Delhi College of Photography: Best Rated Photography Institute

Medium Format Photography

Duration: 2 Weeks
Age limit: No Limit
Weekend Course
Pre-requisite: Foundation Photography
Co-requisite: Fashion Photography / Food and Product Photography

History of Medium Format Photography
How medium format evolved and why it remains useful for quality-focused commercial photographers.
Introduction to Medium Format
Understanding the camera system, workflow, quality difference, and practical applications.
Camera Body and Lenses
Working with the medium format body, lens choices, handling, and camera controls.
Image Resolution
Learning how resolution, detail, and output size affect commercial image production.
RAW and File Formats
Choosing file formats, reading RAW quality, and preparing files for processing.
Sensor Size
Understanding larger sensors, tonal depth, dynamic range, and image character.
File Workflow
Organising capture files, backups, selection, processing, and export for client work.
Tethering
Shooting connected to a laptop so images can be reviewed during production.
Processing
Developing a controlled post-production approach for high-resolution files.
Fashion Photography
Applying medium format quality to fashion lighting, posing, and studio output.
Product Photography
Using detail, sharpness, and controlled light for commercial product images.
Advanced Practice
Bringing capture, lighting, tethering, and processing together in class assignments.

Course Overview

If you are a quality-fixated photographer working for perfection-driven clients or personal projects, medium format photography gives you image quality, depth, and detail that smaller formats cannot always match.

This course introduces students to medium format camera handling, file quality, tethered shooting, software workflow, and practical assignments for fashion and product photography.

Hasselblad medium format camera workflow

Why Medium Format

Medium format is used when detail, colour, tonal range, and premium output matter. Students learn where the format makes a visible difference and how to use it with purpose.

Advantages of Medium Format

The course covers resolution, dynamic range, colour depth, larger files, and the discipline required while shooting with a professional medium format setup.

Sensor Size

Students compare sensor size, field of view, depth, and tonal transitions so they understand what changes when moving into medium format systems.

File Format

RAW image handling, file formats, naming, storage, backup, and processing decisions are explained as part of the complete professional workflow.

Tethering

Tethering helps photographers and clients review images immediately. Students learn connection, capture, preview, selection, and production flow.

Connectivity and Ergonomics

The class covers how to set up the camera, connect devices, manage handling, and work efficiently during studio assignments.

Lenses

Students learn lens choices for portrait, fashion, product, and studio work, including how each lens affects perspective, sharpness, and working distance.

Shooting Process

Shooting practice combines setup, exposure, focusing, lighting decisions, tethering, and review so students understand the pace of a professional session.