MA Commercial Photography focuses on technical excellence and can support your ambitions towards becoming a high-end freelance photographer. Whether you’re interested in working across areas such as advertising, fashion, sport, lifestyle and editorial, you’ll be supported to develop a high level of competence in responding to key and changing developments across contemporary commercial photography.

What to expect

MA Commercial Photography has been designed with a mix of independent learning and blended delivery where relevant.

With a focus on integrating contemporary technical and business skills underpinned by critical and research practices, you’ll gain an invaluable understanding of the photography industry and the business aspect of commercial photography.

Developing the practical skills needed to define yourself as a leading practitioner, you’ll be encouraged to develop strong conceptual approaches to your practice, and to achieve a defined identity within your work.

Assessment methods

• Practical project work and digital based activities
• Prepared writing
• Responses to case studies
• Oral presentation (group)
• Individual presentations of prepared work
• Simulations and role plays
• Workshop based activities
• Written research
• Portfolio realisation