Commercial Photography

Plymouth College of Art

United Kingdom, Plymouth

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Plymouth College of Art

United Kingdom , Plymouth

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W643

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines19-Sep-2022

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Go to the official application for the university

Duration 4 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,800 / year

Next Intake 19-Sep-2022

Commercial Photography

About

Our BA (Hons) Commercial Photography course will help you succeed in today's dynamic and competitive photographic industry.

From lighting and framing a dramatic fashion shot to visualising concepts for advertising campaigns, commercial photography has the power to influence and inspire. This course will help you succeed in today's dynamic and competitive photographic industry, providing you with the knowledge and skills to succeed, combining visual awareness and innovation with technical excellence, professional understanding and business skills.

Our BA (Hons) Commercial Photography course will equip you with advanced technical skills in studio and location lighting, digital capture and post-production techniques. This is an integrated programme of study with industry-oriented assignments, hands-on workshops and expert tuition using sophisticated camera and lighting equipment. You will also develop your industry knowledge and professional skills to enable you to find work in high-end commercial photographic practice.

The School of Design + Communication acknowledges the rich history of design relative to industry and manufacturing, whilst embracing radical new forms of design as modes of intervention, play and transformation. By utilising new technologies, identifying emerging markets and defining more sustainable methods in their work, we bring purposeful design into everyday lives to solve the most urgent issues we face as a community and society.

Our unit structure applies to all of our undergraduate courses and creates a culture that promotes curiosity and creative thinking that extends beyond subject boundaries. Thematic approaches encourage an environment of free-flowing creative learning and opportunities for collaboration. Each unit will be contextualised by the subject specialism, and delivery will manifest uniquely through the specialist lens of each course.

Browse through the Year One, Two and Three headings to see what you'll cover during the course of this degree. For more detailed information, including the content of each unit, assessment criteria and reading lists, take a look at the full course information within our Unit Specification Form and our Course Specification Form documents.

To request alternative formats of the full Unit Specification Form, please email [email protected].

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Although many of our students do come in with top grades and high UCAS points, these aren’t necessarily essential for entry. We typically ask for a minimum of 112 UCAS points, but we understand that talented artists, designers and makers can have a wide range of relevant strengths and skills beyond formal qualifications. We’re just as interested in exploring your portfolio and discussing your creative experiences as we are in seeing your grades.

We recognise the value of a variety of qualifications and relevant experience and welcome applications from students who have followed less traditional routes. We also accept a range of international qualifications and will look at each application individually.

Career

The commercial focus of our BA Commercial Photography programme includes excellent business and professional practice sessions and the opportunity to work on live briefs, and work placements with a wide range of brands and media titles.

Throughout your studies, you will have the opportunity to develop key transferable skills for employability in the creative industries and work in partnership with other sectors locally, nationally or internationally.

As soon as you enrol on this programme, you will automatically become a member of the prestigious Association of Photographers (AOP) and you'll work alongside our expert teaching and technical team, as well as practitioners from industry who'll help you to develop the confidence to respond to client briefs while demonstrating excellent creative problem-solving.

From writing and making the most of your CV to gaining industry placements, entering competitions and exhibiting at industry showcases, the acquisition of professional skills has been written into every programme of study at Arts University Plymouth, ensuring you gain real-world experience. This is further supported by our Industry Liaison Groups, who help inform the development of our higher education curriculum.

Our graduates succeed!

Many of our graduates progress into full time employed roles in the photographic industries, becoming assistants, e-commerce photographers, producers, stylists, picture editors and digital retouchers. The huge growth of online shopping in recent years has created a whole new industry, with many major brands developing their own photographic studios to produce digital content for online retail and social media. Locally based businesses that operate nationally such as the Range, Saltrock, Seasalt and Pro-Direct Sport all employ graduates from our degree course. Other graduates who have left the South West are now working in photographic and media production for companies such as Kurt Geiger and Audi UK.

Some of our graduates choose to progress into self-employment, becoming independent freelance professionals and business owners. Recent and notable successes include:

Community Photographic Studios: www.communityphotographicstudios.co.uk - Photographic business established by Alumni Hannah Cochrane

Grace & Mitch - www.graceandmitch.com - Wedding Photography business established by Alumni Grace Clarke

Andy Ford andyfordphotography.co.uk - Freelance photographer for NME, Kerrang, Converse, SoccerBible

Laura Stobart - www.laurastobartphotography.com - Fashion Photographer

Codie Hobbs www.codie-hobbs-photography.com - Fashion photographer

Tony Cobley tonycobley.com - Commercial photographer

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 15,800 / year

How to Apply

You can apply to all of our undergraduate courses through UCAS. and if you need any support you can call our friendly Admissions team on +44 (0)1752 203400. Remember, the deadline for the majority of courses is 18:00 on 15 January (UK time) if you are applying for 2020 entry.

You can view entry requirements for each degree on our course pages and consult the UCAS Tariff Table. We recognise the value of a variety of qualifications and relevant experience and welcome applications from students who have followed less traditional routes.