Reportage Photography

What are the secrets used by professional photographers? How do we create beautiful photo-stories?

This established course aims to introduce to the secrets of reportage photography.

Reportage Photography has become a popular ways to communicate stories, trends, and topics of journalistic nature. Photographers such as Martin Parr and Sebastiao Salgado have become very successful by applying strategies and skills traditionally used by professional photographers over the years, adding their own unique style.

During the course, students and tutor will work together to approach several photographic briefs in a professional way, from concept to realisation.

Subjects covered include:

• How to start a research project
• How to identify and select good concepts, themes and ideas
• Planning a photo-session
• Setting the camera correctly while on location
• Deciding when and how to use flashes and reflectors
• Overcome fear of approaching people
• How to select the best photographs and create photo-narrative

The course will terminate with a full exhibition of all work produced.

Course Level All Levels

Entry Requirements No previous experience required

Who should take this course?
This course suits photography enthusiasts, serious hobbyists, as well as bloggers, semi-professionals and young professionals wishing to improve their street photography skills.

Tutor: The tutor on this course changes depending on the course dates. Tutors’ biographies are provided below. If you need to know which tutor is teaching a specific course, please contact us at Short Course Enquiries.

Read more about this course on the CSM Short Course Blog http://csmshortcourses.myblog.arts.ac.uk/

Please note: This course is for students aged 18 and older