanding of Exposure - Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO and their settings, exposure control and Different Modes of Camera – P, S, A, M with practical knowledge through indoor as well as outdoor photography. Students will learn about camera controls and learn to explore their photography through the concepts of depth of field.
Know Your Dslr Camera
To know more about your dslr camera and to get familiar with it, you are been taught about How to Use DSLR camera using Technical Details of Focus. . Auto Focus - Focusing Modes AF-A/AF-C/AF-S/ MF, Bracketing, Auto Exposure Combination, Metering & Different Modes of Metering, Active D Lighting / D Lighting, resolution and File Formats - JPEG, TIFF & RAW are being covered in this module with practical knowledge on each factor. A detail study on the dslr camera, Sensor - CCD and CMOS, Diaphragm and Portable image storage system is carried out
Light Sources
The understanding of the color temperature, white balance and light quality in photography are taught. Study are made on the essential factors in Photography such as White balance, Histograms, Picture Style/ Camera Calibration, Introduction to colors, colour temperature.
Digital Photographic Production
The retouching of images are been taught in this session. The photography skill along with the skill of redevelopment of images or photographs through its retouch using software is developed in the students. The need of photography post production as a Professional photographer is well demonstrated to students in this part. The software adobe lightroom is introduced to students in this module.
Night Photography
The hands on practice of Photography in low light area and the understanding of equipments for night photography is the one of the highlights this module.
Light Paintings
Students learn to art of painting with light and understand the equipments used for it. The best photographs can be achieved in this form of photography by right knowledge and correct use of it.
Nature And Landscape Photography
Students get to understand the location and the lighting conditions practically in the outdoors to capture the nature and landscape around them. They perform different photography assignments to understand the natural place, lights and colors in the nature.
Street Photography
Here you learn the art of portraying the people and things found and available in streets. Students get to understand the way of capturing the circumstances of the subjects - living and non living things on the spot.
Black And White Photography - Zone System
This course explores the control of contrast and tonal reproduction in black and white through the manipulation of exposure and developing, understanding and importance of Black and white photography.
Module 2 : Visual Literacy
Visual Perception
In the second module students get clear vision of How to read image? and learn to understand the images, through the visual literacy. They learn to communicate through photography, to create and develop the photo story or design story as well as experiment on the concept and fundamental rules of composition, the concept of framing, the angles and shots to achieve meaningful photographs.
Principles Of Design And Composition
The study on basic design principles, design Elements and color principles are included in this session. The understanding and usage of line, shape, hue, texture, form and value are carried out. Students learn and implement these principles as well as basic rules of composition for achieving the perfect framing and composition of their photographs.
Principles And Rules Of Photography
You go deep into the technicalities of photography in this session by exploring it through various rules in photography such as Rule of Thirds, rule of space, rule of odds, sunny 16 law, inverse square law, Golden Ratio, Art and Design Culture, Semiotics and Gestalt Law.
Editorial Photography
Students get involved in the study of creating stories with their photographs, understanding of photo essays and understanding of editorial photography. The pattern or the method of Concept Development and development of an article for editorial photography and or photojournalism is being taught. They learn how to develop their creativity for such type of photography field where in one’s ability to create perfect layout, corresponding content and research on it is important.
3D Photography
The depth in a photograph is well explained in this session to make the students understand the Stereoscopy 3d photography. It refers to a technique for creating or enhancing the photographs is three dimensional.

