Photography

EXAM BOARD: EDUQAS/WJEC

Assessment of work:

The GCSE examination consists of a coursework Portfolio (60% of the final mark), several projects looked at together as a group, externally set assignments (40% of the final mark). Work is documented in work journals and a portfolio. All work is internally marked and moderated by the exam board.

Further study:

Students can go on to study A level Photography.

60%

COURSEWORK 40%

CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT

In GCSE the specification used is Art & Design (Photography). It emphasises the importance of photography as an art form as well as a way to communicate ideas. Development of ideas through sustained research and individual work is the most important aspect of the course. Candidates are encouraged to understand the potential of photography through experimenting widely and creatively with the equipment, process and ideas they have available to them which include: • Analogue photography and work in the school darkroom • Experimental processes such as pinhole photography, cyanotypes and image transfer printing • Digital photography and the use of digital software such as Adobe Photoshop,

Adobe Bridge and Adobe

Lightroom • Making moving film and editing software such as

Adobe Premier Pro • Designing and making self-published magazines to present their photographs and using software such as

InDesign Your studies will also introduce you to aspects of photographic and art history as well as looking at contemporary photography through gallery visits and trips to museums. The work we do in the school is also complemented with work carried out on school trips and on location. Students may choose to work in many areas of the subject area including: Photojournalism; Fashion; Portraiture; Illustration; Documentation; Landscape and Cityscape. All students must provide their own 35mm Single Lens Reflex camera in good working order, a digital camera and ideally a tripod.