Photography 2: Progressing with Digital Photography

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Level:: 2
Credits:: 60
Length:: 12 months approx.
8hrs per week
Cost:: £580
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Course Overview

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This course follows on from Photography 1: Introduction to Digital Photography and examines in greater depth the special procedures and shooting and software techniques that will help you realise the full potential of this medium. The course also looks at the implications of realistic alteration to photographic images, its purposes and intentions and how it can be used to enhance creative expression.

This course was written for the OCA by best selling photography author Michael Freeman.

Full colour control
Image combination
Photo-realistic retouching
Degrees of alteration
New worlds of imaging.

The course aims to develop skills in managing colour using digital software, in creating composite images, and in retouching images while maintaining their credibility; explore the ethical issues surrounding digital alteration of images.

Postal tuition

You are allocated a tutor and receive their details in your course pack. You work from the course materials and send regular assignments to your tutor. These are returned to you with comment and advice. The course fee includes tutor feedback on your set assignments, but you can purchase feedback and comment on additional pieces of work if you wish.

30 projects and five assignments. Students also maintain a learning log.

For more information on assessment, click here - Assessment booklet - to download the Assessment booklet PDF.