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After completing the excellent Post Graduate course in Photography course provided by BAPH, I was offered a work placement in the area that interested me the most with a great company committed to provide a multi-faceted experience in that area. The student advisor was very helpful and effective in identifying the right company for my work experience. I very much look forward to the work placement and I am grateful to be working with photography professionals over a period of two months.

For me, The classroom-based experience was the way to go. Without the guidance of the tutor, a lot of the background of photography I would possibly have missed an example being Henri Cartier Bresson.
Also, the knowledge and experience gained by the tutor would not have been passed on had this been a distance learning course. A thoroughly enjoyable course.

Excellent course with very approachable and knowledgeable tutors, able to organise tutorials to discuss progress. Does require some hard work, but very enjoyable content and can be driven by your own interests.

I'm so happy and proud to be studying with BAPH, learning so many things and experiencing at the same time, the assignments are both challenging and fun, which can be rarely found together. All these have great contribution to being a professional photographer. All the staff and the teachers are really friendly, helpful and supportive. They do their best to support the students in their journey with the academy and this is priceless! All the services and materials which come with the course are precious.
Thank you BAPH!

My tutor and the support team are extremely supportive, attentive, and helpful. I would recommend The BAPH to anyone looking to gain education and knowledge on photography before stepping into the industry.

I have enjoyed my time so far studying an HND (classroom-based) with BAPH. I'm glad I enrolled on the course and it's been a great way to dedicate more time to photography. The administrative support has been outstanding, the student services team (for example Luana and Marie) always reply quickly and I have found them to be very helpful. A downside of the course is perhaps that the use of facilities is limited and the assignments are quite demanding. By this, I mean that you are expected to have or buy equipment for home to complete the assignments and they do take a long time. However, you earn a qualification and I've also found the research side of the assignments really enjoyable.

Studying with BAPH far exceeded my expectations. My tutors support was outstanding . Also all the Admin / support staff went above and beyond. Would highly recommend anyone studying with BAPH.

Did HNC. Course is geared towards career in photography more so than I expected. Takes a lot a time to carry out assignments and can be hard to understand exactly what is required. I did online version but they brought in online tutorials for each assignment which helped. For some of the assignments I did wonder how I was going to do them on my own but managed.
Now I have finished I do miss it. But I put in a lot of effort to complete it in under a year.

I was looking for a Photography course to take after my Photography A-Levels and found this course when I was researching online. I'm really glad I chose it because it was just what I needed. It had a mixture of assignments and practical learning and I enjoyed perfecting my Photography skills and knowledge throughout the course. The part I enjoyed the most were the practical lessons with our tutors at the university in London. The one on one classes were helpful, Photography is definitely learnt better in person. (I even wish there were more practical classes in this course.) I also got to meet people with the same passion and still talk to them now even though the course has finished.
Lastly, my tutor Daniel was amazing. He understood my take on things and my ability. He always gave me constructive feedback and his passion for Photography was always portrayed through his teaching.
I would recommend this course to anyone, novice or pro.

It has been an interesting and challenging course so far but it has taken a while to get used to studying again after 30 years away from formal education. Remote learning isn't for everyone, but there are online resources and tutors are accessible if needed.

At the British Academy of Photography, I found fantastic tutors and student services advisors who helped me through my journey of the course. I achieved the knowledge I needed from them and the assignments I had to complete. The Higher National Diploma is a perfect mix of theory and practice courses, and I would encourage anyone to enrol on it. I would recommend the British Academy of Photography to anyone interested in learning the art from the basics to become a professional photographer working with its business.

The course has been really interesting.
Classroom-based learning is lead by a group of excellent, enthusiastic and encouraging industry professionals. The course is stretching with a good mix of theory, history and practical within the assignments. It definitely teaches you new photography skills and stretches you as a photographer.

