Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

This course will provide you with an opportunity to develop your intellectual, imaginative and creative capabilities. You will investigate, analyse and experiment, developing your technical and expressive skills, using both darkroom processes and digital imagery. You will gain an aesthetic understanding and critical judgement and will be encouraged to communicate your ideas and examine a wide range of themes. Through exposure to the work of photographers and creative industries, you will, as an artist, gain a greater understanding and experience of the world of photography. A coursework portfolio will allow you to develop ideas through investigations informed by the work of photographers and other sources. You will explore the use of a variety of media, materials, techniques and processes, and develop an ability to review and refine your work. You will learn how to effectively record ideas, looking at composition, light and shade, colour and texture with confidence. Your critical judgement will develop and you will gain the ability to present a personal and meaningful response to a theme, which realises your intentions.