Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

Photography A Level is an art-based course for learners who have a strong visual sense, that they would like to develop further. We all feel the need to record the events that we experience by photographing them; usually using a smartphone, but photographs are taken for many reasons and are used for many different purposes. The course looks at these reasons by studying the work of some great photographers; you respond to them with your own photographs. You will learn how to use a camera skilfully, how to think more deeply about your photographs and how to use post-production to craft images to a professional standard. During the first year, you will sample different disciplines of Photography, for example; still life, social documentary and portraiture. The experience of the first year will lead you to specialise during the second year, when you will discover your voice as a Photographer. On completion of the course, your work will be exhibited, and you will have created a portfolio of your best work; something to be proud of!