Emerging Personal and Professional Practice: making confident portraits (intermediate)

ByIdea Store Learning

Photography

Intermediate

An intermediate photography course on planning, making and developing expressive portraits through respectful work with subjects.

About this course

Participants will plan and create portraits with a considered approach, paying attention to how they work with their subjects. The course centres on developing a small, coherent portrait series that can be shared beyond the classroom. It is framed as an Emerging Practice course, with potential relevance to portfolio development and photographing creatives for profiles.

What you'll learn

  • Plan portrait photographs with clear intention
  • Work respectfully with portrait subjects
  • Create an expressive small-scale portrait series
  • Develop portraits suitable for sharing beyond the classroom

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for adults at an intermediate level who are ready to develop their portrait practice beyond fundamental approaches. It may suit learners interested in building a portfolio or exploring portrait work for creative profiles.

  • Relevant to learners considering portfolio development
  • May support exploration of photographing creatives for profiles
  • The course can be connected to possible future commission or freelance work

Class teacher

  • Rick Cordell

    Class teacher

Where this course runs

  • Selected class

    455 The Highway, London E1W 3HP

    London E1W 3HP

    Nearest station: Shadwell

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Upcoming classes

1 class

Selected date

Thu 22 Apr 2027

18:30 – 21:00 • 9 weeks

£180

455 The Highway, Shadwell

Rick CordellClass teacher
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