1. GCSE
PHOTOGRAPHY
at SCHS

2. Who takes it? Who is successful?
•Digital media addicts •Risk-takers
•Creative people •Those who ‘have a go’
•Curious people •People prepared to fail AND succeed
•WannaBe journalists •Open minded students willing to learn
•Students with an opinion to share •People with passion
•Technophobes •Compromisers & Challengers
•Traditionalists •Students who listen
•Students who like a challenge •Life-long learners
•Students who are mathematical. arty,
dramatic, scientific, into books, sporty,
technical, musical…..

3. what is the curriculum? 2013-2014
Curriculum map GCSE Y10 Photography
Unit / tchr details Autumn 1 Autumn 2 Spring 1 Spring 2 Summer 1 Summer 2
Teacher A Unit 1; portrait of the Unit 2; stories with light – Photograms and Unit 3 – without words; portraiture Catch-up and final
artist Photoshop Working from life: portraiture. Images taken in the presentation and
Blogging / research Working in the darkroom; photograms and film- studio and on location using digital and film-based assessment
contextual studies based photography. Extending work to the photography. Editing with enlargers and
project computer using scanners, printers and CS4 Photoshop.
Online evidence Photoshop. Outcome – presented to an audience as an
Deadline November Outcome in sketchbooks and as a display of extended spoken presentation using Prezi AND
6th mounted work as a printed and mounted exhibition
Deadline 21st February Deadline 7th June 2012
Teacher B starter unit: introduction to Unit 4 Commercial Photography: including work on illustration and graphic design as appropriate
photography, composition and Outcomes – commercial / graphics product agreed with the teacher.MUSIC & PHOTOGRAPHY
using PhotoShop
Key Dates
All work should be completed and ready for moderation and exhibition by the set deadline date.
Where students are causing concern and assessment indicates underachievement concerns will be completed via Sims and intervention systems begun. In extreme cases
parents will be contacted and referrals will be made to the Head of Year for intervention steps, mentoring and eventually withdrawal
ASSESSMENT
Students’ books will be continually assessed by teachers and self/peer reflective comments.
Common assessment summary forms will be completed by the teacher and attached to books.
Pages will be annotated and targets for improvement set.
Each student will be seen weekly by one or both teachers to be given one-to-one support;
students can request further one –to one tutorial support if it is needed and there are lunchtime catch-up or support sessions student are able to drop-in to
HOMEWORK
Will be set every week to support learning and evidence in class, students are responsible for ensuring it is completed. WG11 can be used at lunchtimes to do the homework.
EVIDENCE AND ASSESSMENT
All work is entered for assessment – the work journals represent 70% of the final mark All work must be evidenced in sketchbooks, online or on disk PLUS in a final display
book/ exhibition
EVERY UNIT IS CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT AND COUNTS FOR BETWEEN 10 AND 12 HOURS OF STUDY OUT OF A MAXIMUM 45 HOURS
COST
Students will be asked to make a contribution to the high cost of materials and processes; the department will provide consumables and access to borrowing cameras.

4. Introductory unit: learning how
to take images including
• Composition
• Lighting
• Framing
• Balance
• Portraits
• Location
• studio

6. Learning how
to work
combining
precision and
control with
creativity to
construct
outstanding
images.

7. Experimenting with texture and detail,
patience and perseverance helps you to
produce unusual, quirky and interesting
photographs.

8. Unit 1: Portrait of the artists
working online using Blogging
techniques to complete and present a
research contextual studies project into a
group of artists. Complete up to 5
assignments
Assignment 5 is to produce original work
showing influence by the studies artists
and can earn an A* grade

9. A teacher blog helps and guides you through the unit: you work in school and
from home

10. Students who complete assignment 5 well attain an A or B grade for the unit

11. To see the work going on now go to the teaching and learning photography
website at
schsgcsephotography2011.blogspot.com
Look at the
teacher page
Or
Have more fun
and look at
what the current
year 11
students
produced
…
Here is
Eleanor’s blog

13. Unit 2: Photograms
Working in the darkroom; creating
photograms and film-based photography.
Extending work to the computer using
scanners, printers and CS4 Photoshop .

14. Unit 2
Working with creative
photograms; using
Photoshop to edit
them

15. Unit 2 Experimenting with combining dark
room techniques and digital technologies to
create imaginative and high quality abstract
images.

17. Unit 3; Without Words
Respond to a brief; producing a series of portraits that communicate a
feeling, message or opinion to an audience
Themes include
•LOOK AT ME!!
•Mysterious
•Youth
Your outcome method is free choice. Students produce:
•Web-sites
•Books
•Exhibitions
•Blogs
•Framed photographs
•Mixed media prints or sculptures……….

20. Unit 4; commercial
photography
For this unit students explore the
commercial roles of the photographer.
Different activities have included:
•Fashion photography
•Advertising
•Music promotion
•Calendar design and production

21. students produced
a range of original
producing a range of studio & location
stylish final fashion photo-
compositions shoots

22. Students
use local
seaside and
countryside
locations as
sources

23. Students worked with local business
to produce promo shots of products

24. Use landscape and imagination to create
a CD cover for a fictional band
Combine mannequins and humans

25. Unit 5 independent study:
In year 11 students undertake a project where they plan, organise
and work individually; it is a chance to revisit favourite topics or try
new ones. Current Y11 student projects include:
•Creating a web-site
•Producing a photo-book
•Designing a package for a local band
•A fashion layout for a magazine
•Working in the studio
•Dance photography
•An animation sequence
•Architectural photography
•A photo-storyboard for a music magazine

26. What kind of photographer will you be?