Photo Editing for Digital Photographers

L1 Level 1
Part Time
17 January 2024 — 22 May 2024
City Centre Campus, Cardiff
This course is available at other locations or at different start dates/levels.
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-30 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

About this course

An interest in photography a basic understanding of photography fundamentals and camera controls and/or Preferably completion of Introduction to Digital Photography at Level 1.

What you will study

The modules you will cover, will include:

  • Understanding and working with a synchronised photography storage and editing suite of applications.
  • Adding and managing photos across devices.
  • Editing and manipulating photographs. Including: Cropping, straightening, improving lighting and colour, removing unwanted content and creative effects.
  • Organising photographs.
  • Storing photographs.
  • Sharing photographs
  • Editing and manipulation software workflow.

The assessment will be an Internal assessment (100% e-portfolio). The course will be delivered via a blended learning approach.

On the course you will use:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Photoshop
  • Lightroom

Guest speakers will also be invited in to speak to learners.


Course fee per year

Part-time enrolment fee: £35.00

Important points

  • The College welcomes contact with parents/guardians of students who are under 18.
  • Additional support is available for students with learning difficulties and disabilities.
  • Cardiff and Vale College is committed to inclusion and values diversity. We are determined to promote equality of opportunity and to treat everyone fairly and with respect.
  • Cardiff and Vale College reserves the right to make changes to this course without prior notice.
  • Course fees are subject to change. Your fee will be confirmed prior to enrolment.
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  • Courses can only run if there are sufficient numbers.
  • Please note, if you choose three or more course choices, then you may be referred for a careers appointment first. This does not apply to A Level or GCSE choices.
Key information

Start date

17 January 2024

End date

22 May 2024

Time of day

Night Time

Part Time

2 hours per week

Location

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
Maps & directions
£: This course is free for unemployed adults or adults in receipt of specific benefits. If eligible, you do not pay the 'Course fee' listed under 'Course fee per year'. A registration fee of £10-30 may be charged. Any professional registration fee / exam fee / other fee listed will need to be paid for. Financial support for these costs may be available. To find our more go to www.cavc.ac.uk/PartTimeFunding

Course code

GELL2P02
L1

Qualification

City & Guilds Level 1 Award in Photo Image Capture and Manipulation

Career prospects & further study

After this course you can progress on to a variety of photography courses.

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Locations

City Centre Campus, Cardiff
City Centre Campus, Cardiff

City Centre Campus,

Dumballs Road,

Cardiff,

CF10 5FE