BA (Hons) Digital Photography
Ravensbourne University London
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Campus location
Greenwich Peninsula, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 years
Pace
Full time
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Introduction
Picture perfect.
Nothing tells a story like a powerful image. Digital photography is one of the most dynamic mediums within the creative industries. It is a dominant force in shaping and defining contemporary society. Choose between three strands; sport, fashion and editorial/advertising, and graduate with everything you need to succeed in the international creative industries.
Why study this photography degree course?
- Nurture a diverse skillset across a range of digital photography sub-disciplines
- Industry-focused and exceptional industry connections
- Placement opportunities within prestigious organisations
- A mix of practice and theory-based learning modules
- Supported by expert teaching staff and visiting professionals
Nothing tells a story like a powerful image. Digital photography is one of the most dynamic mediums within the creative industries; it is a dominant force in shaping and defining contemporary society.
This digital photography course in London, UK, is the destination for budding contemporary photographers who wish to push the boundaries of a powerful medium. Accredited by the Association of Photographers (AOP) and the Royal Photographic Society (RPS), you will learn to decipher creative briefs, develop your own photographic style and prepare collections for exhibitions and competitions.
This industry-focused photography degree provides an education in the broader areas of digital photographic practice and will instil an understanding of the rapidly changing principles and methods that underpin new and emerging creative commercial practice.
You will use practical skills, knowledge and critical application of digital photography, helping you to explore the creative potential of your camera. Through a mix of practice and theory-based learning, you will be taught to think like a photographer and explore how images are created, shared, distributed and sold.
This future-focused BA Hons photography degree course from Ravensbourne University London is designed to combine practical skills with a knowledge of the critical application of digital photography. You will explore the creative potential of the camera and the theories and movements that drive change.
You will be encouraged to develop your own distinctive portfolio to showcase a high level of technical skill, whilst understanding the theory of photography, as well as seek opportunities for placements at top London agencies and photographers. You will also be encouraged to work collaboratively with other students across the college and different disciplines.
Ideal Students
Budding digital photographers who wish to bring messages to life through powerful imagery.
Curriculum
Year 1
Students will build fundamental skills in photographic equipment.
They will learn about still and also motion and post-production software alongside a working proficiency and knowledge of the industry.
Students will begin to think about their own practice and build confidence in image generation and platform selection.
Year 2
Students will gain a greater understanding of equipment and software such as Leica M, Phase One and Hasselblad and Linhof medium format cameras.
They will think about the specialist areas of photography and where they are applied.
This will allow them to enhance their practice and develop their own approach to digital creative work.
We set a variety of live project briefs and encourage students to take up placements in the industry.
Year 3
Students will bring their learning together in a final major digital photography project, ready for exhibition at the degree show.
By this stage, many students will already be published and working on projects in the creative industries.
Alongside this, they will create a self-initiated, experimental brief that addresses their own personal creative direction, and will form part of your principal working portfolio.
We ask students to show their contextual studies research and thinking in a long-form dissertation.
Key study topics
This degree in photography provides an education in the broader areas of digital photographic practice. You will develop diverse skillset skills across the:
- Photojournalism
- Editorial Documentary
- Portraiture
- Advertising
- Fashion
- Music
- Architecture
- Picture research
- PR
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Our graduates will be industry-ready to work across a range of areas such as photojournalism, editorial, documentary, portraiture, advertising, fashion, music, architecture, picture research and public relations.
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