Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course

Course

In London

£ 4,995 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    20 Weeks

We are accepting applications for PPA 2017-18 starting in September 2017. Application Deadline: 30 August 2017.The Photography PPA Portfolio Course will enhance your knowledge of photography through the understanding of professional processes and skills and the building of an original and personally tailored photography portfolio. While primarily aimed at helping students develop a portfolio to apply for MA programs or for their own professional practice, this course can also help students build a portfolio for application to undergraduate photography programs.Open daysTo be announced.Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course video by SokFok Studio. Music Credits: Garden of the Forking by DJ Lang.Student storiesStudent work

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Location

Start date

London
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1 Granary Square

Start date

On request

About this course

Entry requirements18+ years oldSome formal education or work experience related to art and designPrevious photography experienceProficient in English, both the spoken and written word, to IELTS level 6.0 or equivalent.

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Subjects

  • Camera
  • Printing
  • Colour management
  • Photography
  • Photographs
  • Exhibitions
  • Cameras
  • Analogue
  • Darkroom skills
  • Digital workflow
  • Lucida

Course programme

Course detail

The Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course (PPA) will enhance your knowledge of photography from an informed beginners perspective, through the understanding of photographic history, the development of professional processes and skills and the building of an original and personally tailored photography portfolio. This course focuses on the practical applications of photography to best achieve your goals.

The course aims to serve the needs and ambitions of three main student groups:

  • Those seeking to build a portfolio for application to BA Fine Art at Central Saint Martins, BA Photography at LCC or Camberwell or elsewhere
  • Those seeking to build a portfolio for application to MA Photography at Central Saint Martins, LCC or elsewhere
  • Professionals seeking to renew their creativity through personal projects, new processes and produce a fresh portfolio with a distinctive London edge.

The course assists you in realising your goals through common assignments, lectures, workshops, demonstrations, visits, peer group and individual tuition.

Course dates

Autumn term
30 September – 2 December 2017
Saturdays: 10am - 5pm
Spring term
6 January - 10 March 2018
Saturdays: 10am - 5pm

Course structure

Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course is a full-time course providing one days tuition per week on Saturdays. The course runs as one 20-week course split over two terms; Autumn (September-December) and Spring (January-March), with a break for the Christmas holidays in between. You are expected to work on your projects outside class time and allow 15 hours a week for this work.

Autumn term (Sepember - December)

The first part of the year-long programme is taught progressively with practical and technical skills being covered between September and December. These skills will then be applied to the projects that will form the bulk of your portfolio in the second part of the programme, between January and March, so that you then in a strong position to apply for the BA and MA courses.

Spring term (January - March)

During the second stage of the course you will be asked to develop an idea for a self initiated project that you would like to develop and undertake. Your individual research project will be the main focus of your studies for the second stage of the course. You will be supported throughout by workshops, lectures, tutorials and group feedback sessions.

Curriculum

Subjects covered on the course include: History of Photography, Studio skills, Analogue Darkroom skills, SLR, Medium and Large Format cameras, Alternative Processes, Digital workflow, printing, scanning and colour management. These topics are taught by means of workshops, lectures, demonstrations, visits and individual tuition.

Faculty

The course leader of Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course is Peter Cattrell who has taught photography extensively at Central St Martins, London College of Communication and Camberwell College of Arts. The Photography Portfolio Course tutors are drawn from the former Post Graduate Certificate in Photography course at Central Saint Martins. They are experienced at teaching students from all over the world and therefore they understand the needs of international students.

Staff

Course Leader: Peter Cattrell

Photography Professional Practice and Academic Portfolio Course

£ 4,995 VAT inc.