photography part-time

You can choose between Evening, Morning classes or Distance training, to complete 15 modules during 2010 to receive our certificate.

Pinhole camera, History, The workings of a camera (aperture, Shutter Speed, Depth of Field) Photoshop basics. (4 modules)

The above modules can be done on specific mornings between 12 February and 15 June (maximum 5 mornings can be attended) during the first semester only OR specific evenings between 18 February and 15 June or 16 August - 30 October OR one of the sections, on your own pace during the year by distance learning.

No morning classes of modules from the first semester can be done in the second semester -if you haven’t completed them before 15 June, you can only continue with the rest by attending some of the evening classes, 16 August - 30 October or your ONE distance section)

With each module you will have to complete a practical project and all the modules will count to 50% for your course mark. You can write your theory exam on 5 June or 5 November which will also count 50% towards your certificate.

Note, materials will be for your account. The workshops entails transport, food etc. Please ask your lecturer to quote you before attending.

You must attend three workshops in second semester, not more than 5 morning classes (don’t have to, can do all in evening) and can only choose ONE Section for the distance course.

2. Digital Photographic evening classes

The evening classes are from the third week in February or August every year. Monday evenings 17.00 tot 19.00 in Stellenbosch and Tuesdays in Cape Town

This is a very popular and exciting course where you will make great friends too. Limited to 25 students only.

You will know how to use your camera to its full potential. You will learn the most important secretsof lighting.

All the classes are fun and practical. You will do group photo shoots with models and products in our equipped studios and also in the outdoors.

We do the same syllabus as the first semester fulltime course.

Content

* Working of a digital camera, Shutter speed, f-stop en depth of field,

* Equipment, lighting, Available light, Flash, Studio lighting,

* Color theory, Digital photography, Photoshop, visual communication

* Marketing and promotions, portfolios

* Model styling, studio work and stock libraries.

* Exam and certificate

Course materials that we supply and included in course fee:

* Textbook by Charl Best ( on CD.) , Studio and lighting, Models,

* Exams and certificate, computers for Photoshop

* You must have a digital camera with manual shutter and f-stop control.

We do evening classes the past 20 years, personally supervised and presented by Charl Best.. Most of our students are professional working people and senior students.

- Course cost: R 3500.00

3. Photoshop Basic and Advance evening classes

Basic Photoshop

Basic Photoshop is a course that aims to teach students everything they need to know to get them started in this powerful piece of software that is Adobe Photoshop. The Basic Photoshop Course consists of 10 Sections and practical assignments.
What you will learn:
* Workspace & Tools * Pallets & Menu’s * Image Adjustments * Filter Menu * Organizing files * Correcting images * Repairing images * Retouching images * Enhancing images * Adding special effects

Cost: R 900.00

Advanced Photoshop

Advanced Photoshop takes an in-depth look at the software and the advanced capabilities of the tools and functions inside of Photoshop. The aim of the course is to equip students with enough skill and knowledge to use Photoshop accurately and with absolute control. The Advanced Photoshop Course consists of 10 Sections and 10 practical assignments plus a Photoshop Portfolio Design assignment.
What you will learn:
* Blurring filters * Sharpening filters * Masking * Working with Layers * Layer Styles and Adjustment Layers * Layer Groups and Comps * Text and Texture Effects * Understanding Blend Modes * Transformation Tools * Advanced Retouching and Creating creative backgrounds

Cost: R 3 500.00

3.2 Video Editing evening classes

* working with the program * working with each icon * Capturing 8 Basic * video camera techniques *navigation of the workspace * selections, masks, layers, multi camera editing, sound, text, and photo insets * compression, formats * In-camera editing * basic animation * DVD writing

This course is for the beginner to advance in video editing on Adobe Premiere Pro. 2

Note’s, exams, certificate and computers for premiere pro is included.

Courses fee: R 3 500.00

4. Morning classes: part-time

CorelDraw

CorelDraw layout, Toolbox, Name of all tools in toolbox, All the different tools available, Tools, Purpose of tool, How to use tools, Roll-ups, Layers, How to work with layers, Re-draw scanned pictures, Bitmaps & Vectors, Difference between the two, File formats, All graphic file formats for different purposes, Special effects, Artistic text, Paragraph text, Dockers, Designing, Keyboard shortcuts.

Practical Projects: Design a brochure, logo, letterhead and other corporate ID. for your business.

Cost: R 5 000.00

Photographic & Tv. Make-up

One morning per week - February to May only

Make -up plays an important role in our lives and especially in the photographic and moviemaking business. To compliment your photography, moviemaking and fashion design career you have to know how to apply make-up.

