Learn to print high quality digital photographs

Want to give create some professional grade prints? This hands-on course will guide you in printing top-quality inkjet (or giclée) prints as used by fine art photographers. Get to grips with Adobe Photoshop and our top-of-the-range Epson photo printers and experiment with different paper types and inks.

Take home several exhibition quality prints of your work.

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Learning modes and locations may be different depending on the course start date. Please check the location of your chosen course and read our guide to learning modes and locations to help you choose the right course for you.

  • Start Date: 06 Nov 2026
    End Date: 13 Nov 2026
    Fri (Daytime): 10:00 - 17:00
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 2 sessions (over 2 weeks)
    Course Code: VY374
    Tutors:  Michael Harding
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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  • Start Date: 11 Mar 2027
    End Date: 25 Mar 2027
    Thu (Evening): 18:00 - 21:00
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 3 sessions (over 3 weeks)
    Course Code: VY816
    Tutors:  Scott Perry
    Full fee £169.00 Senior fee £135.00 Concession £110.00
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  • Start Date: 29 Jun 2027
    End Date: 06 Jul 2027
    Tue (Daytime): 10:00 - 17:00
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 2 sessions (over 2 weeks)
    Course Code: VY777
    Tutors:  Dominic Harris
    Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00
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Full fee £229.00 Senior fee £183.00 Concession £149.00

What is the course about?

This course is a mix of practical printing and taught sessions, giving you a comprehensive grounding in producing your own inkjet and giclée prints up to A2 size, to a highly professional standard. You will learn about colour correction, basic colour management, different paper types and inks, and how to get the most out of Photoshop and printer software. Over two days you will be given fantastic opportunities to experiment with printing your own work on our top-of-the-range Epson Photo inkjet printers.

This course is great value as prints of this quality are expensive to have made to this standard.

What will we cover?

  • using Adobe Photoshop and non-destructive image techniques to achieve high-quality prints
  • colour-managing your workflow
  • test prints
  • black and white images
  • hands-on, practical experience of printing your work on different kinds of inkjet paper
  • how to load and use profiles for specialist paper.
  • producing prints of your own work on a selection of premium papers

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

  • use Adobe Photoshop and basic image adjustment to achieve high-quality prints
  • print your work on different kinds of inkjet paper using an inkjet printer
  • change the settings on the printer software to match your paper, and apply profiles for specialist paper types
  • take away prints of your own work on a selection of premium papers

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

An understanding of Photoshop and the basics of digital printing is an advantage, but not essential. If you use Adobe Lightroom or Affinity, many of the skills are transferable.

You will need to be able to follow simple written and verbal instructions, demonstrations, hand-outs and health and safety information, and be prepared to take part in group discussion. You should be happy using numbers and able to do simple measurements and calculations.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

A mix of practical printing and taught sessions in a dedicated studio environment using Apple Mac computers, Epson printers and high-quality inkjet paper.


The course also uses Google Classroom (an online teaching resource) for you download class resources.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Please bring a selection of your own images to your first class - either on memory stick or portable hard drive. These should be original files, high quality JPEGS or TIFFS.


Please note PC-formatted media can be read by Apple Macs but not written to.


We provide premium Epson and Hahnemuhle paper. If you want to print on other papers you will need to purchase these yourself and many art centres will give you a student discount with your City Lit student email address.

When you enrol on a course at the City Lit, you are also entitled to student price on Adobe Creative Cloud.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

You might want to expand your Photoshop or Lightroom skills or take a course in Fashion & Beauty Retouching, or Exhibiting and Presenting your Photography.

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Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.