Diploma In Photography VPH002
Description
Start your career in the photographic industry. This course will help create an awareness and understanding in the industry, helps develop knowledge and skills in using a camera to a professional standard, and teaches you all-important communication and business skills needed to be successful in the real world.Developed by professional photographers to train professional photographers, this course gives you a very sound foundation for a career in the modern photographic industry. This is a rapidly changing industry; and this course is continuously being updated to meet these rapid changes.
COURSE STRUCTUREThe certificate consists of the following SIX (6) modules:
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Developed by professional photographers to train professional photographers, this course gives you a very sound foundation for a career in the modern photographic industry. This is a rapidly changing industry; and this course is continuously being updated to meet these rapid changes.
COURSE STRUCTUREThe certificate consists of the following SIX (6) modules:
To view detailed outlines of each of the modules click on the modules above, one by one.
Course Structure
The Diploma consists of six modules:
Introduction to Photography
* Discuss the principles those underpins photography and examine
the evolution into digital technologies.
* Explain how photographic images are able to be captured on film.
This lesson will also explain how photographic images are able to
be captured by digital cameras.
* Provide you with a firm understanding of how you can work at
improving your capabilities with respect to taking photographs. It
provides a framework, upon which you will base your work in future
lessons.
* Determine appropriate application for a range of common items of
photographic equipment and develop an understanding of how digital
images can be transferred effectively from a digital camera
* Explain how photographic film is developed.
* Describe the process by which photographic film may be enlarged.
Also explain techniques that can be used to process digital
photographs within a computer to achieve improved or changed
images.
* Work more effectively with light when taking photographs.
* To identify and avoid common faults in photographs.
Photographic Practice
* Compose photographs in a way that matches a predetermined
aim.
* Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of
people.
* Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of
landscapes or other natural subjects.
* Differentiate between appropriate use of colour and black and
white photography.
* Create varied visual affects through the use of special
techniques.
* Explain a variety of ways to take better illustrative
photographs.
* Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs for use in
print or electronic media.
* Determine the nature and scope of business opportunities in
photography.
Photographic Technology
* Describe in technical terms, how an image forms when a photograph
is taken.
* Explain the nature of light and how this relates to the finished
photographic product.
* Describe how sensitivity of a photo sensitive surface and its
development affect the photographic image.
* Explain sensitivity relates to development affect the
photographic image.
* Explain the composition and manipulation of white and coloured
light to create different photographic images.
* Discuss the chemical process that occurs in producing a colour
film photograph.
* Explain how the photographic image may be manipulated by using
optical filters or other camera attachments, other than lenses.
* Explain how the photographic image may be manipulated by using
lenses.
Digital Photography
* Describe the scope and nature of digital photography
* Select appropriate equipment for use in digital photography
* Explain how technology enables digital images to be captured.
* Compare different digital cameras and select an appropriate
camera for a particular application.
* Control the effects created in a digital photograph which you
take.
* Describe techniques which can be used for digitally capturing
images from film photographs, or graphics.
* Explain how digital images can be transferred effectively from a
camera (or scanner) onto another device (eg. a computer, video
monitor, television set, etc).
* Describe techniques that can be used to process digital
photographs within a computer to achieve improved or changed
images.
* Explain how digital photos can be manipulated and changed to
produce altered images.
* Discuss the scope and nature of special effects that can be
created with digital photographs.
* Identify how and where digital photography can effectively be
used.
Photoshop
* Open digital files using Photoshop
* Resize images and save them in multiple file formats
* Create original graphics using the Photoshop tools
* Manipulate individual elements of a graphic composition or
image
* Improve the quality of an image (clean it up) by applying
modifications
* Apply interesting filters and effects to images or
compositions
* Prepare your files for the web, print or email
Photographic Lighting
* Discuss the scope and nature of lighting as relevant to
photography.
* Describe how different light sources will affect different images
in varying ways.
* Describe how different filters can be used to create different
lighting effects.
* Identify the differences between different types of light
meters.
* Describe the range of equipment which can be used to help achieve
more desirable light conditions for photography.
* Explain contrast and how to compensate for imperfect light
conditions.
* Explain how to use tone to create the desired final image.
* Distinguish between utilisation of light in a studio and on
location.To view detailed outlines of each of the modules click on
the modules above, one by one.
Duration: 600 hours (approximately)
You can pay either:
Full Fees and receive a 10% discount
As a two part payment plan
As a four part payment plan
If you pay in full on enrolment, the fees are discounted.
If you pay in 2 parts, the first half of the course is supplied
initially; and the second part payment is not made until you have
completed the first half (at which time the second half of the
course is supplied).
If you pay in 4 parts, the first half is still supplied; you are
then billed a second payment (due 2 months later). The third
payment becomes due when you commence the second half of the
certificate.The fourth part is due 2 months after that.
This course prepares you for a career in the photo
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