The document provides information about a photography course being taught by Mr Matthews and Mr Snowdon. It outlines the techniques and skills that will be covered including composition, camera controls, portraiture and lighting, darkroom work, Photoshop and Lightroom. It also discusses how student work will be recorded through OneDrive, Lightroom and individual student websites to create online portfolios. Students are encouraged to develop their own style and specialization within the subject.

1. PHO
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mr matthews and mr snowdon

2. PHO
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17. PHO
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18. TECHNIQUES
• Composition techniques
• Creative camera control
(Aperture, Shutter Speed)
• Portraiture and studio lighting
• Street photography
• Darkroom / film camera
• Photoshop and Lightroom
What will we cover in
your Photography
lesson?
CRITICAL ANALYSIS
• How to interpret and
understand visual imagery
• Justify and explain your creative
process
• Photography language and
terminology
Website
• You will learn how to use
Wordpress to create and
manage you own website

19. • Enjoy the creative process and making images
- if you can do this then you are guaranteed to do well
• Be independent
- adopt a positive can do attitude
- seek out inspiration (books, exhibition, instagram, TikTok)
• Understand and anticipate the struggles of the creative process
- Learn from your mistakes
“your first 10,000 photographs are your worst”
• Develop your own photographic style and themes in your work
- What kind of photography dod your want to specialise in, portraiture,
documentary, still life…
- What might your work be aboutMake your work personal and meaningful
• Put the time in
- be prepared to spend quality time on your photography during study periods,
after school and at the weekend.
Getting the best
from the course

20. • Contact home
• Department detention
• Free periods allocated to Photography
• Friday detention
• Be on time to class
• Homework (approx 6hrs a week)
- websites are regularly updated
- photographs taken outside lesson
• Manage time effectively to hit all assignment deadlines
• Return to class to upload photographs to OneDrive/
Lightroom
• Take care of the photographic equipment and space
- leave no trace and report any broken equipment
Getting the best
from the course
SANCTIONS

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TRIPS
Paris - October Half term
London - November

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PAST
ALEVEL
WORK

57. 35mm Film - £3.50
120 Film - £5.00
+ Specialist materials
Additional Charges
Recommended you have your own camera/memory card/laptop
(but not essential)
Photography budget covers the following:
toner (£100 per cartridge), paper, lighting equipment,
film/digital cameras, darkroom chemicals and
photographic paper
Budget isn’t unlimited,
photography can be expensive

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EX PHOTOGRAPHY
STUDENTS
CAREERS

59. Katie Louise Poppy
@katielouisepoppye
Babies, brides and the occasional woof

60. Jodie Mae
@jodiemaephotos
Underwater photographer

61. Kelly Allum
@AllumKelly
First Assistant Editor

62. Katie Fotis
@katiefotis
Set Design // Art Direction // Props

63. Nick Kent
@mrnickkent
Photographer / videographer - portraits/band

64. Nick Kent
@mrnickkent
Photographer / videographer - portraits/band

65. Max Ledger
@maxledgerphotography
Event photographer / Videographer

66. Ryan Croxton
@ryanjames.c
Event photographer / Videographer

67. Cambell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

68. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

69. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

70. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

71. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

72. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

73. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

74. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

75. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

76. Campbell Addy
@campbelladdy
Photographer // filmmaker

77. PHO
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78. RECORDING YOUR WORK - DIGITAL WORK FLOW
Microsoft Teams
- Assignment will be set, handed
and graded in Teams
- Teacher/student communication channels
Photography Department Website
farringtonsphotography.edublogs.org
- Assignment resources
- Practical photography guides
- Writing guides
- Student tracking sheet
Student Portfolio Website
- This is how you will record your work and
progress throughout the course
- Teacher feedback through comments on pages
Adobe Lightoom
This is how you will organise and develop your
photographs
OneDrive
- This is where you will save all your
photography work
iMacs
You will use the same
machine throughout the
year as. Your photographs
will be imported onto the
computer via Lightroom.
These photographs will be
accessible anywhere via
OneDrive

79. LIGHTROOM
AND ONE
DRIVE

80. 1. Choose a computer (this will be yours for the year)
Log on using your user name and password
2. Open OneDrive app (search using the magnifying glass top right)
3. Enter your email and password and follow the steps
4. Turn OFF “Files on Demand”
This will mean that your files will download to this Mac
5. Create folder + name
“Your Name - Photography”
6. Share this folder with photography teachers
- Manage Access
- Direct Access to RMatthews & DSnowdon
7. Create another folder
“Your Name Lightroom”
a. Settings
b. Preferences
c. Turn off On-Demand
6
4
OneDrive
- This is where you will save all your photography
work
RECORDING YOUR WORK - ONE DRIVE

81. Adobe Lightoom
This is where you will store, organise and develop
you photographs
1. Open Lightroom Classic
2. Create a new catalogue
3. Locate you Lightroom folder in your OneDrive
4. Save your Catalogue
"your name Lightroom”
5. Import your first photographs
- navigate to your OneDrive Lightroom Folder
- into subfolder (create a new folder for each
assignment
4
5
RECORDING YOUR WORK - LIGHTROOM

82. EDUBLOGS
WEBSITE

83. Photography School Blog
farringtonsphotography.edublogs.org
To login to your website go to your
school email and follow the link
use the password given to you
“matthewsr1”
https://help.edublogs.org/user-guide/
SIGN IN

84. DASHBOARD
https://help.edublogs.org/using-your-dashboard/
The first screen you see when you log into your
site is the dashboard of your administrative area.

85. PAGES
Pages are where you record your projects
e.g. galleries, investigation, analysis
Add a new page here
The homepage is a good place to introduce yourself, write about why you have
chosen A level photography, describe your experience of photography to date and
to share a self-portrait.
CREATE A HOMEPAGE

86. EDITING A PAGE
Heading +
introduction
Adding
content
e.g. gallery,
videos, quotes
You can browse
more here
Ensure “allow
comments” is
ticked

87. MENU For your page to
appear on the website
you will need to add it
into your menu
You will need to add a
menu name. Write
“photography”
Your new pages
will appear here.
Check the box
and add to menu
For your page to
appear on the
website you will
need to add it
into your menu
Drag and drop to
change the order of
your pages

88. You will need to create the
following pages and menus ready
to record your photography work
RECORDING YOUR WORK - YEAR 12 PROJECTS

89. Once you have created
your homepage you
need to set it as your
homepage
Set as a static page
SETTING YOUR HOMEPAGE

90. THEME
Choose the
way you want
your website
to look
Your theme controls the visual layout and
appearance of your site. There are 100’s
of themes for you to choose from
help.edublogs.org/change-theme/
Choose a suitable theme – something
professional looking and fairly minimal
in design so it doesn’t distract from the
excellent images you are going to
share during the course. A white
background is better than any other
colour in our opinion. We recommend
a theme from the "Portfolio” section.