Photography Courses
We offer a range of courses from beginner to advanced covering digital and film based photography, studio work, wet darkroom and experimental work including pinhole. Courses run full time, or part time (both day and evening) and are taught by a team of motivated tutors who are also working freelancers.
We have a well specified colour managed digital darkroom, a studio with flash lighting and a wet darkroom for printing in black and white. Courses are run at both our Hortensia and Wornington Road sites.
Students starting with us have gone on to complete BA and MA qualifications, work as freelancers themselves or simply take better pictures. When your course finishes you will have an opportunity to show work in our end of year exhibition.
Tutor team for photography:
- Bruce Tanner - Subject Head
- Elspeth Ross
- Manon Droz
- Robert Bloomfield
- Niki Sianni
Photography Courses starting soon:
- Photography Level 1 ( 11TFP100-03 )
- Basic Digital Photography ( 11TAP017-04 )
- Basics: Studio Lighting - Introduction ( 11TAP023-02 )
- Photography: Darkroom Skills ( 11TAP018-02 )
- Darkroom: Liquid Light ( 11TAP033-01 )
- Digital: Create a Multimedia Photo Story ( 11TAP036-01 )
- Digital: Photoshop for Photographers - Intermediate ( 11TAP037-01 )
- Intermediate Digital Photography ( 11TAP019-03 )
- Lighting: Lighting for Portraiture ( 11TAP039-02 )
- Lighting: Photographing Artwork ( 11TAP040-01 )
- Location: Images Without Lenses ( 11TAP042-01 )
- Professional Practice: Creating a Photo Book ( 11TAP051-01 )
- iPhoneography: Photography with your iPhone ( 11TAP056-01 )
Courses and Fees
Photography Level 1 ( 11TFP100 )
Level 1
Qualification
Our level 1 Photography course is designed to give you a broad based background knowledge to many aspects of photography. With practical projects, the course will take you through camera skills, exposure, basics of lighting and some digital and darkroom practice. You do not need any previous experience to start this course, but an enthusiastic commitment to studying photography is essential. Paced at a slow speed, you can use the work you do to move up to our next level more intensive courses.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TFP100-04 Chelsea Centre 09 Jan 12 12 Mon 10:00-16:00 M Droz - Concs: £50
- Full Fees: £269
- Non-EU: £630
11TFP100-03 Chelsea Centre 20 Apr 12 12 Fri 10:00-16:00 TBA - Concs: £50
- Full Fees: £269
- Non-EU: £630
Photography - Level 2 ( 11TFP102 )
Level 2
Qualification
A new modular photographic course which takes you on to the next level of photography by offering specialist units in studio, darkroom and digital work including a project driven unit. If you have completed a level 1 course, or have knowledge equivalent to it, this is for you
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TFP102-02 Chelsea Centre 13 Jan 12 24 Fri 10:00-16:00 Team - Concs: £50
- Full Fees: £520
- Non-EU: £1260
Basic Digital Photography ( 11TAP017 )
Learn the basics of using a DSLR camera and get to understand the menus, white balance, exposure modes and accessories. Our Digital SLR photography course for beginners will put you in control of your equipment and open new horizons for you. The course will also cover composition and how to upload your images to a computer. If you do not have an DSLR camera, you should look at our compact and bridge camera course.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP017-03 Chelsea Centre 09 Jan 12 5 Mon 18:00-21:00 R.Bloomfield - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
11TAP017-04 Chelsea Centre 16 Apr 12 5 Mon 13:30-16:30 TBA - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Basics: Studio Lighting - Introduction ( 11TAP023 )
Basic lighting techniques using studio flash. Learn how to photograph still life and portraits. You will need your own camera with a hot shoe or PC connector.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP023-02 Chelsea Centre 19 Apr 12 5 Thurs 18:00-21:00 A Skatulski - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Photography: Darkroom Skills ( 11TAP018 )
Watching your first print emerge from the developing tank is a magic and unforgettable moment. You can do this course using a film camera, or by converting 36 digital images to film, which you can then process. The lab that does this is www.firstcallphotographic.co.uk. No previous darkroom experience is needed.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP018-02 Wornington Centre 20 Feb 12 5 Mon 18:00-21:00 B Tanner - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Darkroom: Advanced Workshops - Lith Printing ( 11TAP031 )
A unique and individual look can be produced using weak developer designed for lith film. Colour and shades not visible in the original print are leached into the new print producing a beautiful selection of tones. This course unravels the mystery of the process.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP031-01 Wornington Centre 22 May 12 3 Tues 18:00-21:00 B Tanner - Full Fees: £73
- Non-EU: £95
Darkroom: Liquid Light ( 11TAP033 )
Liquid Light is a light sensitive photo emulsion that can be coated onto any surface that will support it. This course explores the surfaces and possibilities with this material. You will need a photographic or inkjet negative for this process (so it is available for digital users) and thoughts about what surface you might want to print on. You need to have done a basic darkroom course to benefit from this one
