PROFESSIONAL

PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE
Kickstart your professional photography career!

Whether you are a complete beginner wanting to start a career in photography or an amateur photographer aspiring to advance your practice of photography to a professional level, this photography training programme will prepare you to become a Professional Photographer.

This course is designed to equip you with all the knowledge, techniques and industry secrets for you to start working in the industry from the day you finish the course. In this comprehensive course, you will learn how photography is practiced by the professionals and will be prepared to face the challenges of either a photography job or a freelance practice. Learn all about telling a visual story, using a camera and other gear, composition and lighting techniques, post-production and much more. Assignments throughout the duration of the course will bring you to speed with all that you learn, culminating in a portfolio of work that you will create at the end of the course. This portfolio will be your key to enter the world of Professional Photography!

With our time-tested gurukul system of learning, you will learn all that is needed to establish yourself as a professional photographer. Start you photography journey with Drishti today!

Course Features

  • Full-time course for aspiring Professional Photographers
  • Curriculum tailored for latest techniques and requirements of the industry
  • Includes specific content for Product, Fashion, Still-life, E-commerce and Travel Photography
  • Participate in 3 short travel programmes with our partner company Frames in Transit where mentor’s fees are completely waived off (within the duration of the course)
  • Avail special discounts for workshops conducted by Drishti for upto 6 months after the completion of the course
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Duration – 6 months

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Required Skill Level – Beginner to Intermediate

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Required Equipment – DSLR with basic lenses, camera flash, tripod and laptop (see the FAQs for more details)

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Schedule – 3 classes of 4 hrs duration per week

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Price – INR 120,000/- (equal monthly installments of INR 20,000/- paid in advance)

Course Content

Introduction to Photography

In this module, you will understand what photography is, where, why and how it is used and how to tell a story using a photograph or a set of photographs.
  • Definition of Photography
  • What is a good picture?
  • Importance of a story
  • Visualizing a story into a picture frame
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Camera and Supports

The Camera and Supports module will familiarize you with the camera and its functions. You will learn to use the camera and its accessories to your benefit based on existing conditions and develop a good picture.
  • Learn all about Focus
  • Understand movement and motion in photography
  • Learn to measure Light and calculate Exposure
  • Learn about White Balance, its corrective and creative uses
  • Importance of Camera Supports and Accessories
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Composition

The Composition module teaches you the Art of Photography. You will understand how to create interest in your subject, the importance of background and how the placement of various elements in the picture frame affect the story you are trying to tell. 
  • Importance of Composition
  • Compositional guidelines and symbols
  • Background and its importance
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Lighting

The Lighting module will familiarize you with various artificial light sources. You will learn to use camera speed lights, studio strobes and continuous light sources as well as combinations of these to create a particular mood in the picture. This module will cover Studio Portrait Lighting techniques and Product Lighting techniques for both E-commerce and Advertising Photography.
  • Various artificial light sources
  • Studio Portrait Lighting
  • Product Lighting
  • E-commerce Lighting
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Post - Production

The Post-Production module will help you get the best out of the digital image captured with your camera. You will learn the professional workflow process, correcting mistakes made during photography, creative enhancements as well as achieving a target look based on the client’s requirements. You will also learn how to organize images and format them for delivery.
  • Post-production workflow
  • Introduction to industry standard software
  • Creative enhancements to tone, color and details
  • Correcting mistakes
  • Image Management
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Photography Assignments

For the entire duration of the course, you will be given assignments based on the learning from different modules. These compulsory assignments will ensure proper assimilation of all the knowledge that you learn from this course. They will also contribute towards the completion of your portfolio
  • Assignment on Outdoor Photography
  • Assignment on Studio Still-Life Photography
  • Assignment on Outdoor Portrait Photography
  • Assignment on E-Commerce Photography
  • Assignment on Time-lapse and Stop-motion techniques
  • Assignment on Studio Fashion Photography
  • Assignment on Studio Product Photography
  • Assignment on Travel Photography
  • Completion of Post-production on all the above assignments
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Portfolio Preparation

In this module, you will work with the faculty wherein images created by you throughout the course will go through a selection process. You will then be required to complete post-production of the selected images, incorporate suggested changes by the faculty and prepare a printed and soft-copy portfolio for presentation.
  • Selection and post-production of best images
  • Printing and Portfolio preparation
  • Presentation of the Portfolio
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Group Exhibition

Showcase your work in a physical space

The finale of the course culminates with a group exhibition of your best work along with other students. You will get a chance to showcase your work in a physical space to an audience from across the society including your guests and prospective clients.

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Photographs by students who have completed the course

TESTIMONIALS

By our students

Who is this course for?

Whether you want to take up photography as a profession or want to understand photography in greater depth, the Professional Photography Course from Drishti School of Photography will equip you with knowledge, practice as well as the right attitude for your photographic venture.

  • Aspiring Commercial Photographers
  • Photographers wanting to advance their knowledge
  • Career Changers
  • Recent Graduates

What competencies will you gain?

By completing this course, you will:

  • Understand key concepts of Digital Photography and how to generate compelling images for your clients or for your personal projects
  • Achieve a greater know how of professional photography practices and comfortably work in collaborative projects with large teams in the industry
  • Develop a professional attitude in your practice of photography as well as an effective portfolio that will help you convince your clients of your capability

FAQ

1. How long the course will take to complete?
We offer 50 classes, thrice in a week between Monday to Saturday, evening classes between 5.00 pm to 9.00 pm, which will take three and half months to complete. The sad part is that we could never finish on time; eventually the course runs for more than 50 classes, since the course connects you training programme with us.
2. What will be the timings for the classes?
The classes generally get started 5.00 pm onwards, but for the conveniences to all it can shift to latest by 6.00pm, in such cases classes will continue till 10.00pm. Again the sad part is that we could never finish on closing time, and often our students hang on till midnight for experimenting on different issues.
3. Can I get an appointment to meet and talk personally?
Of course, you can visit to the school along with your parents, friends, spouse or any other well wisher to discuss about your ambitions, difficulties or for a simple chat in art and photography. Make sure you visit the school between 5.00pm to 9.00pm on any working days having a prior appointment from Mr. Goutam Basak. To contact, please call 9880331422 or 9449369396
4. When should I buy the camera?

If you haven’t got your camera its good news, since specifications do vary according to subject of specialization. Shortly during the course you will realize in consultation with us, what is the camera that you will be looking to invest, which also fit to your budget? If you have got one and it’s a DSLR camera then nothing to bother much.

5. Could I have any particular specification for the camera?

If you are looking to know any model then I will strongly recommend studying post servicing facilities of a particular model and also it’s availability of equipments and accessories in the local market.