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Next 1-month Creative Photography Batch: 5th OCTOBER 2023
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ALSO: 8-MONTHS PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE – October 2023
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Update: 1st May 2023!
ANNOUNCING ALL-NEW PREMISES FOR STENODAC’S PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES!
The most comprehensive and multi-brand equipment Studio in Goa!
Update on 1st May ’23: Announcing the opening of two dedicated training Studios in May 2023!
REGISTRATION AND SEAT RESERVATION from January – November 2022 ARE OPEN!
Office Open at Panjim and Margao: 9.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.
Whatsapp or Call: Panjim: 9860111980 / 9823011720 / Margao : 7620566105
LIMITED SEATS PER BATCH!
AFTER FULL BATCHES THROUGHOUT the unlock periods of 2020, 2021, 2022 and now fully opened in 2023!
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BESIDES THE WORLD’S LATEST MIRRORLESS CAMERAS, THE NEW INTRODUCTION FROM January 2022 IS PRO LIGHTING SYSTEMS, DJI DRONES, AND TETHERING (from TETHERING TOOLS, USA) SYSTEM, THE FULLY AUTOMATIC “AI” FLASH OPERATING SYSTEMS, AND LARGE VIEWING SCREENS, FOR LIVE-SCREEN VIEWING OF SHOOTING AND TOPICS TAUGHTS FROM THE CAMERA’S VIEWPOINT, VARIOUS NEW LIGHT MODIFIERS, FROM PROFOTO, hand-holding GIMBLES, from DJI and ZHIYUN. AND MUCH MORE.
AS STENODAC DOES EVERY YEAR, THE COURSE HAS BEEN COMPLETELY REVISED IN KEEPING WITH THE TIMES! THE MOST PROGRESSIVE PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING PROGRAM AVAILABLE IN GOA!
INTERNATIONAL AWARD-WINNING INSTITUTION FOR “BEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE IN INDIA”
PLEASE VISIT OUR HOME PAGE: www.stenodac.com to know more about the awards won in the past few years, including the BEST PHOTOGRAPHY INSTITUTE IN GOA AWARD!
THE STENODAC INSTITUTE WINS AN INTERNATIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD FOR THE “BEST INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE IN INDIA”. THE AWARD WAS RECEIVED BY THE DIRECTOR OF STENODAC, MR. ALIRIO SALDANHA AND MR. MOSES J. SALDANHA IN THAILAND ON 28TH JANUARY 2019 IN THE HANDS OF NOTED INDIAN ACTOR MADHURI DIXIT AMONG OTHER GLOBAL DIGNITARIES.
VISIT OUR HOME PAGE www.stenodac.com FOR THE AWARD CEREMONY PHOTOGRAPHS / VIDEOS AND MORE
The Course Director, MR. ALIRIO SALDANHA won the “INCREDIBLE GOA AWARD for Excellence in PHOTOGRAPHY EDUCATION 2018 – 2019” at a glittering event held at Titos, Baga, along with many other noted personalities who excelled in their various fields of specialisation in Goa!
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A “LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD” for HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EDUCATION FIELD, IN THE HANDS OF NOTED FILM ACTOR ZEENAT AMAN ON 15th DECEMBER 2018, AT THE RADISSON BLU, NEW DELHI.
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STENODAC’S POPULAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE
Completely new and revised Course in 2023!
“CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY”, every month, JANUARY 2023 to November 2023!
This an in-depth and detailed practical Course for beginners, hobbyists, and amateurs, and highly recommended for those who want to go professional!
STENODAC’S COURSE is not a fundamental basic Course. Creative Photography at Stenodac gives you a hands-on, FULLY PRACTICAL, in-depth 4-Weeks – Mondays to Fridays, 3 hours a day) Masterclass program in Creative Photography. The latest Cameras, Lenses and ALL EQUIPMENT is provided to the individual throughout the Course.
