Course Summary

In Year 10 Photography, you will explore how photographic artworks can communicate ideas, emotions and viewpoints. You will develop practical skills using digital cameras, including focus, exposure, lighting, composition and image selection. You will investigate photographic artworks by different creators and learn from the ways photographers plan, capture, edit and present their work. 

You will also use Photoshop to enhance, manipulate and refine images, while digitally documenting the development of your own photographic artworks. This subject is a good choice if you are interested in creative image-making, photography, visual expression and digital editing. It provides a foundation for future study in VCE Media, Visual Communication Design and Art Creative Practice. 

Learning Activities & Assessment

• • Create and digitally document photographic artworks
• • Develop skills in digital camera use, lighting, composition and image editing
• • Investigate photographic artworks and the work of different creators
• • Plan, refine and reflect on photographic artworks using digital technologies