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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study, Virtual Classroom	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

On Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style certification course, you will study the practicalities and theory of digital imaging. Also, you will learn concepts, including how light refracts through a lens, and what consists of a visually delightful scene. Along with theoretical concepts, you will go through a series of hands-on assignments which are made to improve your artistic and technical skills.

You can also share all Digital Photography certificate course submissions with a supportive and active online community. Today, most people own a camera, but it takes more than just snapping to create beautiful digital images. Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style live course will teach you the needed art for just that.

You will get classes to experiment and apply a range of different photography techniques to a specialist genre of photography- from people and nature to fine art and architecture. Digital Photography: Creating a Professional Portfolio training will challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone.

The Highlights

University credit awarded
Ten-week long training
Online learning
Undergraduate-level course
Course-completion certificate
Live sessions
Industry-expert instructors
A piece of the Open University
In collaboration with The Royal Photographic Society
Ten hours per week for course completion

Programme Offerings

10 UK credits
live online classes
Expert instructors
Project-based assessments
Professional credential

Courses and Certificate Fees

Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
yes	The Open University, Milton KeynesThe Royal Photographic Society

As a learner looking to enrol into the micro-credential, you need to pay the Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style certification fee of ₹47,774 to reserve your spot online sessions.

Digital Photography: Creating a Digital Portfolio fee Details

Digital Photography certificate course Option	Fee
Online live class	₹47,774
Total fee	₹47,774

Eligibility Criteria

Skills

There are a handful of prerequisites for Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style certification by FutureLearn. You must have a basic understanding of digital photo editing and photographic techniques. Basic computer skills are also a must. Then, you will need a camera with some controls and settings (aperture, shutter speed, or automatic settings). You will also need photo-editing application software on your computer or smart device.

Certificate Qualifying Details

Eligibility for 10 UK credits and the microcredential by FutureLearn depends on the passing of final assessment. You will have to submit a panel of artistic images in a genre of your own choice, plus a written “Statement of Intent” as part of a coherent portfolio of work. A certificate for Digital Photography course on FutureLearn will be awarded for free to members of the Royal Photographic Society. Non-members will have to pay an additional £12 to receive the certificate.

What you will learn

Knowledge of photography

By the end of Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style microcredential by FutureLearn, you will be able to:

Perform digital image capture technologies
Critically evaluate images
Develop a professional portfolio
Communicate vision and intent
Advanced techniques and photographic practices
Recognise various photographic genres and effective techniques used in each
Create your photographic style and give constructive feedback on others

Who it is for

Photographer

By the end of Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style certification syllabus, you will be able to:

Competent photographers looking to upgrade
Photographer hobbyists willing to equip themselves with the skills of a professional-level photographer

Admission Details

To be admitted into FutureLearn’s Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style classes, go through the following steps one by one:

Step 1. Click on the given link - https://www.futurelearn.com/microcredentials/digital-photography to reach the course page of Digital Photography: Creating a Professional Portfolio.

Step 2. Tap on the “Join Now” button which has the course price on it too. A registration form page will appear.

Step 3. Sign up via a valid email ID or simply log in by linking your existing Facebook or Google account.

Step 4. The eligibility-check page will open in the tab. Confirm your eligibility and click the checkbox.

Step 5. A detailed form appears now. Fill in all the necessary information. Check for its accuracy and click on “Next.”

Step 6. Now, you will have to upload a valid photo ID for identity verification purposes. Upload the ID with details matching your previously filled details and click “Next.”

Step 7. Accept the declaration form and hit “Next.”

Step 8. The checkout page will open in your browser. Fill your information on the payment gateway and pay the fee

Application Details

To apply and enrol in Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style online course, you can visit FutureLearn’s official website. You shall sign-up or register, check eligibility for the Digital Photography certificate course, and fill out the registration form. Fill and submit the required information and then finally pay the course fee.

The Syllabus

Instructors

The Open University, Milton Keynes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

1: Who is offering this microcredential?

The Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style is offered by The Open University of UK in collaboration with the Royal Photographic Society.

2: Who are my instructors?

Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style course is taught by experts of design and photography. Georgina Holden and Stephen Peake are senior lecturers at the Open University (OU). Then, Michael Dodd, an ecologist, and photographer. Finally, Jon Rosewell of The OU.

3: Where can I utilise my earned academic credit during the Digital Photography: Creating a Professional Portfolio online course?

Microcredentials awarded by The OU can be used at either graduate or postgraduate level at The OU, or potentially at another.

4: If I pay the fee and want to drop out, will I get a refund?

You will have a window of 14 days from the starting day of the Digital Photography: Discover your Genre and Develop your Style course to apply for a refund.

5: What if I miss a live session due to some reason?

There are live sessions in Digital Photography course on FutureLearn. But these can be recorded and watched afterwards if you can’t attend it live.