Level 2 Visual Art Photography

Students are introduced to photographic practice within a visual art context. Students will learn how to use the manual (DSLR) camera. They will also learn to use a range of digital and analogue photographic processes. Students will learn about the history of photography, established photography practice and photographers' work. Students will use this knowledge to inform the creation of their own photographic work to explore and visually communicate ideas. Students will look at range of established photography genres, conventions and approaches by New Zealand and International photographers. Students will chose a topic of interest and explore a range of ideas driven by this concept. 

Students will create and produce a body of work in the form of an external folio submission at the end of the year. Students will learn how to organise their time well, how to manage their digital workflow and they will learn how use the following Adobe computer software programs: Adobe Lightroom, Photoshop and InDesign.
Students will work in consultation with their teacher to devise a personalised learning and assessment programme, which will compromise of up to a maximum total of 20 credits. 

Students document their ako/learning - in an A3 workbook provided. 

Fiona Pardington                                                              Vicky Thomas                      Jerry Takigawa                Amy Elkins

Image credits

Fiona Pardington - is a NZ photographer of Māori (Ngāi Tahu, Kati Mamoe and Ngāti Kahungunu) and Scottish (Clan Cameron of Erracht) descent.
"My Mother's Roses, Pomegranates and Silver Platter of Ihumoana", Ripiro Beach 2013 courtesy of the artist and Starkwhite, Auckland

Vicky Thomas - is a NZ Photographer. She is of Ngati Kahu and Ngati Pakeha (Irish and Welsh) descent. 

Jerry Takigawa - Jerry is a Japanese Artist who lives in California. 

Amy Elkins - is an American Photographer.