HIGHER PHOTOGRAPHY

The course consists of a two parts: a Question Paper and a Portfolio. More information, specimen and past papers can be found on the SQA Website.

QUESTION PAPER

Multiple Choice – this section assesses students’ technical knowledge &understanding.

Analysis/Evaluation Section – this section assesses students’ ability to critically analyse and evaluate.

(This section is worth around 23% of the overall grade.)

COURSE ASSESSMENT

Research and Investigation – pupils collate high quality research of relevant photographers and complete a project proposal.

Development and Production – pupils must evidence technical and creative skills in the development, production and presentation of images. Pupils produce series of 12 technically competent ‘final’ images.

Evaluation – students write an evaluation on their practice and final images.

(This section is worth around 77% of the overall grade.)

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NPA PHOTOGRAPHY

About the equivalent of a National 5, NPA Photography consists of four Units:

Understanding Photography – a theory based Unit in which pupils explore technical skills and concepts. They also develop their research and evaluative skills.

Working with Photographs – pupils learn to perform basic corrections and develop their organisation and presentation skills.

Photographing People – for this Unit, pupils explore a personal theme within the broad genre of portrait/figure. Students develop their ideas and produce a folio of work which they submit for assessment.

Photographing Places – like in the previous Unit, pupils explore a personal theme within the broad genre of landscape. Students develop their ideas and produce a folio of work which they submit for assessment.

There is no final exam for NPA Photography.