Photography

Course summary

This is a challenging course where a range of both practical and research skills are taught to a high level. Students have the opportunity to use quality materials for both digital and some analogue processes. Students learn how to take and manipulate photographs in a range of genres and explore the work of other practitioners with in depth and independent research and analysis. To be successful, students need to develop their ideas through sustained focused investigations informed by contextual research and select media and process to develop their skill base through exploration and experimentation of technique and process (ao1+2). High quality recording is important and students learn to develop an understanding of composition and image structure, (ao3). Each student will present a body of realised work with links and connections to the works of others, (ao4). There is a written component to the qualification that is separately assessed. Students will be required to write a critical essay about the work of other practitioners that demonstrates a high level of understanding of content, context, process and practice. Students will be assessed on their ability to investigate and develop ideas, make independent research exploring context and connections and develop personal responses recording their ideas and findings. The essay has a maximum of 3000 words.