Focus Awards FQP
Level 3: Mastering Digital Photography
Course Overview
Our brand-new Digital Photography study pack is exactly what you need if you want to take
good photographs that will be the envy of your friends and family. What's more, it's an ideal
package to get you started on a new, lucrative and highly rewarding career. If you want to
work for yourself, pick and choose your own hours, and enjoy interacting with people,
Photography could be an exciting option for you. It's a massive sector, with a huge variety of
specialist areas. From weddings and events to newspapers and magazines, advertising and
artwork, just about everywhere you look photographs are there. Somebody has been paid for
them! Why shouldn't it be you? As a “science", digital photography has developed at an
incredible speed over the last 10 years or so, and it's no longer regarded as the poor relation to
film photography (i.e. taking traditional photographs using a roll of film in a camera, rather
than recording digital information). Better still, you don't need to get the film developed!
Results are instant. Add to this the fact that good quality digital cameras are almost becoming
“as cheap as chips", and there is absolutely no reason why anybody needs to take poor
photographs today. This really opens up career opportunities for those of us who, having
studied with us, realise they have a creative streak they weren't even aware off!
Entry requirements
A reasonable level of literacy is required, but there are no entry restrictions. You just need a
keen interest in the subject, and will ideally have studied the subject or ancillary disciplines at
a lower level if you want to progress quickly.
Fees
Hard Copy Full Payment: £289 + £8 p+p
Online Copy: £274
(Monthly Instalments for both hard copy and online copy can also be arranged)
Career Prospects
Learners can embark on a career as a professional photographer. As a photographer, you
would use a camera to take still photographs for a huge range of uses. You would use your
technical skills and artistic vision to capture images of people, products, places or events,
often on a client's behalf. You would typically specialise in one area of photography, such as:
general or social (often known as 'high street' photography) - weddings and portraits
advertising and editorial - images for advertisements, magazines and photo libraries press and
photojournalism - for newspapers and other news publications fashion - photographing
models and clothing for magazines and catalogues corporate (industrial or commercial) - for
company promotional material scientific or medical - recording scientific research, or
medical conditions and treatments.
Focus Award Accredited at Level 3
This course has been endorsed by Focus Awards through their Focus on Quality Provision
(FQP) Scheme. The content and depth of study required have been benchmarked at Level 3.