BA (Hons) Photography Bachelor's degree at Westminster

You are introduced to the practical, creative, and contextual possibilities of constructing photographic images in the studio and on location using lighting and staging. Through workshops you'll be introduced to the fundamentals of exposure and composition using a digital camera, the use of electronic flash lighting, both in the studio and on location, as well as digital workflows; Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop and printing to create photographic work. You'll be introduced to key critical and

This module provides an induction and understanding of creative and collaborative research practice, assessment processes and group working required in creative practice subjects. The module will introduce you to the University's commitment to the United Nations' Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs). You'll be challenged to experiment individually, undertaking contextual and practical research, which will contribute to a significant group project where students will be allocated creative role

This module introduces you to a range of expanded and immersive photography practices. Through a series of workshops, technical demonstrations and supervised studio time, you'll explore expanded imaging practices, including in-game photography, AI-generated images, 3D image capture and computational image making. The module raises the question 'What is a photograph/image?', its cultural, social and commercial function within the rapidly changing visual industries. Through a series of lectures, y

This module introduces you to ways of understanding how photography communicates ideas to a range of audiences alongside developing an individual photographic approach. You'll learn to take responsibility for your learning and your development as a photographic creator through the integration of written and visual skills in a range of contemporary contexts. Topics covered include understanding the contexts of creative practice, articulation and structuring of ideas, use of visual and written str

Assessment: Continuous assessment

This module will introduce you to the major genre of fashion street photography as both a historical and contemporary practice. This will be explored through the production of a body of photographic work that considers particularly the functioning of identity and subcultures in street style. Through workshops, you'll gain a full introduction to specific technical skills of the genre and digital post-production relevant to a professional fashion industry context.

This module will introduce you to the practice of documentary and street photography. Through workshops you'll be introduced to SLR camera and the full workflow for monochromatic analogue photography including hand film processing and printing. Alongside this, you'll be introduced to key critical and historical debates and themes in documentary photography through illustrated talks and seminars. Throughout the module you will research, shoot and print a body of photographic work which respon

In this module, you will combine practical experimentation and critical reflection in order to explore and develop your own photographic practice and research. Through a series of workshops, lectures, and seminars, you are introduced to advanced themes and practices in contemporary and historical photography, allowing you to define/refine an area of visual and written practice appropriate to your own ambitions and interests. The module introduces you to new ways of working with photography, incl

This module introduces you to the professional creative industries and provides you with experience of related workplace environments, relevant to the host course, through a range of tailored professional projects, including a work placement (alternatives may include client-set briefs and curated public events). Taught sessions introduce different career possibilities and provide an overview of professional skills, as well as introducing you to relevant support within the University and external

This module introduces you to industry norms and practices of identifying, researching and defining a response to a commercial brief or an open call. You will select a brief or a call for submissions from a given set and identify the requirements from the perspective of a potential client or art institution. By researching the chosen brief, you will generate a proposal/pitch with professional elements, such as required materials, technologies, budget, and timetable. The prepared proposal acts as

This module addresses collaborative working methods. Through group work, as well as individual research, you'll explore the complexities of collaborative practice in a variety of different social contexts; from fashion practices to activist collectives; from participatory photography to community engagement. The module allows you to forge your own paths, developing your own interests alongside your peers in order to engage with the core principles of collaborative work. Through the collaborative

This module discusses how photographs function in the virtual space. The module consists of illustrated lectures on current photographic practices and critical discussions, combined with relevant practical projects. It enables you to develop an understanding of contemporary issues around the production and distribution of images in the networked environment and to become critical and ethical users of the online space. The networks examined are based on the Internet and include, but are not limit

This module introduces you to the use of experimental Computer Generated Imaging technology (CGI). Through a series of workshops, technical demonstrations and supervised studio time, you learn to produce photo-realistic 3D images. The module teaches you the different steps of CGI design, from object modelling and compositing to bias and GPU-accelerated rendering techniques, texturing and lighting, and points you to available online tools to deepen your technical learning independently. Contextua

In this module, you are introduced to the practice of creating a body of work for the particular context of publishing. Through a series of workshops and tutorials, you'll develop a self-devised project. You will be asked to consider the institutional/professional context, the cultural and historical context, as well as the physical context where photographic publications are encountered. To support this, you shall introduce the main contexts for historical and contemporary photo publishing prac

This module introduces you to the practice and theory of videography, with the aim of developing a moving image project for an art, fashion, or music context. Through workshops and illustrated lectures, the module explores video-making in practical and theoretical terms, including the rise of video art and its current position within the world of photography. You will be introduced to technical skills in video production, including cinematography, the role of movement in videography, moving imag