Level 3 Photography

PHT300: Level 3 Photography

Head of Department:

Ms Jo Thapa

Course Description 

Level 3 Photography students are highly independent, following an individual path to complete a 3-board folio. Students further build on technical and photo taking and editing skills using Adobe software. Conceptual and creative idea development skills are refined within the advancement of a concept (theme) of the student’s choosing culminating in a three-board folio within the field of Art Photography.

This course is highly individualised and aims to develop critical, ambitious students. Students will write individual proposals, researching a range of artists and approaches in order to inform their technical ability and development of ideas. Emphasis is placed on building skills in critique, idea development and creative problem-solving. Technical support and teaching is individualised to support the direction of student interests and needs.

We usually go on photo taking excursions in the first part of the year, providing students with opportunities to ‘shoot’ in context.

Students can take photos on high quality phones, and the classroom DSLR cameras. It is an advantage for students to have access to their own DSLR camera but it is not compulsory. The classroom cameras can be borrowed by photography students to work at home.

Topics covered: Art Photography as a diverse practice across a range of mediums and processes - Research and development of an individualised body of work - Photography techniques (relevant to students’ proposals) - Critique and self-analysis - Photoshop and Lightroom skills
Developing Skills In: Photography techniques and conventions, Photoshop and Lightroom software - Creative project development - Creative thinking, problem solving, innovation, self-management, self-confidence, independence, critical thinking, flexibility, and resilience.

Recommendations for subject entry
Level 3 Photography students come from all backgrounds within the school. Entrance to photography at Level 3 is not limited to an Arts background as the skills learned in photography are useful in many areas of learning and pathways.
 

Open entry with the following criteria:

Students must be prepared to work to deadlines in this practical subject

The desire and willingness to imagine and create.

Assessment
2x Internals (8 credits) 1x External (14 credits) = 22 credits

Level 3 Photography is a University Entrance Subject. A course endorsement will be available to students who attain Merit or Excellence grades for 14 or more credits, with at least one external assessment at that grade.

Scholarship is available in this subject.

Research-based and Finished Project standards are also available for students wanting to expand upon their critical, contextual, and presentation skills or gain extra credits

Career paths
Level 3 Photography prepares students for university and many creative career paths: Fine Arts, Photography, Design, FX, Animation and Film, Gallery and Museum Curator, Advertising, Education, and more. It also teaches students many transferable soft skills valued in the ever-changing workplace.

Course contributions

Students are asked to contribute $45 towards the cost of a comprehensive photography pack to be used in class that includes an SD card & Memory stick. At the end of the rotation, students are free to keep the remaining supplies.