Kaiapoi High School Kaiapoi High School

Level 3 Photography

L3ARPH
Course Description

Head of Faculty/Teacher in Charge: Mr B. Morrison.

Recommended Prior Learning

To be accepted for this course, students must have earned 14 credits from Level 2 Photography, or have received HOF approval. 

Level 3 Photography extends and expands on skills learned in Level 2 Photography, and utilises digital processes. Students are encouraged to explore, research, and be influenced by established photographers, but create their own photographic style. 

Students are encouraged to be passionate about their context and subject matter and to develop their own ideas and themes over the year, in consultation with the teacher. 

Students can further their technical camera skills, lighting processes, and situation photography skills.

Opportunities arise each year for students to publicly exhibit their work and enter competitions.

Course Overview

What is taught in courses varies from year to year. This course could include:
* Digital Camera Settings Refresh
Aperture/ Shutterspeed/ ISO- triangle of Exposure
Depth of field
Point of Focus- focusing mechanisms
Focal length of lens
Photography is about light

* How to look at photos and how they look at you
learn to share questions and your ideas
learn about themes, concepts, and meaning
Identify techniques and settings
Identify Pictorial conventions
Look at established photographers' work
How to make contact sheets.
Use adobe suite for editing.

* Create your own themes for the year. Photograph what you are passionate about.

* Borrow the cameras and go into the backyard/street/night.
* Set up your own photoshoot.

* Use studio Lighting
flash slave
main light
diffusers
Light fall-off distance to model

* Enter competitions as they become available.

Faculties:

The Arts


Assessment Information

Students complete one external assessment, where they display a three panel portfolio of their year’s work. Students can also complete one internal assignment, and have the option to complete a second. Each are 4 credit assignments. These assignments can utilise the same work as on the exam portfolio.

Career Pathways

Photographer, Animator/Digital Artist, Artist, Film/Television Camera Operator, Conservator, Curator, Graphic Pre-press Worker, Visual Merchandiser, Exhibition and Collections Technician, Lighting Technician



			
					
					Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
										
1x 20 page A4 clearfile

Students can use our high-quality Nikon cameras, props, and lighting studio.

										

								


				





    

        
Disclaimer

        
Please note that courses will go ahead only if student numbers, staffing, and timetabling allow it.  Where a subject is oversubscribed, and there are insufficient numbers or resources to create an extra class, a ballot system may be applied.  
Costs
KHS aims to deliver educational courses over and above that which is funded by the Ministry, however parental contribution for the costs of trips and activities where participation is optional, and/or components not covered by the Government grant may be requested, and we appreciate the financial support our families make to the School.