Weighting 30%
Due
Tuesday-Wednesday, Week 10
April 8th-9th (when you have class)
A photography portfolio is a collection of work that highlights a photographer's skills, achievements, and creative abilities. A portfolio is a visual representation of a photographer's body of work, showing examples of photographs, projects, annotations and analysis. Your portfolio will support you to to showcase your skills in making and understanding creative photos.
In the first term of this unit, you will participate in weekly projects, documented through your portfolio. Your portfolio should be completed in an A4 Art Diary.
Sketches / plans for photo shoots
Practise photos / test shots / contact sheets
Before and after editing (where editing is used)
Camera settings notes
Use questions and guides provided on our class site for each project to help you explain your learning
APA reference inspirations and external research
Ensure that your work is displayed in separate pages, separated based on the task.
Aim to make your portfolio easy to read and understand
Use grammar, punctuation and sentence structure to convey clear, reflective and persuasive statements
Use a consistent style throughout your portfolio that helps to show your creativity, personal brand and photographic perspective
Look at examples on our Google site for inspiration!
Visual Art Diary A4 (Purchasable from Kmart)
Led Pencils
Eraser
Sharpener
Glue stick
Scissors
If you need help with anything on this list, speak to your teacher or email them.
AI Check
This portfolio task is designed to assess YOUR thoughts, YOUR skills, and YOUR understanding. While AI can be a helpful tool, it must be used appropriately and transparently.
❌ How AI CANNOT Be Used:
AI must not be used to generate written analysis, evaluations, or reflections.
AI must not be used to create final portfolio pieces.
AI must not replace your independent research, creativity, or critical thinking.
✅ How AI CAN Be Used:
Idea Generation: AI can be used sparingly to help brainstorm ideas, but your final work should be your own.
🔎 Transparency & Acknowledgement:
If you use AI in your portfolio, you must:
Acknowledge its use in your written reflection.
Explain how AI contributed to your process.
Include screenshots of any AI interactions in an appendix.
🔎 Consequences of Misuse:
If AI is used in ways not permitted, it will be treated as plagiarism. This may result in:
A score deduction, non-submission, or a required redo of the task.
A Sentral record of AI misuse, which applies across all of your class subjects.
A meeting with executive staff if AI misuse occurs in multiple tasks, potentially affecting your course completion (e.g. V grade).
Use AI responsibly, as a tool—not a shortcut. Your originality and understanding are what matter most in this portfolio. To learn more about use of AI, view this link.
Additional Information
Referencing Information
For support with APA referencing visit our class site resource.
Need Help? Just drop by the teacher librarian’s desk in our library
Declaration of Original Work
By submitting this work to Google classroom under your name and student number, you are acknowledging the following:
The work that I have attached is my own work and has not been submitted for assessment before.
I have kept a copy of this assignment and all relevant notes and reference material that I used in the production of the assignment.
I have given references for all sources of information that are not my own, including the words, ideas and images of others.
I am aware that this work may be viewed by other teachers for moderation purposes.
I accept that this work may be used in college materials, advertisements or to provide examples for future classes unless I have stated otherwise.
critically analyse examples of creativity in photography
critically analyse how techniques, equipment and strategies are used in the creative process in photography
apply technical skills to produce creative photographic works
conduct Creative Inquiry into expression of self, others, and the world