Photography A Level

It may be easy to take a photograph, you may have taken several today already, but it is a highly valued skill to be able to harness photography to communicate messages, feelings, and ideas. The world is addicted to an almost constant flow of visual traffic. Companies need photographers to tell their story just as cultures need photographers to tell theirs. Now, more than ever there is a huge market for photography. A Level Photography aims to embrace different styles and interests giving students freedom to explore photographs through a range of innovative techniques and processes. Students will take part in a series of exciting workshops before going on to develop highly personal investigations that draw together their visual and analytical understanding.

It is recommended that students have achieved a 5-9 in Photography at GCSE or a similar creative course, preferably in Fine art. If students have not studied Photography at Key stage 4 they may be permitted to follow the course if they provide a portfolio to demonstrate suitable their ability and motivation to succeed in the course.

At TWS we use websites as a means to record and submit all photographic projects. The websites allow for professional presentation of work that echoes the use of websites in the industry. We also work with our hands. Developing film photographs from scratch using chemicals and designing and making zines, photobooks and large scale photo-montages. Trips to galleries in London and Margate are always combined with photo-walks to capture new environments with a variety of focuses. Homework is mainly practical and will demand that you explore your local area and bring images back to the studio to enrich your Coursework.

Unit 1 -Non exam portfolio-The portfolio is marked across four assessment objectives (60%) Unit 2 - Externally Set Assignment - An externally set project that will have an emphasis on the development of ideas. (40%) Unit 1-Non exam Portfolio 60% Internally and externally assessed. The digital portfolio is marked across four assessment objectives with a total mark of 96. Students also submit an essay (1000-3000 words) based on contextual studies related to their practical project