Summer: Contemporary Photography Practice

You will be shown how to research and develop a project conceptually as well as practically, and how to present and promote to an outside audience. The course will be taught through a mix of workshops, seminars, tutorials and critiques. You will have the opportunity to work in one of our industry standard studios or out on location.

You will take advantage of the wonderful array of exhibitions in London in a programme of gallery visits followed by discussion of exhibitions and of where your own work fits into the contemporary panorama of photography practice.

You will be assessed on the selection and installation of your work in one of the galleries at LCC. On the final day of the course we will host a private view and you will be encouraged to invite friends and family.

Course Outline

• Week one:

• Introduction to the college, course, and facilities.
• Production workshops: exploring analogue photography; digital workflow; studio introduction
• Current themes in contemporary photography practice
• Developing a personal project
• Collaborative working
• Gallery visits
• Research project and presentation

• Week two:

• Production workshops: presentation options; colour printing introduction
• The market for contemporary photography practice
• Contextualising your own work
• Gallery visits
• Personal project
• Critique
• Week three:
• Personal Project
• Developing an audience through publications and exhibitions
• Developing a personal statement
• Exhibition and critique
• Exhibition opening party