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Course Name : Fundamentals of Still Photography
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Course code
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CIN 101
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Credit Points
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0.5
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Award
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Certificate Fundamentals of Still Photography
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Duration
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20 Hours
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Requirements
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Any digital still camera
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Overview
The Fundamentals of Still Photography course offers an elementary training in creative photography. The participants learn the basics of capturing pictures as they inculcate an Ideology and Philosophy of looking through a camera and making sensible and sensitive picture, which has a story in it that can touch an emotional chord in the viewer. The course will help participants to connect thoughts, feelings and meanings with images and will also prepare them for more advanced and specialized levels of photography.
Learning Objectives
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To learn the fundamental grammar of visual story telling
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To learn the skill sets of creating meaningful images
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To learn operational skills of a still camera
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Course Content
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History of Photography
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Study of Paintings
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Lens Types and Functions
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Shutter Types and Impact of Selected Shutter Speed
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Aperture and Depth of Field relation
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Recording Medium Memory Card/Chip
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Reproduction
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Use of monotones as a palate
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Use of color as compositional element (Harmony and Contrast)
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Use Of Available Light
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Fundamentals of Still Photography is a prerequisite for our upcoming short courses in Photography: Advanced Photography, Photography - Working on Film, Assisting on Camera, Steady cam operating, Being Gaffer, Being Grip, Basics of Electronic Cinematography, High Definition.
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