Detailed schedule - Photography courses in April

REGULAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES & INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS
SCHEDULE – April 2010

Classes in English (or French) - Teachers: Vincent Sung & Nikki Kim

*Introductory photography courses (analogue & digital)
Mixed course for beginners to build a good foundation about the basics of photography (film and/or DSLR cameras)

B.P. 1: EVENING Basic Photography I - from 7pm to 9pm
(4x 2hours classes & 1x 4hours practice workshop)
Topics covered will include:
Wednesday March 31st
choosing a camera model, selecting the right lens, brand reviews
technical aspects: Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO
Wednesday April 7th
exploring different functions of film/digital cameras, color t°, color balance
exposure control, composition
Wednesday April 14th
lenses, filters, bracketing
introduction to on camera flash
Wednesday April 21st
Flash control, first and second curtain, overall review

+ choose one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)
(choose either Saturday April 17th or April 24th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

B.P. 2: MORNING Basic Photography II - from 10:30am to 12:30pm
(4x 2hours + 1x 4 hours practice workshop)
Topics covered will include:
Thursday April 1st
choosing a camera model, selecting the right lens, brand reviews
technical aspects: Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO
Thursday April 8th
exploring different functions of film/digital cameras, color t°, color balance
exposure control, composition
Thursday April 15th
lenses, filters, bracketing
introduction to on camera flash
Thursday April 22nd
Flash control, first and second curtain, overall review

+ one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)
(choose either Saturday April 17th or April 24th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)
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DSLR - Digital Photography MORNING/EVENING course
(4x 2hours + 1x 4 hours practice workshop)
*Evening courses are also available on Tuesdays 6:30pm~8:30pm or other hours upon requests with a min. of 3 students

DSLR: MORNING COURSE from10:30am to 12:30pm
A course focusing mostly on digital DSLR, basic retouching (Adobe Photoshop & Lightroom) and its unlimited possibilities

Topics covered will include:
Tuesday March 30th
choosing a camera model (DSLR, hybrid cameras), selecting the right lens, brand reviews, technical aspects: Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO
Tuesday April 6th
Formats, CCD, resolution, sensors, exploring different functions of film/digital cameras, exposure control, composition
Tuesday April 13th
lenses, filters, bracketing, color t°, color balance, advices for digital files and archives
Tuesday April 20th
Flash control, first and second curtain, overall review
Advanced techniques for digital photography
Create a web presence (Flickr, Facebook, Web Blogs, etc)

+ one intensive practice workshop on SATURDAY
(choose either Saturday April 17th or April 24th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)
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All courses tuition fees: 250,000 won for 1month course (incl. one intensive workshop)
Or choose to pay /per class: 50,000 won EA / Workshop: 130,000~150,000 won
*register & pay before March 30th, 2010 for early birds discount: 200,000 won
(= 20% discount)
**introduce a friend and get 10% discount or 1 free class

Spring 2010 - Photography courses in English for Expats (& Koreans)

REGULAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES & INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS

SCHEDULE – Spring 2010

Classes in English (or French) - Teachers: Vincent Sung & Nikki Kim

*Introductory photography courses (analogue & digital)

Mixed course for beginners to build a good foundation about the basics of photography (film and/or DSLR cameras)

Topics covered will include:

- choosing a camera model, selecting the right lens, brand reviews

- technical aspects: Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO

- exploring different functions of film/digital cameras, color t°, color balance

- exposure control, composition

- lenses, filters, bracketing

B.P. 1: EVENING Basic Photography I (2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

Wednesday, April 7^th & April 14^th, 2010 (6:30pm~8:30pm)

+ one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)

(choose either Saturday April 17^th or April 24^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

B.P. 2: MORNING Basic Photography II (2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

Thursday, April 8^th & April 15^th, 2010 (10:30am~12:30pm)

+ one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)

(choose either Saturday April 17^th or April 24^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

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DSLR - Digital Photography MORNING course

(2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

*Evening courses are also available on Tuesdays 6:30pm~8:30pm or other hours upon requests with a min. of 3 students

Tuesday, April 6^th & April 13^th, 2010 (10:30am to 12:30pm)

+ one intensive practice workshop on SATURDAY

(choose either Saturday April 17^th or April 24^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

A course focusing mostly on digital DSLR, basic retouching (Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop) and its unlimited possibilities

- DSLR, hybrid cameras

- Formats, CCD, resolution, sensors

- Advanced techniques for digital photography

- Advices for digital files and archives

- Create a web presence (Flickr, Facebook, Web Blogs, etc)

Tuition: 250,000 won for each course

*pay before March 20^th, 2010 for early birds discount: 200,000 won (= 20% discount)

Bank details: Kookmin bank 375902-01-009683

(name of beneficiary: Verstraeten)

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*Intensive Weekend course & Practice Workshops

– Every Saturday from 2pm to 6:15pm

(also Sunday & Full Weekend workshops are available upon requests – min. 3 students) Location: Seoul or Pusan

Workshop themes:

Fashion in studio/location, Nude in studio, Portrait in studio/location,

Travel & Documentary, Reportage

Specialized Workshops (on demand): B/W darkroom, POLAROID transfers, POLAROID Emulsion lift, Digital Creative Master Classes

§ Practice and experience working with live model(s)

§ Create your own lighting.

