Media Training, Creative Industries Trafford

The world revolves around visual awareness – on websites, smartphones, TV – pitching your idea, presenting, teaching, sharing whatever it is you want to share all require the artist to also be a skilled communicator.

The workshop will help you develop the skills you need to stand in front of a camera and present your ideas without being inhibited. The session gets you in front of a camera, look at your personal style and identifies your unique strengths. This one day session will help build your confidence to use your personal strengths to a greater potential.

This session costs £45. To book call 0161 912 5616. Trainers Ric Michael and Christine Pyke have many years’ experience in front of and behind the camera. For more details on their work, go to http://www.pumaeventsandtraining.co.uk/

Make It Look Good: Photographing Your Work

Creative Industries Trafford provide acclaimed photographers Jo and Christoph Shaw to present a ‘do it yourself’ guide to photographing your own work. They reveal the tips and tricks to help you photograph your work to its best advantage – ideal for artists and creatives working in 2D and 3D. Learn how to best position your work, how to light it and bring out the details and perspectives you want to highlight.

This session is designed for artists working on a tight budget but who still need to promote their work.

Shaw and Shaw are award-winning photographers who have worked with the creative sector for many years. For more information on their work, see www.shawandshaw.co.uk

The workshop costs £12. To book call CIT on 0161 912 5616.