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Our 10 day Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography course has been designed for the keen amateur to the improving professional who is looking to develop their photography skills into a profitable business.
City&Guilds Accredited Certificate in Wedding and Portrait Photography
City&Guilds Accredited Certificate in Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography
NOCN Level 3 Award in Photography Ofqual 600/9343/2
Why City&Guilds?
Don’t underestimate the prestige and reputation a City&Guilds accredited certificate and logo will bring to your business. It’s probably the most well recognised and respected qualification in the UK.
Of course it’s true that potential clients won’t book you just because of your qualifications, they will also want to see your portfolio. Most clients will look a 4-6 Photographers and contact 2-3 of them, so what will make them choose to look at you instead of the dozens of your competitors?
Which website would you choose to click on or contact when looking for a professional or tradesmen? The one that has no recognisable accreditation, or the one has a City&Guilds accreditation and logo on their website?
All our courses come with a City&Guilds accredited certificate along with the right to use their logo. The lectures are supported with many practical shoots, both in the studio and on location that will provide you with hands on training and the opportunity to create a comprehensive portfolio to show clients.
Our courses are unique and the only ones that will give you the opportunity to build a comprehensive portfolio as well as achieving a City&Guilds accredited certificate and logo to use for your marketing and website.
As a City&Guilds Training Centre we are subject to an annual audit and Quality Assurance inspection by City&Guilds. The audit is of the training centre facilities , staff and the delivery and outcomes of our courses and includes inspection of students work, our assessment of their work and interviews with ex students. This means you can be assured that all our courses continue to meet the highest quality standards.
The first 5 days of our 10 day Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography course is a combination of our 3 day Portrait photography course and 2 day Wedding photography course. The first 3 days starts with understanding exposures (ISO, Aperture and Time) and metering the light, using Photoshop and studio equipment (including home/mobile studios) and how to set-up the studio lights for different looks including ratio lighting, high key and low key. This will be supported with numerous practical portrait photography sessions in the studio using a variety of models, including males, females and children/babies.
The last 2 days of the first week covers the whole aspect of wedding photography, from obtaining bookings through to producing the final album. In addition to the theory there will also be shoots with Bride and Groom models on location at a local beauty spot, at home and in a church. We will also cover technical difficulties you may encounter while photographing the intimate portraits of the bride and groom as well as how to set-up and pose the group photographs.
On the second week you will cover more advanced skills, along with numerous shoots with models both in the studio and out on location. This will involve using a wide range of studio lighting and attachments to create various lighting set-ups/techniques in the studio for shoots including, Bump and New-borns, flash and blur and low- key romantic. For the shoots out on location you will be using off camera flash with a remote trigger system and various attachments on the camera flash for urban style and life style portraits.
The main objectives of the course are:
- To Gain a City & Guilds Accredited Certificate in Portrait and Wedding Photography
- Planning and project managing
- Studio equipment and lighting techniques
- Camera and exposure settings
- Using ambient and flash lighting
- Photoshop techniques
- Organising and posing techniques
- Safe working practices
- Quality and customer care
- Ethics and values
- Advanced lighting techniques
- Location off camera flash techniques
- To Gain a City & Guilds Accredited Programme Advanced Certificate in Portrait and Wedding Photography
- To Gain Level 3 Award in Photography Ofqual 600/9343/2
- To give you the experience and confidence to become a successful professional Portrait and Wedding photographer
- To gain experience in directing and undertaking wedding and portrait shoots
- To learn advanced techniques in the studio & on location lighting
- For you to create a strong commercial portfolio to use for advertising and to show to potential clients
On completion of the course, students are welcome to spent two weeks work experience with us in our studio. This will involve the day to day running of a commercial studio, helping with shoots, editing, printing and dealing with customers.
Click for full syllabus and timetable “10-Day-Advanced-Portrait-Wedding-Course.pdf”
Our 10 day Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography course has been designed for the keen amateur to the improving professional who is looking to develop their photography skills into a profitable business.
