LEVEL 2 PHOTOGRAPHY 2PH0
What is this course about? In photography this year you will be developing your skills using your own digital camera to visually explore the world. You will research artists by investigating their methods and ideas relating to photography and apply them to your own work. You will generate and develop ideas to produce a body of work based on an individually selected broad theme. You will learn technical skills including how to use photographic equipment including cameras, lighting, digital processes and photo manipulation. You will develop your pictorial understanding around composition, colour, form, abstraction and clarity. We will spend time looking at relevant and contemporary photographers, both internationally and in New Zealand. We will look at how to develop visual ideas using photographic procedures, developing processes and your individual methodologies.
What sorts of things will I do? The first part of the course involves 2 x 4 credit standards (internal). These standards will be closely linked so that you develop a depth and range of ideas based on a selection of given themes. You will learn to apply knowledge of photography conventions to your practical tasks. You will be encouraged to develop skills using a variety of pictorial issues. The external standard is worth 12 credits and it involves the production of a closely related and systematic body of work. This 12 credit standard is presented on a two board folio and this work will need to show further developments and extensions of ideas evolved out of the previous 2 internal standards. Students may wish to explore a new theme not related to the previous internal standards however this option will have to be discussed in detail with the teacher first. This work must have clear relationships to established photographic practice and show a generation, development and analysis, clarification and resolution of the ideas. You will be expected to spend significant time taking photographs outside class time so homework is essential in this subject choice. There is also a large theoretical component to Level 2 Photography and it requires a solid foundation from Level One English.
What standards can I enter? NCEA Standard Level Number
Name of standard
Version Credits Assessment number
Approximate assessment date
2
2.2 - 91312
Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to Photography
2
4
Internal
End of term 1
2
2.3 - 91317
Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to Photography
2
4
Internal
End of term 2
2
2.4 - 91322
Use drawing methods to apply knowledge of conventions appropriate to Photography
2
12
External
Week 1, term 4