School of Visual Aesthetics - Islamabad

We are a group of visual artisans Providing learning opportunities for art enthusiasts through workshops and courses building a community where ideas and knowledge can be shared and exchanged.

Meet the folks behind SVA

Waleed Alam

Aisha Saqib

Fawad Aslam

Hashir Ahmed

Zeeshan Shafquat

Photography Worshop

Duration: 4 days

Instructor: Waleed Alam, founder of Concept One Studios

Who is this for: Everyone who wants to make a career out of photography

What do you need: A DSLR camera and a passion to learn.

Following modules will be taught over-the-course of 4 days Session

Session 1

What is Communication.
God likes stories
Concept of story telling
How story telling started (Early Human Time)?
The era of photographic story telling (When & Why was the camera invented)
Invention of first camera?
How painting & writing play along with photography
Photograph is worth a thousand words
The Art of Story Telling
The era of modern DSLR’s.

Understanding your camera.
How the camera works?
What is Shutter and lens aperture?
What is mega pixel?
What is a crop or full frame camera?
How film is different from digital?
The difference between DSLR and Mirror less camera
Understanding Shutter Speed, Aperture, ISO?
The different modes in your camera Auto, Program, Manual, Shutter priority, Aperture priority.

Exposure Stops
Shutter Speed Stops
Aperture Stops
The Advantage of Using F/Stops
Full & Third Stop Reference Table
Relationship of focal length distance & aperture related to Depth of field
What is depth of field?
Depth of field (DOF) Overview
Circles of Confusion
Perceiving Sharpness
Sharpness

Depth of Field (DOF) Scale
Hyper focal Distance

How humans see? (Concept Of Colors in human mind and eye )
Why are there so many lenses?
The difference between professional lenses and amateur level lenses?
What is a portrait lens?
What is a wide angle lens?
What is a zoom lens?
How prime lenses differ from zoom lenses?
How zoom lenses differ from wide angle lenses?
Problems with zoom lenses
Problems with prime lenses
Exposure Compensation
Putting It All Together
Previsualization

What is a frame?
Understanding Composition in depth
Mastering the Rule of Thirds
Balancing elements
Symmetry and patterns
Negative Space
Concept of Story telling through composition
You see what you want to see!
Viewpoints, levels and camera angles
Close up photography
Working with themes
The Importance of Contrast
Highlight and Shadow
Textures and rythemic patterns
Understanding Forms and shapes of objects

Plus, an outdoor photography session to implement learned modules.

Session 2

Why do you need a flash light?
Techniques for working with artificial lighting
Working with mixed, natural and artificial light
Flash and studio shooting
Understanding colour temperature
Importance of Light in Photography
Out Door photography VS in Door Photography
Creating your own light
How to setup a cheap lighting equipment

The Colour Spectrum
Colour Temperature in comparison with colour spectrum
Seeing Like a Camera
Colour Perception
Depth Perception
Dynamic Range

Effective pre-shoot preparation and advisory for portrait photography
Understanding portrait styles (Black & White, Full Shot, Head Shot, Profile)
An extensive range of techniques for taking candid and posed portraits – with examples
Photography make-up and clothing
Effective use of the environment and surroundings (Environmental Portraits)
Controlling backgrounds and foregrounds for stunning portraits
Experimenting with viewpoints, levels and camera angles
Applying natural and studio lighting techniques
Effective portrait photography techniques for children, the elderly and groups
Time of Day
Effective photography techniques