HDR Photography
Students learn the techniques of HDR photography and work on developing their own HDR photographs. They learn the methods and different requirements of creating HDR images.
High Speed
Various examples are being carried out to understand the arrangements and equipments required for high speed photography. Students practice the high speed photography and need to obtain top 10 photographs among them.
Macro Photography
The course for professional photography includes how to use the features of your camera for eye-catching close-ups, how to take macro shots using compact cameras, what you can achieve with a DSLR camera and additional accessories required for macro photography.
Wildlife Photography
In this wildlife photography module, students who wish to become a wildlife Photographer has to not merely learn to capture images times but must have the technical skills and practical knowledge for capturing striking travel and wild life images. For wild life photography you need to learn and improve the ability of patience, flexibility, adaptability, inexhaustible curiosity in the work, etc...
Architecture Photography / Corporate Photography / Industrial Photography
Students achieve the knowledge on the essential tools needed and the technique required to shoot quality, dynamic, creative and affecting shots which portrays the architecture in the best possible light. You come to learn about the working and the techniques in the digital cameras. The course also includes the essential factors in shooting the images of interior and exterior photos of buildings, hotels, restaurants, resorts, monuments, etc… for estate agents, architects, designers, professionals and travelers, etc… who are in need.
Digital Marketing And Business Of Photography
To become a professional photographer or to continue photography profession, one has to understand the trends and business of photography field. Students will be taught the various means and media's to market their photographs and the trends of digital marketing. Understanding of marketing through social media’s, online marketing are carried out in this session.
Marketing And Survey Of Photography
The essential part covered in this session is the understanding of branding one‘s products. Students will be engaged in understanding the marketing strategies and will receive an overview of the photographic industry, different aspects of photography and the scope in photography.
Album Designing
Students understand and learn in detail the tools in the digital image editing software for designing the various albums. They get to know about the important techniques used when printing images, album creation / photo book, etc… They are initiated to prepare their own designed albums.
Module 3 : Understanding Of Lighting
Lighting And Studio Flash Lighting
Understanding of different light sources and knowing in-depth the artificial lights i.e. studio flashlights, halogen, tungsten, etc. In this module, students deal with the lighting technicalities such as split lighting, loop lighting, Rembrandt lighting, butterfly lighting, flat lighting, two lighting, three lighting, four lighting and using flash in ambient light, etc… They get to know about the natural source of light, difference between natural light and artificial light, Nature of color and Silhouettes. Understanding lighting and its correct usage is important for fashion photography, wedding photography, studio photography and product photography. They are then given the Introduction to Lighting, Introduction to Flash, studio lighting techniques.
Studio Equipments
Every student gets practical knowledge on light conditions in studio and the characteristics of light, Wide light sources, the arrangement of studio equipments for various shoots, Techniques of multiple exposures, Use of reflectors, studio flash, soft boxes, umbrellas, honeycombs, snoots, etc...
Portrait Photography / Studio Photography
Students learn how to setup and use studio lighting in both high key (white) and low key (black) situations. They explore the basic use of light modifiers such as soft boxes, grids, umbrellas and reflectors, etc… to create different styles of photographs. This course will cover advanced lighting setups and techniques and uses of light modifiers. Practical experiments will be carried out both in indoor as well as outdoor.
Fashion Photography
Students are directed in the proper use of figure posing, usage of correct equipments as it applies and is a need to various advertising aspects, portfolio makings, etc... This session of the course deals with the understanding of How to become a fashion photographer? Or say how to become a good fashion photographer? Fashion photography / modeling photography is a field where both male and female photographers have greater interest and opportunity to flourish. To become a fashion photographer, this course helps the student to learn practically the flow of the shot, preparations, use of proper fashion photography equipments, etc…
Available Light People Photography
Students get the practical knowledge on Outdoor shots using the available lighting conditions. They learn to capture the shots of Fashion, Portrait and people photography in outdoor lighting using Diffuser, Reflector etc… They learn to recognize different forms of light, their shades and learn to take images in all relevant as well as inappropriate conditions. They are also guided to how to take images in every conceivable artificial light source to clarify the subjects.
Product Photography
Students explore the understanding of product photography. They understand the methods of photographing various products in different ways according to client’s demand, purpose of branding the products etc… Assignments and experiments will be assigned to students to take photographs of different products.
Food Photography
Students will be learning about photographing the food items and drinks of different region with different food styling.
Wedding Photography
Students learn the skills set to shoot at a professional level, to capture every moment of the wedding ceremony and the rituals accompanying the marriages that is the engagements, the ceremony before and after the wedding day, etc… They are taught to the mood and the magic of the day. The will not only learn to capture the wedding precious moments but also will be learning the skill of preparing the respective albums with profession touch.
Tricks In Photography
The photography schools and or the photography institutes conducting courses for photography may not always include this part of photography in their photography course. To get the best pictures and to obtain uniqueness the photographs, the practical sessions on different tricks in Photography –Bokeh Photography, Smoke Photography and Splash Photography, etc… are carried out in this session.

