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At Richard Huish College
overview
≒ The	
 AS	
 and	
 A2	
 courses	
 are	
 carefully	
 designed	
 to	
 
   introduce	
 you	
 to	
 the	
 crea6ve	
 art	
 of	
 photography.	
 
≒ You	
 will	
 produce	
 a	
 por<olio	
 of	
 work	
 using	
 both	
 
   tradi6onal	
 and	
 digital	
 technology	
 with	
 
   innova6on.	
 	
 
≒ You	
 will	
 be	
 guided	
 and	
 supported	
 to	
 develop	
 your	
 
   own	
 ideas	
 and	
 gain	
 con鍖dence	
 in	
 communica6ng	
 
   complex	
 meanings,	
 moods	
 and	
 messages	
 visually	
 
   and	
 in	
 your	
 wri6ng.
Huish Photography course overview
TERM ONE
UNIT	
 1	
 
Introduc6on	
 to	
 the	
 darkroom	
 
Introduc6on	
 to	
 SLR	
 Film	
 
Camera	
 	
 	
 
Introduc6on	
 to	
 digital	
 
manipula6on	
 
Mystery	
 and	
 Imagina6on	
 
assignments	
 1	
 and	
 2	
 	
 
The	
 majority	
 of	
 your	
 
coursework	
 completed
TERM TWO
COMPLETE	
 UNIT	
 1	
 
Create	
 鍖nal	
 outcomes	
 for	
 
coursework	
 
UNIT	
 2	
 
Externally	
 set	
 themed	
 assignment	
 
8	
 weeks	
 preparatory	
 work	
 
8	
 hour	
 6med	
 test	
 
Darkroom,	
 鍖lm,	
 digital,	
 anima6on,	
 
video	
 all	
 possible.
TERM 3
Complete	
 UNIT	
 2	
 
Exhibi6on	
 prepara6on,	
 
marke6ng	
 and	
 website	
 
development	
 
Beginning	
 of	
 A2	
 course
WHAT WILL I DO IN MY
       LESSONS?

≒ esearch	
 themes	
 
 R
≒ ork	
 in	
 groups	
 
 W
≒ ork	
 individually	
 
 W
≒ ake	
 photographs	
 
 T
≒earn	
 about	
 camera	
 
 l
techniques	
 
≒ iscuss	
 photographs	
 
 D
≒ rite	
 about	
 my	
 work	
 
 W
≒ nalyse	
 the	
 work	
 of	
 others	
 
 A
≒ xperiment	
 with	
 image	
 
 E
manipula6on	
 
≒ enerate	
 ideas	
 
 G
≒ atch	
 presenta6ons	
 
 W
≒ ake	
 presenta6ons	
 
 M
≒ rint	
 photographs	
 in	
 the	
 
 P
darkroom	
 
≒ rocess	
 鍖lm	
 
 P
≒ dit	
 my	
 photographs	
 
 E
≒ nd	
 more,	
 much	
 more	
 
 A
Huish Photography course overview
WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED?

An	
 SLR	
 35mm	
 Film	
 camera.	
 	
 ESSENTIAL	
 
A	
 Digital	
 SLR	
 camera.	
 	
 DESIRABLE	
 
A	
 tripod.	
 	
 DESIRABLE	
 
Large	
 memory	
 s6ck	
 or	
 portable	
 hard	
 
drive	
 for	
 digital	
 storage.	
 	
 ESSENTIAL	
 	
 

      WHAT OTHER COSTS ARE
           INVOLVED?

    Photographic	
 paper	
 box	
 of	
 100	
 
    sheets	
 per	
 term	
 
    Film	
 x	
 4	
 per	
 term	
 
    Digital	
 prin6ng	
 and	
 paper	
 
    Sketchbook	
 x2	
 per	
 year	
 
    Moun6ng	
 materials	
 
    Op6onal	
 trips	
 to	
 galleries
I HAVENT STUDIED
   PHOTOGRAPHY
  BEFORE, DOES IT
     MATTER?

≒ o,	
 we	
 will	
 teach	
 you	
 
 N
from	
 scratch.	
 	
