Art and Design (Photography)

Course summary

This practical course enables students to experience photography including the technical aspects of camera work and the conceptual and artistic context of photography. Students should have a real passion for photography and be prepared to invest the necessary time outside of lessons planning and carrying out shoots on location. Year 1: will focus on digital photography, cameraless photography, digital darkroom and digital manipulation skills using both Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator . There will be opportunities to create moving image using stop motion, time lapse photography and/or video footage. Year 2: Comprised of two units; The personal investigation briefs will focus on portraiture, still life, documentary and fashion. Students will have the opportunity to create outcomes including websites, posters, photography books and even physical exhibitions. The Externally set task is distributed in February. There will be approximately eight weeks of preparation time before the 15 hour controlled task.