THE COURSE KEEPS ON EVOLVING, AND WE ARE TAKING YOU FURTHER WITH THE LATEST AND NEWEST IN TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY IN 2022. BESIDES TRADITIONAL CANON & NIKON DSLR CAMERAS, WE HAVE INCLUDED THE NEW EVOLUTION OF MIRRORLESS CAMERAS (CANON, NIKON, SONY, FUJI, OLYMPUS, PANASONIC MIRRORLESS) THAT ARE TAKING OVER THE PHOTOGRAPHY WORLD BY STORM; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FLASH SYSTEMS, OFF-CAMERA FLASH TECHNIQUES, BESIDE MORE ADDITIONS TO GOA’S ONLY CEILING-MOUNTED PROFESSIONAL STUDIO, AND MUCH MORE ADDED THIS YEAR.
WE ALSO ADDED SEVERAL ADVANCED TOPICS TO TRAIN YOU IN YOUR HOBBY OR THE ASPIRING PROFESSIONAL TO START IN A CAREER. THE FEES CONTINUE TO REMAIN NOMINAL. THEREFORE, MORE VALUE FOR YOUR MONEY. STENODAC ALWAYS KEEP YOU AHEAD…
The “CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE” IS A GREAT PROGRAM FOR ANYONE WHO DESIRES TO LEARN HOW THE PROFESSIONALS SHOOT – AND – HOW YOU WILL SHOOT LIKE A PROFESSIONAL!
HUNDREDS OF STENODAC-TRAINED SUCCESSFUL PROFESSIONALS or ADVANCED HOBBYISTS WILL VOUCH FOR THIS TRUTH!
JUST A PASSION OR A PROFESSION?
Open to all – age no barrier! Youngsters – girls and boys, Students, Working People, Business Persons, Home Makers, Mass Media and Graphics students, Cruise ship photographers, those desiring to go professional and anyone interested in the fascinating world of Photography. We limit our batch size to a fixed number so that each one gets individual attention.
STENODAC’S Course is classified as BEGINNERS to INTERMEDIATE levels with ADVANCED topics.
This means that the ACADEMY OFFERS MUCH MORE than mere FUNDAMENTAL classes. We go beyond fundamentals.
DSLR & DSLM CAMERAS, LENSES, PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT, AND COMPLETE STUDY MATERIAL IS PROVIDED TO EACH STUDENT DURING THE COURSE.
STENODAC ALSO TRAINS WITH THE ONLY FULL-FLEDGED PROFESSIONAL PENTAGRAM CEILING-MOUNTED STUDIO IN GOA.
CONVENIENT TIMINGS FOR STUDENTS FROM SOUTH GOA AND OTHER PARTS OF GOA.
(ADMISSIONS CAN BE MADE IN OUR MARGAO OFFICE. HOWEVER, CLASSES ARE IN PANJIM.)
SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF PHOTOGRAPHERS FROM ALL OVER GOA, INDIA AND ABROAD HAVE BEEN TRAINED WITH STENODAC IN THE PAST 21 YEARS.
HOSTEL FACILITIES / PAYING GUEST / LODGES / HOTELS CAN BE ARRANGED FOR STUDENTS FROM OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY and INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS.
THE BEST PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING COURSE IN GOA.
Best Photography Course in Goa
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ALSO 1-month Course “PHOTOSHOP FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS” (and for everyone else)
every month from January – NOVEMBER 2023.
1 MONTH COURSE IN “LEARN PHOTOSHOP” INCLUDING “RAW” EDITING, “BRIDGE”, AND “PHOTOSHOP” ON PROFESSIONAL COMPUTERS WITH OFFICIAL PHOTOSHOP v2023 CC (LATEST VERSION) SOFTWARE. Goa’s Only Official Licensee Training Centre.
TRAINING UNDER THE ADOBE PHOTOSHOP MASTERCLASS TRAINER: MOSES. J. SALDANHA.
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PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW TO KNOW MORE ABOUT STENODAC’S PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES
2022: NEW REVISED 1-month “CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY” COURSE with ALL NEW TECHNIQUES AND TECHNOLOGY commencing EVERY MONTH – JANUARY TO NOVEMBER 2022.