Our Syllabus:

Introduction (Theory) The skin · Skin types (Dry, Oily,· Combination) Basic Skincare, Cleanse, tone, Moisture · Products:· Foundations: Liquid, Cream, Powder, Blushes, Glosses Professional Products: Make-up kit, Intro to Industry, Notes, Basics of Make-up, Photographic Make-up / Stills
Beauty Make-up, Editorial Make-up, Catalogue Make-up, Bridal Make-up, TV, Film, body painting, Stage make-up, Wedding make-up, Special effects, prosthetics (Theatre, Face painting, Latex ageing, wounds, blocking out eyebrows) Period Make-up, History of Make-up (1500 – 1900) 20’s, 30’s, 40’s, 50’s, 60’s, 70’s, 80. Photo + video Make-up for blacks, Working on film, Working on stills, ramp make-up. Drag queens + character, Theatre + body painting.

Cost: R 6000.00 and make-up kit about R 4300.00

Workshops

1. We do the Wedding workshop one day in September, every year.
The workshop is practical and we also do the theory from 9h00 to 13h00, which include, contracts, wedding questionnaire, samples of wedding pictures and when to shoot, marketing of yourself as a wedding photographer and storybooks. In the afternoon you will have the opportunity to take wedding pictures in a church, nature and the beach, of three model wedding couples. Charl Best will give personal instructions how to style, pose and light the wedding pictures with his experience of 4230 weddings behind him.

Cost: R 950.00

2. We do the Landscape workshop two days in September, every year. We depart at 8h00 and will return at 17h00 the next day. We travel from Stellenbosch via Caledon, photograph the canola fields and sleep-over in the Klein Karoo. Next day we return via Hermanus and Kleinmond.

We supply, the accommodation, reflectors, props, meals and transport. At our stay-over we will demonstrate how to do “the paint-with-light” techniques.

Cost: R2 000.00

3. SIPS. STUDIO LIGHTING WORKSHOP

One day workshops to help you to understand artificial studio flash lighting and to set–up your own studio. Most people buy studio equipment to photograph people. There are many approaches to lighting people,

a fashion and beauty portrait needs to look different than that of a character study or the portrait of a child. The course is designed to teach the student the different lighting set-ups in a studio, for portraits, fashion and products.

Working with people in a Studio, Planning your shoot, Posing your model, Basics of studio make-up, Discussing different lighting set-ups used by various Photographers, Studio Lighting Equipment, backdrops and reflectors, High key vs Low key lighting and a simple set-up of each, Light Terminology and the principles of light, Quality of Light, The Color of Light, Direction of Light, Light Control, Light Modifiers
Capture on lightroom and edit, Studio Lighting Techniques for Portraits, Studio Lighting Techniques for Fashion, Studio Lighting Techniques for Products, Mixing studio flash light with outdoor light using Nikon creative lighting units

Course fee: R 2500.00

4. Darkroom Workshop – June

You will learn how to develop film’s and to make handmade prints in our darkrooms. Nothing beats the feeling and quality of a handmade black-and-white print. Where you can get the seven tones in black-and-white and where your print will be guaranteed for 70 years. Two hours theory and halve day hands-on practical in the darkroom. Thereafter you can use our darkrooms for three halve days.

Course fee; R 1 500.00 only 3 students per course.

5. “Fine art” Fotografie workshop. One day in June or November.

a Two day workshop that will give you the skills and technical know-how to give artistic expression to your photographs. You will be inspired to give new dimensions and attitudes to your pictures. Your pictures will never be the same again ! You will be inspired through the workshops to let go and to experiment. You will specialize in the following:The influence of art and digital manipulations, projections, resources and inspiration, perception and depth, double exposures and combinations. Practical wil be a nude photo session, abstract objects, landscape and documentary photo’s.

Course fee; R 4 000.00 includes models, studio lighting and use of computers

6. Fashion Photography and Styling - Desember

This workshop over one day will teach you all that you need to know about the fashion industry, How to shoot fashion and to style a fashion shoot. How to find a market for your work and how to work with models, fashion editors. Also make-up and hair techniques. .

We will do practical on studio lighting and how to shoot for catalogue, advertising and portfolio’s.

Course fee: R 2 000.00

6. Photography landscape,documentary and underwater tours by Charl Best

April - Turkye (Travel and Documentary photography)

July - Thailand or Greek islands ( Underwater-, Documentary, and Travel photography)

November - Inhambane - Mozambique ( Underwater and Documentary photography)

Join Charl Best and his team on our exotic photography trips to different locations.

We do Travel photography trips the past 9 years and most tours are 12 days and includes everything, from luxury accommodation, breakfast and dinner, scuba fees, travel and taxis and all you need to pay for is your own lunch. We end each trip with shopping for new gear.

And for those that don’t do much action and who don’t want to scuba, can snorkel or spend their time with all our alternative techniques for lighting, macro, and painting with light. In the evenings we eat together and enjoy the nightlife. We supply specialized lenses, filters and accessories for you to use.

We guarantee that you will return with amazing pictures, enriched with great techniques that you applied.

Prices from R 16 000.00