During the one-year duration of “Photographer” trade, a candidate is trained on Professional Skill, Professional Knowledge and Employability Skill. In addition to this, a candidate is entrusted to undertake project work, extracurricular activities and on-the-job training to build up confidence. The broad components covered related to the trade are categorized in two semesters each of six months duration. The semester wise course coverage is categorized as below:

1 st Semester – In the first semester, the trainee learns about elementary first-aid, firefighting, environment regulation and housekeeping, etc. The trainee identifies trade tools, digital cameras, compact and SLR. The trainee will be able to do the practical by the use of natural light, tungsten light, fluorescent light, single and multiple electronic flash reflectors, exposure meters, studio flash and its accessories. They will also be able to do the practical on various lighting techniques for different lenses and will do practice on special areas of photography in outdoor and indoor conditions .They will be able to do practical on computer system by digital editing software, printing the photographs taken by digital cameras and will be able to do the image transportation to the storage media, sending photographs through E-mail and to Scan photographs, capture frames and analysis of images. There will be a visit to studio where they will be able to handle the digital Video cameras, Tape, DVD, HDD, accessories and exposu

2 nd Semester – In the second semester, the trainee will be able to do lighting of different areas of video shooting, practice on three point lighting indoor and out door. Taking photographs using different types of lenses using different aperture, shutter speed setting for still, Video camera, CCTV and spy camera. Taking photographs of portrait, studio photography, commercial/Advertisement photography, sports photography, fashion photography, slow and fast moving objects, functions, machines and processes , landscape, architecture, night photography children, animal, birds, shooting spot etc. by digital camera. They will have the concept of audio video recording, mixing, editing, dubbing of sound, using different types of microphones .Shooting of different areas and topics such as sports , wildlife, modeling, drama, documentary, serial, story board making, news, interview, seminar/ workshop, industrial, live broadcasting, musical event ,Advertisement etc. The trainee also undergoes four weeks on-thejob training in various studios/labs at the end of the second semester which gives them more practical exposure to the professional working environment.

GENERIC LEARNING OUTCOME

• 1. Apply safe working practices.
• 2. Comply with environment regulation and housekeeping.
• 3. Assist in exigencies and carry out elementary first-aid during emergencies.
• 4. Work in a team, understand and practice soft skills, technical English to communicate
• with required clarity.
• 5. Explain energy conservation, global warming and pollution and contribute in day-today work by optimally using available resources.
• 6. Explain personnel finance, entrepreneurship and manage/organize related task in
• day-to-day work for personal & societal growth.

SPECIFIC LEARNING OUTCOME

Semester-I

• 7. Understand Lenses and uses
• 8. work with the application of various types of lights. Lighting techniques, taking indoor and outdoor photographs and use of special areas of photography. Type of object lighting: Daylight, Artificial light and their combination.
• 9. Work with the basic of visual aesthetics.
• 10. work with the basic of lighting for portrait, studio photography, Commercial/Advertisement photography, Sports photography, fashion photography, slow and fast moving objects, functions, machines and processes, landscape, architecture, night photography children, animal, birds, shooting spot etc. by digital camera, candid photography
• 11. Apply the basic of visual aesthetics and art appreciation
• 12. Apply the Introduction to Computer Fundamentals. Monitor Calibration, Interfaces.
• 13. Work with Image & Image Graphics, Understand the kinds of Graphics.
• 14. Apply Image transportation by using editing software, taking printouts of photographs by using computer system from digital camera.
• 15. Work with the application of multimedia and photo post-processing software’s.. 

Semester-II

• 16. Four Key Skills of a Successful Photographer, Procurement of a good quality cameras and its accessories.
• 17. Understand and apply how motion pictures work.
• 18. Understand fundamentals of shot taking and mise-en-scene.
• 19. Understand the Principles of Light. Understand the quality and types of light
• 20. Apply and work with different shooting techniques with a DSLR camera.
• 21. Apply audio recording sound and mixing
• 22. Work with three point lighting for video shooting in a studio and selection of shooting camera, studio lights accessories for field lighting.
• 23. Apply and work with the production and planning of a documentary film.

Title of unit or other component    

Semester – I

• Understand Lenses and uses
• Work with the application of various types of lights. Lighting techniques, taking indoor and outdoor photographs and use of special areas of photography. Type of object lighting: Daylight, Artificial light and their combination.
• Work with the basic of visual aesthetics.
• Work with the basic of lighting for portrait, studio photography, Commercial/Advertisement photography, Sports photography, fashion photography, slow and fast moving objects, functions, machines and processes, landscape, architecture, night photography ch
• Apply the basic of visual aesthetics and art appreciation
• Apply the Introduction to Computer Fundamentals. Monitor Calibration, Interfaces.
• Work with Image & Image Graphics, Understand the kinds of Graphics.
• Apply Image transportation by using editing software, taking printouts of photographs by using computer system from digital camera.
• Work with the application of multimedia and photo post-processing software’s.

Semester – II

• Four Key Skills of a Successful Photographer, Procurement of a good quality cameras and its accessories.
• Understand and apply how motion pictures work.
• Understand fundamentals of shot taking and mise-en-scene.
• Understand the Principles of Light. Understand the quality and types of light
• Apply and work with different shooting techniques with a DSLR camera.
• Apply audio recording sound and mixing
• Work with three point lighting for video shooting in a studio and selection of shooting camera, studio lights accessories for field lighting.
• Apply and work with the production and planning of a documentary film.