The first 5 days of our 10 day Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography course is a combination of our 3 day Portrait photography course and 2 day Wedding photography course. The first 3 days starts with understanding exposures (ISO, Aperture and Time) and metering the light, using Photoshop and studio equipment (including home/mobile studios) and how to set-up the studio lights for different looks including ratio lighting, high key and low key. This will be supported with numerous practical portrait photography sessions in the studio using a variety of models, including males, females and children/babies.
The last 2 days of the first week covers the whole aspect of wedding photography, from obtaining bookings through to producing the final album. In addition to the theory there will also be shoots with Bride and Groom models on location at a local beauty spot, at home and in a church. We will also cover technical difficulties you may encounter while photographing the intimate portraits of the bride and groom as well as how to set-up and pose the group photographs.
On the second week you will cover more advanced skills, along with numerous shoots with models both in the studio and out on location. This will involve using a wide range of studio lighting and attachments to create various lighting set-ups/techniques in the studio for shoots including, Bump and New-borns, flash and blur and low- key romantic. For the shoots out on location you will be using off camera flash with a remote trigger system and various attachments on the camera flash for urban style and life style portraits.
City&Guilds Accredited Certificate in Wedding and Portrait Photography
City&Guilds Accredited Certificate in Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography
NCON Level 3 Award in Photography Ofqual 600/9343/2
All our courses are aimed at the keen amateur to the improving professional. No formal entry qualifications are required to attend this
course, only an interest for photography, willingness to learn and lots of enthusiasm.
Once booked onto a course we will send you some pre-course notes to help bring you up to speed. On the First day of your course you will be given your course packs that contain all the course notes.
For the course you will need a digital SLR with a small zoom lens, a flash unit for your camera, AA batteries and a laptop. However any
equipment you do not have will be lent to you free of charge.
Lunch and refreshments are provided throughout the day.
Does the cost for the photography course include everything I need? Or are there any extra fees?
The cost of the photography course covers all that you will need, including lunch and refreshments throughout the day. The only extra cost will be for accommodation if required (see above).
Do I need to have some experience in photography before I can come on a course?
You do not need to have any commercial experience; however it would benefit you if you have a good basic understanding of your camera and exposures when taking photographs.
What do I need to bring with me to the course?
Your camera equipment including; camera, small zoom lens, flash unit and memory cards, laptop and card reader (all are available during the courses to borrow if required).
Is there any back-up to help me after the course?
Once you have attended the course we offer continuous support with no restriction on time scale. You are always welcome to email, call or visit us.
What is the dress code?
There is no formal dress code. We advise you to bring something warm and weatherproof for when we will be shooting on location.
Will I need any transportation?
Transportation will be available if you do not have your own.
What use of the images taken on the course will I have?
All images taken on the course can be used for promotional purposes i.e. websites, brochures, portfolio’s.
What food and refreshments are included?
Lunch and all refreshments, including snacks and hot and cold drinks will be provided throughout the day.
What is the maximum number of students on each course?
All courses are limited to six students with up to three full-time members of staff. Digital Manipulation courses are limited to 10 students
Terms of Business
- A non-returnable deposit of £100 is required when booking with the balance to be paid on the first day of the seminar. Failure to give four weeks’ notice of cancellation of seminar will require full payment still to be paid
- Courses booked less than four weeks before the course start date- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
- Bookings from outside the UK- Full payment required when booking, no cancellations or refunds will be given
- Payment is required in full when booking private seminars
- All major credit cards are accepted
10 Day Advanced Wedding and Portrait Photography Course:
The 2 weeks can be done consecutively, or you can have a break between the weeks to allow for a personal development period.
| 2019 Dates:
Week 1 14th – 18th January 11th-15th February 11th – 15th March 1st – 5th April 29th April – 3rd May 3rd – 7th June 1st – 5th July 29th July – 2nd August 2nd – 6th September 30th September – 4th October 28th October – 1st November 25th – 29th November |
2019 Dates:
Week 2 21st – 25th January 18th – 22nd February 18th – 22nd March 8th – 12th April 6th – 10th May 10th – 14th June 8th – 11th July 5th – 9th August 9th – 13th September 7th – 11th October 4th – 8th November 2nd – 6th December |