Certificate Photography (online)
The Academy for Media Production’s Online Photography Certificate is designed for those of you who want a short-term, highly advanced certification that can be obtained from the comfort of home. If you already possess a strong understanding of manual exposure, this class is definitely for you. No wasted time boring you with the skills you already have; we will dive right in and cover the following topics:

Syllabus
- Advanced Exposure settings
- Advanced study of Light: Hard vs Soft, Color, Angles, etc…
- Advanced Workflow: How to organize your files
- HDR & Panoramic Landscape Photography
- Interior Architecture: HDR vs Flash Multiple Exposures
- Portrait Photography: Equipment, Lighting & Posing
- Still Life Photography
- Commercial: Metal
- Commercial: Glass
- Adobe Lightroom
- Adobe Photoshop (including AI techniques)
Required Equipment
- Mirrorless or DSLR camera
- 2 wireless strobes or wireless speed lights (i.e. Godox Ving 860iii TTL)
- 1 wireless flash transmitter (i.e. Godox XPro TTL wireless trigger)
- 2 light stands with 2 umbrellas and 2 umbrella swivels
- NOTE: Be sure to purchase the line of Godox flash dedicated to your camera’s manufacturer (i.e. Sony, Canon, Nikon, etc…)
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Schedule & Fees
Class Start: March 5, 2025
Class Times: Mondays & Tuesdays from 6pm to 8:30pm
Class Duration: 8 weeks
Tuition & Fees: Tuition: $6,000
$2,000 Credit towards 2nd Cert. program
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