Professional & Trade Association Short Courses
The following courses are run by recognised industry Associations AOP, BAPLA , BIPP and RPS.
They offer a range of courses and training solutions to meet your skills gaps.
AOP workshops (London)
The AOP (Association of Photographers) runs regular workshops from their offices in London that are open to both members and non–members. They also offer a free monthly careers Question and Answer session hosted by a practising professional photographer. For more information, contact: workshops@aophoto.co.uk Tel: 0207 739 6669 The Association of Professional Photographers
The British Association of Picture Libraries and Agencies endorses courses in picture research at three London colleges. For further information please visit: www.bapla.org
London School of Publishing www.publishing-school.co.uk Tel: 0207 221 3399
London College of Printing www.lcp.linst.ac.uk Tel: 0207 514 6569
The Publishing Training Centre www.train4publishing.co.uk Tel: 0208 874 2718
Electric Lane offer training and consultancy and are a Skillset Accredited Training Provider. For further information visit: www.skillset.org/photo/article_5223_1.asp
Electric Lane offers Keywording Training
Skillset accredited training company Electric Lane is responding to the needs of the picture industry by offering a new course on keywording in January next year. Designed for imaging professionals, the course will help participants achieve consistent keywording informed by industry standards and image buying trends.
Content will include keywording schemas, controlled vocabularies and thesauri, and productive methods of captioning and keywording.
Keywords play a critical role in image retrieval and sales. This course is a chance for picture libraries to get a grip on their keywording and make it more productive.
Electric Lane has been training image professionals since 1998, and works on digital and metadata standards for BAPLA, Pic4Press, IPTC, and UPDIG. .
The course runs in London on 15 January 2009. More information at www.electriclane.co.uk/courses.. Booking line at XChange Training 0845 363 1130
The Colour of Art - Specialist Digital Training from Electric Lane
Skillset accredited training company Electric Lane is offering a specialist professional course in January for people working with images of art in museums, galleries and image libraries.
‘The Colour of Art' aims to raise awareness of the standards required for successful and productive output of digital images, and give participants ways of assessing existing digital files. The one day hands-on course covers imaging standards, colour management, and checking colour in images of artworks.
Electric Lane has been training image professionals since 1998, and works on digital standards setting bodies like Pic4Press, IPTC, and UPDIG. Trainer Graeme Cookson is known for his accessible presentation and depth of knowledge.
The course runs in London on 27 January 2009. More information at www.electriclane.co.uk/courses.. Booking line at XChange Training 0845 363 1130
BIPP Academy Courses (throughout the UK)
BIPP run a series of 1 day masterclasses at various locations throughout the UK, where practising BIPP photographers share their skills and expertise from their specialised field. Course topics this year range from portraiture, wedding photography, commercial studio lighting, architecture and fashion through to digital techniques. These courses are subsidised for BIPP members, but open to non–members as well. For more information, contact academy@bipp.com Tel: 01920 860188 www.bipp.com
