LOGIN
- the FOTOfactory Amsterdam
- Bethanienstraat 5-B
- 1012 BZ Amsterdam
- the Netherlands
- +31 (0) 20-7766766
Group size: max. 4 persons or individual
Language: English
Location: @school or online
Language: English or Dutch
Duration: 3 days
Planned group days:
#1: 26, 27 & 28th of July 2025: available
#2: 08, 09 & 10th of August 2025: available
or ask for individual dates
Time: 10.00-17.00
Total hours: 21
Level: Beginner (Fase I)
One time payment 2024:
€ 750,- total
€ 630,-* tuition fee &
€ 120,-* stud. service & amenities fee
or Instalments 2024:
€ 795,- total
2x € 337,50* tuition fee &
€ 120,-* stud. service & amenities fee
*automatic payment and VAT exempt
Without automatic payment + 2%
Training: no need
Application: no need
Condition: own (SLR) camera or borrow one of ours, laptop, Adobe trial membership
(see technical conditions)
Included: materials and equipment, 65% discount for Adobe Student membership, tea and coffee
Not included: Adobe membership, laptop, lunch, batteries.
Summer Film and Photography Courses in Amsterdam for Beginners and Advanced Enthusiasts | English
start 26, 27 & 28th of July 2025 OR 08, 09 & 10th of August 2025 (including our online Basic Course book!)
(10.00-17.00 and 750 euro all-in for group or individual training)
During the months June, July & August we offer several options. Group or individual.
The group dates are mentioned in the tab on the left side. In August we have our last condensed Summercourse. The newly planned Course#01 runs from 26th till 28th of July. Course#02 runs from 08th till 10th of August. If that doesn’t work for you then maybe our Individual Courses are interesting for you. We plan the dates together and there are no extra costs for an individual Course. Mail us or give us a call for more info. Our Individual or Group Course is a 3Day Course from 10.00-17.00 and costs 750 euro. Certificate of Awesomeness: Something to show off to friends and family.
This is the complete course for starting photographers for learning basic photography techniques. Designed to give you the necessary information and help needed to become confident with your digital or film camera. All aspects of basic photography are covered including technical and compositional knowhow and skills. This course is for beginners or photographers who are moving from film to digital. It aims to demystify your digital camera and the basics Adobe Photoshop by concentrating on practical, real world problems, enabling you to shoot more and worry less. During the course picture taking sessions are included.
The first day you will concentrate on the camera, aiming to give you the confidence that you are getting the most from it. Topics are : Exposure, Iso, depth of field, movement, composition. Day two you will learn the fundamentals of composition and visual storytelling. You will will be taught how to develop a personal project, how to make best use of instagram and how to create a stopmotion. During day three, you will work with Photoshop and learn to basics of producing and correct/manipulate images, working with layers, making selections, adjusting colorbalance, retouching etc. Pop-art, panning technique, abstract photography, sequences, you will learn it all.
During day four you will start working and shooting a street photography project, it can be photography or film related. All day we will be improving the results, by analyzing and discussing and of course reshooting. The last day you finish your portfolio in post production and present it to the other students and teacher(s).
When you finish the Course successfully you will receive a certificate that will give you access to the professional F3Y Course.
Content:
Day 1 Camera Knowledge, Composition & history of photography
Day 2 Digital techniques, Photoshop techniques, Instagram, Stopmotion
Homework: Shoot project
Day 3 Shoot, discuss, re-shoot, Post production and presentation
The Basic Photography Course/ Summer Photography Course takes 3 days and is an ideal course to learn more about your camera, composition, Amsterdam and how to improve your own portfolio.
DIGITAL
PHOTOGRAPHY
Selfies, Instagram, pictures with your phone, tablet, GoPro, compact camera or D-SLR. But how do you post process them? Learning to do that with Photoshop will improve the quality of your images.
But also understanding how your digital camera works, being able to read a histogram, so you’ll never under or overexpose anymore. Classes from 10.00-17.00.
Often we hear the question “Why still film, I have a digital camera and I’m not planning to work analogue”. But to really learn photography, you have to learn it from the ground up, and darkroom principles are at the core of photography. When you use photoshop, but also to understand the real meaning of contrast, even when you work in the Studio. And really.. you will love it.
The maximum size of our basic or summercourse groups is always maximum 4 students. That way our teachers are able to pay a lot of attention to you personally. Also there will be enough room for you to ask all your questions. Sometimes students prefer an individual course, because they can’t make it during the group dates. Of course that is possible too and we will not charge you more for that. The costs stay 750 euro for the full 3Day Course.
EQUIPMENT
NEEDED
To benefit the most of this Course it would be great if you have your own digital SLR camera. If you have a compact, it should at least have the option to select the Manual mode. Otherwise you can work with one of our cameras. Of course during the analogue part we have lots of cameras to work with. If you want to work on your own laptop, you should have Photoshop software.
CAMERA &
COMPOSITION
You will learn how your camera works. Aperture, shutter speed and ISO, and how they relate to each other. But the most important moment is when you use this knowledge, to improve the quality of your images.
Vanishing point, DOF, perspective, the decisive moment and movement. And let’s not forget.. walk instead of zoom.
Working in a studio and being in control over your lighting circumstances is fun. To see how a portrait changes when you change the softbox for a snoot. Being able to create Low-key or High-key pictures, with a sense of drama or crispiness. And all based on histogram reading. Maybe your start as fashion photographer?
ABOUT SUMMER PHOTOGRAPHY COURSE (dutch)
Ook deze zomer hebben we weer een zomercursus film & fotografie gepland. In deze 3 daagse intensieve basiscursus leer je niet alleen hoe je camera werkt, maar ook hoe je het maximale eruit kan halen. Tijdens de training werk je aan je eigen project, leer je de noodzakelijke technische en visuele kennis, ga je op pad met de docent en leer je in een verhaal te vertellen. We doen post-productie via de Adobe Creative Suite. Alle beelden gemaakt gedurende de opleiding worden vakkundig in Photoshop of Premiere Pro verwerkt en evt bewerkt.
STUDENT WORK – IN PROGRESS
EMERSOM MIRANDA
Traffic in Rotterdam
made by
Emersom Miranda
for the module Photographic Development I
(First Year) as part of a serie about traffic.
ISO 100 – 1,0 sec – F. 4.0 – 70.0-200.0mm f/2.8 as 105,0mm
natural light use