Module 4: Understanding Of Moving Images

Understanding Of Moving Images / Videography
Understanding of fundamentals of good videography, video shots and angles, sharp focus and consistent composition, 'clean' audio, good lighting for videography and extensive coverage. The understanding and hands on practice on capturing the unique atmosphere of wedding, events, conference and functions. Students practice of shooting good wedding videography and event videography.

Understanding Of Video Editing
Students get to understand the selection of video clips, formation or arrangement of frames, mixing and editing by using the software premier after effects, final cut pro, etc...

Flow In The Short Film / Documentary
To become a good documentary maker or short film maker one need to go through all the aspects of the film or documentary. In this session students get to understand the flow in the making of film or documentary. They are guided with the knowledge on script writing, story board, screen play and direction for this. The art of coordinating the script and story for the film is well made clear to students through practical session.

DSLR & Professionalvideography / Documentary / Short Film Making
Research are carried out by students on the past and recent movies, the trends in Indian films or documentaries as well as Non-Indian movies etc.. At last but not the least, students prepare a short dslr movie or short film or documentary as well as they are encouraged to make this through professional video cameras too. They are initiated to work in teams for this.

Module 5: Professional Portfolio Development

Experimentation & Exploration
The course for the mastering in Professional Photography deals with the basics photography to advance photography and then to the specializations in this fields so that one coveting to take photography as their profession or career gets to learn it in detail and technically correct. Along with this they learn the art of documentary making or short film making.
In this last module, students are engaged in their Final Portfolio Submission. After the completion of four Modules, the fifth or the last module is meant for Final Project Submission. The student will have to work individually on any of the specializations in Photography. As well as the short film or the documentary made by them must be submitted to the institute as a part of final portfolio. Knowing the business plans and marketing tools, students will be guided by any one of the faculties of the Institute. Students have to learn the photography markets and understand their professional goals to prepare their best presentation under the guidance of the faculty. The final portfolio will be examined by the panel of examiners / juries, according to which the credits will be issued to the students.

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Admission Procedure:

• For booking the seats you needs to pay Rs.1000. DD ?drawn ?in ?favour? of? "Creative Hut" ?payable? at ?Ayarkunnam. By online transfer: Account name: Creative Hut, Account Number : 18800200000175, IFSC Code: FDRL0001880, Branch : Ayarkunnam, Kottayam, Kerala, Bank : Federal bank

• For online registration or admission, kindly fill up the admission form Download from the website. It has to be downloaded and take the print out of it. Fill this form and send it back to The Director, along with form you need to submit one attested copy each of your id-address proof and the certificate of your latest passed out exam.

• Maximum 10 students per batch for all course. Registration & admission will be closed anytime before the closing dates if the batch gets full. Hence, participants / students are requested to register their names at the earliest before the seats are full.

One Year Diploma in Professional Photography Course and videography course is one of the best photography course in India. It teaches everything that aspiring photographers need to know about the art, technique and business of photography. If your goal is to become a better photographer, then this is the course for you. The course will combine the understanding of the fundamentals and theory of photography with hands-on practical assignments in real-time situations that will prepare students for the real, ever-changing professional world. And most important, it gives a personal interface with the industry, which is much needed to get the initial break in the industry.

Course Fees: Rs.90500/- ($1600 for non Indian nationals).