GCSE PHOTOGRAPHY (Foundation) - Year 9

Aim of course:

• Learn about the history of photography and key facts

• Learn the photographic ELEMENTS: Genre, Composition (Rules of thirds/Leading Lines/Balance/Point of Interest), Angle of view, Perspective, Light, Framing, Cropping, Exposure, Format (Landscape/Portrait) and Depth of Field

• Learn how to use a DSLR camera in manual mode

• Learn about natural and artificial lighting

• Take photos in a studio

• Learn how to ‘read’ an image and analyse a photographer’s image using key terms and photographic language

• Learn how to analyse your own image using key terms and photographic language

• Learn camera skills and techniques:The Photographic Triangle- Aperture and F-Stop, Shutter speed, Focus, Depth of Field, Time exposure, ISO and Focal length

• Learn the Visual Design ELEMENTS: Line, Tone, Colour, Texture, Form, shape and Pattern

• Learn how to use Adobe Photoshop to edit images and create final pieces – eg. magazine/book/film covers