03
Jun 2025
2:45 PM to 4:15 PM
Drama Workshop
Mayoor Private School, 42th St, Al Wathba South, Abu Dhabi- UAE
A
photographer is an artist and a picture is his canvas.'
Has photography always been your passion, a professional necessity or an
unfulfilled dream ?
Did you ever wish you had the skill to freeze that prized moment into
Picture Perfect ?
Have you experimented with software to enhance the beauty of colored images
and the romance of black and white?
Do you dream that your normal digital camera could somehow take pictures
like an SLR camera?
If you have answered ' yes' or 'maybe' to even one of the above, this
course, brought forth by an expert photo-artist -teacher from London, is just
for You.
AVID ? The School of Continuous Learning is proud to announce a compact
course, to introduce you to ?Digital Photography and Imaging?. This six-day
course will be a mix of theory and practical sessions, devoting a substantial
amount of time ?on the field?.
The course will provide a foundation in photographic theory, help you
explore with your digital camera, teach you editing, imaging of the captured
pictures, basic uploading and using new software packages. Thus, you will be
able to shoot skillfully and enhance these pictures to get the maximum
results. Most importantly, you will develop that keen eye, to capture images
and to use light and shade to turn common objects into magical photos ! You
will also take part in group-critiques through the week and will receive
feedback from both your tutor and your peers to better your skills.
What's more? – At the end of the course, AVID will organize an exhibition
to display your works of art!
Danny Fontaine, Photographer, filmmaker, graphic designer, lecturer and trainer par excellence –Danny Fontaine, our faculty for the course, is all this and more! Danny began as a painter but a short trip to New York during his student years got him oriented towards photography – night photography in particular. Danny says 'Night photography gave me the opportunity to crossover painting, photography, acting, and even filmmaking.' Danny eventually graduated with a first class BA (Hon.) in Fine Art & Photography; he also took home the Kodak AOP Student Photographer of the Year 2004 award in his graduating year. Even while in college, he found that after photography, teaching was his other passion. He began his teaching career immediately after graduation. Apart from conducting private and public courses on the subject, he is also a Senior Lecturer for BA and MA courses at Kingston university . He has been a freelance photographer in the music industry with experience in both live and location shoots. He has held exhibitions of his work in reputed art galleries on both sides of the Atlantic and his photographs have been published in many of the top trade magazines and he is recognized as the master of night photography. Age certainly belies the experience of this young expert. When asked by a journalist of the e-magazine, "Inside Graphics" 'What fascinates you most about photography?' Danny Fontaine replied, 'The fact, that one still image can capture a split second, or it can capture an unlimited period of time, is an incredible thing'. His passion is now to teach this technique to other avid photographers. A visit to his colorful website www.dannyfontaine.co.uk will provide glimpses of his multifaceted personality
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