Photography Institutes

An inherent passion for photography coupled with professional training can make commercial and digital photography a lucrative profession.

Photography course can be interesting proposition for a creative individual interested in aesthetics, creativity and technical expertise. Moreover, a professional photographer desirous of having a career should have adequate knowledge about light, color, shades, human expressions, visual effect, nature and wildlife.
Different areas of specialization are commercial photography, journalistic photography, portrait photography, fashion and advertising photography, wild life and outside photography.
Courses
Many institutes offer certificate and diploma courses in photography. Beside these, photography is also offered as an optical subject for a bachelors in Fine Arts in some institutes.. Some institutes offer full –fledged B.A courses in photography of three years duration.

Eligibility
A Candidate is required to pass their +2 or Higher Secondary examination for enrollment in a Diploma or Certificate course in photography. Bachelors degree also needs plus Two Qualification
List of Institutes
Kerala
Changanacherry, Institute of color Photography and Videography, Doctors Tower; Thiruvananthaouram, Quick Photographic Technical Institute, Vantows Junction Southern Film Institute, Thiruvallam; Thrissur, Maharaja Technological Institute (Nodel Polytechnic)
Other Places
Bangalore, Verve Visuals,CMH Road, Indiranagar; Calcutta ,Academy of Photography; Chennai, Ambitions 4 Photography Academy, 21/2 (Old No.6/2), T.T.K First Cross Street, Sriram Nagar, Alwarpet; Soft view Visual Communication,117, 2nd floor, Nelson Manickam Salai; Womens Christian College(WCC); Hyderabad, Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Mahaveer Marg; Mumbai, Department of Continuing and Adult Education and Extension work, Churchgate Campus, SNDT Womens University; National Institute ofPhotography,11/2, Ghamat Terrace, 2nd Floor Above Shagun Hotel, S.B. Road, Opp. Dadar (WR) Station, Dadar
(West); Garware Institute of Career Education & Development, GICE, Vidyanagari, Kalina, Santa Cruz (E); Institute of Applied Art; New Delhi, India International Photographic Council, 12, Modern School, Barakhamba Road.

Degree courses in Fine Arts/ Visual Arts/ Mass Communication/ Journalism offer Limited exposure in this field. Following are some institutions at that offer courses in which photography is a subsidiary subject.

Berhampur, Indira Memorial Institute of Film &Television Technology ;
Bhopal, Barkatullah Vishwavidyalaya;
Calcutta Satyajit Ray Film&Television Institute, E.M. Bye Pass Road;
Chennai, Institute of Film Technology, Adyar; The film & TV Institute of Tamil Nadu;
Gorakhpur, Deendayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University;
Jaipur, “Rupam” National Institute of Electronic Communication(affiliated to University of Rajasthan), Village-Kunda;
New Delhi, Jamia Milla Islamia Jamianagar;
Pune, Film&Television Institute of India, Law College Road;
Varanasi, Mahathma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith

Job Prospects
The importance of the electronic and print media in today’s world has created a huge demand for professional photographers. Photographers usually work from their own studios or with newspapers, magazines, advertising agencies, government agencies, industrial houses etc.