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Distance Training - Digital Photography Course
Digital photography course by Distance learning
By doing this course in the comfort of your own home, you will learn the important basic rules and tips to take brilliant and professional photos. Also to build up a portfolio and learn how to use digital photography.
Course material are three Dvd’s, and a textbook in pdf. format ( to email to you or on the Dvd) and projects that has to be completed and send back to us for evaluation. Students can enroll for 12 months and start any time of the year. There will always be a lecturer available for advice by phone or e-mail.
You will learn step - by - step
We will learn and demonstrate to you techniques that took pros to the top.
Afterwards we will send you the second section with a summary of what we thought of the first projects.
We also allow students that live near Stellenbosch to visit us for this evaluation.
There will also be lecturers available throughout the course by e-mail or telephone if you need any help or have questions.
You will be able to go through the course on a disciplined and easy pace. You have 12 months to complete the course.
Our previous student took about 11 months on average to complete the course,.
A theory exam are written at the end of the three sections at any educational institution near you home to receive your Sips. certificate.
Sillabus- Distance training Photography Course
Section A  Intro to photography - Workings of the DSLR. Camera - Shutter speed, f-stop and depth of field [Assignment 1]
Section B   Films/Digital - Lighting - Available light - Flash  - Filters - Lenses en Equipment
Section C    Color theory - Digital photography - Marketing and promotion -  Composition - Portfolio  [Assignment 3]
1. Three DVD’s    2. Textbook in pdf. format on Dvd or to e-mail.
3  Three projects and evaluations   4. Lots of inspiration   5. Exams and certificate
The end of the course do not mean we are done with you, you can still contact us with any questions or advise on photography and photographic gear. We will also invite you to workshops and overseas tours that we organize to Thailand, Greece and Turkey for new techniques. Also underwater and landscape photography. Also after completion of  the distance training course you can join the full-time course in the second semester.
Postal address where course materials should be send.  (for distance training)
Would you like the textbook on DVD., or e-mail in Afrikaans or English:
Where did you hear about this course
The course fee for the distance training photo course is R 6000.00. Including all the above materials.
Overseas students pay R 450.00 extra for the postage for the distance training videos. Your notes and video lectures will all be on the four Dvd's. Verify prices by requesting email info.
Bank deposits to Sips, Absa, Stellenbosch, branch 632005 and account 01036721029. E-mail proof and registration to us: bestsips@iafrica.com or fax 0866727507.
Outdoor workshops over weekends and holidays
The end of the course does not mean the end of our relationship. You can phone us at any time after  the course to ask for advice or to get a evaluation on your latest photographs.
We will from time to time contact you to join us on the latest workshop and group photo exhibitions. You can also join our photo club where we will meet on a 2 monthly basis to crit photographs. Only for all our x-students over the past decade.
"I did the long distance photography Course through SIPS and it has helped me so much with regards to running my own studio! Thanks Charl Best!"
"I did the Distance Photography course from Australia, and just got my Certificate! Great service from Charl and his helpfull team!  You are the best! Thanx Charl..."
Digitale fotografie kursus deur Tuisonderrig
Deur hierdie kursus in die gerief van jou eie woning te voltooi, sal jy al die belangrikste beginsels onder die knie kry om briljante foto’s te neem. Ook om n portefeulje op te bou en digitale fotografie toe te pas.
Kursus materiale bestaan uit ‘drie Dvd’s en n handboek (wat ons e-pos en op die Dvd is) en projekte wat voltooi moet word en vir ons gestuur moet word vir evalueerings.
Studente kan enige tyd van die jaar registreer en die kursus begin. Daar is geen vereistes om te registreer nie. Daar is altyd ‘n dosent vir advies per telefoon, of e-pos beskikbaar gedurende die 12 maande wat jy het om die kursus te doen. Hierdie kursus se sillabus, is dieselfde as on heeltydse kursus oor ses maande op Stellenbosch.
Ingesluit in die afstandonderig kursus is die volgende:
Die eerste afdeling en ‘n Dvd  vir jou eerste lesing.
Ons leer jou en demonstreer die tegnieke wat die pro’s laat bo uitkom het.
Terselfdertyd ontvang jy die eerste twee projeke wat aan die einde van die eerste afdeling voltooi moet word en teruggestuur moet word vir evaluering.
