Basic principles of photography (Digital)
No Qualification • • Cornwall College St Austell
This exciting 6 week course will introduce you to the basic priciples of photography, you will gain an understanding of the exposure triangle, using the ISO, Aperture and Shutter to find the perfect exposure.
You will also explore compositional guidelines enabling you to create amazing images. This course is perfect if you are just starting out in photography or would like to develop your skills further.
You will require your own DSLR or Mirrorless Camera, SD card and Memory Stick to sign up to the Course.
Learners will be able to shoot in full manual mode, download and save files effectivley, develop the skills of metering in order to find the correct exposure and be able to carry out basic editing through photoshop.
This course runs from 17:30 - 19:30 on a Wednesday
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Improving Your Portrait Photography Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
At this workshop you will learn how to:-
* Set up and use tungsten and flash lighting to give a range of effects.
* The use of reflectors.
* How to set up a simple studio at home.
* Composition and posing your subject.
* How to arrange groups.
* How to process images in software off-camera to give desired effects and best results.
* Then finally how to prepare the best image for printing.
You will need your own digital camera for this workshop.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Photo Editing - Intermediate (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This is a fun course for those that have attended the beginner’s photo editing
course or have skills to that level.
You will learn to manage selections and layers and a variation of editing techniques. This course teaches advanced Photoshop features such as brushes, photo compositing and HDR.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
This is a FREE* course - apply for a place now.
* This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the cousre before. If you have already attended this cousre and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Tuesday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Product Photography for Artist and Craft Workers Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Learn how to use mobile, compact or higher specification cameras to produce images for marketing your craft and products for sale on the web or on leaflets/posters.
The workshop will cover a range of simple lighting techniques to give the best results for different textures and surfaces. Show you how to set up a simple lighting rig in your home or workshop. Show you the best settings on your mobile device or camera, and how to process these images for best results.
You will need to bring your own camera to this workshop.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Macro and Close-up Photography for DSLRs Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
At this workshop you will learn how to set up and use equipment to give high quality close-up and true macro images (a range of alternatives will be available to try – Close-up filters, extension tubes, bellows, macro lenses and reversing rings).
Also covered will be the theory and practice of lighting a variety of subjects, the use of focus stacking to extend depth of field, processing of RAW images off-camera to give highest quality results and preparing the best image for printing.
You will need your own DSLR camera for this workshop which is for DSLR camera users only.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Intro to Photo Editing Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This fun, one day editing workshop is for anybody who likes to take photos, whether is for a fun looking Instagram page or you want to take your hobby to the next level to give your photos that 'professional look'. We will look at different tools in an editing software and how it can change and enhance your images.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
We also suggest that you bring a packed lunch and any other refreshments that you may require.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
* This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm for 1 day.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Photography – Creative – Commercial
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
If you are interested in a career in photography and have your sights set on a future in the creative industries then look no further as this is the course for you.
The course is constructed with practical projects and hands on learning – you’ll be spending a lot of taking photographs in and out of college.
This course is delivered at both Cornwall College Camborne and Cornwall College St Austell. You will work on projects that are written to allow you to develop skills in both digital and analogue processes across a range of photographic applications. By the end of the course you will have a diverse portfolio to take to employers, universities or to show clients. At the end of each year of study you will be given the chance to choose your own specialism and create a completely individual product based on the strengths and skills you have developed. What will you create? The choice is yours!
You will go on trips to various locations and visit photographer’s studios. These are a great opportunity to meet and question current industry professionals. You will also have the opportunity to go on the annual London trip that includes accommodation at a 3* hotel, seeing the work of professional photographers exhibited at National Portrait Gallery and Photographers Gallery, Visiting V&A museum being in a live TV studio audience, meeting and working with professional photographers, 3D IMAX screening, a West End show, a ride on the London Eye, Street Photography in the capital and so much more.
You’ll be learning from experienced working professional photographers, who are always on hand to give you the very best start to your photographic career.
Apply Now View Course
Art & Design Practice Extended Diploma
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
If you love Art and Design; you get excited about finding creative solutions to problems, enjoy working with your hands, investigating why and how other artists’ and designers’ work, then this is the course for you.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma Art and Design is an exciting two year course; in the first year you are encouraged to explore all areas of the arts, to achieve the Diploma. You will begin to determine your specialist pathways when you progress onto the Extended Diploma, in the second year. At the start of each year you are allocated your own studio space, which you can make your own and use as a base throughout the year.
