Yr 12 Photography
This exciting course allows students to specialise in photography and addresses both the practical and theoretical elements needed for assessment. The aim of the course is for students to develop knowledge and understanding of the established processes and procedures which underlie the making of art and design in the field of photography.
The course will introduce students to the key principles of photography and enable them to apply these principles to effective image making in both traditional and digital environments.
Preference for Yr 12 Photography will be given to students who have gained 12 credits in Level 1 Art. Assessment is at NCEA Level 2.
Internally Assessed Achievement Standards |
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| AS 90471 | 6 Credits | Research information, methods and ideas in the context of a drawing study in Photography. | |
| AS 90477 | 6 Credits | Generate and develop ideas using drawing processes and procedures in Photography practice | |
Externally Assessed Achievement Standards |
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| AS 90480 | 12 Credits | Produce a body of work within Photography to show understanding of art-making methods and ideas | |
Achievement Objects Level 6, 7 & 8 (Yrs 11, 12 & 13)
Students will:
- Extend skills with techniques, tools and materials for particular art making purposes using appropriate processes and procedures.
- Generate, develop and refine visual ideas in a body of work in response to two dimensional, three dimensional, and design problems.
- Sequence and link ideas in a body of work using imagination, observation and invention with materials.
- Identify and analyse the processes, procedures, and art marking traditions that influence selected artists’ way of working.
- Analyse and describe how art making processes and procedures clarify meaning and intentions in their own and others work.
- Investigate the purpose and significance of contemporary art works.
Note: This course is dependent on sufficient student numbers.