Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Photography is an art-based course that can be provoking, rewarding, intriguing, and eye-opening. Throughout the course, the photographer will have the opportunity to truly understand how to use a camera, to learn the rules of photography, and to be nurtured into pushing the boundaries. The course allows students to research and explore other photographers’ styles through outdoor photography, studio-based photography, or using editing software. The course also includes workshops with professional photographers and visits to artistic places of interest. You will receive six lessons per week, one of which is self-directed study time during which you will receive one-to-one advice and guidance. As well as offering the most up-to-date equipment and facilities to experiment and enhance your photographs, we have three skilled professional artists from different specialisms who facilitate the course and help you find your artistic style. Photography requires various skills through studio and outdoor-led photographing workshops, as well as understanding and being critical in the editing process. Just like in art, independence, and personal drive are the keys to success in the photography A Level course. You will be encouraged and expected to embrace the life of a photographer and regularly record ideas, visit places of artistic and cultural interest, and reflect upon your work and that of others. If you are visually curious about the world we live in and want to express your own opinions and ideas, then this is the creative course for you!