Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

This A level encourages students to think and work like Photographers to gain a deeper understanding of creative processes within light-based and lens-based media. They will develop vital transferable skills which would benefit any vocational setting and for those who wish to study subjects within the creative sector. Students will gain technical experience of both digital and analog processes within photography and will have the freedom to explore personal lines of inquiry through a very exploratory and experimental approach to creative darkroom practice, animation, film and digital image manipulation. Students are encouraged to take ownership of the direction of their work through the ability to effectively research and critically analyze a variety of practitioners and related topics as an integral part of their practice. Students are given a range of engaging opportunities to develop their practice further including gallery and site visits and a foreign study trip.