Certificate IV in Photography and Digital Imaging
These days, there’s more to great photography than composition, light and subject matter. Photo imaging has expanded the horizons of the photographed image exponentially – and you, too, can expand your horizons with Swinburne’s Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging.
As an aspiring photographer, you’ll learn the essential concepts and technical skills to begin your career. The course maintains a strong emphasis on image capture, studio lighting techniques, and photo enhancements and manipulations. You’ll use industry-leading software to augment your skills. In fact, Swinburne is the first university in Australia to be an Adobe Creative Campus, and you’ll enjoy free access to Adobe Creative Cloud software on all of your devices.
In addition, the course is endorsed by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and is delivered by current industry practicing photographers – a foot in the door in itself.
Perhaps it’s your gateway to higher study in our Diploma of Photography and Digital Imaging (into which certificate holders can be directly enrolled). Or maybe you wish to go for work as an assistant to a commercial, portrait, wedding, landscape or fashion photographer. The Certificate IV in Photography and Photo Imaging helps bring your future into focus.
Duration
1 year full-time or equivalent part-time
Intakes
Hawthorn (March) - View application and start dates
Study mode
- Full-time
VTAC course code
- 3400271264 (fee type determined by provider)
This is a nationally approved vocational course that is recognised throughout Australia.
Course information in detail
- Course detail, course structure and units of study.
Course description
Our Certificate IV course is endorsed by the Australian Institute of Professional Photography (AIPP) and is delivered to our students by current industry practicing photographers.
Course structure
Technical Requirements:
Units of study
Careers and graduate outcomes
- Career opportunities, course aims and objectives and graduate skills.
Career opportunities
Aims and objectives
- develop concepts and solutions in response to a brief
- understand and use camera functions creatively
- understand and use lighting equipment
- enhance, manipulate and output digital images
- understand and use colour and design principles
- develop their understanding of the historical context that photographers work in
Graduate skills
- use a range of camera and lighting equipment
- provide solutions to briefs
- understand and apply basic design principles relevant to photography
- understand the commercial context of the photography industry
Student success
HOW RACHEL LANDED HER PHOTO ON THE COVER OF A NEW YORK MAGAZINE
Rachel Canale made a name for herself in the photography world when a photo she took for a uni assignment made the cover of New York’s PROMO Magazine (pictured).
“Once I saw the outcome I knew I had to submit the images to a magazine, they were the best I had done before and they were unique,” says Rachel.
Course fees and requirements
- Entry requirements and non-year 12 entry.
Course fees
Certificate IV in Photography and Digital ImagingEstimated course fees for 2023* |
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| Course fee options | Full course fee | Skills First Government-subsidised place | Concession rate |
| Total Cost (GST Free) | $12,750 | $5,460 | $1,092 |
This training is delivered with Victorian and Commonwealth Government funding.
You could be granted a Skills First government-subsidised place when you apply for this course. Check your eligibility now.
You may be entitled to apply for a fee concession if you meet the eligibility criteria.
The eligibility criteria are set by the Victorian Government and assessed by Swinburne in accordance with government directives, which are subject to change at any time.
Find out if you're eligible for a fee concession here.
If you are not granted a government subsidised place, the full course fee will apply. Check your eligibility now.
Indicative nominal course hours: 980.