In the first year you will take part in a wide range of practical workshops in our studios, in order to develop your skills in drawing, painting, working with mixed media, graphics and digital media, textiles, printmaking, ceramics, photography and 3 dimensional work. Projects and workshops are linked to relevant creative careers, to help you understand where your skills might be used, in the creative industries. The year is completed with a Final Project and a Summer Exhibition.
The second year is an opportunity for you to decide on your specialist pathway, such as Fashion, Textiles, Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design etc. All the work you have done to date is organised into a portfolio, either for job and apprenticeship applications, or university entrance via UCAS. Focused support for progression is given throughout the Autumn term, whilst practical projects continue to provide opportunities for you to take greater responsibility for your own practice, including decision making and time management. There will be an emphasis on projects negotiated between you and your tutors. This year culminates in an extensive Final Major Project, which is exhibited in the Summer Exhibition.
Underpinning all aspects of the course is an engaging programme of contextual studies and you will take part in gallery and location visits, written assignments and tutorials throughout the course, as well as relevant work experience, employer-led projects, commissions and exhibitions.
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FdA Photography
Level 5 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Our exciting and vibrant new FdA Photography programme, is built upon the years of existing good practice to be found in the Arts and Media Department at Cornwall College Camborne.
Photography is a popular, challenging and competitive subject. As such our new programme has been designed to ensure our graduates are tenacious, flexible and excited by the new opportunities that are available in photography and are fully aware of the niches that can be carved within the creative industries.
To ensure a dynamic student experience, as a FdA Photography student you will be located within the existing BA (Hons)/ FdA Art & Design Practice studio spaces, sharing a range of facilities including an HE Common Room. You will also enjoy your own subject specific teaching areas, including a photography studio and dark room facilities.
Smaller teaching groups are a positive element of the programme, ensuring you receive the expert attention that you need to become a successful photographer. However, the programme cohorts will be large enough for you to collaborate with fellow students and undertake group projects. Opportunities will exist to support you if your interest lies in photo-journalism or contemporary fashion, or if you wish to develop specialisms in the use of either digital or conventional photographic technology. Photography specific visits and trips will take part throughout the programme as part of the curriculum. Location photography shoots in Cornwall, in both countryside and coastal regions, will also form part of the programme.
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Art and Design Foundation Diploma
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
The Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is a wonderful year of discovery. You will have the time to explore your interests in Art and Design and decide which specialism you feel most comfortable developing. If you are coming from A levels, this will be a year away from a ‘school’ mentality; we are keen for you to develop as an independent creative who is willing to push boundaries. If you are someone who feels they just need a bit of breathing space, to have some time to explore and be creative, then this year can be a time to do just that.
This course is very much about practical learning – you will be spending a lot of time in the Art and Design studios, where you will have a dedicated workspace and plan chest to keep all your work organised. The work you produce will build towards a portfolio for you to take with you to interviews and onward employment.
You’ll be exploring a wide range of media and building on skills that you already have. You’ll be studying a subject you enjoy and developing all of the essential skills you need as a creative artist, or designer, as you progress through the course.
Our studios and workshops are bright and airy and we are fortunate in having dedicated 3D, print room and ceramics workshops. Our staff have a range of specialist skills from Fine Art, printmaking, contextual studies, graphics and photography, and we also have supportive technical staff, in the workshops.
Apply Now View Course
Basic principles of photography (Digital)
No Qualification • • Cornwall College St Austell
This exciting 6 week course will introduce you to the basic priciples of photography, you will gain an understanding of the exposure triangle, using the ISO, Aperture and Shutter to find the perfect exposure.
You will also explore compositional guidelines enabling you to create amazing images. This course is perfect if you are just starting out in photography or would like to develop your skills further.
You will require your own DSLR or Mirrorless Camera, SD card and Memory Stick to sign up to the Course.
Learners will be able to shoot in full manual mode, download and save files effectivley, develop the skills of metering in order to find the correct exposure and be able to carry out basic editing through photoshop.
This course runs from 17:30 - 19:30 on a Wednesday
Apply Now View Course
Improving Your Portrait Photography Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
At this workshop you will learn how to:-
* Set up and use tungsten and flash lighting to give a range of effects.
* The use of reflectors.
* How to set up a simple studio at home.
* Composition and posing your subject.
* How to arrange groups.
* How to process images in software off-camera to give desired effects and best results.
