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:: 24-WEEK PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY PROGRAM
Georges Fevre
© Adnyani Dewi		 The 24-week Professional Photography Program is designed for students who wish to pursue a career in photography with a particular emphasis on digital imaging techniques.

The first part comprises the core courses, which cover all aspects of modern photography: photojournalism, studio photography, fashion photography, computer imaging, traditional and alternative processes (from heliography to black & white printing), critical studies and aesthetics, as well as the history of photography. Top-level professionals hold the courses and monitor the students’ individual acquisition of skills. Particular attention is paid to the synchronization of subject matters taught in the different courses. Outside of class, students independently organize their shooting sessions and post-production, with the continual guidance of their supervisors.

After a first intensive part of photographic practice, the students focus in the second part on the necessary techniques to manage and enhance the digital photos produced so far: retouching, photomontage, the creation of portfolios and websites, the description and transmission of photos.


DATES
January 5, 2009 – July 10, 2009
January 4, 2010 – July 9, 2010
TUITION
  12 000 Euros
SCHEDULE
 - full time: 21 hours of course work per week + up to 24 hours of practical work with monitored access to all school facilities
- Outside of classes, participants are expected to work on course projects in the darkroom, in the computer lab, in the studio, and in the city.
- Studios and classrooms are open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- Darkrooms are open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
- Our office is open from Monday till Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.





:: Courses:

Please note that it is not possible to choose individual courses " à la carte", as the curriculum is designed as a coherent whole.

-> Commercial Studio
-> Printing Techniques
-> Photojournalism and Documentary
-> Computer Imaging I and II
-> History of Photography / Museum and Gallery Visits
-> Visual Identity
-> Image Management and Publication
-> IT Essentials





-> Commercial Studio

- 3 hours per week

This course is dedicated to the acquisition of the techniques essential to studio shooting, as well as to the treatment of film and digital images. Students are initiated to the Stop-System, different types of lighting, the general principles of balanced light sources, different types of cameras (from 35mm to the large format), as well as the notions of style and composition in professional photography.

Photographie en Studio
© Natalia KhengJu





-> Printing Techniques

- 1,5 hours per week

Georges Fevre
© Iris Hrasovec		 Hands-on course in modern printing techniques.





-> Photojournalism and Documentary

- 3 hours per week

The course is designed to give an overview of photojournalism, focusing on three main areas - place, event and theme.

Nouvelle An Chinois a Paris
"Chinese new year "© Mark Weidorn		 Assignments include the coverage of events in Paris and a long-term documentary project on a Parisian neighborhood. Spéos has access to the Reuters photo-base for consultation of news, sports, and feature photos.





-> Computer Imaging I and II

- 3 hours per week
This core course in 2 parts helps participants to acquire digital imaging techniques. Students learn how to edit and manipulate digital images with Adobe Photoshop and to understand the parallels between digital and conventional film photography. They also learn how to print, scan, retouch and transform images, as well as to create their own website.
La Photo - Beaux Arts
© Meggan Gould





-> History of Photography / Museum and Gallery Visits

- 3 hours per week

La Maison Niepce
© Pierre-Yves Mahe		 Combining lectures with visits to museums and galleries, this course aims at giving an overview of the history of photography and the constantly evolving photographic processes, from their origins in France to the present day.
Emphasis is placed on the analysis of real prints rather than reproductions, taking advantage of the rich photographic resources available in the museums and galleries of Paris. Whenever possible, meetings with photographers will be organized.

Visits include museums as La Maison Européenne de la Photographie, Le Centre National de la Photographie, Le Musée Carnavalet, Le Musée d'Orsay and others. Gallery visits focus on current temporary exhibitions in Paris, including photographic events such as the "Mois de la Photo" in fall.





-> Visual Identity

- 3 hours per week
Photographie en Studio
© Annamaria Dall'anese

This course aims at encouraging students to develop their own ideas and concepts and turn them into “photographic realities”. It provides them with the critical tools to discuss and analyze their own photos as well as those of their fellow students, so as to give constructive criticism using the basic rules of composition and their own sense of aesthetics..





-> Image management and publication

- 2 hours per week

This course helps photographers to manage their image stock: how to caption a picture, to assign the right key-words, to fill in the IPTC fields… All of these are essential for any photographer to locate their pictures and to have them published.





-> IT Essentials

- 1,5 hours per week

This workshop will bring the student to a “power user” level. All aspects of the operating system will be covered, including tips and tricks: back-up and storage strategy, computer fine-tuning, software maintenance, connecting to a network, sharing resources and communication.