Film Stills Launchpad Live Course 4th - 7th May 2026 9pm UK time

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Introducing the art of on set photography with Nicola Dove and the Film Stills Academy

Would you love to take pictures on movie sets?

James Bond and Felix Leiter meet in a nightclub in Jamaica in No Time To Die - on set photography

Join the 007 NO TIME TO DIE stills photographer Nicola Dove on a free online course introducing the art, business and technical aspects of film stills photography.

Mon 4th - Thu 7th May 2026, 9pm London time
45 min session per day, for four days
Delivered LIVE on Zoom.
Replays available if you miss a session

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Hi I'm Nicola Dove

I've been taking pictures for films and tv for 20 years, on comedy, drama, and action films, including the most recent 007 film, No Time To Die, comedy shows like Our Flag Means Death, and the upcoming epic series Chief of War for Apple TV.

A member of the SMPSP – the Society of Motion Picture Stills Photographers, I lived in the UK for sixteen years and am currently based in New Zealand, where I'm originally from.

Learn firsthand how I went from shooting brides to blockbusters!

“I'm excited to share some of that hard-won knowledge with photographers keen to break into the film industry”.

On set photography from a major film production — Film Stills Academy

Behind the scenes film stills photography on a movie set

Learn about stunning on set photography with Film Stills Launchpad

Daniel Craig as James Bond. Photograph by Nicola Dove host of Film Stills Launchpad

Register here to join the course and receive your free workbook.

The Film Stills Launchpad is a free four-day live online course for photographers who want to break into the film and television industry. Over four evenings, Nicola Dove introduces the art, business and technical skills behind professional on set photography — drawing on 20 years of experience shooting comedy, drama and blockbuster action films.

Man, this was a really great week and I've been super inspired. Thank you so much once again!

Stefan

Thank you for taking so much time out of your day to teach the Film Stills Launchpad series. I learned so much and got a lot of useful information out of it. I loved how interactive it was and how you took the time to answer questions.

Sarah

Thanks so much for your inspirational course this week. It's been fantastic to hear about your experiences and gain deeper insight into the industry.

Jason

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Film stills photography — candlelit scene captured on a movie production

On set stills photography at golden hour — Film Stills Launchpad will get you there.

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