The programme encourages you to establish a balance between your creative vision and the technical processes required to produce work for a number of photographic outputs and formats. Throughout the degree, you will have access to a range of industrystandard photographic equipment, including Canon, Hasselblad, Phase One, Sony and Toyo (large format) cameras. You will also have access to fully equipped studios, specialist film scanners, workstations, colour/ digital and black and white dark rooms.
Awards
EIZO Student Awards 2018 & 2019 - finalist
Association of Photography (AOP) Student Awards 2018 & 2019 - shortlist
SONY World Photography Awards 2016 - final shortlist*
Association of Photography (AOP) Course of the Year 2017*
*The BA (Hons) Photography degree courses is subject to name validation – the current degree is a successor to the 2016/2017 award-winning programme.
First Year:
• Professional digital workflow and printing
• Photography editing techniques
• Shooting film and darkroom practice
• Studio lighting techniques
• Story-telling through visual imagery
• Large format cameras on location
Second Year
• Advanced techniques and processes
• Creative thought processes in the production of images
• Documentary moving image skills
• Independent working
• Your own photographic practice
Final Year:
• Develop your Minor Project
• Produce your Dissertation
• Develop your Professional Practice (to include employability skills, self promotion, online content marketing & web sites)
• Deliver your Final Major Project
Workshops and lectures have been provided by a range of world-renowned photographers.
These have included:
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Martin Parr - President Magnum Photos
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Tom Stoddart -Photojournalist Getty Images
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Yan Preston – Photographer
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Tim Clark - 1000 Words Editor
• Freddy Spencer - 20/20 Photography Agent
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Pippa Oldfield - Curator & Writer
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Mimi Mollica - Photojournalist Documentary & Photographer
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Simon Roberts - Photographer & Honorary Fellow Royal Photographic Society
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Alison Baskerville – Photojournalist
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Peter Dench - World Press Photo
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Zelda Cheatle - Photography Expert
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Chris Harrison,Photographer
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Tessa Bunny - Klompching Gallery New York
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Tom Wood - International Centre of Photography, New York
Study Visits
We arrange cultural visits to galleries and exhibitions across the UK and internationally.
Including:
• Amsterdam
• Barcelona
• Berlin
• London
• Paris
• Prague
Our graduates have gone on to pursue successful careers within this industry. Including:
• Boo George, Vogue
• Peter Caton, Photojournalist + NGO
• Lucinda Grange, Travel Photographer, New York
• Jason Hynes, Independent Photographer
• Lauren Fletcher, Editorial Photographer
• Georgia Donkin, Sotheby’s
Alumni Careers:
• editorial
• museums & galleries
• education
• fashion
• journalism
• picture editing
• publishing
Your portfolio is a visual statement it says a lot about an applicant and their practice. The advice below is not meant to be restrictive but rather offers some simple advice to help you prepare for your interview.
What we like to see
• Clearly laid out portfolio, which is easy to look through.
• Evidence of visual imagery/photographs that you have created yourself.
• Considered quality not quantity and avoiding repetition.
• Organised into sections.
• Notebooks/contact sheets that indicate developmental processes -
experimental.
• Simple presentation – if mounted black or white board is preferable.
Photographs
Series of photographs that indicate interpretation/technical ability - use of light,
composition, print quality, narrative, interaction with the subject, visual story,
associated research and how this feeds into the project – relevance, individuality,
ideas, experimentation, evidence of an ability to take a creative risk and experiment.
Sketchbooks
Evidence of your level of understanding photographic technique; this includes an
ability to use a camera with exposure/composition/lenses, diff erent focal lengths
and work fl ow. Written work will include the influence and reference to other
photographers/artists/filmmakers.
Digital Work
If bringing a digital portfolio, we advise a maximum of 20 images prepared and
ready to view on a tablet/laptop. The work should be considered and organized,
displaying the ability that you have decided to choose key images before placing
them in the appropriate order to be viewed during the interview. Be selective with your images that you can talk confidently about.
Finally
Be honest. Be yourself. Relax.