Pictorial Singapore 1 On 1 Private Photography Course
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Editless -Holistic Photography Learning ● 30 Mins Rescheduling ● Systematic Approach Towards Full Manual Control ● Notes Provided For Every Session ● More Outdoor Practical Experiences ● Guided By 30 Yrs Full-Time Mentor
Welcome To A Better Learning
The best way to learn and gain experience in photographic techniques is to go outdoor and practice, instead of reading photography books, signing up for an online photography course, or spending endless nights browsing photography-related content through the internet.
You can’t have too many theory sessions as photography is not done by taking down notes in classes. To understand photography, gaining real shooting experiences outdoor, you need to go out there and see how lighting changes, understand the characteristics of your camera/lenses and see the fault within yourself thus rectifying it.
However, the differences between shooting by yourself and with a professional photographer bring a big gap in the learning curve, you can’t see your fault that is, you will need a professional photographer with years of experience to show you. You will be amazed at the end of your chosen photography course or workshops that photo editing is no longer required in your list of “must-do” for photography.
To ensure quality learning for all participants, we’ve decided to conduct our photography courses in a 1 on 1 private class learning format. So that every pictorial photography course participant will receive the best quality guidance from our photography mentor while keeping our prices as reasonable as possible. Not to mention, participants will get to enjoy scheduling & rescheduling flexibility.
Through our years of photography guiding & professional shooting experiences, our photographers have formulated and carefully arranged our contents in teaching, allowing participants who have zero or near-zero knowledge to obtain a strong foundation in photography techniques and pictures built to impress without the aid of any editing software in a short period. Saving you both money and time.
Keith, along with other photography mentors will show & guide you into their world of artistic photography.
about keith
founding photographer & mentor
Pictorial was founded by Keith in 2005. Since then he has conducted more than 6000 sessions of lessons with more then 20000 participants.
Before Pictorial, Keith has worked in Panasonic Asia-Pacific as a regional trainer in consumer electronics and since then, he actively conducts workshops regionally and locally to both consumers and retailers. Within 12 years of his corporate career, Keith was head hunted by Olympus Imaging Singapore as a product manager.
Since the age of 12, Keith has been an absolute enthusiast for photography. And for the past 29 years, he has owned 69 cameras, hundreds of different lenses from camera makers, of which more than half of those are purchased by himself and others sponsored by camera makers.
Some of his personal favorites are the Fujifilm GFX50s, Fujifilm X100F, Canon 5D Mark IV, Leica M240, Fujifilm X-Pro1 & 2, Nikon D810/D850, Olympus E-M1, Sony RX1r II, Alpha A7s, Pentax K1 Mark II, K5ii & Ricoh GR. Hence Keith’s wealth of product knowledge span all brands, such as Leica, Nikon, Fujifilm, Canon, Sony, Olympus Panasonic & Pentax.
With his passion in training and love for photography, coupled with chances and opportunities given by his employers, Keith accumulated vast amount of experiences in Photography and Technical Know-How, and after which he decided to quit his full-time job in Olympus and went pro to set up Pictorial photography course in Sinhapore.
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 , Zeiss Singapore & Gitzo representing the brands in areas such as photography workshops, product launches, sponsored image sampling, product training & seminars, product reviews and talks, photo walks, and beta product testing. Also, he has hosted numerous overseas expeditions for the customers of the represented camera maker.
Keith joined Fujifilm Singapore as the official X-Photographer from 2012-2017 after collaborating with Sony Singapore, which after he left and join Nikon Singapore as a Nikon School Photography Course Instructor till end of the year 2018.
With his never-ending pursue of photography and technical knowledge, Keith has already conducted photography/product training for most of the camera dealers in Singapore since 2008 representing various esteem photography brands & for esteemed organisations such as Sony, Olympus, Fujifilm, Nikon School, Zeiss Singapore, Harvey Norman, Far East Organisation, Ministry Of Trade, CDAC, 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 and assistance in starting their own photography courses.
Keith runs the operation of Pictorial Photography Course Singapore, and due to his nature as a perfectionist he undertakes the role of a photography mentor in some of the photography courses with other fellow mentors to provide the best quality learning available.
During many brainstorming sessions in his” sabbatical” trips to various photographic locations in Singapore and overseas, Keith realizes that the best way to guide photography to others would be to learn it in an outdoor environment, where conditions and photo opportunities are constantly changing.
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Our Guiding Philosophy
Creating a good picture is not about siting in front of a computer.
For some people, editing has become a huge part of photography. But not everyone wants to do a ton of editing to their images. Many people, like myself, prefer to approach photography more holistically.
For me, pictures are created by the photographer’s intention with a never-ending learning experience, it shouldn’t be purely an end product of editing software, disregarding the need to properly understand photography techniques.
Ever since I started guiding students in our photography courses, post-processing techniques using editing software were kept out of reach for my participants and understanding photography techniques using the full manual level of control, camera functionality, lenses characteristics, correct usage of filters & understanding nature of light became the main focus for our participants, thus gaining a good foundation in photography.
So if you wish to learn photo editing, please knock on the next door.
Some Of Our Clients
Given our proud track record and passion for photography, Pictorial has won the confidence and trust of some of the most respectable local-based organizations. Below are some of our workshop & photography services clients.
The Pictorial Philosophy
Definition Of Pic·to·ri·al: graphic: evoking lifelike images within the mind; “pictorial poetry and prose”; “a lifelike portrait”; “a vivid description.
Pictures are created by the photographer’s intention, it should not be purely an end product of editing software. Ever since Pictorial started guiding students in our photography course, post-processing techniques via editing software were kept out of reach for our participants.
Understanding photography techniques via the full manual level of control and not P/A/S modes, camera systems and lenses, correct usage of filters & understanding the nature of lighting will replace the need of going through any editing process for one picture. We live in a digital age where even our mobile phone could do some simple photo editing tasks, so using software editing could be a much easier task than using experiences that most people do not have in photography. However using experience instead of software although tiring, could give you a marvelous sense of satisfaction.
With these intentions, Pictorial series of photography courses & workshops were born. To equip our participants with a strong foundation in photography techniques & composition through outdoor photography sessions, so that at the end of each session every brilliant picture is created by the photographer and not editing software.
To achieve the above, Keith take charge of designing essentials photography content for all of the courses, ensuring every participant in gaining necessary knowledge and photography techniques aspects of their interesting area of photography.
We do not favor classroom sessions, although much more effort is needed to conduct a photography session outdoor, we don’t mind spending more effort on it, as it will enhance & accelerate the learning experiences of our students.
To continue your photography journey, you need passion instead of wonderful but pricey equipment. We strongly understand that you don’t need expensive & heavy equipment to get good photos through our rich experiences in photography. You just need the correct equipment, lenses, knowledge & guidance, to complete one good picture.
Hence, Pictorial series of photography course are maximized for outdoor shooting sessions, so that each participant will be able to gain real-world experiences of changing camera controls, understanding lighting effects & basic/creative compositions, instead of learning photography skills and techniques from PowerPoint presentations.
So what are you hesitating for? Join our most exciting series of outdoor photography course and learn how to capture your imagination now!