Stills, Edinburgh:
Stills opened in Edinburgh in 1977 as Scotland’s first gallery specialising in contemporary photography. Since then, we have extended our facilities and now provide the best photographic darkrooms and digital production facilities in Scotland. We offer a programme of evening courses, weekend and one-day workshops in photography and digital media. We offer subsidised, low-cost training in everything from Photoshop and Dreamweaver to Black & White Photography so you can come to Stills to create your own website, print your own photographs, learn to use your digital camera and much more!
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Digital SLR Camera Training
Tutor: David Grinly
If you're only using your camera on automatic you're missing out on the real art of photography. This weekend course is about learning to use your digital SLR camera with confidence and skill. Explore aperture, shutter speed and megapixels through to white balance, ISO ratings, histograms and much more! With a blend of technical tuition, demonstration, practical assignments and group discussion, you will discover how to unlock your camera's full potential and take better pictures. If you don’t have a digital SLR camera we can provide one for you. Computer experience is required.
DIY Super8 Film Making
Tutor: Sergio Alvarez-Uribe
"The technology of yesterday becomes the artform of today" Marshall McLuhan, 1911 - 1980
Make your own super8 fi
lm in this unique hands-on weekend workshop! You will story board your ideas, work as a director and crew member, shoot a film on super 8 and hand process the stock right in Stills darkrooms. From concept to finished product, this workshop aims to teach the technical aspects as well as the very unique qualities of super8 film. A special screening of the films will be shown on a super 8 projector at Stills on the final day where you get to learn about and experience the full telecine process and take away a digital copy, as well as your actual super 8 footage!
All materials are included. The workshop is crafted in a way that the general public can engage and learn the principles of film through the medium of super8 without preventing a more advanced audience getting involved in the creative experience.
Sound Recording and Editing for Artists & Filmmakers
Tutor: Jules Rawlinson
Employing a mix of practical exercises and critical reflection, this introductory weekend course provides an overview of fundamental techniques for recording and editing voice, location and foley sounds for film and art installations using industry standard software and popular, high quality microphones and portable recording devices including recording direct to camera.
Topics include properties of sound; microphone selection and placement; gain structure; effective planning; boom operation; noise limiting and reduction; sound editing; sound dynamics; sound processing and spatial effects; editing sound to picture. Computer experience is required.
Digital Video Editing: Final Cut Express
Tutor: Sergio Alvarez-Uribe
Edit your own short film using Apple editing software Final Cut Express.The course will cover the practical skills necessary for editing digital video from capturing to final output. Royalty free footage and sound will be provided however participants are welcome to bring their own. Stills has HDV cameras for hire if you wish to film your own footage before the course begins. Computer experience is required.
Introductio
n to Black and White Photography
Tutor: John Morrison
Discover the magic of Black & White Photography and learn some of the secrets the masters use to make stunning photographs. Explore the fundamentals of light and time and no longer be a slave to the Auto setting. Master the manual functions of your 35mm SLR film camera and unlock its true potential. Get to grips with the complete darkroom workflow from processing film to printing your own black & white photographs.
Perfect for those with no experience or those looking for a full refresher.
Layout (Adobe InDesign)
Tutor: Nicole Heidtke & Stefan Baumberger
Design and produce professional page layouts with this exciting print and digital publishing course. Architectural metaphors will guide you: navigation, orientation and visual communication through and within space. You will learn how to work with Adobe InDesign as a workspace and how to develop a basic layout for your portfolio, newsletter, magazine or artists book.
Computer experience is required.
Maps & Mappings (Adobe Illustrator)
Tutor: Nicole Heidtke & Stefan Baumberger
With the vector graphics environment, Adobe Illustrator, you will learn how to design diagrams and maps. Responding to the everyday ordinary, get inspired to transform your daily routes into a map. This course is about visual thinking.
Computer experience is required.
Photoshop Essential Training Modules
Tutor: John Morrison
Stills Photoshop Essential Training teaches a broad spectrum of core skills that are common to many creative fields. Experienced tutor John Morrison walks you through some of the vast creative potential of Adobe Photoshop in four engaging and fun modules. Participants will develop new technical skills while maintaining emphasis on core concepts for nurturing creativity, productivity and inspiring new confidence to explore Photoshop as the ultimate digital darkroom. A perfect follow on from our Digital SLR Photography course. Computer experience is required.
Modules booked individually. Select the module that suit you or sign up to all 4 modules for a 10% off discount!
Website Design (Dreamweaver)
Create your own website! Our beginners Dreamweaver course has been extended to eight sessions to ensure that participants have sufficient time to cover HTML, CSS, Photoshop for the web and dynamic elements. Computer experience is required.
For further information on any of the courses above, including fees and dates, please contact us by completing the form on our Contact Page.
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