| Introduction to Digital Photography |
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Dates: April 12‐13 (2012) and September 20‐21 (2012) - Minimum age 15 years
Cost: $230 (Inc GST) Discounted cost if booked and paid by 1 month prior to course start date: $200 (Inc GST)
Payments must be received at 1 week prior to course commencement, see refund policy overleaf.
Time: 9.00am to 5.00pm ‐ Venue: South Seas Photography School, 1/75 Ellice Rd, Glenfield, Auckland
The introductory digital photography course is designed to introduce students to (a) The scope, content and training
practices of the one‐year Digital Photography course (b) The practical use of the school's digital cameras, studio flash
equipment and image processing computer facilities.
During the course students receive intensive hands‐on experience in using professional digital photographic cameras,
lenses and accessories, along with a range of professional studio flash equipment in the schools photographic studios.
There will be exercises on lighting and exposure and the practical aspect of the course ensures that every participant
interacts with the studio equipment to produce their own photographs.
Please note that attendees need to bring their own DSLR camera, memory card, USB memory stick or any kind of personal hard drive (Apple Mac compatible)
The same image processing and image evaluation training practices used on the full time diploma course will be used
during the short course. Upon completing the course, students will receive a certificate confirming their course
participation and the production skills covered.
During the course all students are assessed in order to evaluate their potential for further study and work in the
photographic, editorial, graphic arts and advertising industries. Students who successfully complete the introductory
course will be given favourable consideration for the full time Diploma in Digital Photography. However, this consideration does not in any way automatically guarantee a position on the diploma course.The one-week introductory digital photography course is designed to introduce students to (a) The working practices of the editorial, advertising and graphic arts industries (b) The scope, content and training practices of the one-year full time Digital Photography course
(c) The practical use of the school's digital cameras, studio flash equipment and image processing computer facilities.
The short course has been designed to be held in two days of practical exercises. During the course students receive intensive hands-on experience in using professional digital photographic cameras and lenses, along with professional studio flash equipment. There will be exercises on lighting and exposure; whereas the practical aspect of the course ensures that every participant interacts with the studio equipment to produce their own photographs.
The computer lab is equipped with the latest image processing software and teaching facilities. Participants of the course will find in it, a favourable environment in which to express their creativity and challenge themselves by sharing their ideas and photographs with the rest of the group. The same image processing and image evaluation training practices from the one year full time diploma will be used during the short course.
Upon completion of the course, students will receive a certificate confirming their course participation and the production skills covered. Students will also receive a CD with all work completed over the week.
During the course all students are carefully assessed in order to evaluate their potential for further study and work in the editorial, graphic arts and advertising industries. Students who successfully complete the introductory course will be given favourable consideration for the one-year full time Diploma in Digital Photography. However, this consideration does not in any way automatically guarantee a position on the diploma course.
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Student Profile
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BENJAMIN HOWE | 2008
Ben Howe was employed immediately following completion of the animaiton course in 2009 and began working as a Flash animator and animation assistant at Crayon Animation, an Auckland based animation company. Crayon produces high quality animation for commercials, promotional campaigns, music videos and short films.
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