Art and Design (Photography)
Queen Elizabeth High School - Northumberland
01434610300
Whetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB
Course summary

Photography offers a creative opportunity to produce imagery by the vision of the artist as a photographer. The photography course encourages both experimental work and a more thematic approach. It is strongly recommended that students have a digital camera, to work independently. Students will learn traditional developing techniques which will include darkroom processing and they will also be encouraged to manipulate images in Photoshop and Lightroom.

Entry requirements

Five 9 to 4 grades including a 4 or better in English Language (a Level 2 pass or above in BTEC/OCR courses counts as 1 GCSE). Although no prior art experience necessary, evidence of your interest will be required.

How you'll be assessed

Unit 1 Internally assessed (60% of the qualification). Unit 2 Externally assessed – 15 hours of supervised time (40% of the qualification).

School Info

About Education Provider

RegionNorth East
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Ofsted RatingGood
Gender TypeCo-Educational
AddressWhetstone Bridge Road, Hexham, NE46 3JB