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DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND VISUAL COMMUNICATION

GENERAL OBJECTIVE

On completion of this Expressive Form, students should develop knowledge of design, layout
techniques, lettering, digital photography and illustration skills in order to capture and portray ideas
and messages.

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

Students should be able to:

1. create drawings relevant to Photography and Visual Communication;

2. examine the cultural, economic and expressive roles of Photography and Visual
Communication;

3. apply the elements and principles of design to produce aesthetically pleasing compositions;

4. demonstrate manual and computer aided layout techniques;

5. define terminologies used in Digital Photography and Visual Communication;

6. use digital camera to shoot photographs;

7. apply appropriate health and safety procedures;

8. use appropriate lettering styles and illustrations to achieve a desired communication visual
effect;

9. use basic computer application to edit and print photographs;

10. create visual communication material using manual and computer-aided software
applications; and,

11. critique their own work and that of other established Caribbean and international artists.

CONTENT

1. Create Drawings

(a) Sketches;

(b) Illustrations; and,

(c) Experimental.

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