PHOTOGRAPHY FACULTY: Visual Arts
ATAR: No
UNITS: 2
CATEGORY: BEC
There is no HSC exam in this course; it is a Board Endorsed Course. Your final HSC mark is determined wholly by your performance on school Assessment tasks. What will you be taught? •
You will learn how to use the pinhole camera, 35mm DSLR camera with various lenses, digital and underwater cameras, Film and Video cameras.
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You will learn how to develop film negatives and produce artistic and technically precise prints of a high quality.
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You will learn safe and professional Darkroom procedures such as using enlargers, filters and chemicals.
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You will learn how to use studio lighting and flash.
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You will learn how to photograph images with a particular focus, e.g. Portraits, Sport, Still Life, Landscapes, Long Exposure, Bokeh, Food and Social Media Photography.
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You will learn to develop and manipulate images using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom software.
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You will learn how to interpret and develop an informed point of view about photographs and photographers.
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You will learn how to present photographs for exhibition, curate and edit photos, enter photographic competitions, create works for display and print using various media.
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You will learn how to create professional quality Videos using musical backing and editing techniques such as crop, exponential fade, transitions, adding text and rendering through Adobe Premier Pro.
What types of assessment will be used to determine your final mark? Your mark will be determined by an equal split between Photography Practical and Theoretical components, which includes the presentation of photographic images and the study of photographs and photographers. Is there anything else you should know? Costs are covered by the College for Darkroom practice and materials, Photographic printing, Digital and Film SLR cameras, GoPros, Video cameras and all computer software. Any student who wishes to produce a Body of Work with an excessive budget will negotiate this with the teachers and parents. Students in Years 11 and 12 will attend photographic location shoots in Sydney and the Central Coast. Visits to exhibitions and the Art Gallery of New South Wales will be offered throughout the course. Who can you ask for more information? Mrs Evans, Mrs Danckert and Miss Beagin
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