PHOTOGRAPHY Exam Board: OCR Syllabus: A-level: H603/01/02 Consult: Mrs Knight WHY STUDY THE SUBJECT? It is suitable for those students wishing to pursue a course of study in Further or Higher Education in Art and Design and/or Photography. It is also suitable for those who did not study Art & Design at GCSE level but have already acquired some knowledge of photography and skill in the use of photographic equipment. However, it helps if the students have studied either Art or DT as they will be familiar with the method of assessment and some of the creative processes involved. Whilst it is a demanding course, requiring intellectual, critical and practical skills, it is also rewarding for those wishing to introduce a visual and creative element to their A-level choices.
movement; • an understanding of role and function, such as documentary, war photography and fashion photography; • a range of techniques appropriate to the specialism of photography, such as the control of shutter speed and the use of aperture; • the ability to make effective use of different lighting conditions, pictorial space, composition, rhythm, sequence, scale and structure. ASSESSMENT A-level 1. Personal investigation – 120 marks – 60% of A-level 2. Externally set task – 80 marks – 40% of A-level
CONTENT AND BREAKDOWN The course is designed to allow students to demonstrate some of the following: • a range of approaches to working digitally with images; • an understanding of conventions and genres, such as portrait, landscape and 11
AFTER ASHCOMBE It enables students to build up a portfolio of work for interview to preB.A. foundation courses which lead to specialised degree courses in all aspects of Art and Design whether in Photography or vocational courses. ENTRY REQUIREMENTS A grade 4+ at GCSE Art or Design Technology is desirable. Otherwise a portfolio of work showing evidence of photographic and artistic ability and an interest in the further study of Photography. It is strongly recommended that each student will provide their own DSLR camera and photo printing paper to ensure that a high standard of work is produced.
