Photography in Brighton

PHOTOGRAPHY
Level(s):AS, A2

FACTS
Courses available

AS, A2

Entry requirements

How the courses are assessed

AS & A2: 40% exam and 60% coursework

Exam board

Edexcel

Where does it lead?

Many students continue their photographic studies through Photography foundation courses and specialist photography degrees. Others take degree courses in subjects such as Media, Graphic Design, Film Studies, Fashion and Fine Art

Other information

You will need to provide yourself with a 35mm SLR flm camera. Black and white flm and paper are available to buy in College. A3 logbooks, also available from College, are used to record your progress

Photography is a creative course whose tutors are also actively involved in their own photographic work.

TOPICS COVERED
AS Level
Learn to use a 35mm SLR flm camera Develop and print black and white images Begin to experiment with colour images both manually and digitally Learn about the history and techniques of photography from the 19th century to contemporary images to extend your own photographic ideas. Visit galleries in London to see photography exhibitions Opportunity to go on longer study trips to Paris, Barcelona or Venice

A2 Level
Develop you own individual approach and ideas on photography Practise fner techniques of black and white darkroom printing Experiment more widely with black and white and colour images, further improving your camera techniques. Continue to learn new Photoshop computer skills. Study an aspect of photography you particularly enjoy and write a 2000 word essay on this Visit London and local photography exhibitions Go on study trips abroad