PR Photography Courses

[bethany_jo]

Hi guys.

Just wondering if anyone knew of any short courses in Press Photography? I work in Marketing, and we want to generate as much interest in our college through press releases, photo captions and adverts etc. I want to know how to get the most out of the people featuring in these photos, how to take better photos, it's becoming apparent that the photos I've taken up to now don't really look right in with a press release? And I want to learn! lol! x

 

[Irritable_Rabbit]

er.. No. Not one that can turn you into an editorial/p.r./corporate shooter of some skill overnight.

And er.. I know you're keen and stuff and that's good...

But you could do what the Marketing departments I've ever had dealings with, even the ones that say they have no budget.

That is to pay someone to do it for you. Unless this is a cost cutting and damn the consequences directive from up high of course. That happens.

 

[bethany_jo]

No that's not what I want, just a short course of a week or two to teach me the absolute basics...the photography course i'm on is focused on landscape and fashion, not very helpful for me. The main reason I have a job is so that the Marketing department doesn't have to pay for an external photographer to come in to take pictures, I'm the Marketing Departments photographer and as we're starting to place more ads and press releases in the papers at this time of year it would make sense for me to have a bit of knowledge of the PR side of things.