About the course…
Have you always had a flair and passion for capturing and preserving perfect moments in time? Maybe you take photos for fun on your phone, or to create artistic pieces that challenge the way you think, or even just to keep as memories of friends and family forever. Whatever your reason, A Level Photography is for you.
Studying Photography will encourage you to expand your knowledge and understanding of photographic techniques, the different disciplines you could work within and the history of photography, all while giving you the opportunity to explore personal ideas through keeping a portfolio to record your learning. You will explore and produce practical work in multiple photographic and arts-based disciplines, including light-drawing, digital image manipulation, compositing, cyanotypes, collage and studio lighting. Covering everything from editorial photography to commercial and portraiture.
What we add…
- You will be taught in a purpose-built photography studio and Apple Mac suite.
- You will have access to your own DSLR camera, speciality lenses and the full Adobe Creative Cloud suite throughout the course of your 2 years of study.
- Taught by industry expert teachers.
Where Photography can take you…
Photography is an excellent course if you want to go on to study a degree in subjects such as photography, media production, fine art, graphic design, illustration, 3D design, fashion, editorial, marketing and PR.
We live in a world where we buy or are captivated and drawn in by the visual, as well as rely on visuals as a form of evidence, many people go onto use photography within their chosen field of work – this can broadly range from forensics photography through to commercial studio photography, or even the building of your own business in select areas such as Portraiture.
Other career routes may be geared towards marketing, branding, graphic design, compositing and teaching.
Entry requirements…
- Must meet overall entry criteria for A Level study
- A successful portfolio
- You will be required to present an art portfolio at enrolment