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OR CONTACT OUR OFFICE FOR A FREE BROCHURE ON PHOTOGRAPHY-RELATED COURSES AND MORE INFORMATION.
Best Photography Course in Goa
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STENODAC conducts Courses in “CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY” for beginners, hobbyists, amateurs and aspiring professionals! Digital Imaging “Photoshop”, and other Specialized Workshops too!
LEARN HOW TO SHOOT LIKE A PRO!
CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY PRACTICAL COURSES
Fully Practical. Latest NIKON, CANON, SONY, FUJI, PANASONIC, and OLYMPUS Digital SLR / DSLM (Mirrorless) Cameras are provided for students’ practical use throughout the Course. A huge array of equipment includes top-notch Cameras, pro lenses, pro flashes, studio lighting with wireless FM radio triggers, battery packs, and hi-tech props and accessories for students’ outdoor and indoor use.
PLEASE READ THE COMPLETE INFORMATION GIVEN BELOW TO LEARN MORE ABOUT STENODAC’S PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES
ABOUT STENODAC ACADEMY OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL IMAGING
Mr Alirio Saldanha manages the Academy (Owner / Director, International Honours in the Photography Field (USA), Indian Icon of the Year 2015 for his contribution to the Education Sector; LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2019 for his immense contribution to the Educational Field, besides many other international and national accolades. Mr Saldanha has been in education for 35 years with the 52-year Goa’s reputed and internationally award-winning STENODAC EDUCATION GROUP (with training Courses in Fashion Designing, Travel Management, Office Training, Computers, and 20 other programs). He is himself an avid and passionate photographer. After studying a thorough practical training Course at the New York Institute of Photography, he associated himself with the top faculty of the World-renowned Brookes Institute of Photography, California. He professionally underwent Courses with two of India’s top Institutions, the Shari Academy of Professional Photography, Mumbai and the Light & Life Academy, Ooty, India.
Mr Saldanha is a qualified Master Photographer Regnant with an Honorary Degree of Excellence from the U.S.A. His work has been recognised internationally, and he has won accreditations and international achievement Awards for his contribution to the field of Photography.
He is a member of prestigious Indian and International organisations. Also, he runs the American-based popular Internet Club “Photography World” and various Facebook groups, bringing together the photography fraternity from around the World. He has organised several Photo Contests and is invited to be a judge for many international and national events besides local Competitions.
Mr Saldanha has been CANON India’s spokesperson for launching their Digital Cameras and gives talks by various social and photography interest groups. He is also a Special Columnist writer for Newspapers and e-zines and writes on the latest international trends in DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY.
Mr Saldanha is widely travelled and has visited over 65+ countries across the globe. When he is not travelling, he is busy conducting training courses in photography for freshers, hobbyists, and aspiring professionals. Sharing his passion for others is his greatest desire and satisfaction. He loves to impart his vast reservoir of knowledge to his students, and he endears himself to them throughout the Course and beyond.
Find him on Facebook: www.facebook.com/stenodac
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on Instagram: @stenodacacademy.goa & alirio.saldanha_official
Through 21 years of the Stenodac Academy, multi-thousand photographers in Goa: beginners, amateurs, advanced amateurs, and professionals have benefited from his commitment to help, share and serve. For him, it is not a business venture. He loves to share his great passion, PHOTOGRAPHY. Scores of photographers from Goa have, outside the State and internationally, made a mark for themselves under the guidance and training of Mr. Saldanha.
With the strong backbone of the 51-year STENODAC EDUCATION GROUP, Stenodac Academy trains to INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS! With state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, the Academy follows the most updated training techniques and technology trends! Also, your Professional Trainer shares his vast International experience, which he has mastered over the years as a Professional Commercial Photographer.
Besides Goa, the Academy has had students from all over India and abroad attending the Courses. The only international-standard photography training Institution in Goa.
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CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE DETAILS
The Creative Photography Course is an extensive practical-based Course that covers the A-Z of the BASICS to INTERMEDIATE subjects of Photography AND ADVANCED topics. All are taught with hands-on practicals with the latest DSLR and Mirrorless Cameras.
