Certificate in Photography online
Certificate in Photography|
Find inspiration, developer your creativity and enhance your skills to create professional quality pictures. |
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Discover a Fun New Hobby or Kick-Start Your Career!
The Certificate in Photography, is a comprehensive online instructional course, perfect for new and amateur photographers who want to learn how to take outstanding photos or make a career out of photography.
You will learn everything from the basic controls of using your camera up to advanced techniques to capture professional looking photos.
Developed by professional photographers this course is delivered online and consists of 12 online video based instructional units that are easy to follow and understand, making learning fun and enjoyable!
You'll also have access to great resource and reference materials and interesting assignments to enhance your technical understanding and inner creativity.
The average time required to complete the course is 6 weeks part time, however you can study at your own pace!
The iLearn Photography Difference
- You'll learn to master your camera and develop your skills to take breathtaking photos.
- Discover your talent and interest in various genres from landscape to fashion photography.
- Learn quickly with simple instructions, videos and demonstrations.
- Beautifully prepared and presented resource materials.
- Enhance your skills by completing some interesting and experiential photography assignments.
- A leading photography course developed by leading international photographers.
- iLearn Online Photography Course Certificate awarded with a passing score for the assessment.
- Learn at your own pace, 24/7 from any computer or smart device - even use the course as reference in the field.
iLearn Online Photography Course Enrolment
On enrolment an automated email will be sent to you to register your username and password (please check your junk email inbox if not received as this is an automated email), in order for you to access our online instructional video learning platform, which is Available 24/7 on any computer or smart mobile device. The course is easy to follow and understand as we teach you step by step, while you watch a professional instructor demonstrate tips and techniques to master the art of photography. We cover many genres of photography from landscape to fashion so you can start to specialise in your areas of interest. You'll also have access to resource material on understanding exposure, composition, and working with shadows and colour to open your creative horizons. In addition you'll have access to great reference material to inspire inspiration and an online quiz to evaluate your technical knowledge. The course also contains a number of inspiring assignments to help you practice your skills. All students who complete the course will receive a certificate of completion, which is automatically generated on achieveing an online multiple choice exam grade over 50%. If you can point and shoot a camera you are ready to graduate to creating professional quality pictures!
Video Tutorials:
Unit 1: Introduction to Photography
- Understand the professional camera settings
- Setting your dioptre
- Adjusting your burst mode
- Adjusting your white balance settings
- Metering settings
- Exposure compensation mode
- What is histogram and how to use it
- How you camera is focusing
- Adjusting the focal points
- Setting your file capture
- Raw & jpeg explained in detail
- Using bracketing to enhance your photo’s
- Types of cameras
- Multi exposures
- Setting colour and tone
- Sharpness settings
- ISO explained
- Camera bags and cases
- Tripod options and squeeze grips
- Different types of Flashes
- How to choose a good camera
- Types of lenses
Unit 2: Understanding Exposure
- Manual settings
- ISO settings
- Pixels
- F-Stops
- Camera Speed
- White balance
- Putting the settings into practise
- Understanding aperture
- Settings for different camera makes
Unit 3: Landscape Photography
- Equipment
- Proper planning
- How to capture the best shots
- Ideas for your shots
- Picking the best scenery
- Technical settings
- What makes a good landscape photo
Unit 4: Night Photography
- Equipment
- Settings
- Different types of shoots
- Tios and Tricks
Unit 5: Travel Photography
- Planning
- Equipment
- Types of shoots
- Tips and Techniques
Unit 6: Cruise Ship Photography
- Travel Tips
- Types of lenses
- Photos with different lenses
- How to get interesting photos
- Settings to get the best shoots
Unit 7: Studio Photography
- Setting up for a studio shoot
- Equipment requirements
- Studio shoots
Unit 8: Fine Art Photography
- How to see great shots
- Setting up
- Techniques and settings
Unit 9: Portrait Photography
- Planning your shoots
- Techniques
- Pro settings
- Tips and tricks
- Types of portraits
- Black & white
Unit 10: SLV Video Photography
- How to use your SLR camera to shoot a movie
- High definition video
Unit 11: Aerial Photography
- Equipment required
- Types of lenses
- How to get the best shoots
- Use of a helicam
- Photos with different lenses
- How to get interesting photos
- Settings to get the best shoots
Unit 12: Fashion Photography
- Importance of research and resources
- Location and logistics
- Borrow what you need
- Get your team together
- Importance of planning
- Organisation of photography gear
- Stick to schedule
- Model release
- Shooting in raw
- Portfolio of your work
- Best tips
Resource Materials:
1: Understanding Exposure
- The exposure triangle (aperture, shutter speed and ISO)
- Aperture - depth of field
- Shutter speed - movement & motion
- ISO explained
- Manual and auto exposure
- Exposure guidelines
2: Composition & Perspective
- Composition in brief
- Format, balance, simplification, leading lines, diagonals, movement, colour, symmetry & patterns, perspective.
3: Light & Shade
- Working with light & shadows for creative effect.
- Revealing form, creating visual drama and directing the eye.
Assignments:
1: Portrait Photography
2: Light & Shade
3: Movement & Motion
Reference Materials:
1: Inspiring Reference Books
2: Stock Photography
3: The Photograhy Genre Masters
iLearn Photography Course Requires
- Access to a Digital or Film Camera
- Internet access
- Microsoft Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox Web browser
- Mac or Windows computer
