Saturday 22 June 2013

Photo-Art Courses

PAS-01 Basic Digital Photography (BDP)  -- By Mr. Tay Puay Koon

Fees: $100 (member), $120 (non-member)
This is an introductory course designed for beginners who would like to understand basic concepts and techniques of digital photography.  This course would require you accessing to a digital camera, a computer, a software manipulation package such as PhotoShop, PaintShop or similar.  You may also need a colour printer.
The Basic Digital Photography course teaches you the basic concepts of digital photography.  It covers the principles for selecting a digital camera, how to take good pictures and how to transfer the images to a computer.  You will also learn about image editing, printing, organising and archiving.
Topics covered:
1             Introduction to digital photography
2             Digital Camera
3             Digital Sensor and Storage Devices
4             Lenses
5             Metering and Exposure Controls
6             Aperture and Shutter Speed
7             Picture Composition
8             Manipulating an Image
9             Printing an Image

PAC-02 Photoshop Fundamental (PFC) -- By Mr. Tay Puay Koon

Fees: $150 (member), $180 (non-member)
This course is specially designed for experienced digital photographers who would like to enhance the image through the use of Photoshop.  Besides Photoshop’s workspace and tools, you would also learn the essential digital manipulation techniques.  This course would require you to have basic computer manuplation skills, a labtop computer and Photoshop software.
Topics covered:
1.             Photoshop Workspace
2.             Opening & Importing images
3.             Colour fundamentals
4.             Colour adjustments
5.             Tone adjustments
6.             Retouching
7.             Transformations
8.             Selection
9.             Filters
10.          Preparing image for printing

PAC-03 Photoshop Intermediate (PIC) -- By Mr. Tay Puay Koon

Fees: $200 (member), $250 (non-member)
This course is designed for people who have completed Photoshop Fundamental or experienced Photoshop users who would like to further enhance their editing skills through the advance techniques such as Layer blending, channels and masking.  Correct sharpening and bluring techinques would also be discussed in depth.  This course would require you to have a labtop computer and Photoshop software.
Topics covered:

11 Photoshop Preferences
 12 Camera Raw workflows
 13 White Balance & Colour adjustments
 14 Dynamic Range & Tone adjustments
 15 Layer and Blending modes
16 Channel and Masking
17 Portrait Retouching
 18 Black & White Processing

PAC-04 Basic Digital Photographic Post-processing Techniques -- By Y.K.Yeo


An entry-level Photoshop practical workshop. This course is designed to enhance your knowledge with software tools that will empower your photographic digital post-processing skill. Using the Photoshop software, the trainer will provide you with an introduction to digital photography and digital workflow. You will learn how to use basic editing and manipulation tools for photographic post-processing.

Fees: $200 (member), $220 (non-member)
Class: total 24hours
 

PAC-05 Digital Photography Pre-visualizing technique and Post Processing-- By Y.K.Yeo

This course is designed for those who want to acquire a higher level or digital editing skill. Combining outdoor shooting using pre-visualizing technique, member will learn how to combine shooting and post process to achiever better result.

The post-processing practice will also include portrait and landscape editing, HDR manual and tone-mapping method, panoramic and high resolution digital photography.

Fees: $200 (member), $220 (non-member)
Class: Total 24hours

PAC-06 Introduction to Lightroom -- By Y.K.Yeo


Lightroom is a photographic software specifically designed for photographers. With a non-destructive editing approach, it is one of the best tools for post-processing RAW and Jpeg files. It provides an organized and simple way to process and manage your growing image library. This course provides an introduction to lightroom's organizational and editing tools, and is suitable for a beginner.

-        Learn overall workflow
-        Lightroom workspace and set up
-        Understand ‘Library’ module and managing catalogs and image files
-        Understand ‘Develop’ module and learn all important post-processing methods in Lightroom
-        Exporting and link to Photoshop editing
-        Creating and viewing slide show
-        Printing, creating books and web galleries.

Fees: $70 (member), $80 (non-member)
Class: 2 session (total 8 Hours)

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