Aims

This course will focus on the great themes of photography: portrait, landscape and still-life, using traditional and digital media. You will examine the basic aesthetic and technical developments in contemporary practice, as well as the business and professional realities of working today as an image-maker rather than the conventional and rapidly-changing role of professional photographer.

Suitability

You should have the basic skills and abilities that are covered in Developing Skills in Photography or equivalent, or a portfolio which demonstrates provable, established basic photographic skills.

Content

using specialist equipment and materials

different lighting sources – tungsten, daylight, flash, types of colour film stock, colour correction/filtration techniques, specialist camera and lens types and hand-held light meters

effective planning, development and realisation of photographic projects

evaluating and selecting black-and-white printing processes

using Adobe Photoshop in the production of digitised photographic images

a creative approach to fundamental professional photographic techniques

producing a professional portfolio in portrait, landscape and still life

potential professional and commercial creative photography when working to a commercial brief

understanding the photographer’s role and responsibilities in a commercial shoot

Duration: 12 weeks

Dates: 3 Nov 2003-20 Feb 2004Location: Elephant and Castle

Fee: £5,250.00

Places are offered after successful interview with the Course Leader. If you would like to pursue this, please request a course information pack which describes the programme in more detail and includes an application form which will need to be completed and returned to the DALI office before you can be considered for interview.

Call +44 (0) 20 7514 8192 for an information pack