13APH

13 Art Photography

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Ms A. Whittaker.

Course Content

This course will be designed to build upon and develop the student’s knowledge of established photography practice, context, procedures, materials and techniques from Level 2 Photography.

Students will be allowed to develop their own theme to form the basis of their photography for the year. The internal assessments (4 credits each) are integrated to create a body of work from which students can develop their own ideas and interests to produce the externally assessed part of the course (14 credit folio board).

Objectives

  • To develop students' knowledge and understanding of and extend this knowledge through individual practice.
  • To further expand students’ knowledge of art practitioners and photography practices.
  • To continue to use the visual diary to show working progress including research, idea generation and experiments to enable students to analyse and clarify ideas.
  • To manage self and time within a student centric course.

NOTE:   It is highly recommended for students wishing to study Photography at this level to have access to Adobe Creative Cloud as well as a DSLR camera and tripod of their own.  


Extra curricular activities that can extend students in Visual Arts include:

GDC_arts - Ongoing competitions, Arts Council, external Art and Photography competitions, Art lunchtime activities, Summerfest, School Art Exhibition, displays, assisting with School Production, and community projects.

Recommended Prior Learning

  • 16 credits in Level 2 Photography, Design or Painting or approval of HOD. 
  • Merit or Excellence credits recommended for students wishing to do Scholarship.

Subject and Associated Costs

Course Costs: $60.00 This includes visual diary, photo equipment, large format printing costs and three folio boards.
Associated Costs: $10.00 approx. 1 year Adobe Creative Cloud Licence – optional but recommended.

Pathway

Studying Photography could lead to a career in:
Advertising, Aerial Photography, Commercial Photography, Event Photography, Fashion Photography, Food Photography, Nature Photography, Photo Retoucher, Photojournalism, Portrait Photography, Freelance Photography, Fine Art, Fashion and Textiles, Travel, Sports Journalism, Graphic Design, Film Editor, Cameraperson

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This subject is eligible for subject endorsement.

This subject is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 22
Internal Assessed Credits: 8
External Assessed Credits: 14
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91447 v2
NZQA Info

Photography 3.2 - Use drawing to demonstrate understanding of conventions appropriate to photography


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91452 v2
NZQA Info

Photography 3.3 - Systematically clarify ideas using drawing informed by established photography practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91457 v2
NZQA Info

Photography 3.4 - Produce a systematic body of work that integrates conventions and regenerates ideas within photography practice


Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 14
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 22
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 22

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.

Disclaimer

It is important that you complete your option selection by the due date to enable you to have your preferred course of study. Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry will be confirmed at the beginning of the school year.