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 Chelsea and Wornington Centres.
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.
Photography Courses starting soon:
- From your Camera to the World ( 12TAP011-03 )
Courses and Fees
Photography Level 1 ( 12TFP100 )
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. 12TFP100-04 Chelsea Centre 19 Apr 13 10 Fri 10:00-16:00 TBA From your Camera to the World ( 12TAP011 )
An exciting, engaging and productive course where you will receive step by step guidance on how to improve your digital photography skills and learn how to use the world wide web to publish your new digital portfolio. Through workshops, structured lessons and practice, in a variety of studio and location set ups, participants will see their photography skills grow as technique is mastered and creative ideas are explored. Each week a project will be set to extend your learning and your pictures will receive feedback from the group. Students will also learn to use Adobe Photoshop to produce fantastic finished images, ready for showing to a potential audience of millions! Skills in blogging and photo sharing will be taught and participants will leave the course fully conversant in ‘Wordpress’ blogging and ‘Flickr’ photo sharing. A fun, creative course for those who wish to make connections with their photography or explore it for the first time! Download the Camera to the World Poster (pdf 226 KB - new window)
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer. 12TAP011-02 Wornington Centre 17 Apr 13 5 Wed 10:00-13:00 S Mepsted 12TAP011-03 Wornington Centre 22 May 13 5 Wed 10:00-13:00 S Mepsted Darkroom: Advanced Workshops - Printing ( 12TAP032 )
You need to have a knowledge equivalent to our Darkroom Beginners course to do this one. Burning in, pre-flashing, split grading and working with different types of fibre based paper are all covered on this course. With so many new darkroom products available, make the most of your film and produce exhibition prints.
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer. 12TAP032-02 Wornington Centre 23 Apr 13 10 Tues 18:00-21:00 B Tanner BTEC National Diploma in Photography ( 13TFP110 )
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. You will do studio, darkroom and digital work which will give you the basic toolkit to become a working photographer or move forward towards a higher level course such as an HNC or BA in Photography. Taught by a strong team of working freelance photographers, the course is supported by a well-equipped studio, black and white darkroom and digital facilities. Although completion of previous photography courses is an advantage, it is not essential for this course but you will need a strong portfolio and a good grasp of the basic techniques in photography.
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Level 3 Discount Available
Code Location Start Weeks Times Lecturer. 13TFP110-01 Chelsea Centre 17 Sep 13 37 Tue/Wed/Thu 10:00-16:00 B Tanner & Team Aged 24 or over? Take the financial stress out of study and be among the first to get a 24+ Advanced Learning Loan!
If you're aged 24 or over and want to enrol for this course, from April 1 2013 you can apply for a Government funded loan to pay for your tuition fee.
Photography Level 1 ( 13TFP100 )
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. 13TFP100-01 Chelsea Centre 23 Sep 13 10 Mon 10:00-16:00 M Droz 13TFP100-02 Chelsea Centre 27 Sep 13 10 Fri 10:00-16:00 M Droz Photography - Level 2 ( 13TFP102 )
Level 2
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. 13TFP102-01 Chelsea Centre 27 Sep 13 30 Fri 10:00-13:00 Team 13TFP102-02 Chelsea Centre 04 Nov 13 22 Mon 10:00-15:00 N Sianni Basic Digital Photography ( 13TAP017 )
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. 13TAP017-01 Chelsea Centre 23 Sep 13 5 Mon 18:00-21:00 S Mepsted Improve your Digital Photography ( 13TAP019 )
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. 13TAP019-01 Chelsea Centre 04 Nov 13 5 Mon 18:00-21:00 R Bloomfield Photography: Darkroom Skills ( 13TAP018 )
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. 13TAP018-01 Wornington Centre 05 Nov 13 5 Tue 18:00-21:00 B Tanner
