Creative photography and portfolio development

3. Entry requirements An informal interview with the tutor, Peter Dawes, is required. Please note that for terms 2 and 3 of this course, you have to have completed the previous terms. This course is suitable for students who: Wish to study a creative ‘ leisure’ based advanced photography course Have sound/strong knowledge of photography and photographic image making Want to prepare for an exhibition or commercial portfolio Want to develop their existing skills and knowledge of photography and develop a personalised style to image taking, processing and printing Want to understand the contextual and historical routes of important photographic movements Want to develop their understanding of photography as an art form Want to bypass formal or academic based course work and strive toward a kite mark qualification. For example A - Level photography or The Royal Photographic Society (RPS) - Licentiateship and Associateship panels Want to prepare for a higher education qualification in photography but have been out of academic study for a while Adult students who have a strong understanding of their camera and some knowledge of Photoshop as a post production digital darkroom 4. Equipment required You should bring with you Your Camera and your imagination Digital Photographic Paper (A4 or A3) Your enthusiasm and imagination Note: Each 10 week block of learning will be assessed through class work assignments 'homework' tasks and group based critical reviews. Each 10 week block will allow for individual tutorials based on the main theme of each block and there will be an opportunity for students to prepare a commercial photographic folio. Interview RequiredAn interview is required for this course. 5. Assessment method Assessment is informal, based on your personal targets and the learning outcomes and will be undertaken regularly with you by the course tutor. There are no final qualifications associated with this course.