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CERTIFICATE IN PHOTOGRAPHY VPH002

Duration (approx) 600 hours
Qualification
Certificate

Why Study this Certificate in Photography?

This course prepares you for a career in the photographic industry. It creates awareness and understanding in the industry, helps develop knowledge and skills in using a camera to a professional standard, and teaches you the all-important communication and business skills needed to be successful in the real world.

Developed by professional photographers to train professional photographers, this course gives you a very sound foundation for a career in the modern photographic industry.
This is a rapidly changing industry; and this course is continuously being updated to meet these rapid changes.

Who Is This Course Suitable For?

This course is suitable for amateur and professional photographers who want to expand and develop their knowledge of photography.  N. Huettmann, a photography student with us, said -

"Yes, I do learn a lot" ...." I'm absolutely satisfied"..."Because I already run my own business as a photographer, the freedom to handle the course whenever I find the time is just great".

What Will You Learn in This Course?

This course consists of six x 100-hour modules. There are three core modules, where you will study photography introduction, photographic technology and practice. You then choose three modules that suit you and your interests. For example, travel photography, landscape photography, lighting, digital photography, wedding photography and photographing people.

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.

This course is suitable for professional/career development, CPD or personal interest.

Modules

Core ModulesThese modules provide foundation knowledge for the CERTIFICATE IN PHOTOGRAPHY VPH002
 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY BPH100
 PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE BPH101
 PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY BPH201
 PHOTOSHOP (BEGINNER to MEDIUM LEVEL) - VIT202
Elective ModulesIn addition to the core modules, students study any 2 of the following 6 modules.
 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY BPH202
 LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY BPH203
 PHOTOGRAPHIC LIGHTING BPH204
 PHOTOGRAPHING PEOPLE BPH102
 TRAVEL PHOTOGRAPHY VPH005
 WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHY BPH206

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What Are the Advantages of Studying Photography with ACS Distance Education?

  • You can start at any time to suit you.
  • The courses are self-paced.
  • You can study when and where suits you. They are flexible to fit in around you and your lifestyle.
  • Keep up to date on your learning.
  • Update your CV.
  • It is not just a course, it is a package of learning that includes – course notes, tutor feedback, self-assessment tests, research tasks and assignments.
  • Our tutors are all experts in their field, with years of experience in photography and teaching.
  • They are also keen and enthusiastic about their subject and enjoy working with students to improve their knowledge and skills.
  • Courses are also updated regularly to meet the demands of the changing needs for knowledge and to keep our courses up to date.

Career Opportunities

Study alone can never guarantee career success; but a good education is an important starting point.

Success in a career depends upon many things. A course like this is an excellent starting point because it provides a foundation for continued learning, and the means of understanding and dealing with issues you encounter in the workplace.

When you have completed an ACS course, you will have not only learnt about the subject, but you will have been prompted to start networking with experts in the discipline and shown how to approach problems that confront you in this field.

This and every other industry in today’s world is developing in unforeseen ways; and while that is unsettling for anyone who wants to be guaranteed a particular job at the end of a particular course; for others, this rapidly changing career environment is offering new and exciting opportunities almost every month.

If you want to do the best that you can in this industry, you need to recognise that the opportunities that confront you at the end of a course, are probably different to anything that has even been thought of when you commence a course.

Study this remote learning course in photography to expand your photography skills in an area that interests you. 

Become a skilled professional.

What Next?

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Check out our eBooks

Photographic TechniquesExplore how to take better photos. This is a book packed full of practical tips, from the authors own experience, coupled with a solid introduction to well established and widely practiced photographic techniques. This is a well illustrated, excellent reference for students of photography; and an equally useful source of inspiration to the amateur photographer.
Professional Practice for ConsultantsExplore becoming a consultant. This ebook contains chapters on how to be a consultant, packaging your services, delivering the services, building your resources, finding the work and getting the job, planning and ethics.
Professional WritingProfessional writing is any writing that you are being paid for. It can include fiction writing, a best-selling book, articles in a magazine, articles in a newspaper, blogs for companies, technical manuals or procedure manuals, copy for catalogues, newsletters, text books and other academic material and so on.
Starting a BusinessBusinesses don't need to fail! This is concise, easy to read, and alerts you to all of the things that commonly make a difference to business success or failure. Seven chapters are: “A Reality Check”, “The Product or service”, “Managing a Business”, “How to Find Customers”, “How to Make a Sale”, “Delivering the Product or Service”, “Pitfalls to Avoid”.