Africa Digital Media Institute's (ADMI’s) Foundation Certificate in Photography prepares you for the creative, conceptual and technical demands of a career as a photographer or multimedia practitioner. Using our state-of-the-art cameras, you will learn to light, shoot, edit and print photos. The course also exposes you to various genres of photography and teaches you to tell stories using photography.
As an ADMI student, you will gain a competitive edge over your peers by earning an Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification in:
- Visual Communications using Adobe Photoshop®
ADMI instructors will prepare you to successfully pass these exams through a project-based curriculum that leverages Adobe Education learning resources, practice tests, and real-world applications.
Facilities
ADMI has invested heavily in the photography department that includes three computer labs with Macs and PCs, latest models of digital cameras that are the most popular with photographers in the market.
We understand your love for certain brands so we have tried to accommodate both Canon and Nikon DSLR lover with popular models.
We also have a portable studio, reflectors and enough lights for any location shoot.
In our inventory we have some of the most popular cameras like:
- Nikon D810 – Full-frame sensor
- Canon MK3 – Full-frame sensor
- Various Nikon cropped sensor cameras
- Various canon cropped sensor cameras
ADMI has also invested in industry standard software:
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Lightroom
- Gimp
Career Path
A photographer takes captions, processes and prints photographs. A photographer will make money from the display, sale or use of these photographs. For example, a news photographer or photojournalist can have an art exhibition on various human conflicts that he’s covered. A commercial photographer will take images of a product that will accompany the marketing material. Photographers work within strict production timelines.
There exist numerous employment opportunities in a number of industries, including advertising, publishing, sports, news, education, film, news and media houses
From working for an advertising agency to setting up your own studio, the diploma in photography opens the door to a wide range of creative careers.
As a graduate from this program, you can dive into well-paying jobs such as:
- Portrait photography
- News photography aka as photojournalism
- Commercial photography
- Scientific photography
- Magazine feature editing
- Television camera operations
Course duration: 1 Semester
Students who score a D- and do not meet the minimum (C-) for joining a diploma program on their KCSE are required to complete this foundation Certificate in Photography before progressing to a diploma program.
