GCSE/AS/A2

Photography Aims and Learning Outcomes

You will actively engage in the process of creating images to to develop as critical and reflective thinkers.

develop creative skills through learning to use imagination and intuition when taking photographs.

experiment with traditional darkroom techniques and new digital media like Photoshop and Moviemaker.

develop cultural knowledge through visual analysis of photographs in historical & contemporary contexts.

OCR GCSE Photography Units

Unit 1: Coursework Portfolio (worth 60%)Students produce a portfolio of work based on 3 genre themes:

•Still Life Objects •Identity Portraiture•Landscape-Location

Students are introduced to a wide range of photographic media. Students acquire basic analytical and conceptual skills through research of photographers from different cultures and time periods. Unit 2: OCR-set Project (worth 40%)Students select one theme from an exam paper and then they produce a personal project in response. They will show independent research and image making skills.

Image by Tulsie Behl, 2012

OCR AS Photography Units

Unit 1: Coursework Portfolio (worth 60%)Students produce a portfolio of work based on 3 genre themes: •Still Life Objects•Identity Portraiture•Landscape-Location

Students are introduced to a wide range of photographic media. They will expand their analytical and conceptual skills through research of photographers from different cultures and time periods.

Unit 2: OCR-set Project (worth 40%)Students select one theme from an exam paper and then they produce a personal project in response. They are able to show independent research and image making skills.

Image by Richard Gao, 2012

OCR A2 Photography Units

Unit 1: Personal Investigation (worth 50%)Students develop a theme of their own choice. They show proficiency in a wise range of photographic techniques. They will be able to independently research and develop their conceptual and visual ideas.

Unit 2: OCR-set Project (worth 50%)Students choose a theme from the exam paper and then they produce a project in response. They show proficiency in a wide range of photographic techniques. They will be able to independently research and develop their conceptual and visual ideas.

Image by Eve Wilson, 2010

We organise GCSE & A Level student Photography exhibitions in the school library!