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Diploma Course in Photography 1 - 29, February, 2016

Diploma in Photography

Fully utilize the functionality of your camera and expand your creative potential

Photography is a wonderful form of expression and communication. Whether you want to tell a story, sell a product or just show how beautiful a certain place you visited is, photography plays an essential role in fulfilling your creative vision. Photography is a magnificent art form allowing the avid student to draw with light in the most imaginative of forms. Photographers have quite literally brought light to the world and opened our eyes to the imagery from the furthest corners of our planet. The course offers you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and capture those images you have always dreamed of.

Course Outline

Lesson 1: What is Photography?

Every minute of the day we are exposed to photography and visual imagery in some shape or form, whether it’s an advertising campaign in your local department store or simply looking at pictures of friends and family on a social networking site. This lesson explores photographic styles and how they are used as a form of communication. Photography enables you to convey a message or a story, sell a product, or to simply illustrate how beautiful a certain place you visited is. Therefore the way you shoot and what you capture determines what your photography communicates. Understanding the different styles will help you identify the subjects you like to shoot and enhance your own style.

Camera Types:

We will also dig into the various types of cameras currently available on the market and why you would use one over the other. This will help you with purchasing a camera best tailored for your needs, making shooting in various conditions and situations easier and more enjoyable. 

Lesson 2: Demystifying Camera Functions:

Most cameras come with a huge range of menus and functions which can be quite daunting for the user to comprehend. In lessons 2, we will look at the common functions that appear on most cameras and demystify their use. Understanding these functions will expand your creative control and open up new possibilities for your pictures.

Lenses Types

The camera’s lens determines the quality and sharpness of your pictures and allows you to get closer or further away from the subject. We will explore the most frequently used lenses and when and where they are used. Picking the right lens for the scene you are capturing will ensure you get the best shot.

Lesson 3: Capturing the Light

As technology grows, cameras seem to become more complex by the day with user manuals getting bigger and bigger with each new model. In actual fact cameras are an extremely simple device. The process of capturing and recording light is a reasonably simple process and understanding this process will change the way you think about the complexity of the camera.

Exposure

Understanding the concept of exposure is essential to developing your knowledge of light and will improve your ability to capture the scene the way you see it. We will also discuss different types of light and with the aid of some examples we will analysis various lighting conditions you might find yourself shooting in.

Lesson 4: Motion and Depth

Motion and Depth are essential to expanding the creative potential of your photography. Controlling and manipulating motion and depth in your images will allow you to add drama and sophistication to your images. Whether you want to freeze an athlete in action or blur the flow of a waterfall, controlling motion will expand your capabilities and allow you to explore new subjects. Lesson 4 explores the camera’s shutter and aperture and examines the role they play in harnessing this creative potential.

Lesson 5: Composition

Composition is one of the most fundamental elements in a photograph. Composition refers to the placement and relationship of elements within a picture. The arrangement of elements in a scene, the angle they are shot at, and the distance the photo is taken from, can completely change the final outcome of the photograph. They can ultimately determine the difference between a good and a bad picture. Understanding how to explore all of the compositional possibilities of the scene will greatly improve your ability to capture the best photographs.

Lesson 6: Advanced Composition

In this lesson we will delve deeper in to the subject of composition and look at techniques to guide the viewer’s eye into or around your image. Mastering advanced composition techniques will allow you take pictures that engage the viewer and hold their attention. We will also discuss visual consistency when creating a series of pictures.

Lesson 7: How Much Light is Enough?

The ability to capture the light the way you see or would like to see it, is essential to making great photographs that have drama, vivid colours and depth. To fully understand how much light you need to capture for a scene, you need a way of measuring how much light is there. Most cameras have a light meter to indicate whether you have too much, too little or just the right amount of light to capture the scene. Lesson 7 looks at the light meter and discusses how it can be used to understand your exposure even before you have taken the picture. Grasping how to read the light meter will help you avoid taking those pictures that are too bright or too dark.

Lesson 8: Manual Mode – The Relationship between Shutter Speed and Aperture.

This is one of the most fundamental topics in photography. The marriage of shutter and aperture in manual mode gives you the most creative control offered to you by the camera. Having an understanding of the relationship between the two, will allow you to expand the potential of your photography and make creative decisions that were not available to you before.

Lesson 9: The Colour of Light : White Balance

In this lesson we will look at the different colours of various light sources and how they can change the atmosphere and mood of your photographs. We will also discuss how to avoid and resolve colour issues within your pictures.

