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Art and Design, Photography

Introduction to Photography

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This course covers basic digital photography techniques, through the means of a bridge or DSLR camera.

You will learn technical skills in camera handling, learn about exposure control – aperture, shutter speed, ISO, compositional technique and explore different lighting types to create visually interesting imagery. Furthermore, you will learn how to apply basic post editing techniques to your images through Adobe Photoshop.

Both indoor and outdoor photography is explored through studio practice and location trips, to enhance your shooting skills. You will be required to complete a series of creative projects, to support you with this.

Please be advised, the types of tasks delivered will vary as they are very much determined by the time of year – light availability and weather permitting, therefore each terms delivery will differ slightly.

More information

This course has various start dates throughout the year. You will attend one evening per week and the course will take 8 weeks to complete.

This course will take place at our Town Centre Campus, Water Street, St Helens, WA10 1PP.

Depending on your level of study you may study photography using a range of materials, techniques, and processes including an introduction to traditional darkroom techniques, DSLR camera operation, digital editing techniques, and various projects designed to boost your creativity.

You will need to bring the following with you during the course:

  • Digital SLR camera or Bridge camera with MASP functions
  • Memory card for your camera
  • Card reader
  • Memory drive / USB pen
  • Tripod

On the course, you will explore portraiture, landscape, and still life genres and experiment with a range of lighting techniques – artificial, available, natural etc. Post production is explored through Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, which you will use to enhance your imagery to give it a more creative and professional edge.

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There are no formal entry requirements. All you need is commitment and enthusiasm.

As with all our leisure courses the main emphasis is to come along and enjoy the course!

You may be eligible for funding if you have not recently participated in a similar programme, or received any other recent government funded training.

There are a number of fee options for this course including:

  • If you are unemployed – FREE
  • If you are employed – £30
  • If you are not eligible for funding – £180

You may wish to progress on to an accredited qualification in a creative arts subject which will allow you to practice your skills in the industry.

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