 	
 
≒ ou	
 need	
 to	
 have	
 the	
 
 Y
quali鍖ca6ons	
 necessary	
 
to	
 study	
 A	
 levels	
 
≒ ou	
 do	
 have	
 to	
 be	
 
 Y
hardworking;	
 interested	
 
in	
 the	
 visual	
 world;	
 
percep6ve,	
 crea6ve	
 and	
 
technically	
 minded	
 
however!
Huish Photography course overview
IS THERE MUCH
       WRITING IN THIS
              COURSE?
≒ es,	
 this	
 is	
 an	
 A	
 level	
 course	
 
 Y
so	
 you	
 are	
 expected	
 to	
 be	
 an	
 
analy6cal	
 and	
 cri6cal	
 thinker	
 
and	
 able	
 to	
 express	
 those	
 
thoughts	
 and	
 opinions	
 in	
 
wri6ng.	
 
≒ ou	
 will	
 be	
 taught	
 how	
 to	
 
 Y
write	
 analyses	
 of	
 
photographs	
 and	
 how	
 to	
 
evaluate	
 your	
 own	
 work.	
 	
 
You	
 might	
 need	
 to	
 ask	
 for	
 
help	
 par6cularly	
 if	
 you	
 have	
 
organisa6onal	
 or	
 leaning	
 
di鍖cul6es.	
 	
 There	
 is	
 support	
 
available	
 for	
 you.	
 	
 
≒ here	
 is	
 no	
 wri^en	
 exam,	
 
 T
you	
 are	
 mostly	
 assessed	
 on	
 
your	
 photographic	
 work	
 and	
 
how	
 you	
 have	
 developed	
 
and	
 communicated	
 ideas.
Huish Photography course overview
HOW MUCH HOMEWORK
               WILL I HAVE?
≒ ou	
 are	
 expected	
 to	
 work	
 
 Y
consistently	
 hard	
 for	
 
Photography.	
 	
 
≒ ll	
 your	
 work	
 counts	
 towards	
 
 A
the	
 鍖nal	
 grade	
 
≒ ou	
 can	
 expect	
 to	
 be	
 set	
 up	
 to	
 5	
 
 Y
hours	
 of	
 work	
 to	
 complete	
 in	
 
your	
 own	
 6me	
 each	
 and	
 every	
 
week.	
 
≒ ou	
 will	
 need	
 to	
 access	
 the	
 
 Y
facili6es	
 outside	
 of	
 lesson-足6me	
 
and	
 maybe	
 aber	
 college.
Huish Photography course overview
HOW WILL MY WORK BE
    ASSESSED?
≒ ou	
 will	
 be	
 assessed	
 by	
 your	
 
 Y
teacher	
 against	
 the	
 criteria	
 set	
 by	
 
the	
 exam	
 board	
 Edexcel.	
 	
 A	
 
moderator	
 then	
 comes	
 in	
 to	
 
check	
 the	
 teachers	
 marks	
 against	
 
na6onal	
 standards.	
 

≒ very	
 assignment	
 is	
 marked	
 
 E
against	
 these	
 4	
 broad	
 criteria.	
 
DEVELOP	
 ideas;	
 EXPERIMENT	
 
with	
 techniques;	
 RECORD	
 
observa6ons;	
 REALISE	
 inten6ons.	
 

≒ he	
 鍖nal	
 piece	
 is	
 only	
 worth	
 
 T
25%	
 of	
 the	
 marks	
 for	
 each	
 
project.	
 Its	
 all	
 about	
 the	
 journey	
 
rather	
 than	
 the	
 des6na6on.	
 	
 

≒ nit	
 1	
 is	
 worth	
 60%	
 of	
 the	
 AS	
 
 U
grade.	
 
≒ nit	
 2	
 is	
 worth	
 40%	
 of	
 the	
 AS	
 
 U
grade.
Huish Photography course overview
WHAT CAREERS DOES THIS
                 PREPARE ME FOR?
≒ his	
 is	
 an	
 A	
 level	
 course	
 so	
 it	
 is	
 not	
 a	
 
 T
direct	
 training	
 course	
 for	
 a	
 job	
 as	
 a	
 
Photographer.	
 	