§ Put in practice what you have learned during classes or fine tune and put in action what you have read in books!

§ Share knowledge with other fellow students and get immerged in real situations!

SATURDAY, April 04^th, 2010: FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY (location/studio)

Teacher –Vincent Sung 010-4547-8364

– Learn the secrets of fashion photography with live/fashion model

– Different lighting techniques appropriate for fashion (with studio flashes)

– Special effects with color filters

– Creative approaches for fashion poses

Workshop only: 180,000 won (costs cover a professional model - please give photos to the model at the end of the session)

SATURDAY, April 11^th, 2010: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (location/studio)

Teacher –Vincent Sung 010-4547-8364

– Learn the art of portrait photography with live model

– Soft lighting techniques appropriate for portrait (bouncing flashes)

– Special effects with color filters

– Creative approaches

Workshop only: 180,000 won (costs cover a professional model - please give photos to the model at the end of the session)

SATURDAY, April 18^th, 2010: TRAVEL Photo-journalism

(locations around Seoul or Korea *if weather permits)

Teachers – Vincent Sung & Nikki Kim 016-253-8553

Travel together with our teacher(s) in our comfortable STAREX van to some remote Korean islands or locations near the sea/mountains. You will learn how to confidently take photos of the surroundings around you with techniques to produce truthful, objective, and candid photographs of the places, people and unusual things that are visually different from big cities like Seoul

-       Learn to create a travel story for future magazine assignments

-       Critique sessions for images

-       Understand composition and editing/contact sheets techniques (Adobe Lightroom)

-       Compose a travel theme and get eventually published

Workshop only: 180,000 won

*This workshop can be chosen as one workshop for regular (B.P. 1 & B.P. 2) Basic Photography or DSLR – Digital Photography course 1 or 2

**min. of 3 students required for this workshop / max. 7 students

SATURDAY, April 25^th, 2010: REPORTAGE JOURNALISM

(various locations around Seoul) Teacher –Nikki Kim 016-253-8553

Head out to the streets and put your skill to the test! Learn to see through a different set of eyes! Here you will learn how to confidently take photos of the surroundings around you. You will learn techniques to produce truthful, objective, and candid photographs of the people, places and things that surround you!

-       Learn to create a visual story

-       Critique sessions for images

-       Understand composition and editing techniques

Workshop only: 180,000 won

*This workshop can be chosen as one workshop for regular (B.P. 1 & B.P. 2) Basic Photography or DSLR – Digital Photography course 1 or 2

**min. of 3 students required for this workshop / max. 7 students

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Payment Details:

All tuitions and workshops fee should to be wired to the following bank details:

Name: VERSTRAETEN

Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) 620-172580-309

or

Kookmin bank (KB) 375902-01-009683

For further information, please call the Studio/Institute: +82.2.2235-8364~5

or e-mail: Vincent Sung visualsponge@gmail.com +82(0)10 4547 8364

Nikki Kim vs.photo.institute.seoul@gmail.com +82(0)16 253 8553

Samples of portraits/fashion works: www.studio504.net (Vincent Sung)

Travel & Documentary photography: www.visualsponge.com

Spring 2010 - Photography courses in English for Expats (& Koreans)

REGULAR PHOTOGRAPHY COURSES & INTENSIVE WORKSHOPS

SCHEDULE – February 2010

Classes in English (or French) - Teachers: Vincent Sung & Nikki Kim

*Introductory photography courses (analogue & digital)

Mixed course for beginners to build a good foundation about the basics of photography (film and/or DSLR cameras)

Topics covered will include:

- choosing a camera model, selecting the right lens, brand reviews

- technical aspects: aperture, shutter speed, ISO

- exploring different functions of film/digital cameras, color t°, color balance

- exposure control, composition

- lenses, filters, bracketing

B.P. 1: EVENING Basic Photography I (2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

Wednesday, Feb. 17^th & Feb. 24^th 2010 (6:30pm~8:30pm)

+ one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)

(choose either Saturday Feb. 20^th or Feb. 27^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

B.P. 2: MORNING Basic Photography II (2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

Thursday, Feb. 18^th & Feb. 25^th, 2010 (10:30am~12:30pm)

+ one Saturday intensive practice workshop (4 hours)

(choose either Saturday Feb. 20^th or Feb. 27^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

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DSLR - Digital Photography MORNING course

(2x 2hours + 4 hours practice workshop)

*Evening courses are also available on Tuesdays 6:30pm~8:30pm or other hours upon requests with a min. of 3 students

Tuesday, Feb. 16^th & Feb. 23^rd, 2010 (10:30am to 12:30pm)

+ one intensive practice workshop on SATURDAY

(choose either Saturday Feb. 20^th or Feb. 27^th, 2010 - from 2pm to 6:15pm)

