GCSE ART, CRAFT & DESIGN PHOTOGRAPHY

What will I study?

By studying photography, you will learn the technical and creative skills required to explore personal, historical, local and global themes through artistic processes. You will learn through a variety of experiences using tools, techniques, materials and resources to generate different kinds of evidence of working and outcomes.

You will work in the following specialist areas:

• portraiture

• studio photography

• experimental imagery

• documentary photography

• photo-journalism

• moving image: film, video and animation

To support your studies, you will research and investigate sources relating to your project, investigate artists and designers, and explore physical and digital editing processes to develop your ideas.

You will have the opportunity to view some of the most famous artworks through gallery visits and residential trips such as the Louvre, and Musee d’Orsay in Paris. There will be a trip to support development of first-hand photographical work too, visiting Chester zoo for their Alive project

How will I be assessed?

There are 2 components to the GCSE:

Component 1: The coursework portfolio is equivalent to 60% of the grade. A portfolio that in total shows explicit coverage of the four assessment objectives. It must include a sustained project evidencing the journey from initial engagement to the realisation of intentions and a selection of further work undertaken during your course of study.