Art and Design (Photography)

Assessment

Year 1 – Knowledge, Understanding and Skills Students will gain experience of working with the Digital SLR learning how to use the camera from basic controls through to manual settings, from lighting techniques to experimental processes. Alongside each topic, students will be introduced to photographers and artists to inspire and respond to both with their photography and also through practical responses such as ‘drawing into’, wax entrapment, tape transfers, cut-outs, and digital manipulation. There are two main projects the Portfolio where students will respond to a range of short topics to build up a folder of techniques, followed by an extended project where students respond to one theme for the final part of year 1, in a more personal way. Year 2 – Progression and Formal Assessment Building on skills learned in the first year through two assessed projects: Component 1: Personal Investigation (60%) Component 2: Externally Set Assignment (40%)