Level 2 Photography

This course engages students in active hands-on engagement and creative risk-taking. Students develop visual literacy and aesthetic awareness, as they manipulate and transform visual ideas to solve problems. They explore abstract concepts and learn to interpret and communicate ideas, practice problem-solving, extend their creative thinking skills, and engage in personal research. Students will generate and develop ideas using drawing methods related to established artist models presented in a PowerPoint. Learning about specific conventions and methods used by photographers to create work towards their individual folios which will be presented as a body of work over 2 A1 panels. Students will learn about manual camera functions to control exposure and studio lighting equipment. You will also learn about file management, using the scanner and printers and Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop and Lightroom). The department has some DSLR cameras, but it is recommended that students have access to their own entry-level DSLR camera if possible.