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You can develop your skills and introduce new ones with our hands-on distance or one-to-one tuition with brilliant tutors.

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October 3rd 2008

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Upcoming OCA Events

October 18th 2008

Surprising journeys, special journeys, journeys not takenUsing…
17th century Salisbury House, Bury St. West, Edmonton. N9. (329 bus from Wood Green tube)

October 25th 2008

This workshop will look at the basic building blocks of all…
Casselbank Studios, Leith, Edinburgh

October 25th 2008

This workshop will look at the basic building blocks of all…
Casselbank Studios, Leith, Edinburgh

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Photography 1: Art of Photography

Learn how to take dynamic and well composed photographs with OCA's Photography 1: Art of Photography course.

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