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Second Semester - Available from March 18 2012

NOW OPEN: The General Introductory to Photography Curriculum

The General Curriculum presents a flexible structure with a minimum of two foundational mandatory classes to be followed by an additional specialty course of your own choice.

Mandatory classes:
-Foundations of Photography – Photography I
-Photographic Practice – Photography II

Additional courses: Lighting, Introduction to Darkroom Techniques, The Wrong Image – Creative Photography, Narrative Photography, Portraiture, Adobe Photoshop, Photo-documentary and Photo-journalism, Architecture Photography.

General Curriculum Price: 3000 EGP Reservation payment: 1000 EGP (followed by two payments) Enrolments are guaranteed only by reservation payment.

It is also possible to enroll in all the classes individually. Students enrolled in the General Curriculum receive a free one-day training on analogue photography and film-scanning inside the digital lab.

Introduction to Darkroom Techniques

Level: Beginner
Language: English or Arabic
Course Length: 5 private meetings, schedule to be decided with the instructor
Instructor: Mohamed ElMaymony
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 1,200 EGP for one person, 800 EGP each if in groups of two

No one has a full perspective on photography without gaining a fundamental knowledge of darkroom practice! This course is designed to provide you with that knowledge. It explores analogue photography and covers all aspects of black and white darkroom techniques from film processing to printing, enlarging and toning. Through the course, participants become acquainted with the functions and purposes of darkroom equipment and experience all its procedures.

The courses will be held as a private series of 5 lessons with the instructor, for a maximum of 2 students each series. Instructor and participants arrange the schedule together.

Applications for these skills: artistic, archival, personal and heritage projects.

Foundations of Photography I – An Introduction to Photography

Level: Beginner
Language: English
Instructor: Aladin Abdel Naby
Schedule: Beginning March 18, Sunday and Tuesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: March 14 2012
Course Length: 36 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum 1,400 EGP

Through this course, the novice gets acquainted with technical fundamentals and creative applications of digital photography. The classes cover the main topics of digital SLR photography. Understanding your camera and the equipment, exposure, shutter speed and aperture, automatic and manual control, light sources, flash, depth of field, principles of composition and the basic techniques of editing using Photoshop. Through regular assignments and feedback sessions, participants get hands-on experience in applying skills and techniques. The course includes two field trips with the instructor.

Photo-documentary and Photojournalism

Level: Intermediate
Language: English
Instructor: Kim Badawy
Course Length: 30 hours
Fee: 1,200 EGP

A good documentary photographer can get to the heart of a place, moment, person and situation and tell a story with a sequence of photos. This course is aimed at putting interested participants on the beginning of this professional path. Participants learn how photojournalists establish contact with people, interpret situations with honesty and clarity and balance artistic needs with the requirements of news and editorial assignments. Lectures and class discussions provide an overview of documentary photography, as well as references while helping participants to develop a personal vision as photographers. Participants are encouraged to focus on their own documentary projects from the beginning of the course through assignments presented in each class.

Applications for these skills: news photojournalism, activism, editorial projects.

Architecture and Interior Space Photography

Level: Intermediate
Language: English
Instructor: Xenia Nikolskaya
Beginning March 25, Sunday and Tuesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: March 21 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee: 950 EGP

Any place, portrayed from inside or outside, carries multiple meanings. Specific techniques can be deployed when shooting the premises of a building. This course focuses on artistic and technical aspects of interior space and architecture photography. Participants approach lighting and composition applied to this topic. Assignments are regularly given to help students try out new techniques and skills and develop their own photo-projects. All assignments are reviewed through critical analyses and feedback. The course includes field trips to experience shooting sessions with the instructor.

Applications for these skills: artistic, journalistic, architectural, interior design.

Lighting

Level: upper beginner/intermediate
Language: English or Arabic
Instructor: Magdy ElAdawy
Beginning April 16, Monday and Wednesday first 2 weeks, Sunday and Tuesday last 2 weeks, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: April 11 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 950 EGP

The course covers all steps needed to work within a professional studio environment. The first part of the class introduces light sources, correct exposure when using multiple sources, use of in-camera light meter, and different types of light colors. The bulk of the course focuses on studio light. In-camera flash, ring flash, professional light heads, use of honey-combs, soft-box, different kinds of reflectors, umbrellas, macro-photography techniques, and the use of filters. Participants get hands-on experience of all major techniques possible in a studio environment and also receive training on the basics of photography software like LightRoom.

