Photo project

About this class

This class is aimed at those who want to sharpen their technical knowledge of photography, and are also keen to embark on a larger body of work and develop their visual language. It is an opportunity to learn how to tell your stories through images by working on a photography project under a mentor. Participants will be encouraged to create new bodies of work – from conceptualizing and shooting to editing and sequencing to create a narrative.

Class Outline

Please note that this schedule is flexible and may change according to needs arising

Introduction to the basic concepts in photography
Introduction to photo stories + shooting assignment
Developing your photo story + introduction to advanced concepts in photography
Editing your photo story
Presentation of your photo story + feedback session

Materials needed

Please note: VCUQatar reserves the right to cancel classes for which not enough participants are registered. Already paid fees will be refunded.

Please do not purchase materials until VCUQatar has sent final course confirmation.

Items to buy for this class

Your own Digital SLR (or) compact camera and lenses
USB data transfer cable and USB (necessary)
Video cable (if possible)
Laptop with editing software

On occasions, there may be some more materials to be bought and brought in if and when advised by the instructor.

Where to buy your materials

Most of the materials are available from any art supply shop, for example:

Cass Art (Fire station): Community Classes students get a 15% discount upon presenting the registration ticket
Jarir Bookstore: on Rayyan Road or Salwa Road
Color Note: on Al Nasser Street
Ibn Al Qayyim: at Markhiya Roundabout
Al Rawnaq

Schedule

Start: Mon, 25 Jan, 2021
End: Mon, 15 Mar, 2021
Lessons: 4
Days: Mondays
Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Location: Online
Cost: QAR 600

Instructors

Aparna Jayakumar
Lecturer

Aparna Jayakumar, 35, is a photographer from Mumbai now based in Doha. She was a student of Art History and Photography at the Aegean Center for the Fine Arts in Italy and Greece. Previously, she studied Photography, Film and Psychology in Mumbai. She was nominated for the international photography award Prix Pictet in 2009. Her work has been published in Monocle, Christie’s Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Travel+Leisure, BBC TopGear and other publications. She has shot for brands such as Hermès, GEOX, Qatar Airways, Vodafone, Ford, Cadbury’s and publicity stills for films with directors such as Mira Nair, Sooni Taraporevala and Vishal Bhardwaj. Jayakumar taught photography to media students at Sophia College, Mumbai from 2009-13, and has been an instructor at the Anjali Photo Workshops for the children of Cambodian NGO Anjali House. She founded the Bombay Photo Club and ran photography events in the city featuring photographers from the world over.

You can see her work at www.aparnaphoto.com

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