How you can get involved

Through our six-month training programme here at The Photography Foundation, we’ve developed a strong community of talented photographers. We are committed to continuing to support their progression into sustainable creative careers by promoting fairly paid opportunities alongside voluntary initiatives. By sharing these opportunities within our alumni network, we aim to help emerging photographers and creatives build experience, confidence, and a fulfilling career.

If you are in search of a photographer, or you have related queries, please get in touch.

Below are some examples of freelance opportunities you can share:
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• Event photography photography
• Wedding photography
• Portrait photography
• Sports photography
• Headshot photography
• Documentary photography
• Editorial photography
• Product photography
• Other creative briefs

We'd also love to hear from you about internships, entry-level positions, permanent jobs, portfolio reviews, industry tours and access to talks, workshops and learning platforms.

Examples of previous partnerships and commissions include: a tour of the Harrod's e-commerce studio, hosting a panel at Photofusion, shooting headshots for Clod Ensemble, a partnership with Capture One providing our trainees with one year free access, a tour of Big Sky Studios and a partnership with PhotoMeet providing free portfolio reviews for selected alumni.
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what you need to know

We would be happy to put you in contact with our alumni for work and request that you keep in mind the following:
• Email us with the details of the opportunity including fee, date, location and exact timings.
• Provide a quote that meets the London Living Wage or industry freelance rate for more specialised jobs. Please be prepared to increase your fee if it does not meet these requirements.
• Allow us enough time to recruit the right alumni/pool of alumni for the opportunity. We usually expect a minimum two-weeks' notice.

case studies

After completing the training programme, we caught up with some of our alumni to see what they've been up to! Find out more about their experiences and journies after the programme below.

Daniel

I started joining different websites and platforms for creatives and seeing what was out there which was when I stumbled on TPF. It really stuck out to me as it seemed to really focus on starting people’s careers in the creative field who haven’t had much experience and may need some support and direction to be able to kickstart their careers. The fact that it is free was really important to me, coming from a low income background, it meant that I wouldn’t have to worry about my biggest trouble whilst being on the course.

Sergio

The key takeaway from the programme for me was lighting. I learnt the essentials of how to work and shape lighting to create intricate images which led me to being more skilled when looking for assisting jobs. I now freelance as a Gaffer for both stills and motion. Also, mentorship was key in that transition for my career, from learning how to assist on location jobs, to connecting me with my first studio job.

Sophie