3. You will be on time, ready for the start of the lesson to begin.
You will be free from distractions,
enabling you fully immerse yourself in your work
- Phones handed in at the start of lesson. AirPods away.
- No watching or listening to videos, unless they are relevant to your studies
- Music will be on as normal, or not, depending on the type of lesson
- Be organised for your lessons, especially for practical photography. Plan and
prepare resources, media and materials.
POSITIVE WORKING CULTURE
IN PHOTOGRAPHY
4. POSITIVE WORKING CULTURE
IN PHOTOGRAPHY
Quality, independent time must be spent on your Photography projects
outside your lesson. Last year, two able students failed to get a C due to lack
of investment of quality time on their projects. There is no mystery to a
successful photography project, an interest in the subject and hard work.
HOMEWORK
Photoshoots
- being out with your camera making incredible, interesting photographs
Research
- Getting inspired: gallery visits, looking in book and watching documentaries
My observations teaching Photography A Level for 10+ years: no student will ever achieve
more than an C if they do not spend quality time outside the classroom on their projects.
Fact.
5. POSITIVE WORKING CULTURE
IN PHOTOGRAPHY
I actively encourage you to come to Photography during your study periods,
break time, lunch and after school. However, you should only be in here to
work on your Photography projects. The photography room is not a common
room space, with this in mind only Photography students will be allowed in
room, unless they are helping with a shoot.
7. - It is imperative you become more con
fi
dent using Lightroom and Photoshop in Yr13
- Knowing how to properly import/export your photographs is vital.
Failing to do so will result in loss of work and time wasted.
- As a creative, Lightroom and Photoshop is a hugely powerful asset you have. Know
and understand these programs to help you develop your photographic work into
more interesting outcome.
- If you need support, please ask and we will help you. At the same time we
encourage you to take time to use the many free resources generated by creatives
who provide in-depth guides and walk throughs on YouTube.
Hopefully you will be able to teach us old dogs a few tricks.
You must always
navigate to your
Lightroom folder
which is in your
OneDrive folder.
You may have to
fi
nd this folder
each time you
login
LIGHTOOM
8. You can create a new folder for each
new photoshoot here
Note: If you don’t change this then you will
continue you save work to a folder with this name
Here my folder
system. Simple
and organised
You can create
additional sub
folders by right
clicking.
LIGHTOOM
9. AO3 RECORD is one of the four assessment objectives you are graded in.
Your Wordpress website is the perfect platform for to record, organise and
present your photography work. From creating dynamic images galleries/
slideshows, embedding YouTube videos, uploading behind the scene fashion
shoot videos from TikTok (might be blocked), the possibilities are endless.
These websites are a fantastic way to present your work to the world.
REGULARLY UPDATE YOUR WEBSITE
Your website, and OneDrive works on all computers and mobile devices. You
must get in the habit of regularly update your pages outside the classroom.
PHOTOGRAPHY WEBSITE RESOURCE
The school Photography site is
fi
lled with resources, use it. The site works
well on your phone, so you can always have it in your pocket for shoots or
while researching.
Bookmark farringtonsphotography.edublogs.org on your browser NOW!
WEBSITE
AO3 - RECORD
Record ideas, observations and insights,
re
fl
ecting critically on work and progress on
your pages
11. A2 Photography
UNIT 1 - PERSONAL INVESTIGATION
(60%) 120 Marks
UNIT 2 - EXAM
(40%) 80 Marks
Paper given on 1st February.
A number of 7 theme to choose from (you select one)
15hr exam
Two parts:
PART 1. portfolio of practical work
showing their personal response to either a starting point, brief, scenario or
stimulus, devised and provided by the learner or centre
PART 2. related study:
developing a deeper understanding
(min1000 max 3000 words)
TOTAL 200 MARKS
12. YR12 work does not
count towards your
fi
nal grade
It was a stand alone unit of work, designed to
develop your photography skills and for you to
fi
nd
a focus for your personal investigation
Fresh start
Everything you did well
(photographs, research, planning)
can be used here
A2 Photography
13. YR12
End of YR12
YR12
You have learnt all the Photography Skills & Knowledge ready to apply them in A2
Process
Developing & Exploring
You have little Photography skills
14. YR13
End of YR13
Start of YR13
Recording & Presenting
Product
You have all the Photography Skills & Knowledge from AS
You will PRESENT a personal, informed and meaningful response demonstrating critical
understanding, realising intentions and, where appropriate, making connections between visual,
written, oral or other elements.
