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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Project Day: Composition in Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon* Saturday, 11am—5pm
Throughout the history of the medium, photographers have devised many different strategies for organising the composition of pictures, and there are many techniques to explore and play with.
Project Day: Digital Inkjet Printing
*New Dates Coming Soon* Saturday, 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.
Project Day: Intro to Street Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sat, 11am—5pm
Street photography is sometimes described as one of photography’s classic forms; this course will provide theoretical and practical applications in capturing street photography.
Project Day: Landscape Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sunday, 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: Product Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sunday, 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: Studio Portrait Photography
02 May 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Saturday, 11am—5pm
This course includes an introduction to lighting and composition techniques for portraiture, and also a discussion on portraiture in photographic history.
Project Day: The City/Architecture Photography
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sunday, 11am—5pm
On this one day introduction to city and architecture photography you will take your camera-handling skills out into the streets of Edinburgh, a UNESCO World Heritage city.
Project Day: B&W Darkroom Printing
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sunday, 11am—5pm
A perfect follow-on course for those who have already completed an introductory darkroom printing course.
Project Day: Digital Workflow (with Adobe Lightroom CC Classic)
*New Dates Coming Soon* Sunday, 11am—5pm
This practical one-day 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.
Eyes Open: Photography for 12-16 year olds
13—16 Apr 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Monday—Thursday, 11am—2pm
Eyes Open is a specially designed photography course for 12-16 year olds. Take your imagination on a journey and experiment with a range of skills including digital photography, photograms and collage.
Learn to develop, produce and share your own artwork in book form. This DIY course will provide resources for you start making artist books focussing on making, editing and experimenting.
Digital SLR Photography
01 – 22 April 2020 – Course postponed until further notice 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.
Darkroom Photography: Intro to Black & White
*New Dates Coming Soon* Tuesday Evenings, 6—9pm
Discover the magic of Black & White Photography and learn some of the secrets the masters use to make stunning photographs.
Alternative Darkroom: Lith, Chromoskedasic & Chemigrams
*New Dates Coming Soon* Monday evenings, 6—9pm
Black and white paper can be rendered in so many versatile ways, and during this course participants will explore three of these techniques to create stunning and unique prints.
Design Layouts and Graphics for Print (Adobe InDesign & Illustrator CC)
*New Dates Coming Soon* Thursday evenings, 6—9pm
Gain a grounding in commercial design techniques, creating layouts and graphics to achieve stylish creative outcomes.
Video Compositing with Adobe After Effects CC
09 Mar—13 Apr 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Monday 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
*New Dates Coming Soon* Monday 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.
Digital SLR Camera Training
25 & 26 April 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Saturday & Sunday, 11—5pm
This weekend 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!
Out from the Darkcloth: Intro to Large Format Photography
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 weekend, you will have an understanding of loading and using a view camera, and using the darkroom to process and print from large format negatives.
Liquid Silver: Paper, Objects and Dry Plate
18 & 19 April 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Saturday & Sunday, 11am—5pm
This weekend 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.
This two-day 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.
Sound Recording and Editing for Artists & Filmmakers
This introductory course provides an overview of fundamental techniques for recording and editing voice, location and foley sounds using industry standard software.
Darkroom Photography: Introduction to Colour Photography
04 & 05 Apr 2020 – Course postponed until further notice Saturday & Sunday, 11am—5pm
This course will introduce you to the beautiful world of colour analogue photography.
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