Year 9 Photography

LENGTH OF COURSE: Semester

ASSUMED BACKGROUND: Nil

CURRICULUM CHARGES: Nil

CONTENT
Course content will be a selection of the following:

Camera craft: Students will study Photography as a communication tool. The course includes the fundamentals of photography, using a digital camera, basic and photo-studio shooting techniques, rules of composition and designing images for a specific purpose. In addition, we will examine the use of computer control for a Photo-booth. The course is based around a student’s knowledge, understanding and ability to produce photographic products using a digital camera and Adobe Photoshop.

Photo-editing: Students will learn how to batch process what they shoot using Adobe Bridge and the essentials of correcting and cropping images using Adobe Photoshop. The course includes the rudiments of graphic design (combining text and images). Students will also learn artistic and creative techniques to produce surreal images.

ASSESSMENT TYPES

Practical skills:
The course consists of a variety of short practical based tasks. Topics include portraiture, still life, black & white, creative imagery and graphic design.

Design, Knowledge and Understanding:
Investigation into the properties of light, cameras operations, the impacts of lenses, file types and the rules of composition.
Students will design photographic solutions to given problems.