Whangarei Girls’ High School Whangarei Girls’ High School

Level 3 Photography*

3PHO
Course Description

Level Three Photography puts students in the driver's seat of their own ideas, themes and camera! Extension lighting and studio techniques are opened up to Level Three students to produce highly polished finished artworks. Work collaboratively as a team to help others and gain help with your own photoshoots. Students will maintain a visual/digital diary which documents their generation of ideas, photographic techniques, application of artist models, final imagery and development of ideas. Students will select a kaupapa of their own choice that they are passionate about and, using a variety of photographic approaches, create a body of Photography work which will be presented on 3 x A1 folio boards for external assessment.

Learning Opportunities

In this course you will need to:

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  • Creativity: You will be challenged to extend your ideas, draw inspiration from existing photographers, test and experiment with a wide range of camera functions, lighting and editing techniques.
  • You will select your own approach to the overarching theme of “Whakapapa’’ to develop a Photographic body of work.

This could include your culture, hobbies, connections to place/whenua, personal identity, memories etc.  

  • Decision Making: You will apply the photographic process, associated language and terminology and use it to make decisions to inform the development of your own photographic practice. 
  • Use Photography complex studio and camera techniques to develop imagery to explore ideas and communicate about your kaupapa. Use the specialist equipment in Photography to the next level!
  • Digital Literacy: Use Adobe Photography programmes to edit, create multiple image constructions, and record your ideas. 
  • Depth of Field, Shutter Speed, Lighting, Multiple Image construction, Projection, Sculptural photography, digital and hand crafted manipulations.
  • Time Management: Use the allocated time and set deadlines to manage your work output and receive quality feed-forward on your developing inquiry.
  • Learn about Fine Art Photography printing techniques.
  • Collaboration: Learn to work with a model and assistants as you capture your imagery. 

  • Work with a crew of your classmates to manage your model, props, Lights and backdrops.


Other Information:

1 x optional achievement standard is available for some students, by negotiation with the classroom teacher.


Year Levels/Departments:

Art, Seniors



Resources Required

All resources are supplied for use in class. 

It is recommended that students purchase their own 32GB SD card and a USB flash drive to manage their own files.