Photography

Working with a professional photographer, students first learn about a variety of fundamental photography techniques and fields before choosing to focus on a specific project for a mini portfolio to showcase at the end of the course.

Students journey through a brief history of photography in an introductory session, understanding the transition from film to digital media. We look at how software and hardware such as photoshop, lightroom and smart phone cameras have changed the face of photography in the modern world.

Understanding how to identify, create and adjust to properly frame images is the first step to creating the perfect scene. Students explore a range of composition techniques such as the law of thirds, symmetry and dynamic tension, using the beautiful surroundings of the school to showcase their understanding in practice.

We then adjust our cameras to manual mode and journey through various settings and their effect on the relationship between the light and the lens, mastering these complex settings to achieve the perfect shot.

Then it’s time to get creative, supporting students to create a mini portfolio to a professional standard, using the IT suite to edit and perfect their images before showcasing their portfolio at the end of the course. Everyone will be able to take their work home with them.

During the course there’s also a workshop on how to develop film in the photography dark room within the purpose-built art facility.