VET in SACE Online
Study photography wherever you are
What is VET in SACE?
Our vibrant VET in SACE program is developed especially for high school students who want to get a qualification and gain a head start on their career before leaving school.
Why Study Photography?
It is predicted that over one trillion photographs are taken per year. Since the first digital cameras and now camera phones exploded into the photographic scene, photography has become an integral part of our daily lives. Meaning that no matter what industry you work in, or how you spend your free time, photography has become an essential skill of the modern world.
Photograph by VET in SACE student Tiana Potts
What our Students Say
Photograph by VET in SACE student Tiana Potts
“The courses at CCP have greatly improved my technical skills in operating the camera and expanded my knowledge of the different types of photography along with exploration of different photographers”
Photograph by VET in SACE student Sam Graves
““I’ve made a bunch of friends here and it’s an awesome space that is well catered to so many different mediums and areas of photography.
I love rocking up to each lesson and it is the perfect balance of educational and enjoyable. It’s the best!!!”
Photograph by VET in SACE Student Bethia Holton
“I have found the courses at the CCP really insightful and helped me to expand my photography knowledge and skills, as well as teaching me the knowledge of using lightroom to edit photographs. They have encouraged me to step outside my comfort zone and push my creativity to the limits.”
Photograph by VET in SACE student Sam Graves
Who can study online?
We offer VET in SACE online to any student located outside of a 55km radius of the Centre for Creative Photography. Please contact us to discover if you are eligible.
When does it run?
Our Creative Camera courses specifically for SACE students, run in semester 1 (Terms 1-2) and semester 2 (Terms 3-4) of each year.
Students will study Creative Camera A (Introduction to Photography) during the first term of their study, and Creative Camera B (Camera Portfolio 1) in the second.
What will you learn?
Creative Camera A - Introduction to Photography
SACE Credits:
10
Competencies:
CUAPHI302 - Capture photographic images
CUAPPR403 - Store and maintain finished creative work
Class duration:
3 hours per week for 9 weeks
When:
Friday mornings from 9am-12pm during Term 1 or Term 3.
What this course will teach you:
This introduction to photography course will teach fundamental photography techniques and how to work with digital image capture. This course is the first of nine that make up the Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging.
Topics Covered:
Cameras
Shutter speeds and f-stops
Correct and compensated exposure
Lenses
Basic composition
Resolution
File formats (JPEG, TIFF, Raw)
White balance
File management
Histograms
Creative Camera B - Camera Portfolio 1
SACE Credits:
20
Competencies:
CUAPHI401 - Capture images in response to a brief
Class duration:
3 hours per week for 9 weeks
When:
Friday mornings from 9am-12pm during Term 2 or Term 4.
What this course will teach you:
In this course students will develop their photographic portfolio, with an emphasis on exploring various photographic styles. Students will begin to extend their conceptual and technical knowledge with their photographs.
Topics Covered:
Portraits
Landscapes
Abstraction/Design
Tableau
Photographic concepts
Composition techniques
Infra-red photography
Sequencing
Hand-held light meters
On-camera flash equipment
Photographic history
Contemporary practice
Photographic evaluation
Cost:
Please see our current calendar for prices
Some schools will pay for this and others will require the parents or guardians to pay. Speak to your VET in SACE or careers coordinator for more information on your schools’ specific requirements
Price of course includes:
Creative Camera A + B Workbook.
Journal
What you will need:
Your own DSLR camera with a lens is essential
Memory cards to suit your camera
A materials budget to print images at the end of term for assessment
Access to a printer or photocopier
Photograph by Ethan Thompson Skene
What happens after my first semester of study?
Students can choose to continue with their studies by completing a Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging. Creative Camera is the equivalent of Introduction to Photography and Camera 1 in our Certificate IV, so students can jump straight into any of our certificate level classes teaching digital, darkroom, studio, camera or conceptual skills. Students can take as little as one subject per term to complete the Certificate IV in just over two years (9 terms) or undertake three subjects for full time study to complete it in just under a year.
After completing the Certificate IV students can undertake a Diploma in Photography and Photo Imaging.
HOW TO ENROL
STEP 1.
Download and print our VET in SACE enrolment Form
STEP 2.
Call the CCP on 08 8354 0839 to express your interest and discuss study options. You are welcome to visit the CCP for a tour of our facilities.
STEP 3.
Make an appointment with your school’s VET coordinator and bring your enrolment form for them to sign.
STEP 4.
Usually your VET coordinator will send the completed form to us directly and they will let you know if you need to do anything else.