Overview
The Photographic Practice at Warnborough College 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 affects.
You develop not only a theoretical foundation for creating an image, but by putting what you learn into practice, then interacting with your tutors in an analysis of your work and that of others, your capacity to understand the possibilities and create different impages will develop steadily throughout the course.
Aims
- Compose photographs in a way that matches a predetermined aim.
- Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of people.
- Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of landscapes or other natural subjects.
- Differentiate between appropriate use of colour and black and white photography.
- Create varied visual affects through the use of special techniques.
- Explain a variety of ways to take better illustrative photographs.
- Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs for use in print or electronic media.
- Determine the nature and scope of business opportunities in photography.
Programme Structure
Course include:
- Composition – Choosing the subject, Lighting the subject, Placing the subject in the frame, Choosing the medium for recording,
- Photographing People – Snapshots, Portraiture, Posing for Photographs, Nude Photography, Fashion, Photography & Wedding Photography
- Nature & Landscape Photography – Photographing Water, Plants, Landscapes & other Natural subjects
- Colour vs. black & white – Types of film, Analysing photos, Photography for newspapers, etc.
- Special Techniques – Creating Effects,Sport Photography, Cropping, Non Standard Film(eg.Lith Film, InfraRed etc)
- Illustrative Photography – Telling a story with a photo (eg. advertising, sports event, fashion parade or art exhibition), Streetscape photography etc.
- Publishing – Illustrating articles, Analysing photos in magazines, Understanding the industry and photo opportunities
- Business Opportunities in Photography
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 days
Start dates & application deadlines
You may enrol and start at any time of the year – it’s all self-paced.
Language
Delivered
- Self-paced
Campus Location
- Canterbury, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Visual Arts Film Studies View 46 other Short Courses in Visual Arts in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
A big part of this course is the opportunity to interact with a professional photographer, who as your tutor will comment on and suggest imprfoved approaches to practical work you undertake throughout the course.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents395 GBP / full≈ 395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents395 GBP / full≈ 395 GBP / full