 It	
 prepares	
 you	
 to	
 go	
 on	
 
to	
 further	
 	
 or	
 higher	
 educa6on	
 or	
 
training/	
 appren6ceship.	
 
≒ ou	
 will	
 be	
 quali鍖ed	
 to	
 apply	
 for	
 
 Y
Photography	
 related	
 Degree	
 courses	
 at	
 
university	
 
≒ elated	
 careers	
 include:	
 
 R
Press	
 photographer	
 
Adver6sing	
 photographer	
 
Fashion	
 photographer	
 
Graphic	
 designer	
 
Art	
 director	
 
Journalist	
 
Film-足maker	
 
Cinematographer	
 
Web	
 designer	
 
Ar6st
Huish Photography course overview
WILL I GET TO GO ON
           TRIPS?
≒ es.	
 Every	
 term	
 we	
 will	
 go	
 on	
 
 Y
at	
 least	
 one	
 educa6onal	
 visit	
 to	
 
galleries,	
 museums	
 or	
 events;	
 
we	
 will	
 arrange	
 for	
 you	
 to	
 meet	
 
crea6ve	
 professionals	
 and	
 see	
 
them	
 at	
 work.	
 	
 	
 
≒ e	
 will	
 go	
 out	
 of	
 the	
 
 W
classroom	
 to	
 shoot	
 images	
 
regularly	
 and	
 you	
 will	
 be	
 
encouraged	
 to	
 seek	
 out	
 
interes6ng	
 loca6ons	
 yourself.	
 	
 
≒ e	
 aim	
 to	
 also	
 organise	
 an	
 
 W
interna6onal	
 residen6al	
 trip	
 
perhaps	
 to	
 Paris,	
 Florence,	
 	
 
New	
 York	
 or	
 Venice.
What	
 camera	
 will	
 I	
 need?	
 
≒ You	
 will	
 need	
 your	
 own	
         ≒ Later	
 in	
 the	
 course	
 you	
 
   35MM	
 Film	
 SLR	
 camera	
                 could	
 save	
 up	
 to	
 buy	
 a	
 
   for	
 this	
 course.	
 	
 Buy	
 it	
       second	
 hand	
 (or	
 new)	
 
   second	
 hand	
 for	
 approx	
               Digital	
 35mm	
 SLR	
 camera	
 
   贈30	
 to	
 贈50.	
                          ≒ It	
 must	
 have	
 a	
 Manual	
 
≒ It	
 must	
 have	
 a	
 working	
 in-足      senng	
 as	
 well	
 as	
 auto	
 
   built	
 light	
 meter	
                       senngs.	
 
≒ It	
 must	
 allow	
 you	
 to	
           ≒ There	
 are	
 costs	
 involved	
 
   control	
 it	
 fully	
 manually	
            throughout	
 the	
 course	
 for	
 
   (changing	
 both	
 shu^er	
                   鍖lms,	
 photo	
 paper,	
 digital	
 
   speeds	
 and	
 apertures	
                    prin6ng	
 paper,	
 folders,	
 
   yourself)	
 even	
 if	
 it	
 also	
         sketchbooks	
 and	
 
   has	
 auto	
 senngs.	
 	
                    moun6ng	
 materials.
Huish Photography course overview
HOW CAN I PREPARE MYSELF FOR THIS COURSE?
≒ o	
 to	
 photography	
 or	
 art	
 exhibi6ons	
 locally	
 or	
 further	
 a鍖eld.	
 Tate	
 galleries;	
 Na6onal	
 
 G
Portrait	
 Gallery;	
 Hayward	
 Gallery	
 	
 in	
 London	
 have	
 photography	
 exhibi6ons.	
 	
 Bristols	
 
city	
 museum	
 and	
 art	
 gallery	
 or	
 the	
 Arnol鍖ni;	
 Baths	
 Victoria	
 Art	
 Gallery	
 or	
 Fashion	
 
Museum	
 	
 host	
 great	
 exhibi6ons	
 and	
 events	
 a	
 li^le	
 closer	
 to	
 home.	
 	
 And	
 dont	
 forget	
 
to	
 check	
 out	
 what's	
 on	
 at	
 the	
 Brewhouse	
 in	
 Taunton.	
 	
