This module provides the opportunity to work on building and perfecting a professional portfolio of photographs suitable for industry presentation. Through a series of workshops, you will consider the profession from both behind and 'in front' of the camera, including the professional photographer, starting and running a business and ways in which photographers function, for example through the AOP or The British Institute of Photographers (BIPP). You are to identify a professional area of expertise, which your portfolio of photographs will be based upon.

You will be engaged in seeking professional feedback and reviews of your work from industry practitioners, for example from photographers or editors, ideally allied to the sector you have chosen to work in. From these reviews you will present the thoughts and opinions received as a written evaluation presented together with your portfolio. It is expected that the portfolio be produced of a standard suitable for a personal client presentation. The final submission will be in the form of a peer assessed portfolio review.

You will present for assessment two pieces of work:
1/A portfolio of photographic images, a minimum of ten, appropriately presented for industry standard, including a minimum of one new piece of work entered in an industry-level photographic competition. (Learning Outcomes 1 & 2)
2/A 1500 (word evaluation collated from professional external reviews.
(Learning Outcome 3)

Submission is Summative Assessment.

Lectures
Workshops
Group Tutorials
Independent Industry Research
Independent Photographic Practice

1. PRODUCE A PORTFOLIO, APPROPRIATE FOR INDUSTRY STANDARD PRESENTATION, FROM A SERIES OF PROFESSIONAL PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENTS. Visual Analysis

2. DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE AND SELECT WORK THAT IS WELL-CRAFTED, TECHNICALLY PROFICIENT AND ENGAGES YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE. Application

3. REFLECT AND EVALUATE UPON YOUR PORTFOLIO IN RELATION TO AN ENGAGEMENT WITH PROFESSIONAL AND 'EXTERNAL' REVIEWS. Reflection

Specialist photographic equipment
Specialist studio, digital and darkroom facilities
Lecture theatre and tutorial rooms
Thompson Library
Blackboard Virtual Learning Environment will support this module where relevant
Word-processing facilities
Internet Access

Students will determine their own reading list and professional related texts appropriate to their chosen area of photographic enterprise, with staff guidance. Students are expected to take advantage of the extensive library facilities within the University, ensuring that they keep abreast of current trends and developments through relevant photographic and design related industry periodicals.

To include the following periodicals:
British Journal of Photography
Photographer: Journal of Professional Images and Imaging Technology

This module provides the opportunity to work on building and perfecting a professional portfolio of photographs suitable for industry presentation. Through a series of workshops, you will consider the profession from both behind and 'in front' of the camera, including the professional photographer, starting and running a business and ways in which photographers’ function, for example through the AOP or The British Institute of Photographers (BIPP). You are to identify a professional area of expertise, which your portfolio of photographs will be based upon.

You will be engaged in seeking professional feedback and reviews of your work from industry practitioners, for example from photographers or editors, ideally allied to the sector you have chosen to work in. From these reviews you will present the thoughts and opinions received as a written evaluation presented together with your portfolio. It is expected that the portfolio be produced of a standard suitable for a personal client presentation. The final submission will be in the form of a peer assessed portfolio review.