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP033-01 Wornington Centre 05 Mar 12 3 Mon 18:00-21:00 E Ross - Full Fees: £73
- Non-EU: £95
Digital: Create a Multimedia Photo Story ( 11TAP036 )
Explore the potential of multimedia storytelling in photography for online publishing. Participants will use simple editing tools to combine digital images with sound and explore various traditions from the photo-roman to the multimedia documentary photo-story.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP036-01 Chelsea Centre 18 Apr 12 5 Wed 18:00-21:00 A Skatulski - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Digital: Photoshop for Photographers - Intermediate ( 11TAP037 )
If you understand the basics of Photoshop, this course takes you on tp the next stage. It covers layers, masking, batch processing plus many other more advanced areas of Photoshop.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP037-01 Chelsea Centre 17 Apr 12 5 Tues 18:00-21:00 A Skatulski - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Intermediate Digital Photography ( 11TAP019 )
If you have completed our Basic Digital course, or feel you have already picked up a good working knowledge of digital cameras on your own, then this course is for you. Focussing on developing the ability to take good pictures, you will shoot mini assignments in class and study the work of the great photographers. Sharing your pictures with classmates stimulates discussion and helps to build the confidence to progress to the next level. This course is suitable for all digital cameras although compact users may not be have access to some camera functions.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP019-03 Chelsea Centre 27 Feb 12 5 Mon 18:00-21:00 R Bloomfield - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Lighting: Lighting for Portraiture ( 11TAP039 )
A course which looks specifically at lighting in relation to taking photographs of people. You will learn about using studio flash and setting up portraits. You will need a camera which has a hot shoe or PC connector.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP039-02 Chelsea Centre 21 Feb 12 5 Tues 18:00-21:00 B Tanner - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
Lighting: Photographing Artwork ( 11TAP040 )
This short practical workshop shows you how to photograph your own 2D and 3D artwork for portfolio preparation or websites.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP040-01 Chelsea Centre 16 Apr 12 4 Mon 13:30-16:30 R Bloomfield - Full Fees: £94
- Non-EU: £126
Location: Images Without Lenses ( 11TAP042 )
Pinhole photography is a way of shooting images with a camera but without a lens. The resulting image has a slight overall softness, but with a massive depth of field. You will get the chance to build your own camera or be shown how to adapt an SLR or DSLR to make these magical images.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP042-01 Wornington Centre 18 Apr 12 3 Wed 18:00-21:00 E Ross - Full Fees: £73
- Non-EU: £95
Professional Practice: Creating a Photo Book ( 11TAP051 )
The growth in popularity of on-demand books is particularly interesting to photographers. Using software from Blurb, you will design and put together a photo book, get it printed and bring it in to discuss on the final session. You need to have work shot for this course, it can be digital or analogue.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP051-01 Chelsea Centre 29 Feb 12 4 Thurs 18:00-21:00 B Tanner - Full Fees: £94
- Non-EU: £126
Professional Practice: Exhibiting Photographs ( 11TAP053 )
Explore editing and creative choices required in exhibiting photographs. Get practical advice in printing and presenting your work for exhibitions and finding opportunities. Experiment creatively with format and the display of photographs in three-dimensional environments. In-class sessions will be backed by gallery visits to support ideas development.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP053-01 Chelsea Centre 23 May 12 5 Wed 18:00-21:00 TBA - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
iPhoneography: Photography with your iPhone ( 11TAP056 )
Get started in photography on the iPhone and turn your iPhone into an exciting creative tool. You will learn the key techniques and skills needed to transform plain iPhone snaps into amazing images. As part of a group, we explore some of the most powerful and creative apps and introduce you to ways to share and present your work in a vibrant iPhoneography community, taking inspiration from leading proponents of this ground-breaking new photography genre.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 11TAP056-01 Chelsea Centre 01 Mar 12 5 Thurs 18:00-21:00 R Gray - Full Fees: £115
- Non-EU: £158
BTEC National Diploma in Photography ( 12TFP110 )
Level 3
The National Diploma course in photography is an intensive 1 year course which covers digital and analogue imaging, portraiture, landscape, documentary and fashion. In fact every aspect of photography to help lead you to being a professional photographer is covered. Based across two sites in London this is significant broad background photography course to help lead you on to find work or extend your studies into university.
|
Level 3 Discount Available
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer 12TFP110-01 Chelsea Centre 18 Sep 12 37 Tues-Thurs 10:00-16:00 Bruce Tanner & Team
