Photography
(Required Average Point Score - 3.4)
Sixth Form application deadline is Friday 7th February 2025
(Required Average Point Score - 3.4)
What is Photography at Alevel?
All of our work is submitted and compiled on a Google Sites like this one
60% Coursework - September 2023 - December 2024
40% Exam Coursework - December 2024 - April 2025
Year 12 - 1500 - 3000 Word Essay linked to your coursework
Year 13 - 15 hour 'Exam' over 3 days - This is 3 days of working on a final piece as part of the exam unit in the Graphics
Briefs
The format of the course runs on Briefs that last between 2-4 weeks. At the beginning of every Brief, one of your teachers will give you a full run-through of the brief, explain and teach any new techniques. You will then have time to create work inspired by designers and artists for a 'Client' of your choosing, examples of this are at the bottom of the page. At the start of the year, you pick a theme to work within.
Example Project Titles From
2022-2023
HOMELESS
NATURE
CULTURE
MOTORSPORT
FEMINISM
PORTRAITURE
Brief One is below for you to start preparing for over the summer
During the first project you will cover a series of briefs ranging from but not limited to:
APATURE & DEPTH OF FIELD
SHUTTERSPEED
MACRO
ARTIST & PHOTOGRAPHER STUDIES
MACRO
FILM/VIDEO EDITING
DARK ROOM
Please see examples of student's portfolios below, these are works completed by the current year 13