Edexcel Btec Level 4 Hnc Diploma In Photography (QCF)

What will you learn from this course?

1. See the subject. To see is more than looking and to become a photographer one must know to see the world around.

2. Understand the limitations of a camera and human eye. Yes, the way you see a subject may not appear in a photograph. Why is this ?. And how to make your camera work for you.

3. Make photos. Making a photo is a process and taking a photo is an accident. Good photos happen with imagination, planning and understanding the equipments.

4. Use your camera & lenses most effectively. Camera & lenses are the tools that convert your imagination in to a photograph. Understanding the camera and its controls are most important to make photography meaningful.

5. Appreciate the light around. Of the most important elements of photography, light is very special and learning to understand the natural light variations and artificial light and making it to work is important for a good photographer.

6. Understand the basic controls of photography. The aperture, shutter speed and exposure controls are important to get your picture technically good. You will be learning all these in detail to make a creative photograph.

7. Compose a fine photo. The aesthetics of the art – photography comes through finer compositions. Understanding the principles of composition in detail to make a picture tell a story or atleast make it look beautiful. The vision psychology, pattern of our seeing, exploiting the shape, form, texture, colour, lines, geometry etc. are important to make your photo far different and meaningful from others.

8. Shooting people – Portrait photography - Natural light Portraits – Window light portraits - Use of reflectors – fill in flash using portable speed lights

9. Studio lighting techniques and correction techniques – Understanding studio digital flash lights and accessories. Studio portraits (Study to take pictures of people beautifully. Plus, how to make anyone look great!. Studio Portrait lighting styles and correction techniques in detail) – model portfolio shooting - out door portraits using studio flash – a detailed study.

10. Press photography & photojournalism – Shooting editorial, news, photo feature and photo essays for press and media. How to anticipate life’s drama, and how to be on the spot when they happen?.

11. Macro Photography – outdoor and indoor subjects - extension tubes - flash extension cables, Ring flashes.

12. Location photography - Panorama – HDR – perspective correction

13. Contemporary Wedding/Event photography – the new trend in shooting weddings in a photojournalistic style

14. Image correction – Camera RAW and light-room techniques.

15. How to set up your own photography business? How to maximize your income? Marketing your services. Selling to photo-libraries, plus calendars, postcards and screen savers. Filing systems and care of your material. Tips from the professional photographers through guest lectures and workshops.

How will you learn the above?

• Through Four mandatory core Units and Six specialist Units as structured and guided by EDEXCEL, UK.

• Through extensive lessons, faculty guidance, guest lectures, practical exercises, assignments, tours, special workshops, reviews, real time job participation and projects.

What will you get on completion of the course?

Completion of the course means, doing all the 10 units and submission of respective assignments to the standard of EDEXCEL Internal & Standards Verifier’s valuations. You'll get a prestigious international BTEC LEVEL 4 HND DIPLOMA.

Where will you get an employment?

News papers, news agencies, magazines, fashion houses, design houses, advertising agencies, govt. departments, hospitals, cruise ships, film industry and so on. You can also practice as a freelance photographer, shooting portraits, weddings, events, fashion, advertising, interiors and exteriors, industries, sports, wild life etc. You can also do the ‘top up degree’ courses in Art and Design in the overseas Universities also.

Duration: 15 months (758 total learning hours)

Art of seeing, taking cameras into control, photography as technique and art, general photography, photojournalism, street / documentary photography, location portraits, studio portraits, model portfolio, wedding & event photography, digital image correction and enhancement techniques, macro photography, travel / stock photography.

• Regular full time certificate course for taking up photography

• Contains 10 units with a maximum of 60 learning hours per unit Foundation photography, advanced photography.

• Detailed theory - meaningful practical sessions - research and assignments - field trips - tours

• Detailed reviews - follow-ups – feedbacks and projects

• Real time job participation - career counseling.

Eligibility: Minimum academic qualification is school final - 12th Std or 12th Grade.

Age: 18 years and above

Prerequisites: The students seeking admission to this professional photography course must have passion and attitude to learn photography. They must be committed and hardworking. They must possess a DSLR camera, lenses ranging from 18mm to 200mm, a portable flash and a laptop (Dual core processor, 3GB or more RAM, discrete graphic card with 512mb or more GRAM).

Duration: 15 Months (Tuesday to Friday)

Course Fee: Rs.2,53,940/- (Rs.2,26,000/- Plus 12.36% service tax) For foreign students USD 6,685/= (USD.5,950/= plus 12.36% service tax)[Does not include the EDEXCEL registration fee and caution deposit.] The fees have to be paid in full at least 15 days prior to the date of commencement of the course.

Registration: You can either call the academy or register on line through the ‘Register’ link.

**Admissions for the EDEXCEL BTEC LEVEL 4 HNC DIPLOMA in PHOTOGRAPHY (QCF) are open for the 2014 batch. The next batch commences in July 2014.