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To study Photography you need: >>A minimum of 2 B grades and 3 C grades including both English and Mathematics. >> Grade C in GCSE Photography or Art and English. >> In exceptional cases students achieving a B or A in an associated subject (e.g. Graphic Design) with a good portfolio may be accepted.

This course will give you the opportunity to learn the skills to communicate your ideas and go beyond the notion that a photographer merely records their observations. It is essential that you are confident in using technology and have good computer literacy. Previous knowledge of Photoshop is beneficial but not essential. There is a studio to set up your shots and a darkroom where you can experiment with traditional wet photography. We organise visits to galleries and exhibitions and visiting professional photographers provide workshops and discussion groups.


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The course will give you the opportunity to learn a range of photographic skills to develop your creative potential and express your thoughts, feelings and ideas through the medium of a photographic image. Students will also learn to use a range of critical and investigate skills to analyse, research and evaluate their own work and how it relates to the work of others. A range of photographic technical skills are developed including lighting, camera skills and digital manipulation. At the end of the course you will have learnt how to respond to a project in an informed, personal manner using all these skills and produce work in the manner of a professional artist, designer or photographer.

Excellent facilities include a dedicated teaching room with Adobe Creative Suite, scanners, laser printers and Nikon DSLRs. A fully equipped studio space and traditional darkroom is also available to use in and outside lessons. Possible career paths could include Photographer, Photographers assistant, Picture Editor for magazines/newspapers/books, Teacher, Photographic Lab Technician, Graphic Design, Computer Aided Design

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• A minimum of 2 B grades and 3 C grades including both English and Mathematics.
• Grade C in GCSE Photography or Art and English.
• In exceptional cases students achieving a B or A in an associated subject (e.g. Graphic Design) with a good portfolio may be accepted.

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