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New Photography Course Structure for 2013
Belfast Exposed is very excited to be launching our new BX Course Structure in 2013.
This new Structure will allow our BX students both old and new to develop and grow as photographers. The structure is designed to develop students’ photography skills, understanding of photography as a creative medium and understanding of themselves as photographers. As students go on this journey they will develop a substantial portfolio of professional standard work with the help and guidance of the BX tutors.
Courses are open to people from all backgrounds and levels of expertise wishing to improve technical, artistic and professional skills in an informal, jargon free and enjoyable atmosphere.
Scroll down the page for full details on all of our Spring/ Summer 2013 courses. Book your place directly from this website or by phone on 028 9023 0965.
Payment Methods: Internet Banking, Pay Pal, Credit/Debit Card, Bank Transfer, Cash or Cheque.
Photo Festival Workshops
Belfast Exposed Photography Training will be offering a selection of workshops as part of the 2013 Photo Festival. These include an Introduction to Using Your Digital Camera, How to Create a Documentary Project and Black and White Photography. Scroll down to see the full workshop programme.
Gift Vouchers
Vouchers can be bought for any value or for a specific BX training course of your choice. It is valid for 12 months from the purchase date and can be redeemed against courses, items in the bookshop and facility hire such as the darkroom and studio. Once purchased Gift Vouchers will be sent in the post.
Introduction Level- Stage One: Using Your Digital Camera (3 Sessions)
Course 4: Saturday 8, 15 & 22 June 2013 from 11am - 2pm
Tutor: Chris Barr
This practical, hands on BX Introductory Level course is designed both for beginners and those wishing to refresh previous knowledge. You will get an introduction to your camera’s manual controls getting to know the potential of your camera as well as taking the hit and miss out of picture taking.
By the end of the course, you will understand How to work your camera in full manual exposure mode
- knowing what ISO, shutter and aperture controls to use for a given photograph
- exposure compensation - basic on camera flash and lens choice
- good composition what makes your images interesting and How to get great creative in camera effects .
This course will also enable you to apply a more advanced practical and theoretical knowledge to help you use a digital camera effectively and creatively
Places: 12
Cost: £125
Introduction Level- Stage Two: Developing Your Practice (4 Sessions)
Course 3: Tuesday 4, 11, 18, 25 June 2013 6pm - 9pm
Tutor: Chris Barr
This practical, hands on BX Introductory Level course is aimed at people wishing to further develop their knowledge and practice of photography. It will also give participants an insight into the history of contemporary photography and of Belfast Exposed.
The course includes practical sessions on studio and street photography. It will enable participants to applying technical skills on a photo shoot to produce high standard of photography and will also introduce participants to techniques for better composition and ideas for expanding your practice and research. The course will also teach you how to prepare high quality prints from digital files and introduce you to digital darkroom techniques, exploring exposure, contrast and colour control.
The final session will enable each of the participants to get a one on one review of their work from the Belfast Exposed tutor team. This session as well as giving an insight into themselves as a photographer will also provide feedback to enable participants to identify their interests and skills as a photographer and help them identify the areas of photography that they wish to develop in the future.
Participants must have a basic knowledge of photography to participate in this course. We would therefore recommend participating in a BX using your digital camera course first.
Places: 12
Cost: £150
£120 Previous Course Participants
Intermediate Level - Review Your Photography Practice (1 Session)
Review 2: Saturday 1 June 2013 from 11am - 2pm
Review 3: Tuesday 25 June 2013 from 6pm - 9pm
This review session is designed for, students of photography, amateur photographers and even those who are perhaps thinking of becoming a professional all wishing to take their photography skills to the next level through BX Intermediate Courses.
This session will enable participants to submit up to 6 photographs to be review by our BX tutors during a 30 minute one on one review session. The session as well as giving an insight into themselves as a photographer will provide feedback to enable participants to identify their interests and skills as a photographer and help them identify the areas of photography that they wish to develop in the future through BX Intermediate Courses.
Students after review that decide to take part in a BX Intermediate Level - Stage 3 course will have the cost of the review discounted of the Full Price of the Intermediate course.
Places: 6
Cost: £25
Intermediate Level - Stage Three: How To Make A Documentary Project (3 Sessions)
Course 1: Wednesday 5, 12, 19 June 2013 from 6pm - 9pm
Tutor: Chris Barr
This practical, hands on BX Intermediate level course at people wishing to further develop their knowledge and practice of Documentary photography. This creative and practical course will help students to develop a personal style, confidence and technique. The course will assist you with building and working on a photo essay, selecting a subject and theme to photograph, working in a methodical way documenting your theme. Whether you have a compact or more complex SLR. By the end of each course you will have taken creative photographs, experimented widely in response to weekly creative assignments, and developed a substantial portfolio of professional standard work with the help and guidance of the BX tutors.
