Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Smartphones with professional-quality cameras and the sweetening filters of social media have made us all photographers, all of the time. We devour and dispose of images, without pausing to think about what images mean, or the traditions which today’s photographs continue. In A-level Photography students investigate the past and present of the photograph, studying the technical aspects and creative potential of image-making, finding a personal focus through projects and workshops. An understanding of the context of their work is important as is experimentation. Though the course is centered on non-commercial artistic genres, students have many opportunities to follow their own specific and personal interests, be that photojournalism, landscape, fashion photography etc. On the technical side, students will be able to work with a variety of cameras and lenses, with film, developing and printing, studio lighting and of course digital imaging.