Open Colleges is the new name for Cengage Education, and is Australia's oldest and most respected provider of Online and distance education courses. We deliver over 130 online and distance education courses, including an extensive range of nationally recognised Certificates and Diplomas.
Makes moves to get your commercial photography career on the up and up with this practical course.
Designed for experienced photographers looking to develop their natural talents, this course will add to your knowledge of composition, design and studio techniques, as well as film processing, image management and digital photography.
In an industry that offers both increased competition and opportunities, this course will help you advance your skills in portraits and studio work - ideal if you're keen to tap into the lucrative wedding, fashion and travel photography markets.
Subjects
Setting up a professional dark room
- Why have a dark room?
- Setting up a dark room
- Darkroom equipment
- Tips and printing for exhibitions
Film processing and image management
- Negative film, theory and practice
- Transparency film, theory and practice
- Colour labs: an in-depth look
- Presentation of images
Digital photography: advanced
- Getting serious about digital photography
- Software and hardware options
- Digital manipulation
- Online advantages
Professional portraiture
- Portraiture and commercial photography
- Studio portraiture
- The mobile portrait studio
- Tools of the trade
Studio techniques
- Setting up a home studio
- Starting with still life
- Studio equipment
- Nude photography
Composition and design
- Fundamentals: rules made to be broken
- Theme work to frame
- Composition techniques
- Colour versus black and white
Marketing and job costing
- Different clients, different costing
- Negotiating usage rights; copyright
- Starting out with fees; professionalism
- Costing for different markets
Entry requirements
This course requires students to have a standard or manual camera. Students must have completed the Freelance Photography course or equivalent in order to take this course.
English language requirements
If English is your second language and you did not complete the last two years of secondary education in English, you are required to provide evidence of English language competence before enrolling.
The Open Colleges difference:
- Nationally accredited: This ensures your qualification is recognised by industry around Australia.
- Start today! Open Colleges courses offer you ultimate flexibility. There is no need to attend classes at a campus or wait for an intake or start date. You can start your course whenever it suits you!
- Study from home at your own pace: You can study from home at your own pace. You can a choose to receive your learning materials by mail or online.
- Benefit from 100 years of history: Open Colleges has been delivering distance education to Australians for more than 100 years. Join over 700,000 Australians who have studied with Open Colleges. Unlike many other institutions, we are specialists in distance learning.
- We help you to succeed: Open Colleges provides you with comprehensive support throughout your studies. From access to ‘OpenSpace’ — our online learning portal — to support from experienced tutors, we help you every step of the way.
- Affordable fees: Open Colleges provides you with a range of different payment plan options. You can pay upfront and get a discount on your fees or you can choose to pay by instalment – including weekly, fortnightly and monthly options.
- Articulation opportunities: Once you have completed your studies, you may receive credit if you wish to pursue further education.
