Improve Your Photography Short Course

About this course

The course explores photographic techniques and picture-making through a combination of slideshow lectures, workshops and project briefs undertaken on and off site. Discussions introduce different genres, including landscape and street photography, and consider the approaches used by photographers across the medium’s history. Participants discuss their existing work and influences before developing assignments in response to the course material. Feedback sessions focus on editing and sequencing images, helping participants consider how individual photographs can be brought together into a coherent body of work.

What you'll learn

• Apply photographic techniques and picture-making skills through project briefs
• Analyse approaches associated with a range of photographic genres and practitioners
• Edit and sequence images into a coherent body of work
• Evaluate photographic work with greater critical awareness
• Develop a more individual approach to image-making

Is this course right for you?

The course is intended for learners who already have basic photography knowledge and want to explore the subject beyond beginner-level study. The Improver label suggests a focus on developing existing skills rather than starting with fundamentals. Participation includes discussing previous work, responding to briefs and taking part in feedback sessions.

• Suitable for learners moving on from a beginner-level photography course
• Includes independent project work both on and off site
• Participants are expected to discuss their work and respond to feedback