Units

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Photography

Nera, 2023

Learn about the creative process in Photography! Learn strategies to express your understanding of yourself and others and the world through creativity, photo processes and techniques. We hit the basics, from camera techniques, to lighting, editing and how to learn from other photographers.

Narratives in Photography

Learn about the photographer as a storyteller! Explore all types of photography that have been used to document and shape narrative. Can a narrative be in one photo? Does it have to be a series? Find out as we learn about narratives and construct our own!

Photography in Context

Learn about how the history of photography and photographers from all over the world! This unit is all about Photographic movements. We focus on how Art, Technology and Culture all affect the way photos are constructed.

Communicating Meaning in Photography

Learn how meaning is communicated through photographic conventions! Consider photographic genres and how meaning is communicated in them. In this unit we explore people (through portrait and event photography) and places (through nature and architecture photography)!

Design & Graphics

Design Applications

Learn to solve design problems by using graphic design principles to present ideas and solutions! Create your own product for a specific purpose by building skills in sketching and modelling.

Design For A Client Brief

Learn how to interpret a design brief! Identify target audiences, considering ethics, finances, deadlines and how to deliver purposeful products. Engage in knowledge and skills used in real-world design contexts.

Visual Communication

Learn to inspire, inform or persuade your audience! Use graphic techniques to explore current issues in society and develop a visual campaign in response to a brief. Consider how principles can communicate emotions, attitudes and experiences.

Design For Screen & Media

Learn to design for a range of platforms! Consider how relevant technologies can be used to meet brief requirements across platforms such as social media, video, news and mobile platforms. Build knowledge of data conversion, storage and manipulation as well as technical aspects of design for digital purposes.

Oliver, 2025

Frequently Asked Questions

Seb, 2023

Why take Photography?

You could take Photography classes for a variety of reasons. For example, photography is an art form which supports you to express your creativity and explore your own unique style. You can represent who you are, how you feel or what you know. Additionally, photography is a highly marketable skill in our contemporary world that high values visual information and skills. There are many career paths with a strong foundation in photograph, such as free lance photography, advertising, journalism, and graphic design. Photography is challenging and rewarding, as you learn to master technical skills such as composition, lighting, and editing while also developing your personal vision and voice. The subject is a great choice for students who want to express meaning, working practically individually and in groups and create visual work.

Why take Design & Graphics?

There are also many different reasons to choose Graphic Design. This is a highly creative field that allows you to express your artistic abilities and ideas through visual communication. By learning graphic skills, you can be persuasive and create engaging material that convinces audiences of specific perspectives and you can shape how people engage with information. By studying graphic design, you can develop valuable skills in areas such as branding, marketing, and web design, which are linked to a variety of career paths in creative and design industry. Understanding graphic design can also help you to brand personal social media or any other career where you choose to free lance and are required to attract an audience to your work.

What type or person usually studies Photography of Graphic Design?

Any person interested in Photography or Graphic Design as a career or learning how to create better images. You typically love working with others, have an eye for detail, are patient and have a passion for problem-solving, aesthetic, style and creativity.

Scott, 2023

Connor, 2023

What courses would make a student ready to study Photography or Graphic Design?

Learners are ready to study photography or graphic design if you have a genuine interest in it. No arts prerequisite necessary – however it is recommended.

Photography and Graphic Design provide opportunities, through a differentiated curriculum, to challenge students with a range of abilities and learning styles – from the academic and gifted to students with special needs – to achieve their potential.

These subjects encourage students to map potential pathways from school to tertiary education and/or industry. Responding to and making visual material is an excellent way for students from a variety of backgrounds to come together to explore their identities and their lives.

What job can I get after taking Photography or Graphic Design?

There are many jobs in the creative field that utilise Photographic and Design skills. To get an idea of what you might do with these skills outside of college. Visit the 'Planning for my future' page.