You hear, you know; you do, you understand; you practice – you MASTER.
Some of the topics covered are:
* Knowing the THREE essential secrets to achieve CREATIVE Photographs!
* Creative composing Techniques: Visualize, Conceptualize and ‘how to tell your story.’
* Framing, Designing & applying Creative ideas to your Photographs
* Practical understanding of Light: Direction, Intensity, Color of Light, etc
* How to shoot with a “Creative Eye”. Understanding shape, form, pattern, textures, angles, perspective, dimensionality and more
* Practical use of features and functions of the latest Digital Cameras
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* Practical Aperture (lens opening) settings, Shutter Speed, Manual and Auto Focusing, Zooms, Body Zooming, Perspective Shooting, Selective Depth-of-Field
* ISO, White Balance, Color Balance, Picture Styles, Histogram, Bracketing, Multi-frames-per-second photography. Interval Shooting
* Understanding Resolution and megapixel setting Image Sizes. Shooting modes in RAW, JPG and TIFF files
* Different types of Camera’s inbuilt metering systems: Evaluative / Matrix / Multi-pattern, Centre Weighted, Partial and Spot Metering
* Slow-motion (Slo-Mo) Photography, High-Speed Photography. Freeze and Action Blur. Panning. Zoom Burst. Various other types of shutter-based photography.
* Practical Lighting Techniques – ambient natural and artificial lights (Studio and Hot-Shoe Flash lighting). On-Hotshoe and Off-Hotshoe remote flash Photography.
* Practical Indoor & Outdoor Sessions using new and latest Cameras
* Professional Studio Lighting – Conventional & the Latest Digital Lighting for Fashion and Portraits.
* Creative Special Effects with Digital Cameras
* Basic Introduction to Digital Imaging and Image Manipulation
* Light Metering Systems, Gray Card Reading, Palm Light Metering and more
* Tricky light situations: how to handle various difficult light conditions
* Low Light and Night Photography
* Table Top and Product Photography. Including Professional Studio Boxes and Tents, Scrims, Diffusers, Cut-Light GOBOS, Multiple Effect Lightings, Cold Lights and Warm continuous Lighting, Stroboscopic Lighting, Laser Beams, Club / Disco Light shooting, Light Painting, and much more
* High-key / Low-key Photography, Dynamic Range Photography (HDR)
* The Super 5 T’s – TUTORIALS, TECHNIQUES, TIPS, TRAPS & TRICKS.
* Getting into the Business of Photography, becoming a Professional – Weddings, Functions, Fashion, Photojournalism, etc.
* Introduction to Digital Imaging with high-end Imaging Computers.
* How to choose/buy the right Camera and accessories available in the local and international markets.
* Note that the Course is upgraded periodically, and the latest trends in Photography are taught. Students get the latest in Techniques and Technology.
* Whatsapp Groups, Facebook Groups, and post-course individual interaction. Post-Course outings and field trips, etc. Free and paid practice assignments of Hotels, Parties, Functions, Products & Advertising, Concerts and Stage Shows, etc., are offered to the students after the Course.
* Opportunities to join Goa’s famed Stenodac Men In Black (MIB) and Stenodac Girls In Black (GIB) Photography Teams. Do check out the information on our Facebook Page.
* Visiting guest speakers who have excelled in the field of Photography.
* Our Course is not an 8 days/10-day half-theory-part-practical Course. Stenodac does a full, in-depth 4-Weeks (Mondays – Fridays) practical program in Creative Photography. You will learn all the finer nuances of Basic, Intermediate, and advanced topics with hands-on practicals on every topic taught. You will be exposed to some of the latest techniques and technology – in keeping with the latest in the international industry. Fees are nominal and charged according to standards.
You hear, and you will know in your head. You do, you understand, but you practice and perfect your skills. That’s our credo. Practical training makes all the difference. And we provide all types of equipment, including Cameras and all that you need to learn about Flashes, Lenses, Full-Frame and Crop Sensor Cameras, Studio Shooting, Product Shooting, Shooting in Indoor and Outdoor Lighting conditions, Macro, the Business of Photography, and so much more.
