Hello! And welcome back to our photography blog. It’s been a while since the last update as lecturers and students have been enjoying a summer break which unusually for Scotland involved some real summer weather! Regular readers will notice something different around here in the form of a new blog design. I felt that a […]
Roundup : Academic Year 2018
So another academic year has been and gone. There have been highs, lows, tears, joy and most importantly in this department laughter. As each year comes and goes in this fast-paced environment we need to find the time to sit down and reflect on the highlights and memorable moments. I wanted to take this opportunity […]
HNC Students Photograph Music Industry Event
Some of our HNC Photography students picked up valuable experience in March this year whilst covering the annual music industry event “Question Session“. The Question Session is organised by staff and students on the Music Business course at the college. The event features seminars and workshops for people interested in working in the music industry […]
STEM Event
The recent STEM (Science Technology Engineering Maths) event at Coatbridge campus provided a great opportunity for our students to practice their photojournalism skills. The event was attended by 3 of our photography students who were tasked with capturing the variety of workshops and demonstrations on display. This gave them the opportunity to work in a […]
Revealing the Winners : St Andrew’s Hospice Calendar Competition 2018
After all the waiting we are delighted to be able to share the winning entries in this year’s St Andrew’s Hospice Calendar Competition. The judging panel were presented with over 160 entries from which to choose the final images; making for a difficult task. After around 4 hours of deliberation, discussion and voting the final […]
Creative Showcase 2018
So… the dust has finally settled on our Creative Showcase for this Academic Year and I am now finding the time to sit down and reflect on the event. This year’s showcase, as in previous years, was a great success. On the evening of Thursday 24th May, an estimated 350 visitors joined us to view […]
A look at the refurbished St Andrew’s Hospice
The St. Andrew’s Hospice Photography Competition closed last month. The judging panel met shortly afterwards to view all the entries and make the final selection of 12 images which will create the charity’s 2019 calendar. Whilst we wait until the announcement of the winning images at the awards ceremony, to be held in early June, […]
Camouflage make up demonstration by Bobbi Brown
On the 24 April 2018, hairdressing student Bobbi Brown demonstrated the diverse uses of Camouflage Make up for the HND special effects make up students following a lesson she received from the Red Cross.
New College Lanarkshire celebrate success at BIPP Photography Awards
The photography department has once again had a successful year at the annual British Institute of Professional Photography (BIPP) Scotland awards. Around 30 staff and students from New College Lanarkshire attended the awards which were hosted at the Grosvenor Cinema on Ashton Lane, Glasgow this year. We were treated to an Oscars style ceremony in […]
NQ Photography Field Trip
We had two destinations for this outing, the first being the Riverside museum in the morning and then Kelvingrove art Gallery in the afternoon. The purpose of the visits was to practice taking images on location for the Media course. these included Interior Architecture and Landscapes. The opportunity was also there for location portraits […]