photography courses

Diploma of Photoimaging

Course Description:

Photography is an incredibly exciting and portable industry to enter into. It offers a diverse range of areas where your personal interest and passion can take you. We expose our students to the industry and industry based events as much as possible to create ‘real life’ situations and shoot conditions to gain maximum experience while studying.

The study program and curriculum has been designed Integrate a very diverse range of skills and applications with a great variety of projects in:

1. Interior
2. Exterior
3. Landscape
4. Nature
5. Sports and action
6. Portrait, product and studio shooting with lighting setup,
7. Fashion and glamour
8. Extensive computer skills to support digital post production with programs like Photoshop
9. Students will learn exceptional effects and post production imaging techniques and learn the necessary skills to do their own post production work

Vocational Outcome:

Working as a freelance or employed photographer in the areas of:

1. Weddings
2. portraits
3. Glamour
4. Sports
5. Journalism newspaper & magazine photographer
6. Real Estate photographer
7. Product shooting for catalogues and marketing,
8. Travel photographer
9. Photographers register with agencies and take on commercial work with great diversity

CUV50411  - Diploma of Photo-imaging
Subject	Unit code	Unit title
Portraiture	CUVPHI522A	Provide domestic portrait services	1
	CUVACD505A	Work with the human form in creative practice	2
Wedding Photography	CUVPH15009A	Make wedding photo-imaging product	3
	CUVPH1529A	Employ colour management in a digital imaging workplace.	4
Media / Journalism	CUVPH1523A	Produce media photo-images	5
	CUVPH1527A	Make illustrative images for publication	6
Stock / Commercial Photography	CUVPH1528A	Plan, capture and exploit stock photo images	7
	CUVPH1521A	Produce Commercial photo images	8
Visual Communication	BSBDES502A	Establish, negotiate and refine a design brief	9
	CUVPHI516A	Research the role and use of the photo image in visual communication	10
	CUVPH1517A	Research and exploit photo imaging trends	11
	BSBCRT501A	Originate and develop concepts	12
Website Building	CUFDIG502A	Design Web Environments	13
Exhibition Photography	CUVPH1525A	Plan, capture and exploit visual art photo images	14
	CULMS008B	Conceive, develop and realise exhibition designs	15
Professional Portfolio	CUVPH1520A	Produce an innovative presentation of professional work	16
	CUVDIG401A	Experiment with techniques to enhance digital images	17

You are eligible for enrolment if you: Completed year 10 level at secondary school OR completed year 12 or higher OR mature age entry with portfolio of work showing special creative application relevant to the industry.

Diploma students are required to have a DSLR camera with a flash trigger at the start date of course.

Download 2012 Term Schedule

Study Options:

Full time course

National Code:
CUV50407
CRICOS Course Code:
068584J
Duration:
Additional 2 Terms / 20 weeks (following college school holiday schedule)/ Total one year
(Certificate IV Photoimaging is prerequisite and first 20 weeks is Certificate IV)
Time table:
3 days a week (This is face-to-face hours and does not include any external/ on-line training components)
Equipment to bring :
Your SLR camera , Trigger
Intake:

• 13th February 2012
• 16th July 2012