Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

For this Fine Art based Photography course, candidates need to create a portfolio that derives from initial starting points and themes. The focus is to produce and select for submission, work that demonstrates how candidates have developed their knowledge, skills and understanding of the medium. Exploring and acquiring techniques through photography, light and lens-based media, are also undertaken in depth. Pupils will develop ideas visually through drawing and photography within sketchbooks. A variety of specialist photography techniques are taught, to encourage the production of personal, informed and meaningful responses, for both the Personal Investigation and Externally Set Task. Through research, pupils will learn to analyse both their own imagery and the work of others in contemporary, historical and cultural contexts, culminating in a related study component.