MONDAY (Week 1) AM 9.00-1.00 Welcome and personal introductions Course objectives Studio tour and induction of studio equipment Understanding exposures, ISO Apertures and time, how to use a light meter and measuring exposures correctly White Balance Session (Traditional portrait) shoot with model Understanding Lighting ratios and traditional lighting set-ups using multiple flash heads PM 1.30-5.00 Introduction to Photoshop session Cropping and bordering Sharpening Correcting exposures Levels using an adjustment layer Burn tool Removing blemishes Converting an image to B/W Backdrop manipulation Image Awareness How to prepare images for final presentation
Day & Time Monday 9am-10.30am Subject Course introduction and outline, health and safety brief. Registration Criteria Unit CAX215 4.1 4.2 3.1 Tutor activity PowerPoint presentation Learner Activity Complete City & Guilds enrolment forms and FPP Health and Safety form To understand the aim of the unit and to be aware of the skills required for the end assessment. of learning Written handouts Resources Monday 10.30am- 11.30am Using a light meter and understanding exposure settings Unit CAX215 2.1, 2.2, 3.1 2 PowerPoint presentation To use a light meter and understand the relationship between: Time, Aperture and ISO Written test observation PowerPoint presentation Light meter Monday 11.30am- 1.00pm Studio flash head controls and attachments Traditional portrait shoot Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 2 Set-up a studio flash head and change the attachments and power settings Take a traditionally lit portrait using four studio flash-heads Participation Studio and studio equipment Model To understand lighting ratios Use of safe working practices Monday 1.30pm-5pm Photoshop and understanding the principles of preparing an image ready for portfolio and final presentation 2.2, 2.3 Step by step To adjust images using editing To show an understanding of image/portfolio awareness observation Participation PowerPoint presentation Computer and editing
TUESDAY (Week 1) AM 9.00-12.30 Session (Make-over/Model portfolio) Instruction on how to set up the studio for a high key shoot Model Make-over with model (Using high key set-up) PM 1.00-2.30 Session (Make-over/Model portfolio) A continuation of the model make-over shoot with formal wear, e.g. A Cocktail Dress. One of our most popular packages is a make-over and model shoot (this is not just for potential models) this is also sold as a gift voucher. It involves a professional makeover and a model shoot with three changes of clothes. PM 2.30-5.00 Session (Couple/engagement) Instructions and shoot with models on how to pose a couple for either an engagement /couple shoot. This will also demonstrate how we would pose a couple if we were photographing a function. Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Subject Criteria Tuesday- 9.00am-2:30pm Contemporary make-over shoot Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 Tutor activity PowerPoint presentation Learner Activity Set up a high key studio and do a contemporary makeover/fashion shoot Give direction to the model Use of safe working practices of learning Participation Resources PowerPoint presentation Studio and studio equipment Model Tuesday 2:30pm-5:00pm Couples/Engagement Shoot Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Set up the studio for high key and undertake a contemporary couples shoot Set up the studio for low key and undertake a classical couples shoot Give direction to the models Use of safe working practices and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Participation Studio and studio equipment Model Computer and editing
WEDNESDAY (Week 1) AM 9.00-12.30 Session (Parent and Toddler) Photo shoots with models, using high key and classical lighting ratios. PM 1.00-4.00 Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots PM 4.00-5.00 Portfolio Awareness Project awareness Critique on personal images reference to a brief
Day & Time Wednesday- 9am-12.30pm Subject Contemporary and Classical baby/child shoot Criteria Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 Tutor activity Learner Activity Set up the studio for high key Set up the studio using classical lighting ratios and various studio head attachments of learning Participation Resources Studio and studio equipment Models Do a studio shoot for a baby/child using both setups Give direction to the mother and child Use of safe working practices Wednesday 1pm-4pm Wednesday 4pm-5pm Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation Portfolio Awareness and critique 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 2.4 Observing Observing and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Understanding portfolio/image requirements and their relationship to fulfilling a brief/project observation Participation observation Computers and editing PowerPoint Presentation Internet & computer Participation