* The Academy has built an international reputation and we have had students studying from the USA, U.K., France, European countries, and Gulf countries, besides participation from all over India; multi-thousands from Goa have trained over the years. The only Institution in Goa that has an international reputation.
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Equipment and Accessories include:
* Professional Full Frame and Cropped Sensor Cameras, the latest Legendary Series and Gold Band Lenses, and Stepping Motor Lenses, besides prosumer and entry-level cameras, are used during the training. Brands used include an array of Nikon, Canon, Sony, Olympus, Fuji, Panasonic, – DSLRs, and the new generation of Mirrorless Cameras. Students can choose and use any particular or all the brands during their training.
* Special Effect Filters, Infra-Red Triggers, FM Radio Triggers, handheld Light Meters, Interval-o-Meters, Professional Manfrotto / Vanguard / Slik Ball-Head Joy-Stick levered / Trigger Gun levered 360 degrees movement three and 4-Way Tripods,
* Full-Size Outdoor Diffusion Tents for any hour of shooting, Scrims, Multiple effects diffusion and reflection bouncers, Off-Camera Radio flash triggers, AND dozens of other imported accessories, etc.
* Fully powered Professional Elinchrom Studio Pro Lighting Systems & Godox Full Lighting Systems, including Digital triggers with Radio Poppers, Pocket Wizards, Phottix, EL-SKYPORT PRO, and other E-TTL and iTTL high-speed multiple flashes syncing triggers for Studio use and multiple off-camera outdoor shooting.
* The world’s most versatile and highest-selling action camera: GoPro Hero 6 Black extreme hi-sports video and photo Camera with a complete range of GoPro accessories for any shooting, including underwater photography.
* Macro Photography with Professional Macro Lenses. Also, close-up filters, extension tubes, and reversal rings for macro photography, besides tele-extenders.
Comprehensive Library of Reference Books and Magazines.
*2022 NEWS: BRAND NEW EQUIPMENT IMPORTED FROM THE USA IS INTRODUCED FOR THE TRAINING PROGRAMS.
THE ONLY PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING ACADEMY IN GOA TEACHING WITH A FULL 12-LIGHT-HEADS CEILING MOUNTED PENTAGRAM STUDIO AND ALL THE LATEST INTERNATIONAL LEVEL EQUIPMENT and PROVIDING CURRENT DSLR CAMERAS, LENSES AND EQUIPMENT TO EACH STUDENT FOR USE THROUGHOUT THE COURSE.
WITH 40+ LATEST AND CURRENT DSLR AND MIRRORLESS CAMERAS AND 60+ LENSES, BESIDES ALL PHOTOGRAPHIC GEAR FOR INDOOR AND OUTDOOR PHOTOGRAPHY, THE ACADEMY IS THE MOST FULLY EQUIPPED PHOTOGRAPHY TRAINING CENTER IN THE STATE OF GOA. CONTINUING WITH OUR OFTEN-REPEATED ADAGE, “KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH THE TIMES, ALWAYS”, HAS BEEN THE HALLMARK OF STENODAC ACADEMY’S TRAINING SINCE ITS INCEPTION.
ALWAYS MANY STEPS AHEAD…
* All training will be given in layman’s easy-to-understand language, not complicated techno-hi-fi ‘photography terminology’. “KEEP IT SIMPLE” is an adage at STENODAC.
HAND-OUT NOTES WILL BE GIVEN EACH DAY AS REFERENCE MATERIAL ON THE TOPICS COVERED. THE STUDENT NEED NOT BRING CAMERAS, ETC – EVERYTHING IS PROVIDED. THE COURSE FEE IS ALL-INCLUSIVE!
STUDENTS CAN CONTINUE TO CONTACT THE ACADEMY EVEN MONTHS (AND YEARS) AFTER COMPLETING THE COURSE! AFTER ALL, AS YOU DEVELOP YOUR STYLE AND SKILLS, YOU WILL WANT TO KEEP IN TOUCH ( ALL FREE OF CHARGE! ) AND WORK OUT NEW CONCEPTS, IDEAS, TECHNIQUES, ETC.
