Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

This qualification aims to develop specific skills in visual communication through lens based media, suitable for application in the creative industries as diverse as film and television, illustration and journalism, animation and graphic design, advertising and marketing, to name just a few. Your study will begin by experimentally layering negatives and creating camera-less prints in the dark room, before processing and printing your own, chemically processed darkroom photographs from negatives. You will then use our DSLR’s and edit in our Apple Mac suite. We will support you in your creative thinking, composing and application of technical skills. We will do this through a variety of methods including experimentation and exploration, aesthetic understanding and critical selection and judgement. We encourage a personal response and support students with a high degree of personalised learning through a structured curriculum, bespoke tutorials and guided learning. Where appropriate, we encourage you to apply your developing skills to real life, professional briefs, enhancing the authenticity of your learning. Our aim is not only to enable you to realise the highest possible A Level attainment, but to prepare you for future progression into further education and learning. This course will enrich, stimulate, excite and provide a unique opportunity to share your ideas, vision and passion to a wider audience. We look forward to creative conversations with you.