 
≒ ead	
 Black	
 and	
 White	
 Photography	
 Monthly	
 magazine;	
 Dazed	
 and	
 Confused	
 
 R
magazine;	
 1000words	
 online	
 magazine.	
 	
 	
 
≒ ead	
 some	
 Photography	
 books	
 such	
 as	
 A	
 World	
 History	
 of	
 Photography;	
 20th	
 
 R
Century	
 Photography;	
 	
 A	
 Cultural	
 History	
 of	
 Photography;	
 or	
 Art	
 Photography	
 Now.	
 	
 
≒ tart	
 to	
 make	
 some	
 decisions	
 about	
 what	
 makes	
 a	
 good	
 photograph	
 
 S
≒ ake	
 some	
 photographs	
 on	
 a	
 theme	
 and	
 begin	
 to	
 get	
 feedback	
 on	
 them	
 by	
 senng	
 
 T
up	
 a	
 鍖ickr	
 site	
 or	
 a	
 blog.	
 	
 Be	
 careful	
 with	
 your	
 personal	
 informa6on	
 online	
 and	
 think	
 
about	
 what	
 privacy	
 senngs	
 you	
 want.	
 	
 
≒ hemes	
 to	
 get	
 you	
 started:	
 re鍖ec6ons;	
 corners;	
 shadows;	
 movement;	
 freckles;	
 
 T
working	
 hands;	
 a	
 day	
 in	
 the	
 life	
 of;	
 鍖nding	
 le^ers	
 in	
 the	
 environment;	
 texture;	
 
primary	
 colours.	
 .	
 .
WANT	
 TO	
 KNOW	
 MORE?	
 

Email	
 sa鍖ronl@richuish.ac.uk	
 




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Huish Photography course overview

