Institute of Professional Photography

What you get in the Advanced Diploma

The Advanced Diploma course gives you six additional modules which will help you get work as a professional photographer. They comprise:

1. How to use light, and set up a home studio.

2. Still life photography - and where to sell your still-life photos.

3. Making money from online libraries.

4. Getting an income from photographing children

5. Marketing your business online.

6. Getting exhibited - where you can exhibit, and how to secure galleries' agreement.

For more information, see the content listed on the right of this page.

Plus you can use the letters Adv. Dip. Ph (Inst Pro Photo) after your name.

NOTE: If you register on the Advanced Diploma later, whether during the Diploma course or at the end of it, you'll pay the full 2,200 ZAR.

What the Advanced Diploma contains:

1. Lighting is everything (how to use light and set up a small home studio)

- Natural light
- Tungsten light
- Warm light / cool light
- Dawn/ dusk
- Correcting light
- Low light and night photography
- Choosing studio lights
- Power issues
- Using flash

2. Focus on still life photography

- What is still life
- Possible markets
- How to do a set up for it
- What to photo
- Essential Prep
- How to make the inanimate interesting
- Props
- Creativity issues


3. Make money from online libraries, and four other ways to make money with photography

- What is a photo library
- The places you can join
- How to make money
- What to sell on there
- Creating your own photo library
- Making stands in stores to make money
- Postcards
- Doing model portfolios

4. Focus on kids' photography

- Why kids' photography?
- Offering mobile services
- Children of different ages and their needs
- How to deal with parents
- Important tips
- Preparation
- What lighting to use
- Props

5. Online Marketing

- Your website, portfolio
- SEO
- Referral sites, sales sites, flickr etc
- Getting enquiries

6. Exhibitions

- Where to get exhibited, venues
- Getting agreement
- What to show