Tutor picked

One of the features of the Open College of the Arts (OCA) courses is that you a required to choose your own tutor.  A list of tutors that are available now has been emailed to me.

After a quick bit of research on the five available tutors I have picked Clive White.  I wanted to get a tutor with plenty of experience in different aspects of photography, and looking at Clive's website and his biography page on the OCA website, he certainly seems to have plenty.

Most of all I, really like the shots on his website and it's definitely the sort of photography that I aspire to.

I have also now received all of the course materials which is quiet exiting as it means I can now start the course properly.  It also included a student card so I'm now looking forward to cheap cinema tickets and student discos.

I now am required to make contact with Clive by sending him a "Student Profile" containing some particular information as defined by the OCA.

So here goes...


Course title:         Level 3 Photography.  Your own portfolio
URLs:                 www.CraigButlerPhotography.com
email:                  belfast_craig@hotmail.com

Previous experience:  I've been studying photography for a few years now starting with a GCSE and then an A Level which I was awarded a grade B for both.  For the last 3 years I have been doing and HND in photography which is now complete.

Expectations:  Through this course I would like to continue developing my photography and eventually earn a BA (hons).  I am also keen to develop my own style of photography and hopefully sell some work in order that I can begin to create an income from it although I don't want to go full time just yet.  I am especially interested in fine art prints and stock libraries.

So I finally finished the HND in Photography at Lurgan and have now decided to do a BA Hons in Photography with the Open College of the Arts (OCA).

I first had to apply for credits for the HND which was a pretty straightforward process.  It was just a matter of sending of a form to OCA along with some evidence of my previous studies.  That was accepted without any issues, so I then had to register with New Bucks University before finally paying for the actual courses via the OCA website.

The courses that I have subscribed to are "Level 3: Your own Portfolio" and "Advanced"

Now I just have to choose a tutor, that will lead my through the courses, and then I will receive the course materials and be ready to go.