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Diploma of Photography

ProviderPhotography Studies College (Melbourne)
Course code: VTAC9100110072Higher education providerStudy area: PhotographyData JSON
AttendanceOn campus
Intakes & start datesPlease check the official website.

Course overview

Creativity, innovation and technique are essential skills when creating great photographs. You’ll learn these and more in the Diploma of Photography qualification. This unique program has an emphasis on learning to photograph like a professional, with know-how and no more guess work. You learn how to use your camera successfully and creatively, how to see and capture light and create compelling compositions, along with digital processing and enhancing techniques to make your photos arresting and memorable. You discover what it takes to effectively capture the essence of the moment and edit to select your best shots. This qualification will provide you with the tools to start to develop your own style of photography and the camera craft to set your work apart. By exploring a range of photographic genres, you learn to experiment, define an area of interest and bring all your skills together to produce a range of photographic projects.

Course record

Majors
Creative Development 1: Folio (Photography Projects - different genres & storytelling), Creative Development 2: Folio (Photography Projects - Visual Representation & Staged Photography ), Image Cultures & Visual Thinking (Context, Design & Composition), Photography Skills 1: Camera Craft (Foundation of light & camera control), Photography Skills 2: Camera skills (Blended Lighting & Intro to studio), Post Production: Lightroom & Photoshop (Digital & Print Outcomes).
Career Opportunities
The Diploma of Photography provides pathways into further study - Credit transfer into the Bachelor of Photography and Digital Imaging or employment. It will prepare you for support roles in photography and the creative industries such as working as a photography assistant, cataloguing digital content, digital retouching, or being a visual editing assistant.

Entry requirements

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Standard entry

Current Year 12 graduates

Educational outcomes considered for selection

Year 12s and students with recent secondary education - we do not use ATAR as any part of the admission criteria.

On successful completion of your informal interview/creative chat you will receive an offer and a sense of certainty.

Interviews are held in person with a campus tour or via zoom - whatever works best for you.

You will present your creative work (folio) at the interview, it just needs to best represent you and your ideas.

Year 12s can include work done for your creative subjects or personal interest and for non Year 12s/Mature age applicants your work can be from previous years and/or personal interest

SEAS (Special Entry Access Scheme)

Applicants who have experienced educational disadvantage are encouraged to apply for the Special Entry Access Scheme (SEAS).

Depending on eligibility and your circumstances, a SEAS application may provide support for your course application.

For further information go to Photography Studies College (Melbourne) SEAS information and the Photography Studies College (Melbourne) website

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Campuses & intake dates

  • MelbourneVIC