Press Release

Adding yet another feather to its cap, IIP launches India's first ever Mobile Phone Photography Course

Noida, 22 June, 2013

With widely expanding reach of mobile phone technology at breakneck speed, the use of smart phone to take photos has changed the face of contemporary photography. Encouraged and enthused by the mobile way of clicking, Indian Institute of Photography has launched India's first ever Mobile Phone Photography course.

IIP has taken this innovative step of expanding its range of photography courses in order to cover smart camera phones that are being heavily used by the youngsters to flood their social media profiles with pictures taken by their own mobile phone cameras. With the changing trends in technology, IIP's launch of Mobile Phone Photography Course is a futuristic move that is all set to be embraced by the young-at-heart of the nation.

With the latest smart camera phones that are getting better with every passing day on the front of camera quality, the art of photography has got easily accessible more than ever to all. The contemporary mobile phones have become a powerful medium for photography enthusiasts to fulfill their creative urge. With a view to explore this domain of photography more, Indian Institute of Photography has come up with this course.

Engaged in extensive research and development of content for different domains of photography for more than 15 years, Mr. Rajesh Goyal, Founder Director, IIP, pioneered efforts for Online Photography teaching in India for the first time and now with the launch of Mobile Phone Photography course, IIP has added another feather to its cap.

Commenting on this revolutionary initiative, Mr. Rajesh Goyal exclaimed with pleasure, ''Be it Facebook or Instagram, the photography enthusiasts love getting comments about their photos and take great inspiration from the images of others. And surprisingly, more than 90% of the photographs shared and posted in these personal imaging exchange activities in the cyber space, are taken from mobile phones. Millions of people around the globe have taken up photography as a hobby making a smart use of their technically-advanced mobile phones. A mobile phone always remains with an individual that helps take candid photographs like no other, and on the cost front, it's really very low. With the launch of our Mobile Photography Course, IIP wants to explore a new line of approach to take this art to the next level''.