GCSE Photography 2018
A selection of the very impressive work produced by this year’s GCSE photography students. Continue reading GCSE Photography 2018
Homage to David Bailey
As part of a GCSE portrait project I asked students to research the life and work of David Bailey and recreate an image in his photographic style. Here are some of the results. Continue reading Homage to David Bailey
A Level Photography 2018
Some of the exceptional work produced by this year’s A Level students at RIC. Allanah Whitehead, Charlotte Bendkowski, Ella Barton, Gabriel Tiller, George Marlow, Harrison Fornasier, Harrison Wilson, Ruiqi Wang & Tyra Hartman. Continue reading A Level Photography 2018
RIC Summer Festival 2018
On June 28th RIC had their annual summer festival with captivating performances by the lower school drama students interpreting ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ and a hilarious 6th form version of John Buchan’s ‘The 39 Steps’. There were various musical performances by students and well known musician Henry Dagg playing some very curious instruments. Another highlight was the incredible talent on view in the Underhill theatre … Continue reading RIC Summer Festival 2018
New murals at Rochester Train Station
Students at RIC year 7 up to 6th form have created 2 new murals at Rochester Train Station. Here they are along with station supervisor Helen Parker & RIC arts teacher Carmel Park. Continue reading New murals at Rochester Train Station
Arts Week 2018
For this year’s Lower School Arts week students explored the artistic potential of the nearby coastal areas of Kent. We visited the castle and beach front at Whitstable, the Turner Contemporary Museum and harbour area of Margate, as well as a visit to Upnor Castle and the tidal beach along the adjoining River Medway. Students used various arts mediums including painting and drawing, photography and … Continue reading Arts Week 2018
Pinhole Camera images GCSE 2017/18
After building their own Pinhole cameras, students had fun photographing in Rochester at the Cathedral and Castle and also used them for portraiture. Here are some of the results. We scanned the images and added colour using Photoshop. Continue reading Pinhole Camera images GCSE 2017/18
GCSE Photography 2017/18
Photogram project For the first project of the year students learned about early photographic processes, and how to create beautiful images without using a camera, simply by placing objects on a piece of photo paper and then manipulating the objects during the exposure and also by scanning and adding colour in Photoshop. Here are a few examples. Continue reading GCSE Photography 2017/18
Lower School Trip to Paris
Very bright and early on Wednesday 21 of June, we boarded the Eurostar for Paris, with a full itinerary of sightseeing and gallery visits planned as part of the 2017 Lower School Arts Week. After checking into our hotel, we enjoyed the obligatory ham and cheese baguette for lunch and some well executed selfies in front of the Eiffel tower before making our way to the … Continue reading Lower School Trip to Paris
Photography 2016-17
Summer is in full swing and the RIC Summer Festival is less than a week away. A main part of the festival is the Visual Arts exhibition, featuring work by GCSE and A-level students in Fine Art, Photography, Graphics, Textiles, and 3-D. We have seen some excellent work from all students. Every year is different, and this year in particular has resulted in some varied … Continue reading Photography 2016-17
