Level 3 Photography
L3PHO Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs A. Keene-Harris.
Why study Art Photography at Level Three?
Ka mau ka muri - walk forwards looking backward; know where you have come from to know where you can go.
Art photography is exactly as you would work if you were a professional photographer making work to exhibit and sell. Just at a High School level.
Art Photography is a University Entrance course. That means 14 credits earned here will be one-third of your main university course credit requirements covered. If you are good at it, then it is sensible to use it to help you gain that extra qualification layer.
Arts help train the eye and engage the brain differently from other academic subjects. Hand-to-eye coordination in this manner is fine motor-skill based and is shown to develop a part of our brain no other field would achieve. Visual Arts are not only supporting courses for many other aspects of society but a stand-alone aspect of careers and pathways in tertiary training; visual communication, design, spatial design, fashion design, product design, photography, fine arts, visual arts, ceramics, jewellery design, for instance. 
Sample from Mya Newton-Whare 2020 level three Board one from Courtney Willan 2018 Level three
Course Overview
Term 1
Developing your kaupapa -At level three this has to strongly incorporate good solid research and understanding of Art movements. We step through these carefully in term one so that you can use them thoughtfully in your work. There is a focus on traditional and digital techniques and you will develop strong photoshop or photopea skills along with good use of a DSLR camera. You will work on 3.1 (Research - four internal credits - UE literacy) and 3.2 (four internal credits using compositional principles) simultaneously over term one. All work must be documented on your blog.
Term 2
During term two, you begin to develop the rest of the items you will need to fulfill your kaupapa as a number of series of works. Your practical work will be geared towards achieving 3.3. (four credit internal) All work must be documented on your blog.
Term 3
During this term, you are putting your own body of work together using techniques and inspiration from your artists. You will start with an artist statement/proposition looking into you subject matter and how you are going to present your final body of work. You will also start to develop a portfolio booklet to showcase your work looking into design principles of book design (3.5). A mixture of techniques and composition are expected here in order to complete 3.3 (four internal credits) along with all planning pages. All work must be documented on your blog.
Term 4
By the end of week two of this term, your booklet will be ready to print for 3.5 (4 internal credits). It will highlight your best work from the year and clearly demonstrate the Kaupapa with skills you have learned. Following this, you will have an opportunity to resubmit for your internals if you missed out on them during the course of the year. All work must be documented on your blog.
Career Pathways
Lighting Technician, Model, Photographer, Tour Guide, Animator/Digital Artist, Advertising Specialist, Art Director (Film, Television or Stage), Artist, Artistic Director, Film and Video Editor, Entertainer, Film/Television Camera Operator, Graphic Designer, Interior Designer, Make-up Artist, Curator