National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy
Union Training Assistance Programme (UTAP)
$560.00
Note: Course fee not inclusive of application fee and GST.
$330.40
(after National Silver Academy (NSA) subsidy)
Note: NSA fee is inclusive of GST.
Course details
Why do products look so good in photographs? Learn the techniques and technicalities of studio product photography, from lighting to product placement and composition. Understand the fundamental principles and challenges of product photography and how to use a full range of studio equipment, while exploring how different products respond to different types of light.
About the trainer
John Yuen
John Yuen is a practising commercial and corporate photographer with over 30 years experience shooting food, product, corporate portraiture, company profiles and annual reports for international and local companies.
He has covered various CSR projects in many Asian countries for Deutsche Bank and Microsoft. He has also covered high profile events and royal visits for the British High Commission and various inter-governmental forums held in Singapore.
On a personal level, he enjoys people and people watching, observing the happenings of life and its interactions. He believes there is beauty in everything—even the seemingly mundane—and continually seeks to capture it through his observations and imagery.
Application information
DSLR with interchangeable lenses preferred.
Photography enthusiasts, prospective art and fashion students, semi-professional photographers and/or anyone keen on product photography. Open to all intermediate photographers with an understanding of photography fundamentals such as lens aperture, shutter speed, ISO and depth of field.
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