THE “CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE” IS A GREAT LAUNCHING PAD FOR THOSE WHO ARE BEGINNERS, HOBBYISTS, ENTHUSIASTS, AND FOR THOSE WHO WANT TO GET INTO THE PHOTOGRAPHY FIELD AS A PART-TIME OR FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL.
Please feel free to meet our Course Trainer for further information about the “Creative Photography” Course or the other Courses offered by the “Stenodac Academy of Professional Photography”. The Academy provides an advanced “Professional Photography” Course and specialised Workshops for those interested in dedicated photography fields. Some of our Workshops are on Landscape & Travel Photography, Bird & Wild Life Photography, Commercial & Advertising, Industrial Photography, Professional Digital Imagery, Studio Lighting Techniques, Fashion Photography, Portrait & Portfolio Photography, etc.
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PHOTOGRAPHY – THE WORLD’S GREATEST HOBBY!
PHOTOGRAPHY is the world’s greatest hobby. It is difficult to imagine a family where at least one member does not own a camera or a member has not appeared in a photograph. Even with the popularity of the video camera, nothing can compare to looking at a photograph, which has captured a moment forever.[accordion]
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Look around you. What do you see? You see pictures, photographs, and graphically illustrated images everywhere. We are inundated with daily photographs; pictures of war and famine, victory and defeat, of famous and infamous people; ideal travel destinations and beautiful homes or hotels, calendars with gorgeous models or beautiful sceneries. Hoardings and poster advertisements of products we are enticed to buy are everywhere around us.
Photographs bring far away from people and places into our living rooms and time past into the present. We all have albums of pictures of loved ones and ourselves, of the present day or when we were younger. They are our memories made real — also photographs of important moments, which are precious only to us.
People became interested in photography for all kinds of reasons. Some use a camera to complement another hobby or involvement. Others like to document significant events in their life, such as the birth of a child, holidays and family gatherings. Then there are those individuals who take pictures purely to express their creativity and personal vision of the world, like how an artist paint or an architect design beautiful buildings. Others see it as a means of earning an income, getting into photography as a part-time or full-time profession.
But of the countless photographs our eyes pass over, only a few catch our attention and stick in our memories. Just what is it that separates those images from the rest?
While great photographs come in many different forms, they all have one thing in common: each conveys a strong feeling, be it joy, sadness, compassion, disgust, or the indescribable but straightforward pleasure of looking at something that our eyes and brains find appealing. The photographer communicates this feeling by successfully combining his/her sensibilities, through the eyes, with a knowledge of the subject he/she is about to capture in the camera. The photographer looks, thinks, chooses the right equipment and settings, and then presses the shutter button.
George Eastman, the founder of Kodak, first made cameras at prices that increasing numbers of people could afford. The transition in terms of technology from those early days of simple box Brownies to today’s most sophisticated digital cameras is phenomenal.
Yet even with these advances, the single most crucial factor behind a great picture is YOU, the photographer. With a guided knowledge of the functional principles of photography, ANYONE can take full advantage of all that photography has to offer.
The tools available to photography today have changed drastically from those used a few years ago. Labour-saving camera systems such as Auto-Focus, 3-D Metering and advances in digital technology have removed much of the mystic from the picture taker’s Art. Constant innovations in Digital Photography mean that effects that once took hours to perform in the darkroom can now be achieved with a click of a computer’s mouse.
Although photographers must understand and exploit such technologies, we must not forget that such devices are only tools. Without the skills and artistry to ‘see’ the picture in the first place, such electronic marvels are worthless. IT IS THE PERSON BEHIND THE CAMERA WHO PRIMARILY AND FINALLY PRODUCES THAT BEAUTIFUL PICTURE.
To promote PHOTOGRAPHY in GOA, STENODAC launched the “STENODAC ACADEMY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND DIGITAL IMAGING” in May 2001. Goa’s premier professional training PHOTOGRAPHY ACADEMY has two Centers, at PANJIM and MARGAO.
