Professional Training Course for Photographers: study online, at home or by distance education
This is an in-depth course covering a number of different subjects including photographic technology and starting a small business.
- Learn to take creative photographs
- Manipulate images
- Set the lights so that every wrinkle on your subject's face is highlighted or obscured, every glint in their eye is captured
- Capture motion, emotion and moments in history
- Gain experience
- Sharpen your technical skills
- Build contacts and opportunities for work
As well as leading you towards a career as a professional photographer and giving you the business skills necessary to achieve this - a photography course with ACS will send you on a journey of discovery.
- Exploring your world, sharpening your powers of observation as you take photos for assignments.
- Receive individual feedback on your photographs from tutors.
- Learn about light, about the way in which we see, about technology and how to balance and compose images.
- Learn skills necessary to make you employable in the industry.
Modules
Note that each module in the Certificate in Photographic Practice is a short course in its own right, and may be studied separately.
WORKING IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Photographic skills are valued in a wide range of jobs
Here are just a few examples of where graduates from this course may find employment opportunities:
- Retailing -Selling photo supplies services and products
- Marketing -Photos are used for brochures, web sites, posters, catalogues
- Media -Electronic and print publications employ photographers
- Tourism and Hospitality - Photographers can be found working with hotels, theme parks, restaurants, exhibition centres, reception centres
- Photo Studios
How to Get a Job and develop a Sustainable Career
A course is only the first step; but a necessary step. What you learn here can give you a valuable start and open up opportunities to enter the profession.
The world will however, continue to change; and areas of opportunity change too. A good photography professional will develop and maintain an awareness of the industry, build networks (ie. contacts), and have a broad foundation knowledge that allows them to adapt and learn new things continuously throughout their working life.
This Course Develops Your Capacity for a Sustainable Career
Some schools teach you to take good photos and stop there. At ACS, this is only the beginning.
We believe it is important to encourage and help you to develop contacts, communication skills, get a good CV and portfolio together, and stay current with developments and emerging opportunities.
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WHY CHOOSE US?
• Reputation and Experience: exceptional faculty staff highly qualified and experienced in professional photography
• Industry focus: courses designed to suit industry needs and expectations
• Different focus: develop problem solving skills that make you stand out from others
• Hands on: develop practical as well as theoretical skills
• Lots of help: dedicated and knowledgeable tutors.
• Efficient: prompt responses to your questions
• Reliable: established in 1979, independent school with a solid history
• Up to date: courses under constant review
• Resources: huge wealth of constantly developing intellectual property
• Value: courses compare very favourably on a cost per study hour basis
• Student amenities: online student room, bookshop, ebooks, acs garden online resources.
