The Course in 5 minutes.
An Introduction.
Enter the creative future of photography with this hands-on and industry-aligned course.
A brand new approach to photographic education. Set in the heart of Bristol’s thriving photography scene, you’ll be making projects surrounded by amazing galleries, events, talks and exhibitions at the likes of The Royal Photographic Society, Martin Parr Foundation, Spike Island, Bristol Photo Festival and Books on Photography Festival.
Become a multidisciplinary photographer and develop specialist skills in digital and darkroom printing, as well as historical and contemporary alternative and sustainable printing processes. Learn portfolio and photobook production, graphic and interactive design, moving images, digital interfaces and virtual reality sequences.
This course has been co-designed with leading industry partners to place you in the heart of the professional world and help you develop the skills, knowledge and networks to start a career in this exciting, creative, and fast-paced industry. We also cap our classes at 20 to offer bespoke tuition and give you the time, space, and support needed to grow into your career.
Attendance 3 years / Full time
UCAS code BS06
Year of entry 2022
Location Tobacco Factory, Bristol
Validated by Bath Spa University
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The Structure.
This course is a mirror of industry. You’ll be working on projects constantly, completing self-devised, in-house and live client briefs as well as building the wider creative skills necessary for a career in the contemporary photography world. Creativity is at the heart of what we do. There are no exams and you will be assessed purely on the work required in each module.
We work exclusively with our resident artists to provide week-long masterclasses. And we’re proud of it. We’ve had in residence, Sari Soininen, Lucy Helton, Besides Press (Michael Alberry, Harry Flook and Tom Booth-Woodger), Garry Loughlin, Phillipa Klaiber and Michael Swann. These masterclasses introduce you to new ways of seeing and making images. They provide a space for collaborative practice, while giving you the freedom to experiment, take risks, and build a professional network of photographers and artists.
Indicative Tools: Digital and Analogue Cameras, Darkroom, Digital Printing, Alternative Printing Processes, Zine, Photobook and Portfolio Fabrication, Adobe Creative Cloud, DaVinci Resolve.
Studio Fees: There is an annual fee of approximately £200 for year 1, £300 for year 2 and 3 to subsidise the consumables required across the academic year. Studio fees in 2 and 3 also contribute to the cost of exhibition space and photobook production.
Year One
Year Two
Year Three
Latest Projects.
Why boomsatsuma?
Our vision is to fuel creative industries with a confident and talented workforce of diverse and empowered individuals. If you want to be part of that revolution, we need to talk…
We’re doing education differently; closing the gap between your degree and the creative industries you want to work in by giving you realistic and honest pathways. We work directly with key industry partners to construct agile and relevant courses designed to fill true industry gaps.
Our course leaders are talented and inspiring industry professionals who give you the edge with powerful insights and training. With capped course sizes, we don’t just tick boxes, we put YOU first; letting you focus on your passion with bespoke and tailored learning in open and inclusive, creative environments. You’ll get the qualifications you need to progress into your career, but you’ll also enter your creative industry with the work ethic, confidence and skill to absolutely smash it.
The Space.
You’ll be studying in Tobacco Factory, Bristol - a creative and innovative hub in the heart of the city. The building is one of the last survivors from the vast Imperial Tobacco site; saved from demolition by architect George Ferguson.
Today, it is a multi-purpose building that is home to not only boomsatsuma Degrees, but also a lively Cafe Bar, Makers Market, meeting spaces, the offices of several creative organisations, a performing art school. The building is also home to Tobacco Factory Theatres – one of the most exciting performance venues in the country.
You will have access to:
• Digital full-frame mirrorless and DSLR cameras
• Medium and large format film cameras
• Photography studio
• Darkroom
• Digital darkroom and scanning facilities
• Photobook, zine and portfolio fabrication facilities
• Full Adobe CC suite
• DaVinci Resolve colour grading suite
• Apple Mac post-processing suite