* Then finally how to prepare the best image for printing.
You will need your own digital camera for this workshop.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Photo Editing - Intermediate (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This is a fun course for those that have attended the beginner’s photo editing
course or have skills to that level.
You will learn to manage selections and layers and a variation of editing techniques. This course teaches advanced Photoshop features such as brushes, photo compositing and HDR.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
This is a FREE* course - apply for a place now.
* This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the cousre before. If you have already attended this cousre and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Tuesday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Product Photography for Artist and Craft Workers Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Learn how to use mobile, compact or higher specification cameras to produce images for marketing your craft and products for sale on the web or on leaflets/posters.
The workshop will cover a range of simple lighting techniques to give the best results for different textures and surfaces. Show you how to set up a simple lighting rig in your home or workshop. Show you the best settings on your mobile device or camera, and how to process these images for best results.
You will need to bring your own camera to this workshop.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Macro and Close-up Photography for DSLRs Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
At this workshop you will learn how to set up and use equipment to give high quality close-up and true macro images (a range of alternatives will be available to try – Close-up filters, extension tubes, bellows, macro lenses and reversing rings).
Also covered will be the theory and practice of lighting a variety of subjects, the use of focus stacking to extend depth of field, processing of RAW images off-camera to give highest quality results and preparing the best image for printing.
You will need your own DSLR camera for this workshop which is for DSLR camera users only.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Intro to Photo Editing Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This fun, one day editing workshop is for anybody who likes to take photos, whether is for a fun looking Instagram page or you want to take your hobby to the next level to give your photos that 'professional look'. We will look at different tools in an editing software and how it can change and enhance your images.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
We also suggest that you bring a packed lunch and any other refreshments that you may require.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
* This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm for 1 day.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
Apply Now View Course
Photography – Creative – Commercial
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
If you are interested in a career in photography and have your sights set on a future in the creative industries then look no further as this is the course for you.
The course is constructed with practical projects and hands on learning – you’ll be spending a lot of taking photographs in and out of college.
This course is delivered at both Cornwall College Camborne and Cornwall College St Austell. You will work on projects that are written to allow you to develop skills in both digital and analogue processes across a range of photographic applications. By the end of the course you will have a diverse portfolio to take to employers, universities or to show clients. At the end of each year of study you will be given the chance to choose your own specialism and create a completely individual product based on the strengths and skills you have developed. What will you create? The choice is yours!
You will go on trips to various locations and visit photographer’s studios. These are a great opportunity to meet and question current industry professionals. You will also have the opportunity to go on the annual London trip that includes accommodation at a 3* hotel, seeing the work of professional photographers exhibited at National Portrait Gallery and Photographers Gallery, Visiting V&A museum being in a live TV studio audience, meeting and working with professional photographers, 3D IMAX screening, a West End show, a ride on the London Eye, Street Photography in the capital and so much more.
You’ll be learning from experienced working professional photographers, who are always on hand to give you the very best start to your photographic career.
Apply Now View Course
Art & Design Practice Extended Diploma
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
If you love Art and Design; you get excited about finding creative solutions to problems, enjoy working with your hands, investigating why and how other artists’ and designers’ work, then this is the course for you.
The Level 3 Extended Diploma Art and Design is an exciting two year course; in the first year you are encouraged to explore all areas of the arts, to achieve the Diploma. You will begin to determine your specialist pathways when you progress onto the Extended Diploma, in the second year. At the start of each year you are allocated your own studio space, which you can make your own and use as a base throughout the year.
In the first year you will take part in a wide range of practical workshops in our studios, in order to develop your skills in drawing, painting, working with mixed media, graphics and digital media, textiles, printmaking, ceramics, photography and 3 dimensional work. Projects and workshops are linked to relevant creative careers, to help you understand where your skills might be used, in the creative industries. The year is completed with a Final Project and a Summer Exhibition.
The second year is an opportunity for you to decide on your specialist pathway, such as Fashion, Textiles, Photography, Fine Art, Graphic Design etc. All the work you have done to date is organised into a portfolio, either for job and apprenticeship applications, or university entrance via UCAS. Focused support for progression is given throughout the Autumn term, whilst practical projects continue to provide opportunities for you to take greater responsibility for your own practice, including decision making and time management. There will be an emphasis on projects negotiated between you and your tutors. This year culminates in an extensive Final Major Project, which is exhibited in the Summer Exhibition.