Hierna kan jy met die tweede afdeling aangaan, na jy ons evaluering ontvang het. Ons laat ook toe dat studente wat naby
Stellenbosch bly persoonlik vir hierdie evaluerings inkom.
Daar word ook deur die loop van die kursus per e-pos of telefoon met ons dosente geskakel indien daar vrae of verduidelikings benodig word.
Op hierdie manier gaan jy op ‘n gedissiplineerde en lekker pas deur die kursus.
Jy het 12 maande om die kursus te voltooi. Ons oud studente het gemiddeld nege maande geneem,
Sommige professionele studente wat onder werkdruk was het ons selfs uitstel gegee na 14 maande.
‘n Teoretiese eksamen oor die handboek, ongeveer  200 bladsye  word aan die einde geskryf  by enige opvoedkundige instelling naby aan jou om
‘n Sips sertifikaat te verwerf.
Sillabus- Tuis onderrig Fotografie
Afdeling A    1    Inleiding tot fotografie   2.   Werking van n slr. kamera     3.    Sluiterspoed, f-stop en diepte van veld     4.   [Projek 1 en 2]
Afdeling B    1.   Films/Digitaal     2.  Beligting      3.       Beskikbare lig   4.   Flash  Filters   5.  Lense en toerusting       6.    [Projek 3]
Afdeling C    1.   Kleur teorie      2.   Digitale fotografie    3.   Bemarking en Promosies     4.  Komposisie     5.  Portefeulje     6.  [Projek 4]      7.  Eksamen
2. n Handboeke (wat ons e-pos of op Dvd saam met video's)
3. Verskeie  projekte en take.
4. Eksamen & Sertifikaat
Die einde beteken nie ons is klaar met jou nie, studente kan ons steeds skakel  met vrae en advies oor nuwe toerusting en materiale. Ons reël ook opvolg werkswinkels en ‘n oorsese toer na Tailand, Griekeland en  wat vir nuwe tegnieke bygewoon kan word. Ook onderwater fotografie en landskap. 'n Foto klub waar ons maandeliks bymekaarkom vir krits en lesings wat gratis vir oud studente is, word ook aan gewerk.
Na hierdie afstand onderrig Foto kursus kan jy ook VOLTYDS by ons tweede semester op Stellenbosch inval en die gevorderde fotografie kursus doen.
See dates on calendar on the home page
Posadres waarna kursusmateriaal gestuur moet word.(vir afstandkursus)
Wil u die handboek op Cd. of e-pos in Engels of Afrikaans hê
Waar het u van die kursus gehoor.
Die kursusfooi vir die afstand foto kursus is R 6 000.00.  Oorsese studente betaal ekstra R 450.00 vir posgeld vir die video's vir die afstand kursus. Jy kan als digitaal stuur en ontvang per epos. Ons sal dan net die DVD's pos
Bankdepositos aan: Sips, Absa, Stellenbosch, tak 632005 en rekening nr. 01036721029 E-pos inbetalingstrokie en registrasievorm aan ons by bestsips@iafrica.com of faks 0866727507   Verify prices by requesting email info.
"I did the long distance photography Course through SIPS and it has helped me so much with regards to running my own studio! Thanks Charl Best!"
"I did the Distance Photography course from Australia, and just got my Certificate! Great service from Charl and his helpfull team!  You are the best! Thanx Charl..."
Charl Best  study art in Worcester and at the University of Stellenbosch. He worked at Media 24 and Perskor as a photographer and journalist. Charl did applied scientific photography at CSIR. at Stellenbosch and specialised in oceanology, chronocycle and ultraviolet photography. He had over 15 one-man photography exhibitions, nationally and internationally. In 1984 Charl founded Starlight Studios and Best Models,which are still operating to date. Charl founded Sips. in 1996, a multi media institution. His photographs appeared in leading newspapers and international magazines. His has experience of over 28 years in photography, which  includes scientific, documentary, commercial and art photography. Charl is also a prominent producer and have made numerous movies and also teaches video production at SIPS. Charl Best s a noted educator, photographer, scuba diver, yachtsman and ex-pilot. He regularly takes his students and members of the public, who are keen on both traveling and photography, on guided photographic tours to Thailand, Mozambique, Greece and Turkey.