THURSDAY (Week 1) AM 9.00-1.00 Session (Wedding) PM 1.30-5.00 Theory on working as a Wedding photographer shoot with models Bride at home Bride and groom at beauty spot Metering light source Using natural light Using fill flash Using light shapers Equipment Starting a photography business Wedding coverage Planning the day Overcoming technical and weather difficulties Day to day business practices All images are shot both traditionally and contemporary Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Thursday- 9am- 12.30pm Subject Portrait of the bride at home Location shoot of the Bride and Groom Criteria Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 Tutor activity Learner Activity Undertake a bride at home portrait shoot Give direction to the bride Photograph and direct the Bride and Groom at a local beauty spot of learning Participation Resources Camera equipment and accessories Model Use camera, camera flash other accessories correctly Use of safe working practices Thursday 1pm-5.00pm Theory on running a Wedding photography business and promoting, marketing and advertising strategies to make it successful Social media, website, SEO, blogs, Instagram etc. 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Lecturing Understanding the different advertising strategies to make a business successful and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Feedback through questioning Listening, observing, note taking, asking questions Computers and editing Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation
FRIDAY (Week 1) AM 9.00-1.00 Theory on working as a Wedding Photographer Continued Professional associations Advertising and Marketing How to deal with enquiries Meeting prospective clients Presenting quotes Presenting results Costing and profits Bookkeeping and accounting Session (Wedding) shoot with models PM 1.30-5.00 Project/portfolio development To understand and identify images that are suitable for the output/presentation Continue to prepare/complete images using Digital Manipulation to create images for portfolio Students will be given an individual tutorial and end of course assessments with feedback End of Course Debrief Bride at home Creating a high key portrait of the Bride at home without studio lighting Bride and Groom at the church How to set-up and pose the group photographs
Day & Time Friday 9am-10.00am Friday 10.00am- 1.00pm Subject Theory on Wedding photography continued Portrait of the bride at home Location shoot of the Bride and Groom at a church Criteria 1.2, 1.3, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4 Unit CAX215 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4 1.1, 2.2, 3.1 Tutor activity Lecturing Learner Activity Listening, observing, note taking, asking questions Set up a high key shoot at home without studio lighting Photograph and direct the Bride and Groom in a church How to photograph in a church using flash and not using flash of learning Feedback through questioning Participation Resources Camera equipment and accessories Models Window and net curtain Use and understand the correct white balance Church Use of safe working practices Friday 1.30pm- 4.30pm Tutorial and critique on course work Continue working on portfolio for course project. 2.1 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Lecturing Tutorials images onto the computer To practice and apply digital manipulation skills learned on their own images to use as part of their course project. Feedback through questioning Tutorial Feedback PowerPoint Presentation Computers and editing Friday 4.30pm-5pm End of Course Debrief
MONDAY (Week 2) AM 9.00-12.30 Review on week 1 Group critique on student s progression Using off camera flash, on location equipment and light shapers PM 1.00-5.00 Session (Location Urban Style) On location portrait shoot at an urban style location with a model and equipment including: Light meter Off camera flash trigger system Flash gun Reflector/Diffusers Light shapers Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Subject Assessm ent Criteria Monday 9am- 11.00am Recap on week 1 Group critique on student s progression 1.1,1.2,1.3 Tutor activity PowerPoint Presentation Learner Activity Listening, observing, note taking, questions and of learning observation Resources PowerPoint Presentation Monday- 11.00am- 12.30pm Monday 1pm- 5pm Learning and understanding about on location equipment including off camera flash On location portrait shoot at an urban style location using both on and off camera flash and on location equipment including light meter, flash trigger system, reflector/diffuser and light shapers CAX215 1.1, 2.1, 2.2, 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 1.1, 3.1 CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2, 3.1,3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.3, 2.4,3.1 Listening, observing, note taking, questions and set up of equipment Undertake an urban style portrait using various techniques and identify which techniques best suit subject and location Give direction to the model Use of safe working practices Feedback through questioning Camera equipment and accessories Camera equipment and accessories Model Computers and editing Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio
TUESDAY (Week 2) AM 9.00-12.30 Session (Location Parent and Infant) On location Parent and infant shoot at a local beauty spot with models and equipment including: Light meter Off camera flash trigger system Flash gun Reflector/ Diffusers Light Shapers Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots PM 1.00-5.00 Session (Bump) Studio Bump Shoot with a model using various lighting techniques to create different looks. Equipment including: Studio heads Barn doors Snoot Honeycombs Reflectors This is a very popular studio sitting and can be very profitable. Some of our students are apprehensive and unsure how to approach this genre of photography, We will teach you various lighting techniques and how to pose your subject to create a varied and contemporary set of images Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Tuesday 9.00am- 12.30pm Subject On location portrait shoot at a local beauty spot with parent and infant models Criteria CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 Tutor activity