Photography

Year 10

Subject: Photography

During this term students will develop a thorough understanding of the assessment criteria used in GCSE Photography and how to work and think as an artist.
Learning aim and context:

• Mind Mapping and creating a Mood Board as an inspirational starting point.
• Composition and structure. How/when/where to take a photograph.
• How to use a digital camera on manual settings. How to take a photograph under any lighting conditions.
• Artist research and its influence and its importance.
• Introduction to Adobe Photoshop as our ‘dark room’.
• How to present, mount and display your work as a professional.

The main assessment task(s) will look at:

• Develop a final piece that best communicates the understanding of the knowledge and techniques that have been studied.

During this term students will continue to develop a thorough understanding of the assessment criteria used in GCSE Art and how to work and think as an artist.
The main assessment task(s) will look at:

• Preparation for the Y10 Mock exam. Students are given a minimum of 4 weeks to develop preparatory sheets in response to a GCSE exam paper. Students will then be expected to produce a final piece during a 5 hour timed period.

Students will be expected to develop a unit of coursework in response to their own interests.