Focusing

Focus is key for taking high quality photographs that are sharp and capture your vision. Lesson 9 discusses different various techniques and focusing modes available on most cameras. An understanding of focusing will help you keep the viewer engaged with the key subjects in your images.

Lesson 10: The Digital Image

What is a digital picture? Lesson 10 explores file format and how digital images are constructed. This gives you an insight into the file formats available on your camera which equips you with the knowledge to select the highest quality file format and image size that best suits your purpose. We will also look at some image editing software and the key differences between the most popular ones on the market. Imaging software can take your photography to the next level, transforming your pictures into works of art.

Lesson 11: Digital Printing

 How is a hard copy of digital image produced? Using a simple printer to output a digital photograph. Working on a printing-device to produce a hard copy photograph, people can make use of.

 Lesson 12: Photo Editing via Adobe Photoshop CS3

The essence of this course is to introduce computing graphics design application to photographers. And the choice application is Adobe Photoshop CS3. The application will demystify how to edit photographs, inscribe texts into digital images, change image formats, export images, use images on the internet, etc.

Lesson 13: Pinterest.com

It is undoubtedly true to underscore the place of social media in human daily interactions. This last course will seek to teach the Photographers the social media platforms where they can show case their creative works. It seeks to educate students on how to register for pinterest and upload their photographs into the social media for onward networking with other professionals and connect with new customers.

NEEDED MATERIALS

Flash drive.

Memory card.

Laptop.

Digital camera.

OBJECTIVE          

This DIPLOMA COURSE IN PHOTOGRAPHY emphasizes the essential combination of skills needed as a visual media artist and communicator: a balance between technology, art and science, business and practice. This is a reflection on the quality of our curriculum, our approach and our staff. Our goal is to prepare you for a life of continuous learning in a complex and changing environment. You are sure to get the very best.

Diploma Course in Photography

Photography is a wonderful form of expression and communication. Whether you want to tell a story, sell a product or just show how beautiful a certain place you visited is, photography plays an essential role in fulfilling your creative vision. Photography is a magnificent art form allowing the avid student to draw with light in the most imaginative of forms. Photographers have quite literally brought light to the world and opened our eyes to the imagery from the furthest corners of our planet. The course offers you the opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge and capture those images you have always dreamed of.

1st Ibadan City ENTRELeadership Summit

INSPIRING YOUNG LEADERS MAGAZINE

INSPIRING YOUNG LEADERS MAGAZINE

This a youth-centered Magazine written with the sole aim of “educating and inspiring the Nigerian youths through scholarly written articles cum photographs”

The Maiden Edition is the MAY 2014 CREATIVE EDITION.

This is undoubtedly a complete publication which has the essential Feature articles and Columns that are beneficial to the Nigerian youth. We have columns like: Nation Building, Football Special, Comedy Xtra, Health Talk, Innovation, The Inspiration, Photo Speak, Ignite, The Milestone, Feature Interview, “Writing from my Experience”, Decode Info Tech, and Leadership Gem Columns, to mention few of the educating columns in the Publication. This edition succinctly answered the fundamental questions of When, What, Why and the HOW of Creativity, as important questions pertinent to becoming an enterprising youngster. There are also three sound write-ups on LEADERSHIP, so that the readers can be tomorrow’s potential force to reckon with in the nearest future.

The Editor of the Publication is Mr. Funso F. A. Isiade

And Mr. Olurotimi Odejayi is the Chief Editor. He can be reached on phone via 08098795454. Thank you.

“Trading Values” – Mr. ’Rotimi Odejayi

“Trading Values” – Mr. ’Rotimi Odejayi

“Value” (in economics), means “a measure of the benefit that an economic actor can gain from either a good or service.” As culled from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Value. That is, a fair return or equivalent in goods, services, or money for something exchanged.

The topic means for the youth to exchange the (societal) needed values for the corresponding payments in cash, simply put, I give value and I am paid back in turn.

