The training session comprises of four theoretical classes held on Friday evenings after university classes are over. The classes are taken by final year members of JUPC. The topics include:-
a) Basics of Photography
b) Exposure
c) Depth of Field
d) Composition
On corresponding Sunday mornings the freshers are taken to various destinations like Victoria Memorial, Botanical Garden, Zoo, Piyali, for practical classes. There the freshers are divided into several groups with two senior group leaders who take up the responsibility of getting the juniors acquainted with the Manual SLR Cameras.
The remaining weekdays are used for darkroom training, including introduction to Black & White developing and printing as well as an introduction to digital editing techniques like use of Adobe Photoshop.
After the formal training session is over juniors and seniors are in constant interaction with the seniors answering the various queries of the freshers, and even demonstrating to them the tricks of the trade when going out for shooting during weekends.
JUPC is acclaimed in the photography circles due to its fresh ideas, which come from blossoming of these new minds which assemble at the club at the dawn of July.
To conclude, the basic training session is followed by an advanced training session, after the 2nd semester, where the first years are taught the advanced aspects of exposure, composition, Photoshop along with other things like filters, flash, close up kits etc. by their immediate seniors.
The club has organized several workshops with eminent photographers of high repute in the photographic circuit like Raghu Rai, Saumitra Dutta who was also a former jupcian, Tushar Kanti Dutta, Swapan Naik and several others. They not only come to the club with the purpose of showcasing their pictures but also take a look at the shots of the members and offer their experienced comments for the overall improvement of the club photography wise.
