Photography

Photography gives all students the experience, appreciation and skill set used in photography today. Students will look at the techniques and processes of the past and present; the influence of photographers from the past to current practitioners; and put their own theories and development into practice.

Photography is defined as the practice of producing images using light-sensitive materials such as photographic film, or digital methods of development and production to create static or moving images.

What will I study?

Students will follow the AQA GCSE in Art and Design (Photography). In Component 1 and Component 2, students are required to work in one or more area(s) of photography, such as those listed below:

• Portraiture
• Location photography
• Studio photography
• Experimental imagery
• Installation
• Documentary photography
• Photo-journalism
• Moving image: film, video and animation
• Fashion photography

They may explore overlapping areas and combinations of areas.