Photography at Rosetta Art Centre enables you to gain a thorough understanding of how photography can be used artistically. Our courses allow you to explore how photography is used within a fine art or documentary context rather than a commercial one.
All of the courses involve looking at and discussing photographs created by established artists and photographers, as well as enabling you to develop your skills and experiment with the medium.
Our darkroom facilities allow you to explore and experiment with traditional photographic techniques such as photograms, chemigrams, film processing, enlarging from negatives, and a variety of other creative darkroom techniques. Digital photography is also taught with DSLR cameras and Adobe Photoshop.
Current Courses
Discover the Darkroom
Start Date: Contact us for details
Course Length: One session
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £120
This introductory session gives you a great taster of working with traditional photographic methods in the darkroom. Working this way is an experience that is increasingly less available as there are fewer darkrooms available nowadays.
By the end of the session you will be have:
- Learnt darkroom practice, including care of equipment and safe handling procedures.
- Developed an understanding of the darkroom techniques.
- Created a number of your own photographic works.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in darkroom and camerless photography. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Photography awarded by Edexcel ('AS' and 'A' Level) and ABC Awards at level 2 or 3, for you to progress onto.
Cameraless Photography
Start Date: November 2011
Course Length: Six weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 2 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £350
Our photography programme runs over six weeks, two hours per week, and includes a range of cameraless darkroom techniques that have been designed to meet the needs of both beginners and more experienced learners. Photographic techniques include creating photograms, chemigrams, toning and photographic print transfer.
By the end of the course you will be have:
- Learnt darkroom practice, including care of equipment and safe handling procedures.
- Developed an understanding of the darkroom and cameraless photography techniques.
- Learnt about some professional artists and photographer that used the darkroom to inform your own practice.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in darkroom photography.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Photography awarded by Edexcel ('AS' and 'A' Level) and ABC Awards at level 2 or 3, for you to progress onto.
Get to Grips with Photography
Start Date: January 2012
Course Length: Six weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 2 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £350
If you have always wanted to learn how to effectively capture the images you see, then our practical photography course is for you. You will learn how to use your camera on manual, how to use lighting and the art of composing your picture.
By the end of the course you will be have:
- Learnt how to use camera functions on manual settings giving you creative control over your images.
- Learn principles of composition and framing as well as how to look more carefully.
- Experiment with various creative camera techniques.
- Learn how to use professional photographic studio equipment.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in photography. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Photography awarded by Edexcel ('AS' and 'A' Level) and ABC Awards at level 2 or 3, for you to progress onto.
ABC Award Level 2 Photography
Start Date: Week beginning September 12th 2011
Course Length: 36 weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £490 (£244 non active concessions / £190 full concession / 16-18yrs FREE)
This course is allows you to learn creative techniques in digital and darkroom photography, as well as developing a project idea through research and experimentation towards the creation of a final series of photographs. You will keep a sketchbook to document your research and experiments as well as the development of your project.
By the end of the course you will be have:
- Learnt how to work safely in the photographic studio and darkroom.
- Researched a variety of artisitc photographers to help you develop your project idea.
- Experiment with various creative camera and darkroom techniques.
- Attended group visits to local photographic exhibitions.
- Produced a final project outcome suitable for exhibiting.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in photography. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers more advanced courses in Photography awarded by Edexcel ('AS' and 'A' Level) for you to progress on to.
AS Level Photography
Start Date: Week beginning September 12th 2011
Course Length: 36 weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £490 (£244 non active concessions / £190 full concession / 16-18yrs FREE)
This is a Level 3 course which allows you to learn creative techniques in digital and darkroom photography, as well as developing two project ideas through research and experimentation towards the creation of final outcomes. You will keep sketchbooks to document your research and experiments as well as the development of your projects.
The AS Level is a qualification in its own right, but also contributes towards the full 'A Level' if you complete the A2 course (see below).
By the end of the course you will be have:
- Learnt how to work safely in the photographic studio and darkroom.
- Researched a variety of artisitc photographers to help you develop your project ideas.
- Experiment with various creative camera and darkroom techniques.
- Attended group visits to local photographic exhibitions.
- Produced two final project outcomes suitable for exhibiting.
Course level and skills required:
This course is open to anybody with an interest in photography. You will be given simple demonstrations supported with hand-outs. No interview is needed to access this course.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers the A2 Level Photography course, which on completion gives you the full Level 3 'A Level' in Photography.
A2 Level Photography
Start Date: Week beginning September 12th 2011
Course Length: 36 weeks, one session per week
Session Length: 3 hours
Location: Rosetta Art Centre
Course cost: £490 (£244 non active concessions / £190 full concession / 16-18yrs FREE)
This is a Level 3 course which allows you to further develop your skills in digital and darkroom photography, as well as developing two new project ideas through research and experimentation towards the creation of final outcomes. You will keep sketchbooks to document your research and experiments as well as the development of your projects. You are required to write one essay as part of this course.
By the end of the course you will be have:
- Learnt how to work safely in the photographic studio and darkroom.
- Researched a variety of artisitc photographers to help you develop your project ideas.
- Experiment with various creative camera and darkroom techniques.
- Attended group visits to local photographic exhibitions.
- Produced two final project outcomes suitable for exhibiting as well as one written essay.
Course level and skills required:
This course requires you to have completed AS Level Photography.
When I’ve completed the course, what else can I do to improve my skills?
Rosetta Art Centre offers a number of other visual arts courses and programs, including the Professional Development Group which will develop your skills further. A Levels also give you UCAS points, should you be appliying for a University course.