At Covenant Christian School, we recognise that man is created in God’s image, and as such all humanity possesses the basic creative equipment of the artist – ideas, emotions and experience of life. We are able to appreciate, imagine, be playful and innovative. Photography and Digital Imaging caters to our imaginative and explorative ability by encouraging learning through personal expression, selectivity and interpretation. Through making and studying, we can know, enjoy and evaluate the visual aesthetic of God’s creation and the visual expressions of humanity.
ObjectivesThis course provides students with opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of photography and digital
media. They are provided with opportunities to engage in the practices of:
- Making – students explore a range of ideas and interests in the world, using the broad areas of digital and moving image. Students maintain a process diary as they explore ideas and interests, formulate ideas for images and record relevant technical information. They make images that: build a body of work; develop over time; use an extended range of materials and techniques; and incorporate various investigations of the world.
- Critical Study – provides students with opportunities to interpret and evaluate photographic and moving images through developing the skills and understanding of image analysis.
- Historical Study – provides students with opportunities to understand and explain photographic and moving image works through developing the understanding and skills of art history.
In this course, artist practice, the frames and conceptual framework are considered through the Christian worldview.
Photographic and Digital Media process diary
Students studying the Photographic and Digital Media course are required to keep a process diary for the durationof the course. The diary must be available for teachers to use in their assessment of a student’s achievement of
the outcomes in an individual program of work and over a course of study.
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