Photography

This certificate runs for a year at Clydebank and Paisley and is organised around a sequence of practical assignments. It introduces several branches of professional photography, from portraits and still life to documentary work, retouching, applied or scientific imaging and building a portfolio. Students work in studios and on location, handle many kinds of camera including film equipment, and learn lighting and printing. They also study the photographic business itself. Teaching comes from tutors who work in the imaging industry, and students can use the studio and computing facilities. Applicants should have some picture-taking and study experience, for example a Higher or National Qualification in photography, although keen photographers without them may join. Six to twelve sample images are requested. Graduates can seek posts such as junior or assistant photographer, press trainee, medical photographer or print operative, or continue to the HND and then a degree.