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
- Photography, space and architectureCourse start date: Thu 26 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingCapture the architecture of London, from ancient churches to modern buildings in this introduction to architectural photography. Learn about the history and development of this specialist genre then venture onto the streets and spaces of London to put your theory into practice, identifying architectural styles and experimenting with different lenses, composition, processing and editing.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Creative image editing with Photoshop and LightroomCourse start date: Fri 27 Jan 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingLearn how to use and apply the key features of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop to develop your image editing skills.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Developing photography skillsCourse start date: Wed 1 Feb 2023 (and 6 other dates)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Michael HardingAlready know the basics of photography but want to take things further? Refresh your knowledge, learn more advanced skills and develop your creative ideas, with an established professional photographer on hand for technical guidance and creative inspiration.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - City Lit photography projectsCourse start date: Sat 4 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Delve deep into the world of photography, working with a selection of fundamental projects that will support you in developing the confidence and skills required for your own photographic practice.
The City Lit photography projects course offers both knowledge and practical experience within photography, exploring its various contexts and genres. You will get to grips with your camera, explore different photographic techniques and gain new skills using industry equipment and software. Working through a series of creative projects you will start developing your own ideas and finish the course with an extensive portfolio of photographic work.Full fee £1,499.00 Senior fee £1,199.00 Concession £974.00 - Photography colour management: 1 day masterclassCourse start date: Tue 14 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardOn this intense one day workshop in graphic arts and photography colour management, learn how to achieve consistent digital colour output for web and print.Full fee £59.00 Senior fee £47.00 Concession £59.00 - Pinhole photographyCourse start date: Sun 19 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
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 £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Scanning photography negatives, transparencies and printsCourse start date: Tue 21 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
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 £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Beauty photography: 1 day masterclassCourse start date: Fri 24 Feb 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Ed GregoryThis is ideal as a first step into the specialism of beauty photography. This is a practical course. You will be working with the lighting and equipment that is associated with beauty photography. By the end of the one day course you will be well on the way to creating your first beauty image.Full fee £89.00 Senior fee £89.00 Concession £89.00 - Looking at photography: critical and analytic theoriesCourse start date: Tue 28 Feb 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Armelle SkatulskiAn introduction to some of the main ways of thinking about photography, based on cultural theory, politics, philosophy and semiotics.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00 - Photography studio lightingCourse start date: Fri 3 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Matthew WardLearn about photographic studio practice and lighting. An introduction to using studio flash, 'hot' (tungsten) and ‘cold’ (fluorescent & LED) lights to enhance your portrait and still life photography.Full fee £149.00 Senior fee £149.00 Concession £149.00 - Creative photography: restaging paintingsCourse start date: Fri 3 Mar 2023
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Lorenzo BerniLearn key skills in how to apply simple lighting techniques that create evocative and dramatic fine art photographs of people and still life inspired by the paintings of Caravaggio and the Dutch masters from the 17th and 18th century. Combine art and photography with this workshop that focuses on the re-staging of iconic paintings in photographic form.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Beginners photographyCourse start date: Sat 4 Mar 2023 (and 2 other dates)
Location on this date: Online
Tutors: Dominic HarrisDiscover the basics of photography to improve your photographs and impress your friends. Learn about shutter speed, aperture, photo composition, light and taking pictures in different environments. This course is perfect for complete beginners or for learning new skills. Please take this course before enrolling on our intermediate courses.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00 - Portraits and people photography
Course start date: Tue 7 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Discover the secrets of successful portraiture, from the studio-lit portrait to street and documentary photography, or those special moments for the family album. Gain confidence in photographing people through practical work indoors and out, teaching you invaluable skills in lighting, composition and poses, to produce a beautiful portrait portfolio.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Fashion and editorial photographyCourse start date: Wed 8 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Kean Street Photography Studio
Tutors: Ed GregoryThis course will help you to develop your skills in editorial fashion photography.
The course is project driven and will take you from the creation of a basic story board through to a photo shoot. By the end of the course you will understand the workflow, the tools and thinking / planning required to run a successful shoot for yourself. The course also provides advice on getting material published.Full fee £199.00 Senior fee £159.00 Concession £129.00 - Looking at photography: colour and compositionCourse start date: Mon 13 Mar 2023 (and 1 other date)
Location on this date: Online
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.
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.Full fee £129.00 Senior fee £129.00 Concession £129.00
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