Photography

The aim of this course is the teaching of all techniques necessary to take "quality pictures", studying the main fields of photography, such as news, still life, landscape, portrait, reproduction of works of art, fashion and art photography, thereby enabling the student to develop a personal style and preparing him for a career in photography.

The course is offered at two levels: basic and advanced.

Among the themes of the basic course are: the initial use of the camera (diaphragm opening, times of exposure and depth of field), composition, use of natural light, indoor and outdoor photography and the different types of film.

Among the themes of the advanced course are: depth of field, the controls and the effects of natural light, the techniques of artificial illumination, flash, use of different lenses, the dark room, and colour photography.

Both these courses are completed by lectures on the history and analysis of photography. mnmnmnmn

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The aim

The aim of this course is to transmit the techniques necessary to solve the problems of the image by studying the main specialities of photography, such as "photoreportage”, still life, landscape, the portrait, the reproduction of works of art, fashion and artistic photography, thereby enabling the student to develop a personal style.

The course caters for three levels: introductory, basic and advanced. 

Introductory Course:

Duration: one month (32 hours)

Summary:

The use of the camera

The pinhole

The Photographic camera and its components

Types of cameras.  Different formats, leica format

Exposure I:  Shutter speed – aperture

Film speed

F-stop

Exposure II: Light meter, medium grey

Practice: Shooting outdoors

Introduction to the dark room

Developing film

Printing the contact print

Basic Course ( I, II and III)

Duration: from one to three months (32 hours per month)

Summary:

Composition and perspective

The aesthetic

Depth of field

The lenses

Filters

The use of natural light (control and effects)

Outdoors photography

Films and film developers for Black and White

Colour films

The use of colour

Digital photography

Practice: Shooting outdoors and realization of a project

Post-production process: analogyc (dark room) and/or digital (photoshop)

Analisys of the photography

History of the photography

Advanced Course ( IV, V and VI)

Duration: from one to three months (32 hours per month)

Summary:

Zone system

Artificial lighting techniques

Medium format

Big format

The use of the Polaroid

Theory of the colour

Colour temperature

Filters for colour

Practice: Shooting outdoors and indoors, realization of the portfolio

Advanced post-production process: analogyc (dark room) and/or digital (photoshop)

Analisys of the photography

History of the photography

The photography course is available in the following modality:

Hours: 32 hours a month

Duration: from one month to seven months

Levels: introductory, basic and advanced

The lessons are taught in Italian and/or in English language.

At the end of the course students will receive a certificate of attendance (diploma)