Applications for these skills: all commercial applications, but a good knowledge of lighting is essential in all intermediate photography practice.

Adobe Photoshop

Level: Upper beginner
(Requirements for enrolling in this class include a good working knowledge of Windows or Mac OS, plus a basic familiarity with Photoshop itself)
Language: English
Instructor: Steve Double
Beginning April 23, Monday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: April 18 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 950 EGP

Course participants learn why Photoshop is still the key software that professional photographers use for commercial and artistic image production, and gain the skills needed for them to confidently use the main areas of this complex piece of software on their own photos. From importing, image adjustment and preparation for printing, through to retouching and compositing images, participants learn through guided hands on teaching how to work smoothly and efficiently with complex tools and procedures. By the end of the course they can work to a good standard in the major components of Photoshop.

Applications for these skills: Photoshop is a key skill in almost any photographic practice.

The Wrong Image - Creative photography

Level: All levels
Language: Arabic
Instructor: Osama Dawod
Beginning April 30, Monday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up April 25 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 950 EGP

This creative course is designed to exercise your observing skills, overcome them and work on a creative photography project to be showcased at CIC PhotoSchool. It pushes further all limitation one might have and stresses that “watching” can be more important in photography than “clicking” and that, potentially, no image is wrong. Participants learn how to identify the “normal” and generally “considered-to-be good” image and go beyond it to discover different interesting shooting possibilities. During the first part of the course, participants review their body of work with a critical eye and then work on their personal creative projects.

Applications for these skills: artistic and personal projects.

Portraiture

Level: Upper beginner
(Requirements for enrolling in this class include the ability to operate DSLR camera in manual mode and one year of taking photos seriously)
Language: English
Instructor: Steve Double
Beginning May 28, Monday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: May 23 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 950 EGP

Through intensive hands on teaching and personal projects, participants gain a thorough understanding of what it is that defines portraiture. Working with flash, continuous, and natural light participants explore the fundamentals of photographing another person. Both in the classroom and in their own time, they deepen their knowledge of how to photograph people for a variety of uses and in different situations and environments. Participants are expected to work on a personal project from the very beginning of the course and present assignments for comment in class.

Applications for these skills: commercial, editorial, and personal projects.

Narrative Photography

Level: Upper Beginner
Language: English
Instructor: Myriam Abdel Aziz
Beginning June 11, Monday and Wednesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: June 6 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 950 EGP

Narrative photography allows the photographer to follow a topic of their interest, until they can bring sustained insight and illuminating perspectives on important issues through their images. From the outset of this class, participants are encouraged to focus on one original topic, research it and gain access and trust with their subjects. During the course, they produce a visual narrative and explore ideas that could develop into a longer term project to be integrated into a portfolio. The course is based on group discussions and analyses of different story-building strategies, to then develop each participant’s voice as a photographer. The meetings focus on composition and aesthetic intentions, editing and sequencing. All participants are required to present their research idea on the first day of class.

Applications for these skills: editorial and artistic projects.

Photography II - Photographic Practice

Level: Intermediate (ideal for Photography I course graduates)
Language: English
Instructor: Rana El-Nemr
Beginning June 17, Sunday and Tuesday, 6 to 8 pm
Deadline to sign-up: June 13 2012
Course Length: 16 hours
Fee for students not enrolled in the Curriculum: 1,100 EGP

This course aims to apply and expand the skills learned in your introductory photography class, to prepare you for the creative, conceptual and technical demands of the steps you want to take next. Through projects, students learn to handle challenging shooting contexts and gain confidence in their vision. At the same time, the course emphasizes photography as a ‘medium of expression’. It develops your personal methods to communicate concepts, information, and emotions. This includes researching and experiencing various genres and styles of photography.

The last part of the course is dedicated to developing your personal portfolio to progress forward in your photographic practice.