This course is for committed and enthusiastic students who are interested in Photography. The course builds on the skills, knowledge and understanding acquired by candidates who have taken GCSE Art.

You will be taught how to Use a 35mm SLR Camera and Digital Camera, print and develop your own films, work in a Photographic darkroom, develop lighting and exposure techniques, work on studio and external location in the local environment, record observations, experiences, ideas, information and insights using lens-based media, analyse and evaluate images, objects, artefacts and texts, develop sustained investigations and explore a range of visual materials, processes and resources, present articulate, personal, coherent and informed visual responses.

Studying Photography at this level is the natural route for students who wish to embark on a career/degree opportunity in the visual and related arts, it is also ideally suited to students who have an interest in Media Studies/Visual Communications.