Home Study Course Photography Certificate
There are 4 core business/management units, 3 photography units, and 200 hours of either work experience or industry relevant project work, focussed on the photographic industry (preparation and sub mission of a folio can also be accepted here)..
CORE UNITS
Office Practices
Develops basic office skills covering use of equipment, communication systems (telephone, fax, etc) and office procedures such as filing, security, workplace organisations, etc.
Business Operations
- Develops knowledge of basic business operations and procedures (eg. types of businesses, financial management, business analysis, staffing, productivity, etc) and the skills to develop a 12 month business plan.
- Management
- Develops knowledge of management structures, terminology, supervision, recruitment and workplace health and safety.
- Marketing Foundations.
- Develops a broad understanding of marketing and specific skills in writing advertisements, undertaking market research, developing an appropriate marketing plan and selling.
STREAM STUDIES
PHOTOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION STAGE 1
- Origins of Photography
- Film or Digital
- Photo Equipment: Part 1
- Photo Equipment: Part 2
- Processing
- Enlarging
- Lighting
- Fault Finding
PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE STAGE 2
- Composition
- Photographing People
- Nature & Landscape Photography
- Colour vs. Black & White
- Special Techniques
- Illustrative Photography
- Publishing
- Business Opportunities in Photography
PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY STAGE 3
- Image Formatting
- Lighting
- Sensitometry Part 1.
- Sensitometry Part 2.
- Understanding Colour
- Chemistry of Colour Photography
- Filters & Attachments
- Lenses
Course Duration: 900 hours
Enrolment fee does not include exam fees (x 7). An exam fee is paid when each exam (7) is sat.
Why Study the Course?
This is a great course to choose, if you want to not only learn about the subject now;
but keep learning after you finish studying. We believe a good course should not only
develop intelligence and knowledge; but also:
- Improve your ability to communicate with others within the discipline
- Develop problem solving skills relevant to this discipline
- Expand awareness and develop creativity
- Facilitate networking (develop contacts within an industry)
- Develop attributes that set you apart from others in your industry
- Motivate you, build confidence, and more
According to some authorities, success is actually only affected about 20% by your knowledge and intelligence.
Our school works at helping you in a holistic way, to develop all of the things
mentioned above, in a way that relates to the discipline you are studying; and
in this way, giving you the capacity to apply yourself to unanticipated problems,
to understand new information as it emerges, to see and seize on new opportunities
as they reveal themselves, and to continue to grow your abilities within your discipline
as you progress through life after study.
In a world that is changing faster all the time; it is difficult to even be certain how this industry
might change between the start of your course, and the time you finish studying.
With this in mind; any course that is to have long term value in today's world, must develop
broad generic skills (as above). This approach to education is not unique to ACS, but it is
an approach tested, proven and adopted in our courses; and an approach that is also used
by some of the most successful, cutting edge universities and colleges around the world.
Correspondence Course Photography Certificate
DEVELOP PHOTOGRAPHIC AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS
Develop skills in not only photography, but also photographic management (business, office practices, staff management, financial management, marketing etc). Specific photography studies cover Introduction to Photography, Photographic Technology and Photographic Practice, and are relevant to both film and digital..