Underpinning all aspects of the course is an engaging programme of contextual studies and you will take part in gallery and location visits, written assignments and tutorials throughout the course, as well as relevant work experience, employer-led projects, commissions and exhibitions.
Apply Now View Course
FdA Photography
Level 5 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Our exciting and vibrant new FdA Photography programme, is built upon the years of existing good practice to be found in the Arts and Media Department at Cornwall College Camborne.
Photography is a popular, challenging and competitive subject. As such our new programme has been designed to ensure our graduates are tenacious, flexible and excited by the new opportunities that are available in photography and are fully aware of the niches that can be carved within the creative industries.
To ensure a dynamic student experience, as a FdA Photography student you will be located within the existing BA (Hons)/ FdA Art & Design Practice studio spaces, sharing a range of facilities including an HE Common Room. You will also enjoy your own subject specific teaching areas, including a photography studio and dark room facilities.
Smaller teaching groups are a positive element of the programme, ensuring you receive the expert attention that you need to become a successful photographer. However, the programme cohorts will be large enough for you to collaborate with fellow students and undertake group projects. Opportunities will exist to support you if your interest lies in photo-journalism or contemporary fashion, or if you wish to develop specialisms in the use of either digital or conventional photographic technology. Photography specific visits and trips will take part throughout the programme as part of the curriculum. Location photography shoots in Cornwall, in both countryside and coastal regions, will also form part of the programme.
View Course
Art and Design Foundation Diploma
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
The Foundation Diploma in Art and Design is a wonderful year of discovery. You will have the time to explore your interests in Art and Design and decide which specialism you feel most comfortable developing. If you are coming from A levels, this will be a year away from a ‘school’ mentality; we are keen for you to develop as an independent creative who is willing to push boundaries. If you are someone who feels they just need a bit of breathing space, to have some time to explore and be creative, then this year can be a time to do just that.
This course is very much about practical learning – you will be spending a lot of time in the Art and Design studios, where you will have a dedicated workspace and plan chest to keep all your work organised. The work you produce will build towards a portfolio for you to take with you to interviews and onward employment.
You’ll be exploring a wide range of media and building on skills that you already have. You’ll be studying a subject you enjoy and developing all of the essential skills you need as a creative artist, or designer, as you progress through the course.
Our studios and workshops are bright and airy and we are fortunate in having dedicated 3D, print room and ceramics workshops. Our staff have a range of specialist skills from Fine Art, printmaking, contextual studies, graphics and photography, and we also have supportive technical staff, in the workshops.
Apply Now View Course
Art & Design CAVA Access To HE Diploma
Level 3 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne
Are you are a creative person? Have you been thinking about returning to education, to study for a degree in art and design, but don’t feel that you are quite ready? If the answer to these questions is yes, then this is the course for you!
The Access courses are designed to support mature learners (19+) so that they can progress confidently onto a degree at the end of the year. You will be supported with that application through UCAS. This course is just one year of study, so it is intense and fast paced, but at the same time it will introduce you to an exciting range of creative skills and ideas. As it is only one year, learners are expected to spend between 5-8 hours home study a week.
In the first two terms you will have an introduction to: 2D skills, mixed media, colour theory, print, photography, graphic design, textiles, life drawing, 3D skills and ceramics. These will be taught by specialist staff mainly through a series of practical workshops. You will also develop your research, writing, and other study skills through the theory units; all of which are designed to prepare you for study in Higher Education.
In the third term you will be able to write your own brief and display the work in our end of year exhibition.
You will have your own generous studio space for the duration of the course, where you can create and display your work. In addition you will be able to use the dedicated workshops for Photography, Print, 3D and Ceramics.
This level 3 qualification is all about engaging, supporting and developing your skills and ideas, to enable you to gain the confidence to progress onto a creative arts degree.
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Beginners Guide To Digital Photography (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This course is aimed at beginners who will learn the basic use of a digital camera. With simple techniques to improve portraits, landscapes, travel photography, special occasions, and competition entries.
You will learn what the controls on your camera are for, and how settings can be used to give effects that can enhance your images. This will include an understanding of exposure and what settings combine to give the right results; what types of image file and colour settings are the best for your camera; basic control of natural, artificial and flash lighting and basic use of photo software; tips for improving the composition of landscapes, portraits, nature and close-up (macro) images.
Students are encouraged each week to try out what they have learnt and the photographs are viewed by the group the following week.
