Photography Academy
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Photography Academy
We take you from novice to expert in photography, register today and become a professional in no time.
OUR MISSION
To help prospective photography students realize their dreams through dedicated and uninterrupted learning with accurate information.
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Why should you enrol?
- Conducive classroom and well-equipped studios with modern equipment, free Internet facilities, and camera for each student.
- Expert instructors (Including photography lecturers from the Lagos State University).
- You will learn the business side of photography and the legal side of photography
- Well-equipped and up-to-date photography library for further research.
- Students will build their photography portfolios with their assignments and projects, alongside all necessary grit needed to be successful in their photography journey.
Our Training Programs
GET TRAINED & MENTORED BY THE BEST
At UKAY Photography Academy, we train photography hobbyists, beginners and intermediates to realize their full potentials through a well-structured photography training geared at raising world-class photographers.
3 Months Training
For people who aspire to gain mastery over the art of taking remarkable images.
CURRICULUM BREAKDOWN:
- INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY (THEORY) (2 Weeks)
Understanding Camera and Lens Types, Exposure Control, Composition and Depth of Field.
- PRACTICAL PHOTOGRAPHY (4 Weeks)
Camera and Lens Control, Exposure Control, Composition and Depth of Field, Understanding Photographic Equipments, Light and Lighting Techniques, etc
- POST PRODUCTION: (4 Weeks)
Photo Editing and Retouching with Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom
- THE BUSINESS OF PHOTOGRAPHY & THE LEGAL SIDE OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AND STUDENTS’ PROJECTS (1 Week)
- INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: (3 MONTHS)
In student’s choice of photography genre/area of specialization
NOTE: Internship is Optional.
PROGRAM FEE: ₦150,000
1 Year Training
This is a complete photography training course that is geared at raising world-class photographers! At the end of this one year full training, you must have mastered ALL THE NECESSARY SKILLS needed to be successful in your photography journey.
This training covers some well-detailed business courses like:
- Building a photography portfolio
- Branding your business and finding clients
- Developing contracts, book keeping, pricing, and marketing your brand
- The business of photography, and lots more
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
• Mastering photography skills - you will gain enough technical information that allows you operate a camera, exposure, composition, etc. It introduces you to the tools and techniques of photography.
• Working with light - learn different lighting techniques; from lighting compass, to names of light, to understanding light modifiers, down to creating Do-It-Yourself (DIY) light modifiers.
• Seeing better pictures - the aesthetic aspects of photography are taught throughout the program, hence building your most valuable gears in photography - "the eyes and the mind".
• Enhancing pictures - learn how to transform your pictures to look amazingly beautiful with the most powerful image editing softwares like Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom.
• Carrying out photography projects - You will undergo well-supervised projects that are tied to your passion which will eventually serve as a powerful reminder of why you love the art of creating sparkling images.
PROGRAM FEE: ₦300,000
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Our Photography Academy trains people to realize their full potentials through a well-structured training geared towards raising world-class photographers.