Photography Courses in London
At City Lit, we have a variety of photography courses on offer from complete beginners introducing technical and essential skills in how to operate a camera, to specialist workshops and subject based courses.
Our designated photography studio will provide students with access to the latest professional resources including lighting rigs, back drops and array of digital cameras including DSLRs. Learn and develop a range of photographic skills within a professional surrounding with a studio that offers a large open and flexible space, suitable for both collaborative and individual learning.
As a City Lit student, you will have access to Apple MacBook pros, Adobe Creative Cloud and professional camera editing software to help you create professional quality images. Learning from our specialist team of freelance and industry professionals, you’ll receive expert hands-on guidance in the skills required in taking professional photographs and beyond.
We host exhibitions throughout the year at City Lit Gallery where our students showcase their amazing work.
To arrange a conversation with our photography coordinator about your interests, options and courses available, please contact our Visual Arts team at visualarts@citylit.ac.uk
- Looking at photography: colour and composition
Course start date: Mon 12 Jan 2026 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Michael HardingWant to learn the secrets of composing beautiful photographs? Join this inspiring workshop to explore composition and colour controls, making the most of shapes, lines, colours, framing, the rule of thirds and simple camera controls for professional-looking results.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Studio assistant photography studio Course start date: Sat 21 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Lorenzo Berni, Ed GregoryThis is a course for students looking to take their first steps into commercial photography. This is a practical workshop-based course that will enable you to work with photographic studio equipment and software appropriate to a commercial photography workflow.Full fee £209.00 Senior fee £167.00 Concession £136.00 - Processing black and white photographic film Course start date: Tue 24 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Catriona GrayShoot a roll of black and white film and develop it in traditional chemicals, learning 2 ways to view the images on your film (analogue and digital)
Full fee £159.00 Senior fee £127.00 Concession £103.00 - Typology - Photographing a Theme or SeriesCourse start date: Tue 24 Feb 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Sara EpsteinThis course is hands-on and creative, designed for students who want to explore photography further. You’ll learn key concepts and techniques while developing your own projects, working to themes and creating a series of images in the style of a Typology. Expect to spend time outside the classroom taking photographs and building a strong visual portfolio. While we cover essential theory, the focus is on practical work and creative exploration.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00 - Pinhole photography Course start date: Sun 1 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Scott PerryDiscover exciting experimental ways of producing photographic images without a camera - build your own pinhole camera, create blue-tinted prints with sunlight, and make prints from objects like the artist Man Ray.Full fee £179.00 Senior fee £143.00 Concession £116.00 - Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and prints Course start date: Tue 31 Mar 2026 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Dominic HarrisDo you have boxes of old prints, negatives or transparencies gathering dust that you'd love to have digitised? Learn how to get your archive onto your computer using different methods from flatbed and film scanners to a digital camera.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Exhibiting and presenting your photography Course start date: Wed 6 May 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Shirley ReadExhibiting your photography will support you in developing new ways and methods in exhibition techniques. Working with a physical gallery space as a creative brief, you will have the opportunity to propose new solutions and ways of engaging an audience in photographic displays. Discuss and learn the history of photography exhibitions with key references and contemporary photographers. Get expert guidance to every aspect of exhibiting, from how to approach galleries to budgeting, hanging and marketing - giving you real confidence to stage your own show.
Full fee £299.00 Senior fee £239.00 Concession £194.00 - Product and still life photography Course start date: Fri 5 Jun 2026
Location on this date: Keeley Street
Tutors: Jad OakesThis hands-on, studio-based course is designed for photographers looking to enhance their skills in product and still life photography. You will explore lighting, composition and styling techniques to create visually compelling and professional-quality images.
Full fee £239.00 Senior fee £191.00 Concession £155.00
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