Learner Activity Create a portrait at a beauty spot using the various techniques and identify which techniques best suit subject and location of learning Answers Resources Camera equipment and accessories Model 2.2,2.4,3.1 Give direction to the model Use of safe working practices Tuesday 1pm-3.30pm Bump studio shoot CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.4,3.1 PowerPoint presentation Set up the studio using multiple light heads and various studio head attachments To create low key and high key shots of a bump shoot Use of safe working practices Answers PowerPoint presentation Studio and studio equipment Model Tuesday 3.30pm-5.00pm Portfolio development Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation 2.2, 2.3, 2.4 Observing and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio observation Answers Computers and editing
WEDNESDAY (Week 2) AM 9.00-12.30 Session (Low-key Romantic) Studio shoot with model, using directional and ratio lighting to create a low-key romance effect. Equipment including: Studio heads Light meter Barn doors Snoot Honeycombs Reflectors PM 1.00-5.00 Session (New-born) Studio shoot with SIB (stand in baby that replicates weight and movement of a real baby) which will allow students to get hands on experience posing and handling a new-born. Using various lighting set-ups and apertures to explore the use of shallow depth of field. Equipment including: Studio heads Light meter Snoot Honeycombs Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Wednesday 9.00am- 12.30am Subject A low key 1950s Hollywood romantic shoot. i.e. Audrey Hepburn/ Marilyn Monroe Criteria CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 Tutor activity Learner Activity Create an image sympathetic to the 1950s Hollywood genre i.e. Audrey Hepburn/ Marilyn Monroe with directional lighting. of learning Resources Camera equipment and accessories Model 2.2,2.4,3.1 Give direction to the model Use of safe working practices Studio and boudoir furniture Wednesday 1pm-5.00pm A new-born shoot using a SIB (stand in Baby) Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.3, 2.4,3.1 Presentation and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Set up the studio lighting Do a studio shoot for a new-born using various lighting Handing and posing the SIB (new-born) safely and correctly Use of safe working practices Camera equipment and accessories Model (SIB) Computers and editing and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio
THURSDAY (Week 2) AM 9.00-1.00 Session (Flash and Blur) Studio shoot with model using flash and blur technique with the combination of long exposure with ambient light and flash during the same exposure to create an image that shows movement and a static subject. Equipment including: PM 1.00-5.00 Portfolio awareness Classroom lectures on the Portfolio Criteria for Licentiateship of the Royal Photographic Society including examples of passed and failed portfolios Mobile home studio kit set-up Set-up and using a budget three head home studio kit with pop-up backdrop for portraits Studio heads Barn doors Tripod Colour correction filters Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Thursday 9am- 12.30pm Subject Theory Setting up studio equipment Studio shoot using flash and blur technique Criteria CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.4,3.1 Tutor activity PowerPoint presentation Learner Activity Set up the studio using two light heads and various studio head attachments Create images using flash and blur technique Give direction to the model Use of safe working practices of learning Resources PowerPoint presentation Studio and studio equipment Model Thursday 1pm-2:30pm Demonstration of using a home studio kit CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.4,3.1 Set up home studio kit to take a portrait of a class Camera equipment and accessories Thursday 2:30pm-5pm Class room lectures on the Portfolio Criteria including examples of passed and failed panels Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation 1.2,1.3 2.2,2.3, 2.4,3.1 Lecture Group critique Listening, observing, note taking, asking questions and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Feedback through questioning PowerPoint presentation Computers and editing
FRIDAY (Week 2) AM 9.00-12.30 Photographic Session (Still Life) A still life studio shoot, using various lighting techniques and backdrops. Exploring the use of shallow depth of field. PM 1.00-4.00 Individual Tutorials and End of course assessment and feed back Set training plan and guidance to any student who need extra time to complete course work End of course de-brief Using Photoshop to create portfolio images from earlier shoots
Day & Time Friday 9am- 12.30pm Friday 1pm- 4pm Subject Still life studio shoot, using various lighting techniques and backdrops. Exploring the use of shallow depth of field. Preparing images using Digital Manipulation ready for output/presentation Individual Tutorials and feedback Set training plan and guidance to any student who need extra time to complete course work Criteria CAX215 1.1,1.2,2.1,2.2,3.1, 3.2,4.1,4.2 2.2,2.4,3.1 Tutor activity PowerPoint presentation Discussion Feedback to the student Learner Activity Set up the studio using two light heads and various studio head attachments Create still life images Use of safe working practices and use Photoshop to create images ready for portfolio Feedback from assessors of learning Feedback through questions Resources PowerPoint presentation Studio and studio equipment Flowers and props Computers and editing Students course work