GCSE Photography

Exam Board: AQA

GCSE Photography helps students to gain knowledge and understanding of creative practices, technical skills and analytical, communication and research abilities.  
Students will improve their practical expertise, learn how to: develop, refine and record their ideas in order to present a personal response that realises their intentions.   
Students will develop their creative skills through the effective and safe use of media, materials, techniques, processes and technologies. They will produce images using light-sensitive materials such as photographic film, or digital methods of development and production to create static or moving images. Students will explore industry standard editing software, installation, photo-journalism, moving image: film, video and animation and studio photography. 

Students will learn how to successfully use visual language and the formal elements e.g. colour, line, form, shape, tone, texture and drawing skills for different needs and purposes. 
By studying photography, students will develop transferable skills including how to:

• investigate facts and deduce their cultural and historic relevance 
• develop opinions and new ideas on worldly issues
• analyse and better understand the world and respond in a non-discriminate visual language. 

Enrichment Opportunities

Visits to local towns, galleries and universities such as Kent and UCA. Visits to London galleries, guest speakers / workshop events and work experience opportunities. 

Links

• AQA Exam Board
• A Level Photography at The Canterbury Academy
• The Academic Pillar