The Jungle Look
 

You are here: Info » resources » photography-workshop-pune

Table of Contents

Basic and Advanced Photography/Digital Workflow Workshop

Photographs from the field outing:
(Thanks to Vishal Hardikar for the photographs)

Workshop Details:

Learn how to make pleasing and technically excellent images of ‘portraits of people’, landscapes and also of birds and other wildlife. Catering to the needs of photographers from beginner to advanced, the course covers fundamental and advanced aspects of photography. A lot of practical examples are presented and explained based on my numerous years of field experience.

The course also covers the complete Digital Worlflow right from processing a RAW or tiff/jpeg image to sending the image for print or sharing it over the internet.

Workshop on: 12 & 13 July 2008 (Saturday and Sunday)
Time: 9:30am to 6pm (1-2 Lunch break)
Location: Damle Hall, off Law college road, Pune
Course Fee: Rs 3850

For day 1: Please get your equipment along with you.
For day 2: Please bring your laptops if you have. Also, bring your best RAW/tiff/jpeg files to be used for postprocessing.

The workshop includes:

Pre-requisite

Need to Have

Good to Have

Course Outline


MODULE 1: SHUTTER, APERTURE AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP

Shutter Speed.
F/ stop explained.
The aperture / shutter speed relationship.
Reciprocity.
Sharpness.
What happens to the performance of the lens at various f/ stops?
Depth of field explained.
Working with depth of field.
The depth of field scale.
Hyperfocal distance.
Depth of field preview.
How to select the correct aperture & shutter speed for the job.
Why use Aperture Priority, Shutter Priority or Programme Mode?
How to put it all together.

MODULE 2: EXPOSURE AND METERING

Different types of light meters.
Reflective and incident metering.
Spot metering.
In-camera light meters.
Different methods of metering.
ISO and exposure compensation control.
The 18% grey card and its uses.
Dynamic Range.
What is ISO and what does it do ?
Brief description of the zone system.
Practical exposure methods.
Same time same weather same exposure.
Automatic Exposure Bracketing (AEB).
Autoexposure.

MODULE 3: CAMERAS, LENSES AND TRIPODS


Introduction to the different types of cameras and their uses.
The SLR in depth.
What is the best camera to use?
Focal length explained.
Introducing different types of lenses and their uses.
What is a normal lens?
Lens Faults -Aberrations and distortion.
What does MACRO mean?
Extension rings and their uses.
How to care for your lenses and camera body.
How to pick the right lens for the job.
Teleconverters.
Tripods and Tripod Heads.

MODULE 4: HOW TO TAKE BETTER PHOTOS


A mental shooting checklist.
What is important in the shot?
What am I trying to achieve?
Auto Focus Modes.
Lighting.
Working on a Subject.
Vertical or Horizontal.
Framing and placement.
Pre-visualising.
Adobe RGB 1998 and SRGB explained.
Using the camera’s preview tools.
Working tethered.
Things to look out for and to avoid.
Make a portfolio of shots you love.
How to develop a style of your own.

MODULE 5: DIGITAL WORKFLOW / POST-PROCESSING


Colour Management Policies (Colour Settings, Working Space, ICC Profiles etc.)
Working with RAW files.
Tools for Post Processing (DPP, Capture One, Capture NX, Photoshop CS, Irfanview, Neatimage etc.)
Converting/working on 16 bit tiff / JPEG images.
Cropping and Image Editing.
Levels, Curves, Contrast, Saturation adjustments.
Image Sharpening, Digital Blending, Cloning, Selective Sharpening, Dodge and Burn.
Noise Reduction.
Adding copyright text, Framing / Presenting your images.
Saving for Web/printing.

As a part of the above workshop you will get guidance and tips on:


For further details and to sign up for the workshop please contact me on sudhir<at>thejunglelook.com