You will need your own digital camera for this course and if you already have one a tripod may also be useful.
This is a FREE* course - apply for your place now.
*This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the course before. If you have already attended this course and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on an evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for 8 or 7 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Photo Editing - Beginners (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This practice based course is for those wishing to learn basic photo editing techniques to enhance their photography.
The principles learnt on this course can be applied to any editing software as necessary. This course teaches a basic understanding of Photoshop features such as managing selections and layers as well as modifying images and even creating your own cards or posters.
Please bring a USB memory stick and note pad and pen with you.
This is a FREE* course - apply for a place now.
* This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the course before. If you have already attended this course and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Tuesday evening from 6.00pm to 8.00pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Improving Your Digital Photography (Evening)
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
On this course you will learn advanced techniques to improve the quality, lighting and composition of your images. Advanced use of natural, artificial and studio flash lighting. Common uses of photo software. Special techniques; including Panoramas, HDR, and Focus Stacking.
The course will take a deeper look at producing high quality landscapes, portraits and close-up photography. This will include the use of well-known software to give the best final image from each exposure, although the emphasis will always be on getting the best results from your camera. We will look at ways of controlling or taking advantage of challenging lighting conditions, and this will include a studio session to gain experience of artificial lighting techniques.
Students are encouraged each week to try out what they have leant and the photographs are viewed by the group the following week.
This course would be ideally suited to students who have already completed our Beginners Guide to Digital Photography course or are already at this level (please see our Beginners course description). If you are not sure please contact us and we can arrange for you to speak to the tutor to determine the best course for you.
This course is for DSLR camera users only.
You will need your own DSLR camera and a tripod for this course.
This is a FREE* course - apply for your place now.
*This course will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the course before. If you have already attended this course and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This course runs on a Wednesday evening from 6.30pm to 8.30pm for 8 weeks.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Improving Your Landscape Photography Workshop
No Qualification • Part-time • Cornwall College Camborne
This workshop will start with a trip to one or two local scenic sites (subject to weather conditions).
Once there you will learn how to set up and use your digital camera to give the best RAW files for processing in software off camera. Covering techniques for HDR, focus stacking, panorama, selecting the correct exposure (and metering techniques) in challenging lighting conditions and improving your composition.
We will then return to the college to process the images to give the best quality and introduce desired effects. Finally producing a print of your best image.
You will need your own digital camera and tripod for this workshop. You will also need to provide your own transport to the local scenic sites and the college.
This is a FREE* workshop - apply for a place now.
*This workshop will be free for students who will be 19+ as of 31.08.21 and have not attended the workshop before. If you have already attended this workshop and wish to repeat it a fee will apply.
This workshop runs on a Saturday from 9.30am to 4.00pm.
Venue:-
Cornwall College Camborne
Trevenson Road
Pool
Redruth
TR15 3RD
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Art and Design Diploma
Level 2 • Full-time • Cornwall College Camborne, Cornwall College St Austell
Do you love Art or Design? Are you an inventive, creative person? Would you like to broaden your skills and learn how to develop your ideas, so that you could one day earn a living from your creativity?
This course is perfect for students who like to study in a practical, hands-on way. You will explore a wide range of materials, processes and technical skills, as well as developing good study skills, communication skills, employability skills and self-confidence.
The qualification is structured to provide time for gallery visits, collaborative projects and work experience, alongside regular sketchbook work, contextual studies, specialist workshops and portfolio building. The timetable also allows you to study for your Maths and English GCSE’s should you need to.
The course begins with fun projects and a variety of skills workshops that are taught to the whole group. Over time you will be able to steer projects to be themed to your own interests or chosen art or design specialism. You will soon become a more independent learner who is able to come up with original ideas, write your own project proposals, develop sketchbook pages and create finished pieces that you are proud of.
If you choose to study at our St Austell campus you will work as part of The Creative and Digital Academy, collaborating on a wide range of projects, performances and exhibitions with fellow creativity. Our vibrant and diverse spaces mean you’ll be engaging with musicians, dancers, gamers, filmmakers and actors, all working together to grow the creative landscape in Cornwall.
If you choose to study at our Camborne campus you will be based in our bright and spacious art studio. Developing your creativity in a friendly and inspiring place, where students are encouraged to experiment freely, to express their individuality, to try out new ways of working and to broaden their ideas through slide-shows, discussions and research.
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