Camera-works is a series of FREE part-time courses in photography

The courses are open to Tower Hamlets residents aged under 25

Recruiting for Studio Lighting Course Now

In this 6 week course 8 participants will learn professional studio lighting. These workshops will teach 35mm analogue and DSLR camera operation, continuous lighting techniques using LitePanels, Red Heads & Blondes, and flash lighting using soft boxes and reflectors

APPLY NOW - email you application form to dave@fourcornersfilm.co.uk

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For further details, please email Dave. 

Project Overview

This three year programme will enable 84 young people to learn a variety of photography skills and help prepare them for further education or work within the photographic industry. 

There are three projects within the programme each year:

Project 1: A 12 week project, which could include East London street photography, 35mm camera operation, portrait studio lighting, pin hole photography, collage and darkroom workshops to produce photograms and black & white exhibition prints. Whilst working in groups of 5, participants will co-design and curate a final exhibition of their work, which will be shown at Four Corners Gallery in June 2024.

Project 2: A 6 week course where 8 participants will learn professional studio lighting. These workshops will teach 35mm analogue and DSLR camera operation, continuous lighting techniques using LitePanels, Red Heads & Blondes, and flash lighting using soft boxes and reflectors. 

Project 3: A series of masterclasses, designed to mentor 10 young people over 3 days. Workshops and 1-2-1 mentoring will offer careers advice and aim to develop participants creative and professional practice.

WHAT CAMERA-WORKS PARTICIPANTS SAID:

“Cameraworks was a turning point in my creative progression. It gave me the confidence to delve deeper into my interest in photography, leading me to join a photography collective and apply to a commercial photography training programme with the photography foundation, which I got accepted into. Dave’s guidance, support and encouragement in my photography has made a huge impact on my life, leading to new career paths opening and new projects and skills being developed. I would recommend Camera-works to anyone, it will enrich their lives greatly.”

Valentina Rios

“I loved the Camera-works course at Four Corners so much! After a busy week at my day job I genuinely couldn't wait to get back there every week, it became the thing I looked forward to most. I met great likeminded people that I’m still in touch with, developed my creativity in ways I didn't expect, and I'm still using the fruits of that creative labour to this day - feeling a lot more creative in general and carrying the lessons with me everywhere. More than anything though, the kindness and passion of the whole Four Corners team is such a wonderful reminder of all the good things in the world. Can't recommend it enough, and strongly believe that this course can be absolutely life- changing for young people.”

Anna Bogdanova

“The darkroom strand of the camerawork’s programme gave me invaluable time and resources to develop my analogue photography skills. It had been revolutionary for my art practice, allowing me to build the technical skills to realise concepts and build a substantial body of work. I’ve since developed this, and am currently partaking in a residency, ending in my first solo exhibition featuring works that I made whilst on the programme. I couldn’t be more pleased with the work on display and feel it substantially represents my identity as an artist. The supportive environment and tutoring I received at Four Corners has been instrumental in helping me get to this point.”

Bea Keelan

Four Corners has a successful track record of co-designing and delivering exceptional photographic programmes. The last being Into Focus, please find details here.

PARTNERS

This programme is generously supported by the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Mayor's Community Grant Programme.