Fashion Image Making Short Course

About this course

The course examines fashion imagery through photography, illustration, graphic design and printmaking, considering how images relate to identity, perspective and wider culture. Teaching combines lectures on key concepts and practitioners with demonstrations, exercises and time to apply new techniques. Participants work with studio photography and lighting, Riso printing, laser and inkjet digital printing, black-and-white darkroom printing, image manipulation and bookmaking. The course is structured around experimentation and the development of an individual visual language within fashion image making.

What you'll learn

• Apply studio photography and lighting techniques to fashion image making.
• Produce images using Riso, laser and inkjet digital printing processes.
• Use black-and-white darkroom printing and image manipulation techniques.
• Explore bookmaking as a format for presenting photographic and printed work.
• Develop a visual language informed by personal identity and perspective.

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for learners interested in fashion image, photography, graphic identity and creative direction. Although it is labelled Improver, the source states that prior technical skills are not required. Participation includes lectures, demonstrations and practical exercises, with an expectation that learners will engage with fashion imagery and its cultural influence.

• Prior technical skills are not required.
• Learners are expected to be curious about fashion imagery and its wider cultural influence.