15. The focus in Year 13 Photography is
making
Build on your successful work from last year,
have fun pushing your ideas and creating
something interesting and meaningful
16. UNIT 1 PERSONAL INVESTIGATION
Grading and
assessment
Click here to navigate to
the website and
fi
nd out
more about how your work
is graded
17. Assessment Objectives shouldn’t be seen as separate stages but should relate to
each other and are not necessarily linear; research could lead into development of
ideas, testing and then back to further research or more focused investigation
ASSESSMEMT OBJECTIVES
DEVLOP
EXPLORE
RECORD
PRESENT
18. / 24
/ 24
/ 24
/ 24
RELATED
STUDY
/ 24
Unit 1: Personal Investigation
MAX MARK = /120
19. / 20
/ 20
/ 20
/ 20
Unit 2: Eternally Set Task
MAX MARK = /80
24. GRADE BOUNDRIES 2023
Unit 1 Personal Investigation
MAX MARK: 120
A* - 114
A - 107
B - 92
C - 77
D - 62
E - 47
GRADE BOUNDRIES 2023
Unit 2 Externally Set Task
MAX MARK: 80
A* - 76
A - 72
B - 62
C - 52
D - 43
E - 34
GRADE BOUNDRIES 2019
Unit 1 Personal Investigation
MAX MARK: 120
A* - 112
A - 106
B - 91
C - 77
D - 63
E - 48
GRADE BOUNDRIES 2019
Unit 2 Externally Set Task
MAX MARK: 80
A* - 75
A - 71
B - 61
C - 51
D - 41
E - 32
Grade boundaries have moved up
This year a student
missed out on an A*
by one mark :(
GRADE
BOUNDRIES
25. WHAT THEY WANT TO SEE
‘Go beyond, we want to see
a mind at work’
How are you showing this?
‘The work is meaningful and
has substance’
How are you showing this?
Ask yourself, is this the best
you can do?
Select relevant work
then re
fi
ne it
Master a technique
Create a strong
fi
nal image
Does your Related Study
extended your
understanding of the the
themes of your portfolio?
What impact is your
analytical work having on
your practical work?
MODERATION FEEDBACK
27. PI
PORTFOLIO
a portfolio of practical work showing a personal
response to a theme.
(either a starting point, brief, scenario or stimulus)
Personal Investigation
What is a Personal Investigation portfolio?
28. PI
PORTFOLIO
• This portfolio will consist of a sustained project, theme or course of study
- pages will include photoshoots where you will explore techniques/processes
- investigative work on photographers, artist and other sources relevant to your
area of study (gallery trips,
fi
lm, books…)
• Presented as a Digital Portfolio
You must carefully select, organise and present your work to ensure that you
provide evidence of meeting all four assessment objectives.
• What will be marked?
1. Digital Portfolio (recording of your research and experimentation)
2. Related Study
3. Final Outcome
4. Evaluation
Personal Investigation
What does it look like?
29. PI
PORTFOLIO
Personal Investigation
What you need to do...
• independently developed ideas through sustained and focused
investigations in response to a given starting point
• produce photographs informed by contextual and other sources that informs the
development of practical work
• explore ideas, techniques or processes
• record observations from sources relevant to intentions
• critically review and re
fi
ne work as it progresses
• Produce a personal and meaningful outcome, informed by area of study .
32. PI
RELATED STUDY
Personal Investigation
What does it look like?
THE RELATED STUDY IS PRESENTED
SEPARATELY ALONG SIDED YOUR PORTFOLIO
Formats might include
Illustrated essay (handwritten or word)
PowerPoint
Mini website / Sway
Magazine
Book or journal
Information panels
Video
Timeline or sequence
The presentation of your
related study could employ a
magazine style format where
the use of specialist language
and visuals are combined to
produce a succinct and
relevant outcome.
1000
WORDS
!!!
33. PI
RELATED STUDY
Personal Investigation
What could it be about?
This is entirely down to your personal investigation.
•Historical and Art Movement
In order to establish the broader context of the theme the students could identify key historical
events and art movements relevant to their intention.
- Historical Context
Time and place, (pre/post war fashion)
- Art Movements + other photographers
Surrealism, modernism, Pictorialist, Constructivism, Bauhaus, Dada, Performance Art
•Photographic Genres
Still life, fashion (Haute couture, street fashion, fashion portrait), documentary (reportage/
photojournalism, street photography,
•Links to Wider Issues
Social and cultural, current affairs, local/global issues, mental health, race, environment
feminism, race, LGBT…
34. FLYING START
• Upload summer work for Facade to your website
• Ensure your computer, Lightroom and Website is all up an
running, sort out technical issues ASAP
• In your own time take time to look at past students portfolios.
- All accessible via the photography website
- Which level are you aiming for?
- Which level did they get?
• Begin work on ‘Your Photographic Practice’ (one week project)
- This will form the basis of your Personal Investigation