  • 2. overview ≒ The AS and A2 courses are carefully designed to introduce you to the crea6ve art of photography. ≒ You will produce a por<olio of work using both tradi6onal and digital technology with innova6on. ≒ You will be guided and supported to develop your own ideas and gain con鍖dence in communica6ng complex meanings, moods and messages visually and in your wri6ng.
  • 4. TERM ONE UNIT 1 Introduc6on to the darkroom Introduc6on to SLR Film Camera Introduc6on to digital manipula6on Mystery and Imagina6on assignments 1 and 2 The majority of your coursework completed
  • 5. TERM TWO COMPLETE UNIT 1 Create 鍖nal outcomes for coursework UNIT 2 Externally set themed assignment 8 weeks preparatory work 8 hour 6med test Darkroom, 鍖lm, digital, anima6on, video all possible.
  • 6. TERM 3 Complete UNIT 2 Exhibi6on prepara6on, marke6ng and website development Beginning of A2 course
  • 7. WHAT WILL I DO IN MY LESSONS? ≒ esearch themes R ≒ ork in groups W ≒ ork individually W ≒ ake photographs T ≒earn about camera l techniques ≒ iscuss photographs D ≒ rite about my work W ≒ nalyse the work of others A ≒ xperiment with image E manipula6on ≒ enerate ideas G ≒ atch presenta6ons W ≒ ake presenta6ons M ≒ rint photographs in the P darkroom ≒ rocess 鍖lm P ≒ dit my photographs E ≒ nd more, much more A
  • 9. WHAT EQUIPMENT WILL I NEED? An SLR 35mm Film camera. ESSENTIAL A Digital SLR camera. DESIRABLE A tripod. DESIRABLE Large memory s6ck or portable hard drive for digital storage. ESSENTIAL WHAT OTHER COSTS ARE INVOLVED? Photographic paper box of 100 sheets per term Film x 4 per term Digital prin6ng and paper Sketchbook x2 per year Moun6ng materials Op6onal trips to galleries
  • 10. I HAVENT STUDIED PHOTOGRAPHY BEFORE, DOES IT MATTER? ≒ o, we will teach you N from scratch. ≒ ou need to have the Y quali鍖ca6ons necessary to study A levels ≒ ou do have to be Y hardworking; interested in the visual world; percep6ve, crea6ve and technically minded however!
  • 12. IS THERE MUCH WRITING IN THIS COURSE? ≒ es, this is an A level course Y so you are expected to be an analy6cal and cri6cal thinker and able to express those thoughts and opinions in wri6ng. ≒ ou will be taught how to Y write analyses of photographs and how to evaluate your own work. You might need to ask for help par6cularly if you have organisa6onal or leaning di鍖cul6es. There is support available for you. ≒ here is no wri^en exam, T you are mostly assessed on your photographic work and how you have developed and communicated ideas.
  • 14. HOW MUCH HOMEWORK WILL I HAVE? ≒ ou are expected to work Y consistently hard for Photography. ≒ ll your work counts towards A the 鍖nal grade ≒ ou can expect to be set up to 5 Y hours of work to complete in your own 6me each and every week. ≒ ou will need to access the Y facili6es outside of lesson-足6me and maybe aber college.
  • 16. HOW WILL MY WORK BE ASSESSED? ≒ ou will be assessed by your Y teacher against the criteria set by the exam board Edexcel. A moderator then comes in to check the teachers marks against na6onal standards. ≒ very assignment is marked E against these 4 broad criteria. DEVELOP ideas; EXPERIMENT with techniques; RECORD observa6ons; REALISE inten6ons. ≒ he 鍖nal piece is only worth T 25% of the marks for each project. Its all about the journey rather than the des6na6on. ≒ nit 1 is worth 60% of the AS U grade. ≒ nit 2 is worth 40% of the AS U grade.
  • 18. WHAT CAREERS DOES THIS PREPARE ME FOR? ≒ his is an A level course so it is not a T direct training course for a job as a Photographer. It prepares you to go on to further or higher educa6on or training/ appren6ceship. ≒ ou will be quali鍖ed to apply for Y Photography related Degree courses at university ≒ elated careers include: R Press photographer Adver6sing photographer Fashion photographer Graphic designer Art director Journalist Film-足maker Cinematographer Web designer Ar6st
  • 20. WILL I GET TO GO ON TRIPS? ≒ es. Every term we will go on Y at least one educa6onal visit to galleries, museums or events; we will arrange for you to meet crea6ve professionals and see them at work. ≒ e will go out of the W classroom to shoot images regularly and you will be encouraged to seek out interes6ng loca6ons yourself. ≒ e aim to also organise an W interna6onal residen6al trip perhaps to Paris, Florence, New York or Venice.
  • 21. What camera will I need? ≒ You will need your own ≒ Later in the course you 35MM Film SLR camera could save up to buy a for this course. Buy it second hand (or new) second hand for approx Digital 35mm SLR camera 贈30 to 贈50. ≒ It must have a Manual ≒ It must have a working in-足 senng as well as auto built light meter senngs. ≒ It must allow you to ≒ There are costs involved control it fully manually throughout the course for (changing both shu^er 鍖lms, photo paper, digital speeds and apertures prin6ng paper, folders, yourself) even if it also sketchbooks and has auto senngs. moun6ng materials.
  • 23. HOW CAN I PREPARE MYSELF FOR THIS COURSE? ≒ o to photography or art exhibi6ons locally or further a鍖eld. Tate galleries; Na6onal G Portrait Gallery; Hayward Gallery in London have photography exhibi6ons. Bristols city museum and art gallery or the Arnol鍖ni; Baths Victoria Art Gallery or Fashion Museum host great exhibi6ons and events a li^le closer to home. And dont forget to check out what's on at the Brewhouse in Taunton. ≒ ead Black and White Photography Monthly magazine; Dazed and Confused R magazine; 1000words online magazine. ≒ ead some Photography books such as A World History of Photography; 20th R Century Photography; A Cultural History of Photography; or Art Photography Now. ≒ tart to make some decisions about what makes a good photograph S ≒ ake some photographs on a theme and begin to get feedback on them by senng T up a 鍖ickr site or a blog. Be careful with your personal informa6on online and think about what privacy senngs you want. ≒ hemes to get you started: re鍖ec6ons; corners; shadows; movement; freckles; T working hands; a day in the life of; 鍖nding le^ers in the environment; texture; primary colours. . .
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