The Beginning is “the Trade by Batter” Concept

The real essence of living is for man to fulfill purpose and this is possible through a proper understanding of how life works. One major principle is the idea that “Nothing ventured, nothing gained, cum something ventured, something gained.” And this is possible when you give up your expertise for an exchange for cash. This all started during the “Hunting /Farming Age” wherein you give trade agricultural products (Crops and farm animal) for benefiting from gained utility. The word “utility” means “the satisfaction you derive from the economic value of a good or and service consumed”. This is 21^st Century, wherein you do not practice the trade by batter again, what is obtainable today is the Trading Value Concept. This concept advocates the idea that, “you give-up your acquired skills (and competence) for exchange for money. It is skill that dictates what economic value the people place on you. What then is “skill”? The word “skill” here means “the ability to do something well.” Here is the simple Formula, Skill = Knowledge + Ability. You can acquire skill through any of these nine ways:

1.     Practice Personal Development.

2.     Master a Field of Specialization only.

3.     Undergoing Trainings in your field.

4.     Amass many years of working experiences in a Field of endeavour.

5.     Be Teachable & Network with other Professionals for Knowledge sharing.

6.     Acquire Professional Certification(s) in your field.

7.     Update yourself through Reading, Browsing, Practising, Creativity, etc.

8.     Teach Whatever you know.

9.     Embrace innovation in your field.

The Conclusion is:

To position yourself well for tomorrow, here is one of the most important rules you will ever learn: “You must get the Right Information, Ours is the Information Age!! The future belongs to the competent. Acquire the necessary skills, so as to be the master in your field.”

"The Paradox of Success" - Rotimi Odejayi

The word ‘Paradox’ in English Language is a word that contradicts itself, e.g. sweat and success.


                                                                   The Paradox of Success.
“Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety nine percent perspiration” – Thomas Alva Edison.

Success is a very common term especially among the youth. It is generally believed that failure is an orphan, while success is the celebrated new-baby of everyone. In the game of life, either success or failure is up for a man to grab. Success is a gem that captures the aspirations of everybody; it is always celebrated by all men. The word “Success” means – The achievement of something desired, planned or attempted: some attributed their success in business to Hard-work. Success may refer to: a level of a social status, achievement of an objective (goal) and it is the opposite of failure. The truth is that good success is the desire of God for his children; it’s always laziness or ignorance of our rights that short-changes the believer from attaining their set-goals for success.
Success is the progressive attainment of worthwhile goals. The new Webster Dictionary has defined a ‘goal’ as “the end toward which man’s effort is directed”. That is your main intention for investing efforts into something. It connotes an aspiration and the ability to work towards a specific object orientation. A goal is a statement of objectives and purpose clearly spelt out within a given time. In the context of an Under-graduate, that student is successful if he finishes with a First Class degree; a consistent Christian is also considered to be successful. Here is Jim Rohn’s definition, “Success is nothing more than a few disciplines, practiced everyday”. Endeavour to think success because you determine how and if you will succeed. The reason is because; Success is a state of mind. If you want to succeed, start thinking of yourself as successful. At the counter of success, there are no bargains; prices must be paid in advance and in full. If some prices are meant to be paid then preparation is very pivotal to success. Success is not a matter of chance; it is a matter of a diligent choice. Success, unlike our wishes, strong aspiration, and lopsided thought is a process of practical, personal experience and not sudden. The determining factor is your level of preparation, as a man cannot be greater than what he prepares for. In life your preparation begets your expectation and expectation lead you to realization. From experience, I affirm that very sweet is success, and it is always celebrated by all men.

Let us get it right that there are no short-cuts to success. You attain a successful feat through toiling. Let us do a brief description of how success is? We would recall that success is always enjoyed by people, just as it feat is being celebrated by all men. It is always a time of merry-making, champagne popping, and happy celebration. Naturally and generally speaking, all men on earth dream big and great, but not all heartily pray for it. It is therefore a conspicuous paradox to say: No Sweat, No Success.

Biblically speaking, life from cradle (beginning of existence) was all rosy and no sweat. Adam and Eve had all things at their beck and call. Just as man fell into sin, the rosy life changed. And this success story of man turned an adventure with God’s pronouncement of sweat before any man will succeed. Just as sweet as success is, it is a product of man’s perspiration. Perspiration in this context means it literal meaning of “the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid”. The consequence of this is just because you are toiling to achieve that targeted goal. The Bible in Genesis 3: 19a said, “In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread…”. Since then, no man sincerely attains success without sweating it out (that is what we call toiling in this modern English diction). Success, according to John Ruskin is “the highest reward for a person’s toil is not what they get for it, but what they become of it”
Proverbs 6: 4 says, “Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids”. It takes discipline to forgo sleep and burn mid-night candle. That is a situation wherein you are toiling upwards in the night. And at this time, you are not only developing yourself, you are also perspiring to get to that desired haven.
The ParadoX of This LIFE Is That Your PresenT SufferinG Will Prepare You For FuturE Success.