Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Photography has become an essential part of how we communicate and comprehend the world around us. This course aims to provide students with opportunities to acquire and develop a wide range of traditional and contemporary technical skills within photography. Alongside this, students will develop and conceptualise an understanding of wider theory and creative contexts while implementing their conceptualisation into the production and refinement of their individual work. Units of work will cover experimental printing processes, darkroom techniques and digital processes using industry-standard programs. Students studying this specialism will be introduced to a variety of photographic techniques, processes and contexts. The techniques and processes covered will include: Documentary Photography Fashion Photography Experimental Imagery Editorial Photography Photographic Installation Moving Image (Video, Film, Animation)