| L2PHO | L2 Art Photography | 20 credits | Yr: 12 | |
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 | 12 credits externally assessed and 8 credits internally assessed. | |||
| Costs: | ||||
| $60 course costs includes folio boards, colour photocopying, including colour printing, specialist art materials. Students should has access to a SLR digital camera. The art department can assist with the specification of suitable cameras. | ||||
| Prerequisites: | ||||
| No prerequisites. | ||||
| Learning Strategies: | ||||
| Photography is a subject that is used in a range of professions and industries. In a technologically savvy generation that uses photography daily on social media, today’s students are using photography more now than at any other time in history. The range of pathways that this subject can lead into is vast and potentially lucrative, and includes fields such as journalism, fashion and modelling, property sales and interior design to 3D animation, cinematography, film, and advertising. | ||||
| Main Areas of Study: | ||||
| Photography has become one of the most popular subjects both at school and within the creative industries. This subject can lead into a wide variety of industries such as film, fashion, property, advertising and marketing, journalism and digital media. An interest in Business Studies would be beneficial, and especially with the ability to upload a portfolio online, students can start freelance photography at an early age. Students should understand different styles and genres of photography. They should be able to describe how their final images, composition and manipulation relate to social, cultural, geographical or historical contexts. Students should be able to communicate meaning through their images and be able to select the appropriate working style or genre for different types of photography, depending on the theme or brief. Students should also demonstrate an understanding of how their images will be viewed, depending on the brief. |
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