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“Pictorial’s mission in guiding photography is to provide photography learners with genuine photography techniques leveraging on latest available camera technology, lenses & photography filters to create better pictures without the use of any editing software ! Think about this. Producing a good image from a poorly taken picture can take hours sitting in front of a computer. How long does it take to get it right in the first place? About 1/500 of a second. It’s ain’t easy, but definitely possible!
To gain a good understanding about camera control, photography techniques, composition & aesthetics, we choose to conduct our photography lessons in a 1 to 1 or 5 pax small group learning format providing individuals with the utmost attention in photography learning.
With years of experience guiding participants from all walks of life, we truly understand how confusing photography jargon and camera settings could be for beginners picking up photography. Thus to achieve the desired learning outcome, we chose to structure our photography course in an outdoor environment with more practical hands on lessons. As seeing how camera settings works aid better learning.
During the photography course & classes, Keith, Founder of Pictorial demonstrates unique photography techniques, covering complex photography jargon and sharing his photography secrets discovered over his years as a professional photographer & mentor in an aspiring yet approachable manner, optimising your learning process within a short time frame.
In summary, within our photography courses, Keith’s 1 to 1 and small group learning approach in guiding photography allow you to develop your photography skills in a holistic manner, without the aid of any editing software to create a fabulous picture. While receiving the most attention from him within the photography lessons. We look forward to see you in our series of photography courses. Make sure to check out some of our participant’s feedback on our courses.
Pictorial Photography Course Singapore was founded by Keith in 2005. Since then Pictorial has been providing reliable and professional photography services for various government and private sector organisations both locally and internationally. As a specialist, Keith has worked in the corporate sector serving as a regional product trainer for Panasonic and a product manager for Olympus before establishing Pictorial Photography Academy. Currently he services Nikon School Singapore as a Street Photography Mentor.
As an absolute enthusiast for photography for the past 29 years, he have owned 68 cameras, hundreds of different lenses from camera makers. Hence Keith’s wealth of product knowledge span across all brands, such as Leica, Nikon, Fujifilm, Canon, Sony, Olympus Panasonic & Pentax. Inspired by Keith’s enthusiasm in cameras, photography & mobile technology, opportunities was provided to him from numerous camera manufacturers such as Sony Asia Pacific, Olympus Imaging Singapore, Fujifilm Singapore, Nikon Singapore & Huawei Mobile, Zeiss Singapore representing the brands in areas such as product launches, sponsored image sampling, product training & seminars, product reviews and talks, photowalks, and beta product testing.
As a corporate photography instructor, Keith has conducted product and photography training in Singapore for esteemed brands & organisations such as Sony, Olympus, FujiFilm, Nikon School, Zeiss Singapore, Harvey Norman, Chanel Singapore, SingTel, Sinda, Civil Service Club, Singapore Police Force, Raffles Institution, Chung Cheng High School, Singapore Institute of Management, Institute of Technical Education and The Singapore Army. With his wealth of product knowledge and high level of technical expertise, Keith is frequently called upon by camera makers to provide his valuable opinions to the make of future cameras .
As a private mentor, Keith has also trained over 16000 participants during various Pictorial outdoor photography course Singapore since 2005, With his never ending pursue of photography and technical knowledge, he has already conducted photography/product training for most of the camera dealers in Singapore since 2005 representing various esteemed camera brands such as Sony, Olympus, FujiFilm, Nikon & Zeiss. Keith runs the business aspects of Pictorial, and due to his nature as a perfectionist he undertakes the role of a photography mentor in Pictorial outdoor photography courses to provide the best quality photography courses available.
During many brainstorming sessions in his ” sabbatical” trips to various photographic locations in Singapore and overseas, Keith realizes that the best way to teach photography to others would be to learn it in an outdoor environment, where conditions and photo opportunities are constantly changing. Keith’s personal aspiration is to keep challenging himself to think out-of-the-box by taking artistically created pictures in every shoot. He would also love to ‘de-mystify’ of the technical aspects of photography by making it easier for others to understand, through Pictorial photography courses.
Keith’s comprehensive and systematic approach encourages students to learn the fundamentals of photography in a practical and holistic manner, so as to produce a complete photographer. All these experiences gathered over 29 years makes him the best available full time photography mentor you will ever find locally.
OUR RANGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE SINGAPORE
TESTIMONIALS
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My interest for photography has started 2 years ago when I joined the Pictorial photography class. The lessons are very practical and hands-on, conducted by Keith. After attending some basic and intermediate lessons, I see vast improvement – able to control my camera in manual mode and picture composition. My passion for good photography grew stronger ever and I pursued the Pictorial master class. I am glad to receive guidance from Keith as I work towards improving my photography skill to the next level.
Canon DSLR/Olympus Mirrorless User
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Taking the Comprehensive 9 sessions course was probably the best decision I've made in starting my journey in undergoing professional training. Under your guidance, I have shot in Full Manual mode since the day I got my DSLR and everytime I shoot, I get reminded of the tips that you would always provide and remind us about. Through your course, I managed to build a strong foundation in my photography skills which further enabled me to explore other means of photography. Thank you for always believing in me and encouraging me to believe in myself and in my abilities.
