Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

During the course, students will begin by focusing on the development of photography from simple beginnings to the pervasive activity that it is today. The workings of the camera will be explained, together with the processes that allow photographers to realise the images that they have in their mind’s eye. Students will work in a traditional darkroom before moving on to work with digital cameras and computers. We will work in a studio environment where you’ll learn to work with controlled lighting, as well as carrying out some experimental assignments. We will also work extensively out of doors and will make good use of Field Days and gallery visits. Students will build up a portfolio of work that combines their own art together with investigations into the work of established photographers. As the course progresses, there will be an increasing emphasis on the quality of your final prints in anticipation of an exhibition at the end of the Summer Term.