Photography GCSE

• Photography GCSE looks at the creative journey through the process of lens- and light-based media.
• Students will use film, video, digital imaging and experiment with light sensitive materials.

Areas of study during the course:

• Documentary photography: providing a narrative of events and or situations
• Photo-journalism: The use of the photographic process to record events as they happen to support the written word.
• Studio photography: The use of a formal studio setting to control the environment for a variety of subject matters such as portraiture and still life.
• Location Photography: The use of a range of location photography materials, tools and techniques such as lighting and light metering, developing site-specific shoot plans.
• Experimental Imagery: The use of a range of experimental imagery materials, tools and techniques.
• Installation photography: The use of a range of installation imagery materials, tools and techniques