When I decided to study photography years ago at British Academy of Photography, I was not aware of this would touch my heart that much and be the turning point of my life.This was a great opportunity to meet with our kind,friendly,wise and amazing tutors Jonathan and Robert. I came every class with full of enthusiasm and enjoyed with every moment of it.I have learned a lot from them and felt very sorry to finish the course. Student team, tutors and every experience that I had there were just incredible!!!!!
Dilek Dagdelen

Really enjoying this course of study. Covers aspects of Photography I had never thought off. Has been very demanding but not overwhelming. Great online resources and online access to peers and tutors help. Well worth the effort, glad I took the plunge.

Every contact I have with BAPH staff is a high quality, value adding event. They are prompt in responding and could not be more helpful.

I'm doing their Diploma in Photography, and I find it a brilliantly constructed course....Couldn't be happier with it.

5 stars all round! Thank you, BAPH......Peter Keevil

I am now two months into the BA (photography) course on home study, and am very impressed with the learning material, the access to a library, and help on how to get more information. The assignments are interesting and thought provoking with a fair amount of academic research, and the feedback to each assignment has been very constructive and actionable. It does require putting in the hours, but no more than is explained in the BAPH literature.
I looked at a number of courses before choosing BAPH, and I am delighted I made this choice, for me it is the right balance between academic and practical.

I enrolled on the online Diploma course and would advise anyone considering this to be absolutely confident that you are able to commit to at least 15 hours a week study time. If you have any doubts, then I would recommend that you do not take this course.

Firstly, I would caution that BAPH’s promotional materials do not make it particularly clear what is expected and what this course is really about. They comment elsewhere on this review site that it is an academic course which does not seem to correlate with their website which implies that the course is about developing practical skills for enhancing your camera use, and training to become a professional photographer. The assignments are so brief that it takes a lot of time to understand what is required and the student materials only cover the basics; on the other hand the literature resources are very academic and weighty. This is all absolutely fine if you want an academic course but this is not specifically advertised as such by BAPH.

I have not been able to continue this course because of full-time work pressures, exacerbated by working through the pandemic. I have told BAPH of my intention to discontinue and have requested a refund of the remaining part of my course. I have been denied a refund and been offered a 12 month extension which is insufficient given my current circumstances.

I have found the attitude of the course administration to be somewhat nonchalant: I have been told on a number of occasions that I would not get any refund and that those were the terms I signed to. They have not been able to answer my questions as to why they are not able to deviate from their policy. Of course they do not have to deviate from their policy, but a more engaging attitude might have given me an option to continue under arrangements more suited to my circumstances. I would also advise any prospective student to have a close examination of BAPH’s policies. One thing to consider is that the 14 day refund period while being a statutory requirement is probably totally inappropriate for a course that can barely be started in that period of time.

In all this is left me with the impression that BAPH are a commercial outfit that is more driven by profit than student experience.

I have just come to the end of my first year with BAPH (online Post Grad Diploma) and am about to complete the 3rd unit out of 8. It takes a lot of focus to get the assignments completed, but they are ultimately rewarding and I have already gained some invaluable skills.

The assignment feedback is very informative and tutors seem helpful. At this point I can say that the course has given me exceptional value for money.

The best gift I have given myself has been enrolling British Academy of Photography classes. Finally, I had the chance to evaluate my hobby by professional eyes, and I also reached a lot of academic information that changes my perspective towards photography. They really encouraged me in every way.

I have gained and developed many new skills throughout my course that I will take further to establish my career in photography. My tutor has provided me with constructive feedback and helped me with my assignments when I needed it.
However, I struggled at times due to a lack of practical experience and sometimes not clear assignments brief. With some assignments I felt lost and didn't know where to start from and how should I approach it. I would definitely like to see more practical workshops with professional photographers to learn more about different camera settings and techniques, studio lighting, and different shooting scenarios. I think it would be very helpful and beneficial for students.
In general, I would recommend a course to someone who would like to get into photography, but possibly to take the classroom lessons to get more engagement with tutors and other students.
Thank you British Academy of Photography for the skills and knowledge that I've gained!