courses - Photography Courses

Level: Short Course

A beginners course. An integral part of this course involves you putting into practice what we teach you about film types, film speed, exposure and composition of photographs, and developing your photographic style. Photos which you take are studied closely by professional photographers who advise you on how to improve your photographic techniques. This course was revised and expanded... more

Level: Short Course

Start Building Serious Photographic Skills HereA comprehensive introduction to still photography relevant to either film or digital photography. To complete the assignments you need access to camera. (Whilst any camera is satisfactory, an SLR is best. Your tutor can advise on buying a camera if you do not have one). Throughout this course reference will be made back to our own perception of... more

Level: Short Course

A course for anyone planning a special holiday. Over eight lessons, you will be shown how to achieve a quality record of your trip on film. You will learn techniques needed for photographing landscapes, street scapes, wildlife, people and lots more. Your tutor will even advise you on what type of equipment you need and where to buy equipment and film.Travelling can perhaps challenge photographic... more

Level: Short Course

Learn about digital technology.  Develop your ability to produce photographs using a digital camera!  Select appropriate equipment for use in digital    photography.  Then learn the techniques which can be used for digitally capturing images from film photographs, or graphics.  Identify and use techniques for processing digital photographs. Understand how digital images can be... more

Level: Short Course

Develop your skill in creating different effects and use different materials & equipment to achieve better landscape photos. Sections of the course are devoted to such things as special effects, film types, colour richness, photographic terms, and achieving sharpness.DISCOVER THE ART OF CAPTURING LANDSCAPESLearn to capture the essence of the landscape in your images. This course will show you... more

Level: Short Course

Study Photographic Lighting at HomeLighting is a critical factor in photography. Light source can be defined in terms of four properties: Colour Temperature Power (or Brightness) Size Prevailing Direction This course will develop your understanding of light in photography and how to use different lighting equipment and techniques to achieve desired effects in a final image. Management of... more

Level: Short Course

BECOME A BETTER PHOTOGRAPHER! This is a serious course suitable for both career development or improving amateur skills beyond the basics. This course develops an understanding of how to compose the components of a photograph to create different effects. You develop a theoretical foundation for creating an image, put what you learn into practice, and interact with your tutors in an analysis of... more

Level: Short Course

This is a fascinating area of photographic study which any good photographer needs to understand in order to not only take good photos, but also identify and understand problems when they occur. This course is equally relevant to digital and film covering such things as image formation, light, lenses, filters, colour and the sensitivity of film or electronic surfaces that record the image.Did... more

Level: Short Course

LEARN THE ART OF PEOPLE PHOTOGRAPHY Learn to set up a photo session, organize a studio, create different types of effects, and compose elements of an image to convey the desired impression.  This course is highly practical, giving you plenty of opportunity to concentrate in those areas of people photography which are of most concern to you.  When we think of photographing people, we... more

Level: Short Course

Learn to produce quality wedding photos as a commercial enterprise.Wedding photography can be the most critical and stressful type of photography because: A)  The event is so very important to the bride and groom B)  The bride and groom are usually quite stressed out C)  The wedding only happens once D)  More than at most other types of events, photographs are an integral part of what happens... more

Level: Short Course

Learn how to create and manipulate images and artwork compositions using Adobe Photoshop for use on the web, email and print. Photoshop is the software used commonly in business, publishing and the graphics industry, and this course provides not only a well designed pathway to learning, but also an opportunity to ask questions of professional graphic artists who use the software on a daily... more

Level: Certificate

Become a Skilled PhotographerLearn to be a Professional Photographer.... more

Level: Certificate

This course prepares you for a career in the photographic industry. It creates awareness and understanding in the industry, helps develop knowledge and skills in using a camera to a professional standard, and teaches you all-important communication and business skills needed to be successful in the real world. This course is internationally accredited through I.A.R.CStudent Comment (from N.... more

Level: Advanced Certificate

This course is designed to train people for supervisory or managerial positions in the photographic industry. There are 7 modules plus a workplace project in this course. These are the 4 core units common to all streams of this Advanced Certificate, C12CN001. These involve 400 hours of study in total and cover Communications, Management, Office Practices, Business Operations and Marketing.... more

Level: Associate Diploma

Modules include: Publishing, Freelance writing, advanced freelance writing, introduction to publishing, introduction to photography, photographic technology, photographic practice, editing, writing an internet web site (HTML), photoshop, advertising and promotions, research project I and 100hrs industry meetings. This course is internationally recognized through I.A.R.C.  This course is... more

Level: Associate Diploma

What this course will do for you! Develop your photography skills and repertoire, and your ability to present your work for maximum impact to the public, employers, clients, publishers, galleries and others. Gain first-hand experience in photography, presentation, and publishing to prepare you to work in any aspect of photography. This course provides an excellent and diverse basis on which to... more

Level: Diploma

Photojournalists work in publishing (electronic or print media) either self employed (freelance) or in house (employed by a publisher); contributing images and (in smaller enterprises), writing as well to published work. Opportunities are relatively strong and diverse for skilled photographers, but for the person who can also wrtite text and process images using software, demand for this mix... more