Personalised for LOCAL students.
Local student means; you are an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.
Personalised for INTERNATIONAL students.
International student means; you are not an Australian citizen or permanent resident, a New Zealand citizen or a permanent humanitarian visa holder.
Photography artwork of building with reflective windows and people looking into distance from top of building

Photographic Studio

As a photography student at Melbourne Polytechnic, you’ll develop your skills on professional equipment in a fully equipped studio under the guidance of passionate and experienced teachers.

Our photography studio will help build your confidence as a photography professional by training you on the latest, industry-standard equipment.

Start your career in photography with experience working with professional-standard studio equipment, from full photography cycloramas to industry-standard cameras and lenses. Melbourne Polytechnic students can also hire our photographic studios when not in use.

You’ll have access to a full range of facilities and equipment including:

  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Profoto lighting systems
  • Professional Canon and Nikon camera bodies and lenses
  • 27” Eizo monitors
  • The latest model Mac Pro computers
  • Fine Art A2 printing Epson Ultrachrome printing
  • Inkjet Lazortran printing
  • Cyanotype alternative print process equipment and chemicals
  • Van Dyke Brown alternative print process equipment and chemicals 
Man standing in room full of white 3D artwork
Keren Dobia APP M. Photog. II – 2019 AIPP Victorian Epson Professional Photographer of the Year
Woman standing with phosphorescent paint brush in hand in a dark lit room, with naked bodies posing around her, painted with jelly fish and flowing patterns.
Keren Dobia APP M. Photog. II – 2019 AIPP Victorian Epson Professional Photographer of the Year
Photography by Jackie Winkelman - Lady dressed in pink clothing sitting on white fur stool facing the wall and looking into a handheld mirror. Her cheek and corner of lip are visible in reflection.
Jackie Winkelman – 2019 AIPP Victorian Emerging Photographer of the Year
Still Life Photography - Deborah Brown. Top-down perspective of rusty old pan with five green leaves placed in shot on a rusted dark background.
Deborah Brown – 2019 AIPP Victorian Student Photographer of the Year