Multi-hundreds have completed our popular “Creative Photography” course in the last 21 years. This course is for beginners, amateurs, photo enthusiasts, aspiring professionals and all those who want to learn and enjoy the beautiful ART OF PHOTOGRAPHY. The Course is open to all; age is no barrier whatsoever. Young girls and boys, homemakers and people in business, working persons and aspiring professionals have undergone this popular Course. Most of them are enthusiastically taking great pictures, which they are proud of and are the admiration of others. Our ex-students have won competitions and featured their work in newspapers and magazines. Many are gone into full-time professional photography and are earning handsomely.
You don’t have to be a professional to take good photographs, but you do have to spend a lot of time with your camera. We hope you will take full benefit of our Course to learn simple techniques, and then go and take and make lots of pictures, quality pictures, great pictures, WOW pictures! This is, after all, the fun part. And that is YOUR ultimate goal! Trust us to help you fulfil your vision.
In your Course, you will explore and learn the elements of compositions, visualisations, lighting, and exposure that go into the thinking part of image-making, and you will use cameras, lenses and various other types of equipment, which are your tools.
You will then look at all sorts of situations with a new eye, a ‘Creative Eye’, from varied landscapes to travel scenes, events and family occasions, portraits and people, fashion photography to advertising, etc. You will get tips and tricks of the trade from your professional trainers. You will also understand the world of Digital Imagery, where pictures can be enhanced, transformed, altered, made over, restored, etc.
STENODAC ACADEMY is fully equipped with ALL types of professional equipment, including a range of the latest sophisticated Lighting Systems and a comprehensive range of imported photographic equipment, including the most recent Compacts to Digital SLR Cameras from brands like Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, and others, for students’ practical use. Students are not expected to bring any equipment to the Course. High-end Digital Computers are also part of the Academy’s equip-base.
Photography is best learned by practising by entering the world and making photographs. However, learning by trial and error experimentation can be quite frustrating. You will end up taking an exasperating and challenging learning curve. From teaching photography classes and workshops over the last 22years, I see photographers’ creative and technical struggles in making stunning images firsthand. But when you have proper guidance, it’s not so hard. Sometimes, it takes a little real guidance from someone who understands the creative process. Formal training will help you to grasp the intricacies and nuances of Photography and easily. Therefore, the simple step-by-step instruction in our Course will give you all the direction and guidance you need. In no time at all, you will be hurdling challenges that have been known to stump many photographers. Whether you want to enjoy your photographic hobby further or become a full-time professional, OUR DETAILED COURSE WILL SERVE AS A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOU.
One salient feature of our Course is that you learn your photography FOR YOURSELF. We do not train you to become another ‘mass-factory-produced photographer’. We believe in your individuality and your freedom to do what pleases you. We do not compare your work or expect you to compete with others undergoing the Course with you. You learn whatever is in your interest, and you practice those areas which are fascinating to you. Besides covering every aspect of our training during the Course, you can rest assured that we will guide you in the direction you wish to take and the specific reason you have enrolled for the Course. You will learn how to try different photographic skills and apply them in varied situations, even with your regular mobile phone camera, primary compact cameras and the most sophisticated ones. The batches are small for smooth interaction and accessibility to your Trainer.
Stenodac’s Course is classified as BEGINNERS to INTERMEDIATE level with ADVANCED topics included. This means that the ACADEMY OFFERS MUCH MORE than merely FUNDAMENTAL classes! For a reasonable fee, you are trained to higher standards in a simplistic and friendly manner! THE COURSE FEE IS ALL-INCLUSIVE!
FROM ITS INCEPTION, STENODAC’S AIM HAS BEEN THE PROMOTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY IN GOA. IT IS NOT A COMMERCIAL VENTURE! THAT’S WHY THE FEES ARE REASONABLE, BUT ACCORDING TO THE STANDARDS OFFERED. THIS IS THE HALLMARK OF STENODAC TRAINING!
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