C6628 - Emerging Personal and Professional Practice: making confident portraits (intermediate)

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Start Date: 22/04/2027      End Date: 24/06/2027        Start Time: 18:30      End Time: 21:00        Hours per Week: 2.50      No of Weeks: 9
Fees:      £180.00 (tuition)     £315.00 (overseas)     £74.00 (concessionary)
Tutor: Rick Cordell        No of Places: 12
Shadwell Centre

Course Overview

Course Overview
Do you want to photograph people in a way that feels confident and expressive — not awkward, rushed or hit and miss? This is an Emerging Practice course for adults ready to go deeper: you’ll plan and create portraits with intention, work respectfully with your subject, and develop a small portrait series you can share beyond the classroom. For learners interested in progression, this course can also support practical routes such as building a portfolio, photographing creatives for profiles, and developing work that could lead towards commissions or freelance/self employment opportunities.

What will you learn and be able to do?

What will you learn and be able to do?
* Plan and produce portraits based on a clear idea rather than improvising on the spot.
* Work confidently and collaboratively with subjects to create relaxed, expressive images.
* Use light, space and setting consistently to support mood and character.
* Create a small portrait series (3–5 images) connected by theme, style or approach.
* Refine a portrait set using feedback so the final images feel intentional and repeatable.
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Entry requirements

Entry requirements
A good understanding of photography is required. Ideally you may have completed our Digital Photography – Intermediate course or a similar course previously.
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Equipment required

Equipment required
A digital camera capable of shooting in a manual mode. A memory stick. A notebook and pen.
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How will you know you are making progress?

How will you know you are making progress?
You will have an ‘Individual Learning Plan’ where the course learning outcomes are shown and where you can set individual learning goals and monitor your own progress against these.

You will need to evaluate your own progress and manage your time.

Your tutor will give ongoing feedback and how to make improvements in your work and will keep you informed of your progress.

Video recording might be used as a reflective tool.
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At the beginning of the course an initial assessment takes place to identify your level of experience knowledge or current skills, and you will be asked to complete and sign a health screening questionnaire.

The tutor will carry out informal assessments to check your understanding, there is no exam.

You will complete a self-assessment at the beginning, middle and end of the course and you will participate in regular self assessment.

Your tutor will let you know how you are getting on throughout the course, to help you work to your full potential.

At the end of the course you will receive written feedback.
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Progress opportunities - your next steps

Progress opportunities - your next steps
There are also a range of photography courses held at Idea Store Learning that will further develop your photographic knowledge such as: Creative Digital Photography Intermediate, which will enhance your technical skills. Your tutor will help direct you onto an appropriate course.
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Other info

Other info
In general, we will not allow late entries to any course after the first two weeks. To maximise your chances of benefiting from the course fully we expect you to attend all scheduled sessions and that you do so punctually and are ready to start learning at the start of the class.
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Extra Support

Extra Support
If you have declared a learning difficulty, disability or support need whilst enrolling and you require support/assistance in class or to complete your course, please discuss your needs with your tutor at the first lesson.

If you intend to take an examination and feel you have an additional learning need or special requirements, you must declare them to your tutor within the first 2 weeks of your course.

If you are studying in an online group, then you can arrange a one-to-one online discussion with your tutor, after the session, or by email.

Where we aim to make reasonable adjustments to support our learners, please note we are unable to provide any type of in class or in person support if your course takes place online.
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