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Photography 2: Social Documentary

I needed a course to fit around my life and OCA provides just that
Level:
2 (HE5)
Credits:
60
Length:
15 months approx.
10hrs per week
Cost:
£745
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Course Overview

Course Sample
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Core Requirement for BA Hons Photography
Elective Option for BA Hons Creative Arts*

This course looks in depth at photography which documents, investigates or comments on people and situations. It provides a structure for exploring documentary subjects in an exciting and positive way. It builds on Photography 1: The Art of Photography and develops your experience in using compositional and lighting skills in selecting, editing and juxtaposing images. It looks at timing and anticipation, working with available light, identifying and interacting with potential subjects, and matching equipment and strategies to different situations.



If you want to study this course as part of a photography degree, click here: BA Hons Photography Degree.
Visit the blog of OCA's Photography course author Michael Freeman - The Freeman View
  • The reporter’s eye
  • The telling moment
  • Working in low light
  • Documentary styles.

The course aims to develop understanding of the meaning and purpose of documentary photography; help students choose appropriate equipment and use it to good effect; explore the principles of the photo essay; develop skills in editing and selecting images to convey the message.

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



Related information
Assessment and how to get qualified booklet