Detailed syllabus of Photographer Kerala PSC Exam.
- History and Developments of Photography
- 8
- Camera – Different types of Camera- Field Camera, Twin lens camera,
SLR, and
DSLR camera. Practice of using any camera, to study the parts of a
camera. - 12
- Lens – Normal Lenses, Zoom lenses, Tele photo lenses and Special
purpose lenses.- 12
- Exposure- Aperture, Shutter speed, ISO, Depth of field, and White
Balance. - 10
- Digital Image – Different type of Sensors, Pixels, Mega Pixels,
Resolution (2K, 4K,
and 8K), Different Types of File Formats- Raw, Tiff, JPGE and PNG.
- 8
- Composition and Principles – Line, Shape and Form, Value, Space,
Colour, Texture, Balance etc. Rules and Ratios- Rule of Thirds, Golden
Spiral Ratio, Perspective
, Framing, Headroom and Look room.
- 12
- Lighting – Lighting Techniques, Outdoor pictures in good light, Three
Point lighting,
Use of Flash lights with Directions, Arrangements of lighting for
Portraiture and still life,
Different Types of Portraiture lightings.
- 12
- Different Categories of Photography – Advertising, Industrial,
Model, Events, Sport Editorial, and Documentation.
- 10
- Colour in Photography
- 6
- Photographic accessories and Photo Finishing Software - 10
NOTE: - It may be noted that apart from the topics detailed above, questions from other
topics prescribed for the educational qualification of the post may also appear in the
question paper. There is no undertaking that all the topics above may be covered in the
question paper.
