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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.

All sessions below will be held in-house at Stills. We are limiting class sizes to ensure social distancing and have thorough procedures in place for cleaning and minimising the spread of COVID-19.

If you would prefer to learn online, we have a range of online courses to explore from the comfort of your home.

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Project Day: Composition in Photography

07 August 2021
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.

Digital Inkjet Printing

31 July 2021
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: Landscape Photography

*New Dates Coming Soon*
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: Product Photography

21 August 2021
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: Studio Portrait Photography

28 August 2021
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*
Saturday, 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.

Out from the Darkcloth: Intro to Large Format Photography

03 July 2021
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

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.

Hands on Film: Process and Practice

20 May – 24 June 2021
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.

Self Publishing Toolkit

*New Dates Coming Soon*
Thursday evenings, 6—9pm

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

21 July – 11 August 2021
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

17 August – 07 September 2021
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*
Thursday 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.

Digital Workflow (with Adobe Lightroom CC Classic)

18 & 25 August 2021
Wednesdays, 6-9pm

Over 2 sessions, 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.

Video Editing with Premiere Pro CC

*New Dates Coming Soon*
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.

Gain an appreciation of the magical world of darkroom printing, and explore the fundamentals of the darkroom in order to create a Black & White print.

Digital SLR Camera Training

*New Dates Coming Soon*
Saturdays, 11.00 – 17.00

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!

Liquid Silver: Paper, Objects and Dry Plate

12 & 19 June 2021
Saturdays, 11.00 – 17.00

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.

Photographic Image Editing (with Adobe Photoshop CC)

*New Dates Coming Soon*
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.

Sound Recording and Editing for Artists & Filmmakers

29 May 2021
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.

An Introduction to the Platinum/Palladium Print

*New Dates Coming Soon*
Saturdays, 11.00 – 17.00

This course will introduce you to a beautiful printing process which gained popularity around the turn of the 20th century, and explore the benefits of marrying contemporary digital technology with this fantastic analogue process.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

Over 2 sessions, 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.

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.

Learn how to process Black & White film by hand in Stills’ darkrooms.

Gain an appreciation of the magical world of darkroom printing, and explore the fundamentals of the darkroom in order to create a Black & White print.

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!

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.

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.

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

This course will introduce you to a beautiful printing process which gained popularity around the turn of the 20th century, and explore the benefits of marrying contemporary digital technology with this fantastic analogue process.