Photographic and Digital Media

Details of the Photographic and Digital Media studies at our school.

Years 9 and 10 Photographic and Digital Media

Photography Elective is studied for 100 hours in Stage 5 - Years 9 and 10. Photography is an elective course for students wishing to explore traditional darkroom, digital and video photography methods in depth, from both a practical and theoretical perspective. Students will develop practical skills and an understanding of the critical and historical aspects of Photography.

The topics covered in this course are Photograms, Portraiture, Still Life, Advertising, Photojournalism, Urban Landscapes and Beach Landscapes. The weighting for the course is 70 per cent practical and 30 per cent theory.

An excursion is planned during the second semester for students to photograph the city or the beach. Here students will have the opportunity to hone their skills and develop their body of work in preparation for the annual exhibition.

Courses available

CP101 Photography

Course Duration is 1 Semester.

There are no pre-requisites for this course.

Equipment needed for the course:

Photographic Process Diary (PPD)
DET laptop
USB drive
pencils
pens
eraser plus other materials as required by individual students.

The course fee is $40.

CP102 Photography

Course duration is 1 Semester.

CP101 is a pre-requisite for this course.

Equipment needed for this course:

Photographic Process Diary (PPD)
DET laptop
USB drive
pencils
pens
eraser plus other materials as required by individual students.

The course fee is $40.

Photography Assessment

Years 9 and 10

During the Photographic and Digital Media course students are expected to produce photographic works and detail the development of these works in their Photographic Process Diary (PPD). A Photographic Process Diary (PPD) is also used to record ideas and document procedures.

Students will also undertake both critical and historical studies of relevant photographers associated with each unit of work. Students will be given a computer research assignment and must also sit an examination at the end of each semester.