Fashion Photography BA(Hons)

Program Overview

Falmouth University's Fashion Photography BA(Hons) program empowers students to become daring and contemporary fashion image makers. Through a blend of coursework, industry collaborations, and immersive technologies, the program fosters creativity, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of the fashion industry. Graduates are equipped with a visually arresting portfolio and the skills to succeed in a wide range of fashion-related careers.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

• Internationally published lecturers and renowned industry collaborators: Support in becoming a daring, contemporary fashion image maker.
• Exploring ideas: Identity, body politics, wellbeing, and the environment.
• Impactful visual stories: Using a range of photographic and film approaches, immersive technologies.
• No fashion images are made in isolation: Collaborate with talents from across the creative industries.
• Fashion designers, art directors, stylists, marketers, game developers: Build a visually arresting portfolio for industry.
• High-end retouching, specialist editing techniques, fashion film: Learn all areas of fashion.
• Catwalks to street style: Advertising campaigns, create web-based work, fanzines, designer lookbooks.

Outline:

• **Full-time and Professional Placement options available.

• The Body & Ethics: Explore the human form, gender, beauty, sexuality, ethnicity, morality, social position, body image, self-representation.
• Year Two:
• Fashion Film:
Develop professional methods for creating fashion film, promote fashion through moving image.
• The Commercial Image: Network, refine individual practice, professional etiquette.
• Theories: Explore historical, social, cultural, and global context of contemporary fashion image making.
• Collaboration: Work as a team on 'Challenge Briefs' reflecting industry assignments.
• Professional Placement (Optional): Gain industry experience and skills after second year or third year with placement year.
• Year Three:
• The Client Brief:
Work with a selected client on a professional brief, efficiently presenting ideas.
• Investigations: Dissertation or equivalent exploring personal interests related to practice.
• Final Major Project: Independently led project on a professional level, working with global clients.
• Integrated Foundation Year (Optional):
• Explore primary elements of fashion photography: technical skills, experimentation, risk-taking, professional practice, working across disciplines, live project briefs.
• 5 core modules in the foundation year.
• Progress to Year One of the full three-year degree.

Assessment:

• **100% coursework-based assessment.

• Continuous assessment: Visual, verbal, written assignments, portfolio submissions, support work, online presence.
• Final-year portfolio: Represents overall assessment.

Teaching:

• **Regular tutorials, lectures, seminars, technical workshops in studio and on location.

• **High level of contact time with staff and tutors.

• Digitally enhanced learning & teaching: Predominantly in-person, some elements online.
• Award-winning educators and leading creatives: Photographers, stylists, photographers, journalists, etc.

Careers:

• Graduates have worked with industry’s biggest brands: Prada, ASOS, River Island, Vivienne Westwood, Marc Jacobs, Love magazine, Elle.
• Other potential roles: Fashion photographer, film director/videographer/editor, e-commerce photographer, portrait photographer, shoot/film producer, photo editor, model agency booker, casting director, location scout, studio manager, PR/marketing executive, digital content creator, creative director.

Other:

• Studio facilities: Eight large, fully equipped professional studios, colour-managed digital suites, specialist software training with Adobe Creative Suite, photography store with industry-standard equipment.
• Guest speaker program: Hear from world-leading practitioners like Ben Weller, Danny Reed, Ewen Spencer, Mathew Whitehouse.
• Pitch projects to industry experts: Work on live briefs set by renowned contributors like Amy Gwatkin, Kyanisha Morgan, Matthew Holroyd.
• Published by Acne Studios, Beauty Papers, i-D, Re-Edition, The Face, Vogue Hommes: Staff have decades of commercial expertise and contacts.
The program's curriculum emphasizes creative exploration, technical proficiency, and industry engagement, preparing graduates for successful careers in the competitive world of fashion photography. The program boasts exceptional facilities, experienced faculty, and strong industry connections, offering students invaluable opportunities to develop their skills and launch their careers.