Participants who haven’t completed the BX Introduction Level - Developing your practice course will also need to take part in a review session with our BX tutors on Saturday 1 June 2013. Contact training@belfastexposed.org for more information.
Places: 6
Cost: £150
£120 Previous BX Introduction Level Course Participants
Intermediate Level - Stage Three: Fashion Photography (3 Sessions)
Thursday 13, 27 June & 4 July 2013 from 6pm - 9pm
Tutor: Louise Smyth
This practical, hands on BX Intermediate level course is aimed at people wishing to further develop their knowledge and practice of Studio Fashion photography. See and how the fashion industry uses photography to get a message across, learn creative lighting both indoors and outdoors. This creative and practical course will help students to develop a personal style, confidence and technique. The course is designed to include creative and technical learning and to enable students to get the best out of their equipment By the end of each course you will have taken creative photographs, experimented widely in response to weekly creative assignments, and developed a substantial portfolio of professional standard work with the help and guidance of the BX tutors.
Participants who haven’t completed the BX Introduction Level - Developing your practice course will also need to take part in a review session with our BX tutors on Saturday 1 June 2013. Contact training@belfastexposed.org for more information.
Places: 6
Cost: £150
£120 Previous BX Introduction Level Course Participants
Focus ON: Black and White Photography
Date: Sunday 23 June, Saturday 29 June 2013 from10am - 4pm
Tutor: Mervyn Smyth
Cost £70/ £60 for previous training participants
Gain technical camera and darkroom skills using traditional black & white film. Know what is on the roll of film you have taken, gain an understanding of how tone and texture are reflected in Black & White Photography. Use creative Darkroom techniques to process and print your images into exhibition quality photographs.
Places: 8
Cost: £70
£60 Previous BX Introduction Level Course Participants
One 2 One Tuition
This arrangement is ideal for individuals to develop their skills further in any field of photography that we cover on our courses on a one-to-one tailor made course.
For further information contact training@belfastexposed.org / 028 9023 0965
Tutor Information
Christopher Barr is a photographer who works in both contemporary, commercial and academic contexts. With 7 years experience teaching in Higher Education and in the community, Chris has worked and exhibited internationally in the US, Europe and Africa. His approach to teaching is hands on and jargon free, gladly sharing his extensive insider knowledge and love of photography in ways that are concise, relevant and structured.
Louise Smyth studied Fine and Applied Art in the University of Ulster, majoring in photography and film and gaining a BA Honors Degree and a Diploma in Art and Design. She has taught digital media in schools and colleges including working as a lecturer at Belfast Metropolitan College where she has taught photography, Photoshop, media and film studies to A level and GCSE for the past 5 years. With a wealth of experience working with local businesses, the BBC and in the community, Louise has also developed and successfully promoted her own wedding and portrait photography business, on and off line, and her work was recently featured in ‘Getting Married in Northern Ireland Magazine’ & ‘The Belfast Telegraph’.
Bookings and Cancellation Policy
Bookings: Booking is on a first-come first-served basis. Places on all courses are limited so early booking is highly recommended.
A place may be booked by phone, or online, giving the name and date of the workshop you wish to participate in. Please ensure to give your full name, email, postal address and phone number.
If you book by leaving a phone message, or by email, we will contact you as soon as possible to confirm if a place is available. A waiting list will operate for fully subscribed courses.
Once a place is booked payment must be made within 3 days or the place will be released. A place is not confirmed until payment has been received.
Payments: Payment can be made by cash, cheque (payable to Belfast Exposed Photography), credit or debit card during the hours of 10am and 5pm.
Payment may also be made online using the 'Buy Now' yellow PayPal link on our website for your selected course. By Bank Transfer please remit to Belfast Exposed Photography Sort Code 950126 account 9001 4486 and ensure to include your name as reference so that we can credit the payment to you.
Training courses costing more than £150 may be paid in 2 equal instalments. The final balance is due 7 days before the course commences. If payment is not received the booking will be cancelled.
Notice of Cancellation: Please inform us as soon as possible if you are unable to attend a course. A cancellation fee of 25% (minimum £10) will apply to cancellations made less than 10 days before the course start date. Cancellations made within 3 days of the course start date will not be refunded.
Non-transferable: Bookings for workshops and courses are non-transferable.
Punctuality: It is very important that all course participants arrive in good time. If you find yourself running late on the day of the course, please let us know.
Non-attendance: Please liaise with your tutor about any missed sessions to arrange course information sheets to be held over for you. Missed sessions cannot be transferred to another course.
Please note: Belfast Exposed reserves the right to cancel a course if insufficient places are booked. Based on availability, you may be eligible to transfer to another course or session, or alternatively a full refund will be issued.
2011 Photography Courses now open for application!
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