Courses & Learning
We offer a wide range of high-quality, subsidised training in all areas of photography and digital media. Everyone enjoys individual attention in our small classes and benefits from an informal, hands-on creative learning environment.
Stills’ tutors are experienced professionals from a variety of fields of photography, digital media and lens based arts. Our courses include all materials in the price so there are no hidden costs — just great opportunities to learn.
All sessions below will be held in-house at Stills, but we also have a range of online courses to explore from the comfort of your home.
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Digital Inkjet Printing
17 July 2022
Sunday, 11am—5pm
This Project Day will help you take your images from the screen to final professional-quality prints. We will walk through the processes and techniques needed to take the mystery out of this often daunting and overlooked part of the creative process.
Digital SLR Photography
01 June – 22 June 2022
Wednesday evenings, 6 – 9pm
Master the camera and post processing skills required to produce an end result that matches your creative vision and expectations. This practical and fun course enables participants to fully explore the essential camera and Photoshop skills you need to produce stunning digital photographs.
Digital Workflow (with Adobe Lightroom CC Classic)
*New Dates Coming Soon*
Sunday, 11am-5pm
This short practical course will introduce you to the principles of file organisation and image-editing, giving you the knowledge and confidence to choose when to work with this convenient and flexible programme.
Handmade Photography – An Introduction to Alternative Process
*New Dates Coming Soon*
Thursday evenings, 6—9pm
This course provides an introduction to alternative photographic processes, and will enable you to grasp the basics of hand-mixed and hand-coated emulsions and chemistry techniques, with an emphasis on developing your skills of perception application and craft.
Liquid Silver: Paper, Objects and Dry Plate
*New Dates Coming Soon*
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm
This course will introduce you to the magic (and basics) of hand applied silver gelatin. You will learn to use light sensitive liquid emulsion that can be applied to different surfaces and exposed to produce a photographic image.
Out from the Darkcloth: Intro to Large Format Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon*
Saturday, 11am—5pm
This course will introduce you to the large format 5×4 view camera using our range of Intrepid MK3 cameras. By the end of the day, you will have an understanding of loading and using a view camera, and shooting large format paper negatives
Photographic Image Editing (with Adobe Photoshop CC)
30 July 2022
Saturday, 11am—5pm
This short course is geared towards both beginners and intermediate users of Adobe Photoshop who want a confidence-building overview of the programme and a methodical and logical approach to the vast array of tools it offers.
Project Day: Scanning and Editing
19 June 2022
Sunday, 11am—5pm
