HNC in Photography

Year 1

In year one, you will be introduced to both digital and analogue materials and processes. After a short period of basic skills, project work will require you to practice within the; editorial, studio, advertising, fashion and portraiture genres. You will also examine both the history of photography and contemporary practice to provide you with a critical understanding of the work of other practitioners. The units studied in year one of the programme include: darkroom techniques; lighting for photography; techniques and processes; and visual narratives.

Year two of the course asks that you further develop your own personal photographic style and identify the pathway you wish to develop further. This greater sense of independence is reflected through the Units which require you to negotiate photographic projects rather than follow those set by staff. Alongside this, the professional development unit will give you the business knowledge, understanding and skills to start out in the photographic industries. The units studied in year two of this programme include: contextual studies; professional development; and a photographic practice individual project (Pearson set). The second year of the course will culminate in a public exhibition of your photographic work.