Art and Design (Photography)

Assessment

Portfolio (60%) · Students will undertake a series of workshops that go back to basics. They will initially focus on the Language of Photography to support this. Then, Students go onto looking at further mini projects; from exploring the mundane to typologies to fashion and also film. They will learn a wide variety of skills. These include camera techniques, Photoshop, moving image, digital and paper manipulation and studio lighting to name a few. Students will then progress later in the year onto creating their own Personal Investigation. They have the option to do this as an AS course or to do the full A Level. Externally Set Assignment (40%) · Externally set assignment. Students will have a variety of themes to choose from and will create a developed self-directed project based on one of those themes. · Students will sit a 15 hour exam over three days to create their final piece for their externally set assignment.