Canon DSLR User
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Our original plan is to just spend our Sunday morning doing the Fundamental Photography workshop. At the end of the workshop at noon; we were so pleased with the images that we had captured that we decided to continue immediately with the "Three-Day Photography Workshop" starting on the same afternoon. Though tired at the end of the day; we went home with a big smile on our face.
Canon & Panasonic Users
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Dear Keith, Thanks for your guidance this far in my first try in DSLR/DSLT camera. You've been very professional and patient in your teachings. I really appreciate your commitment to make sure I learn somthing from you at the end of each session. 🙂 I've uploaded some of the pictures taken at the Singapore Botanic Gardens and Fort Canning for viewing. Cheers!
Sony SLT User
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After a long search, I chose Keith from Pictorial. I was astonished at the amount of time and preparation he put into his photography, he is both passionate and enthusiastic. I would recommend Keith to anyone out there who is looking to take their photography to a new level.
Canon User
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We just bought our first DSLR recently, but all we know is just using the auto and scene mode, which turn out to be not as what we wanted it to be. Thanks to Keith, with his professional knowledge, patience and guidance, we are able to capture photos that we want with Full Manual. The workshop is simple to understand, yet comprehensive. It not only allow us to understand our camera better, but most importantly, to understand what causes a good photo... something that we have never thought of eg. composition, framing, shooting from different angles etc... We had lots of fun, and learnt a lot, even impressed our friends with our progress... Thanks again and we look forward to our intermediate workshop soon...
Nikon Users
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Hi Keith, Thanks for your kind guidance & sharing your rich experience with us. This workshop boosted my confidence & your comments were really helpful during the workshops. Though I was playing around with the DSLR from last 8-9 years, this 3 day’s workshop gave me more understanding about the techniques & settings than those may years. As discussed, I will continue to put my effort to master the photography & will come back to you to get the constructive feedback & comments to further improve my skills.
Canon User
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Hi, Yong Meng here wanna thank Keith and the rest of the students for the sharing session! Thanks for giving me a very positive first step towards the world of photography. Keith was very patient and I can recognize the effort he puts in for us. Thank you once again
Canon User
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As a totally fresh beginner with absolutely zero knowledge on digital SLR photography, I was very happy that after the 3-day workshop with Keith, I was shooting on full manual mode! The hands on approach enabled me to confidently go forth and continue experimenting, exploring and shooting on my own. I’m really pleased with the results I’ve been able to achieve with my photos post the workshop; even my family and friends are most impressed. It also helps knowing that I can always go back and ask questions and advice from Keith, who is most passionate about his art.
Konica Minolta DSLR User
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The workshop was something above my expectation!!! I wanted to learn just the basics of picture shooting, but the workshop taught me "photography". I owned my DSLR about one year but never had a chance to participate workshops. But with my baby's arrival, I thought it is the time for me to learn the basics so that the pictures will be improved. The pictures I used take were snap shots and close-up shots of items that I wanted to upload to my blog. During the workshop, I learn how to control the color and the light that are really important for the photos. Moreover, it has taught me how to create the environment or the air in your photo, i.e. how to dramatize your photo. Of course, I'm still learning. But I hope one day I will take photos with a drama. There are no right or wrong in photography, but the basics will help you get the pictures you want!
Olympus DSLR User
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Firstly thank you for an enjoyable, informative and excellent day yesterday - value for money and worth every penny. My son was so enthusiastic about it that when I dropped him off to school, we took the camera and he got some action shots on the road!!!
Sony Alpha DSLR User
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I was given a beginner photo course with Keith at Pictorial as a Christmas present. Up until I met him my camera was stuck on creative auto mode and the terms aperture and ISO could very well have been Swahili for all I knew. I loved snapping away, but simply did not have the foundations and guidelines in place to work with. I don’t think I’ve ever met someone with such a good combination of passion and knowledge about a particular field as Keith. Despite admittedly not always understanding the intricacies of the camera at first, I was captivated by Keith’s delivery and philosophy of ‘one click, one shot’. The range of information he gave about every type of camera out there made it obvious why he is hired by so many companies to test out their new cameras or for photo excursions etc. I enjoyed the group sessions, but my favorite was the fourth session that I had as a one on one. The night photography part. My pictures had previously always been shaky or my friends’ faces were that of ghosts, and I could only dream of making light trail and long exposure photographs. In only a single, one to one lesson, I covered night portraits, long exposure shots and made killer pictures using light drawing. As a follow up from each session, Keith sent me slides or messages with the settings needed for a particular shot which will definitely help me to practice until it becomes more second nature. It was a top-notch experience and I got so much out of it. After I’ve vamped up my current camera equipment from a Canon 600D to a FujiFilm X100F I will be getting back in touch with Keith to book more sessions. I simply couldn’t recommend anyone better. Thank you, Keith!
Canon DSLR User
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