Advanced photo courses

1 hours of photo course

This group photo course explores a wide range of photographic techniques. The practical application will help the participant to organise his shots and to finalise his first photo projects. This course can be taken after a beginner's photo course or if all the points of the beginner's photo course have already been acquired. This 1-hour photo course is given in French in the pedestrian centre of Carouge.

• Complex creations and constructions, understanding visual perception.
• How to calibrate your computer screen before retouching.
• How to control your digital chain for better prints.
• Formats for the printer and the Internet.
• Preparation of photographs for inkjet printing.
• Recording and archiving photographs.
• Constructing your shots and settings.
• Views and technical choices. Appropriating the material and gaining freedom.
• Creating a natural or artificial light system. Diffusers, generators and torches.
• Commitment: The photographic road trip, the report.
• Work on a series of photographs, putting them into practice.
• Study and analysis of the photographs taken
• Dissemination, copyright, image rights and legislation.
• Image management and archiving, building your series, your contact sheet.
• The "digital development" and the exploitation of images for a better printed result.