Introduction to Photography

Introduction to Photography

(SCQF level 4)

Evening, Arts and Photography

Course Options
No course offerings available at the moment.

Overview

This course is an introduction to photography and a good preparation course for entry to NC / NQ level photography courses. We'll introduce you to the basics of camera controls, composition and image capture and you'll also have access to our darkroom facilities.

Although the focus of the course is digital photography, you may have the opportunity to use film cameras and work in a traditional darkroom to produce black and white prints.

 

What you study

On this course you'll study:

  • Using Your Camera Inside and Outside.
  • Basic Camera Controls.
  • Composition.
  • Image Capture.
  • Film Cameras.
  • Working in a Traditional Darkroom.

 

After the course

Continuing Study

This course leads on to courses such as the NC Photography, Foundation Creative Crafts and Photography and NC Creative Printmaking with Photography.

 

Materials

The college can provide some equipment, however we encourage you to bring your own DSLR camera. For Digital photography classes it is recommended you bring a USB stick, or a storage device.