Level 2 Visual Arts - Photography
12PHO Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Ms S. Bell.
Recommended Prior LearningLevel 1 Visual Arts, or relevant prior experience. Use of a SLR camera is ideal, as well as Photoshop or other applications involving editing software. If you have a passion for photography or career interests that require this course, please see the teacher in charge for permission to enroll.
This course builds on the skills and knowledge gained in your Year 11 Visual Arts class. You will explore a range of artistic conventions, ideas and techniques in the medium of Photography, and then apply that to your own portfolio project. Your internal assignments will contribute towards the external assessment, and the project will be a year long investigation into your subject matter. Your project will allow you to investigate topics that matter to you, and will allow you to express your original ideas, wrapped around the pictorial issues of your chosen artist models.
If you have not taken Level One Visual Arts, but have relevant prior experience, either at at school or otherwise, please see Miss Bell to get permission to enroll in the course.
Faculties:
Assessment Information
Two internal assessments and one external assessment.
Level 3 Visual Arts - Photography
The Creative Industries pathway: If you’re the creative type there’s a multitude of opportunities in this industry, from working in visual and performing arts to roles in communications and events. People in this industry are cultural ambassadors for the country, they tell our stories and help shape the future.
Careers include Architecture, Graphic Design, Animation/gaming Design, Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Interior Design, Landscape Design, Museum and Education, Theatre and Film production, Art Therapy, Exhibition designer, Further education teacher, Higher education lecturer, Illustrator, Museum/gallery curator, Printmaker, Secondary school teacher, Arts administrator, Commercial art gallery manager, Interior and spatial designer, Museum/gallery exhibitions officer, Multimedia programmer.
Animator/Digital Artist, Artist, Film/Television Camera Operator, Lighting Technician, Author, Journalist, Photographer
Contributions and Equipment/StationeryPrinting costs to be determined by the students' preferences for assessment, both internal and external.
Art pack costs to be determined by students' needs and existing equipment.
Course fee: $65.00.
64GB+ memory card or hard drive.
SLR digital camera recommended, but students can borrow school cameras if this is a barrier.
Photoshop suite license on own device highly recommended, $40.00 (tbc)