A course focusing mostly on digital DSLR, basic retouching (Adobe Lightroom & Photoshop) and its unlimited possibilities

- DSLR, hybrid cameras

- Formats, CCD, resolution, sensors

- Advanced techniques for digital photography

- Advices for digital files and archives

- Create a web presence (Flickr, Facebook, Web Blogs, etc)

Tuition: 250,000 won for each course

*pay before Feb 12^th, 2010 for early birds discount: 200,000 won (20% discount)

Bank details: KEB – Korea Exchange Bank 620-172580-309

(name of beneficiary: Verstraeten)

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*Intensive Weekend course & Practice Workshops

– Every Saturday from 2pm to 6:15pm

(also Sunday & Full Weekend workshops are available upon requests – min. 3 students) Seoul or Pusan

Workshop themes:

Fashion in studio/location, Nude in studio, Portrait in studio/location,

Travel & Documentary, Reportage

Specialized Workshops (on demand): B/W darkroom, POLAROID transfers, POLAROID Emulsion lift, Digital Creative Master Classes

§ Practice and experience working with live model(s)

§ Create your own lighting.

§ Put in practice what you have learned during classes or fine tune and put in action what you have read in books!

§ Share knowledge with other fellow students and get immerged in real situations!

SATURDAY, Feb. 20^th, 2010: PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (location/studio)

Teacher –Vincent Sung 010-4547-8364

– Learn the art of portrait photography with live model

– Soft lighting techniques appropriate for portrait (bouncing flashes)

– Special effects with color filters

– Creative approaches

Workshop only: 180,000 won (cost cover professional model - please give photos to the model at the end of the session)

*This workshop can be chosen as one workshop for regular (B.P. 1 & B.P. 2) Basic Photography or DSLR – Digital Photography course 1 or 2

**min. of 3 students required for this workshop / max. 7 students

SATURDAY, Feb. 27^th, 2010: TRAVEL Photo-journalism (locations around Seoul or Korea *if weather permits)

Teachers – Vincent Sung & Nikki Kim 016-253-8553

Travel together with our teacher(s) in our STAREX van to some remote Korean islands or locations near the sea/mountains. You will learn how to confidently take photos of the surroundings around you with techniques to produce truthful, objective, and candid photographs of the places, people and unusual things that are visually different from big cities like Seoul

-       Learn to create a travel story for future magazine assignments

-       Critique sessions for images

-       Understand composition and editing/contact sheets techniques (Adobe Lightroom)

-       Compose a travel theme and get eventually published

Workshop only: 180,000 won

*This workshop can be chosen as one workshop for regular (B.P. 1 & B.P. 2) Basic Photography or DSLR – Digital Photography course 1 or 2

**min. of 3 students required for this workshop / max. 7 students

SATURDAY, March 6^th, 2010: REPORTAGE JOURNALISM

(various locations around Seoul) Teacher –Nikki Kim 016-253-8553

Head out to the streets and put your skill to the test! Learn to see through a different set of eyes! Here you will learn how to confidently take photos of the surroundings around you. You will learn techniques to produce truthful, objective, and candid photographs of the people, places and things that surround you!

-       Learn to create a visual story

-       Critique sessions for images

-       Understand composition and editing techniques

Workshop only: 180,000 won

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Payment Details:

All tuitions and workshops fee should to be wired to the following bank details:

Name: VERSTRAETEN

Korea Exchange Bank (KEB) 620-172580-309

or

Kookmin bank (KB) 375902-01-009683

For further information, please call the Studio/Institute: +82.2.2235-8364~5

or e-mail: Vincent Sung visualsponge@gmail.com +82(0)10-4547-8364

Nikki Kim vs.photo.institute.seoul@gmail.com +82(0)16-253-8553

Samples of portraits/fashion works: www.studio504.net (Vincent Sung)

Travel & Documentary photography: www.visualsponge.com

EVENING Intermediate Courses

A course in several MODULES – Evenings from 6:30pm ~8:30pm

Module 1- FEBRUARY 2010

NIKKI KIM: Introduction to Photo/Travel journalism

VINCENT SUNG: Introduction to Fashion & Commercial Photography

1. Nikki Kim: Thursday, Feb. 18^th & Feb. 25^th, 2010

+ two intensive SATURDAY – 2x 4 hours specialized workshop: Reportage/Documentary/Street/Travel workshop (February 27^th + March 6^th)

2. Vincent Sung: Thursday, Jan. 7^th & Jan. 14^th, 2010

+ two intensive SATURDAY – 2x 4 hours specialized workshop:

Portraits/Fashion workshops (February 20^th + March 13^th)

An exciting course on how to create visuals and get work with newspapers and travel/lifestyle magazines (DestinAsian, Lifestyle+Travel, THE BC Korea, etc.)

o daily life journalism

o creating a visual story / fashion spread

o spotting news, categorizing & editing your work

o approaching medias (magazines, newspapers)

Module 1 – tuition fee: 300,000 won