Improve Your Photography Short Course
Course description
Course overview
Do you have the basics in photography but really feel you would like to produce more interesting images? Producing work that is truly one's own and developing a personal aesthetic is an on-going process for any photographer. This course will provide a series of projects and challenging briefs for you to explore both on and off site that are designed to enhance both your aesthetic and technical abilities, whilst helping to foster a greater critical awareness of the medium itself.
The course begins with an informal discussion that focuses on each participant's previous work and influences. Then by taking part in a series of slideshow lectures and workshops you will develop an understanding of the principal techniques and picture making skills employed by a range of photographers throughout the medium's history.
The slideshow presentations also form the basis for discussing various photographic genres, such as Landscape and Street Photography, and act as the starting point for the assignment briefs. The feedback sessions that follow are intended to help you come to terms with the intricate aspects of editing and sequencing images as you set about building a coherent body of work.
Who this course is for
This course is suitable for students that have a passion for photography, that want to gain technical confidence and develop their own voice and for anyone that has done a 'Beginners' level course and would like to explore the subject further.
Key information
Topics covered
- How different photographers make use of light
- How composition is used to enhance or distort meaning
- Studio lighting set-ups for portraiture and still-life
- Digital editing workflow and ink-jet printing
- Black and White darkroom printing
- Showcasing your work through photo-books or social media
Learning outcomes
- Improve Your Photography
- Understand the aesthetic and technical abilities of their equipment
- Express a greater critical awareness of the medium of photography
- Work with photographic lighting in a studio environment
- Build a digital editing workflow and make ink-jet prints
- Make a black and white print in a darkroom
- Reveal a coherent body of work
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance.
Materials
- Previous examples of your work on USB (or the cloud) / HD / online slide-show / prints (max 12-14)
- Notepad and pen
- It would also be advantageous to bring headphones/earphones with a standard mini audio jack, to plug into the computers
IMPORTANT - Adobe ID Login for Short Course Students
Students will need to create an account with Adobe (unless you already have one) in order to access the Adobe suite at the college; instructions are included below. You will need to use a personal email address to create this. If you already have an account with Adobe, please make sure you bring your login details with you on the first day of the course.
Please note:
- Creating an Adobe account is free
- The software will only be accessible when logged into a UAL networked computer
- The same account can be used outside of the University, but software will only be accessible through a personal paid subscription that students will need to set up independently
- You can still create an account on the day but doing this beforehand will save time and avoid delays to the start of the class
- If you already have an Adobe ID/ subscription you can use this on your short course rather than setting up a new account.
To create an account students will need to:
- Go to Adobe Sign in page
- Select 'Create an account'
- Enter your details and select 'Create account'
Tutor
Chris Ould
Chris Ould is an artist and experienced tutor who has worked within the photography department at Central Saint Martins college for over 15 years. Since graduating from the MA Fine Art programme in 1999, he has continued to make his own work and has taught across a broad range of short courses, BA and Post-Graduate programmes, as well as public and private institutions. He has also worked as a freelance lecturer, delivering talks and workshops that address photo-editing skills within the digital print arena to several fashion retouching companies, and has been a reviewer on several books on photography.
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