Advanced Certificate in Photography

Overview

• Give your photography a solid and a scientific base
• Take the path of light and begin your journey towards true mastery
• If you are a beginner we will lay the most solid foundation
• If you are experienced we will make you unlearn the bad habits and fix your foundation.
• We have the best and the most competent faculty of trainers in Sri Lanka to deliver our promise

Course Duration

• 24 Classes (60+ hours of teaching & supervised classroom teaching & training)
• On field teaching sessions

Course Description

• Hands on training on all aspects of photography
• Modern scientific teaching to scientifically build up knowledge
• Extended sessions on lighting and portrait photography
• Outdoor Sessions
• A field day trip with IME faculty members (Not included in the course fee)
• All indoor classes are interactive multimedia experiences
• A portfolio of ten images is expected at the end of the course
• Certificate of participation will be awarded to participants with more than 85% attendance
• Advanced certificate in Photography will be awarded to those who pass the presentation and viva based on the portfolio of images (85% attendance if mandatory to obtain a certificate)

Intended Audience

• Anyone who wants to start photography with a solid foundation
• Experienced photographers who want to formalise and regularise their knowledge to improve their craft

Medium of Instruction

• English

Required Equipment

• A camera with manual controls for aperture, shutter speed and ISO(A DSLR or a Modern Mirrorless Camera is recommended)
• A laptop with Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop installed
• An electronic flash unit or a strobe light with a triggering mechanism or a continuous light source, to get the maximum out of lighting classes recommended

Educational Requirements

• None
• Those who enrol for the English medium course need to have an adequate working knowledge of the language to follow the course

Getting the best out of this course

• As in all other courses by IME, we expect students to spend 2 to 2.5 hours on homework for each hour spent in the class
• Participation in all classes is expected to get the best out of the course and more than 85% attendance is required for the certificate of participation
• We expect participants to have equipment as described in the course overview section

Enrolment Process

• A limited number of students will be enrolled per class
• Positions are given on first come first serve basis
• Students need to choose a payment option and must make a payment to secure a placement

Payments

 Course Fee: Rs 48,000.00 

Registration Fee: Rs. 1,500.00

Total Investment: Rs. 49,500.00