Accreditation
Before using our studios or darkrooms, members must first attend the appropriate accreditation session.
Accreditation provides a short introduction to the facility: the equipment, rules and tips. Accreditation is not a detailed training session.
Accreditation is meant to give members the ins & outs of our particular equipment and facilities, not a step-by-step course on how to light a model, develop film or use Photoshop.
Please note that if you allow your membership to lapse for more than 3 months after the expiry date, you will need to undergo re-accreditation in order to use the facilities.
Studio Accreditation
Studio Accreditation
The Camera Club provides one of the most premium accreditation programmes in the United Kingdom, designed to instil confidence and proficiency in our members. Participation in our sessions equips you with the expertise required to not only utilise our facilities optimally, but also to transfer those skills efficiently to other environments.
Fast Accreditation
Photographers with experience of studios and lighting can be given a 30-40 minute run through of our lighting settings and general studio usage.
These are run by our resident Studio Manager, Steve Ullathorne on Thursday mornings.
Contact front desk to organise a session or email Studio Accreditation
Cost: £12
Darkroom Accreditation
Darkroom Accreditation
With so few fully functioning, commercial darkrooms left in the UK, The Camera Club is an ideal place to combine analogue photography with film development and printing. If you are new to our darkrooms, a darkroom accreditation session will introduce you to the full end to end process of using our equipment safely and ensuring your getting the best quality prints.
Accreditation
A full run-through of our equipment and where everything is kept, stored and handled including how to book, order chemicals and materials.
These are run by our darkroom manager Felix Hall Close.
Saturday 23rd August 2025
Sunday 13th September 2025
3pm - 4pm
Introduction to Analogue
For those completely new to darkroom, we offer an introductory course that provides a solid ground up to black and white photography.
These practical courses will take place in our darkrooms, covering black and white film processing, contact sheets and printing from a black and white negative.
Two course can be taken individually or grouped together over two weeks.
Advanced Darkroom Techniques
A perfect follow up course for for photographers who want to reach consistency and increase the quality of their prints.
These courses are restricted to club members only, already accredited to use our darkrooms.
Participants should have been accredited before signing up.
Downloads
We have a plethora of downloadable, easy to consume, portable and printable content. Whilst some of this content is available to download for anyone we do have a lot more behind the scenes that you only get when you become a member.
The following is a list of free to own accreditation materials:
TCC Studio Accreditation Take Away
TCC Darkroom Accreditation Take Away (coming soon)
Want to get in touch?
If you have any questions about accreditation, training or booking the above sessions please get in touch using the details below.