i. Still Life Photography
What is the Still Life Photography Course about?
We explore still life photography from an artistic perspective while using the full range of commercial photography skills. The course covers all aspects of this broad topic, from food to product photography and to artistic still life. You’ll create captivating still life arrangements using a range of materials and material products.
Still Life Photography Course Outline:
- Introduction to still life photography
- The key elements: lighting, composition & styling
- Flash & ambient light
- Studio equipment & light shapers
- Using a grey card for custom white balancing & metering
- Reflectors & subtractors
- Controlling reflections & specular highlights
- Arranging products for colour, texture & effect
- Photographing different types of objects, such as food, glass & metal
- Analysing the works of renowned still life photographers
- Concept, planning & execution of a still life shoot
- Post-production workflow
Course Material
- FINAL TERM EXAMINATION / PROJECT
- Sports Photography
- Photojournalism
- i. Fine Art Photography ii. Editorial Photography
- Stock Photography
- i. Fashion Photo-shoot ii. Consider Photographic approaches and the selection of location props, models and color coordination.
- i. Product Photo-shoot
- Aerial Photography
- Landscape Photography
- MID TERM EXAMINATION / PROJECT
- i. Still Life Photography
- Portraits Photography
- i. Positive and negative space Photography
- Levitation Photography
- Architecture Photography
- Macro Photography
- Using Negative Space in Photography
- How to operate cameras, light and light measuring devices Workflow and Image Editing (Retouching, Resolution & Printing)
- Photography Principles
- Chapters 19
- Department Institute of Art & Design
- Teacher
Ahmed Faraz
