Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Small study groups that allow for individual attention and access to professional standard equipment within Wardle House, along with first-class teaching facilitates students to excel within this area. Our location allows us to take advantage of spectacular local environments and with the addition of trips and enrichment activities, the potential to explore more diverse locations and subject matter is boundless. Staff teaching this specialism have worked within the creative industries and had years of experience assisting students to generate highly personal and professional-quality portfolios that have led to diverse careers within varied visual arenas. What will I study during the course? You will learn the language of visual imagery through the analysis and evaluative critique of both your own and others’ work. You will develop technical skills in the use of both SLR and DSLR cameras using traditional darkroom processing techniques and digital manipulation and printing. Studio work, location shoots and set briefs encourage students to become diverse practitioners in both major and minor genres covering areas such as portraiture, still life, and conceptual imaging. Editing through the use of both two-dimensional processes and Photoshop is highly utilised in order to generate personal themes and contemporary responses presented using professional techniques.