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A-Level Photography (AQA Art and Design: Photography 7206), a lens- and light-based Art and Design endorsement.
Overview
A-Level Photography (AQA Art and Design: Photography 7206), a lens- and light-based Art and Design endorsement.
Complete topic map
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The Personal Investigation and the Externally Set Assignment, including the period of supervised time.
Developing ideas from sources, exploring and refining media and techniques, recording, and presenting a personal response.
Traditional and digital techniques, with awareness of both technologies.
Viewpoint, composition, aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, lenses, filters and lighting.
Line, form, colour, pattern and texture within the image, and presentation and layout.
Producing and processing images chemically and digitally, including editing and photo-manipulation.
Photographing people and identity (area of study).
Urban, rural and coastal environments (area of study).
Objects or the natural world (area of study).
Real subjects and events and their social, cultural and ethical contexts (area of study).
Image-making for fashion, with styling and an awareness of audience and purpose (area of study).
Alternative, abstract and process-led approaches (area of study).
Multimedia, photographic installation and moving image including video, film and animation (area of study).
Historical and contemporary developments, genres, photographers and artists, and their contexts.
A sustained portfolio with a written personal study leading to the Externally Set Assignment.
Where this subject applies
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AS-Level
Advanced Subsidiary — the first year of A-Level study (standalone or first half of the full A-Level).
A-Level (A2)
The full Advanced Level — AS content plus the second-year A2 content.
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