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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.

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B&W Darkroom Printing 2 (Intermediate)

15th April 2023
Saturday, 11am – 5pm

A perfect follow-on course for those who have already completed an introductory darkroom printing course.

Darkroom Photography: Intro to Black & White

07 – 28 March 2023
Tuesday evenings, 6-9pm

Discover the magic of Black & White Photography and learn some of the secrets the masters use to make stunning photographs.

Darkroom Photography: Introduction to Colour Photography

8th & 9th April 2023
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm

Learn about the beautiful world of colour analogue photography.

Digital Inkjet Printing

**New Dates Coming Soon**

Saturdays, 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 Camera Training

18 & 25 February 2023
2 x Saturdays, 11am – 5pm

This course is about learning to use your digital SLR camera with confidence and skill. Explore aperture, shutter speed and megapixels through to white balance, ISO ratings, histograms and much more!

Digital SLR Photography

22nd March- 12th April 2023
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)

30th April 2023
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.

Eco Darkroom

26 January – 23 February 2023
Thursday evenings, 6-9pm

We are now offering our popular online course in-house!
This course is an introduction to plant-based photographic processes. It will cover anthotypes, chlorophyll printing, lumens, accelerants, chemilumins and make-your-own developers!

Handmade Photography – An Introduction to Alternative Process

6th April – 4th May 2023
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.

Hands on Film: Process and Practice

2nd – 30th March 2023
Thursday evenings, 6—9pm

This six-week course explores the unique aesthetic and tactile character of photochemical moving-image film, employing a DIY, hands-on-approach.

Hands mixing alternative process photographic chemistry

Kallitype Weekend

17th & 18th June 2023
Saturday & Sunday, 11am-5pm

A two-day introduction to the Kallitype printing process – affectionately referred to as “the Poor-Man’s Platinum Print – this photographic process can achieve similar and expanded results and affords experimentation.

Liquid Silver: Paper, Objects and Dry Plate

18th & 19th March 2023
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.

a woman take a photograph using her camera phone

Mobile Photography

4th March 2023
Saturday 11am-5pm

This course explores the concepts of digital camera photography (and all that it entails) but through the medium of your own mobile device.

Out from the Darkcloth: Intro to Large Format Photography

22nd April 2023
Saturday, 11am—5pm

This one day course will introduce you to the large format 5×4″ view camera using our range of Intrepid MK3 cameras.

Poster Design & Print Graphics

11th May – 1st June 2023

Thursdays, 6-9pm

From propaganda to advertising, posters are a ubiquitous, powerful vehicle to take a message to the masses. Over four weeks, learn how to approach poster design in a creative and practical way.

Project Day: Landscape Photography

10th June 2023
Saturday, 11am—5pm

Landscape photography is one of the most popular and enduring genres of photography. It is the art of capturing the outdoors in a way that is individual to you and conveys meaning to the viewer.

Project Day: Natural Light Portraiture

26th March 2023
Sunday, 11am—5pm

In this workshop you will learn methods to create beautiful portraits with minimal equipment.

Project Day: Product Photography

29th April 2023
Saturday 11am—5pm

This one-day workshop will introduce you to the history and development of still life and product photography and its use in commerce and fine art.

Project Day: Scanning and Editing

1st April 2023
Saturday, 11am—5pm

This course will equip you with the skills to digitally archive your collection of negatives and prints. Taking you through the scanning process, you will be shown how to edit, restore and export files ready for digital printing as well as for sharing online!

Project Day: Studio Portrait Photography

6th May 2023
Saturday, 11am—5pm

This course includes an introduction to lighting and composition techniques for portraiture, and also a discussion on portraiture in photographic history.

Sound Recording and Editing for Artists & Filmmakers

11th March 2023
Saturday, 11am—5pm

This introductory 1-day course provides an overview of fundamental techniques for recording and editing voice, location and foley sounds using industry standard software.

Video Compositing with Adobe After Effects CC

04 April – 09 May 2023
Tuesday evenings, 6—9pm

After Effects is the industry leader in video compositing software; on this course you will learn a range of visual effects and animation techniques, working between Photoshop and After Effects.

Video Editing with Premiere Pro CC

1st February – 15th March 2023
Wednesday evenings, 6—9pm

This 6 week course will support you to make the most of the range of applications Premiere Pro offers in the production of professional and experimental video.