A Level Art: Photography

Course summary

Photography is both a practical and a theoretical subject. You will be studying photography as a means of personal enquiry and expression. You will learn techniques of 35mm and digital photography. These will include taking photographs, processing film and developing prints in black and white. You will also learn how to use computers to edit and manipulate photographs. The subject matter for the course includes landscape and portrait photography and how environmental and social issues affect images. An important component of the course is digital imaging, both still and video. You will be working on state of the art equipment in this area to produce colour photography and multimedia projects.