Higher Photography

What will you learn?

• This course allows pupils to develop knowledge and understanding of photographic media and camera techniques and processes when developing their creative practice. Candidates learn how social, cultural, historical, and scientific influences impact on photographers’ work and practice. Candidates demonstrate technical photographic skills and show personal, creative responses when photographing a variety of subjects. They have opportunities to develop personal autonomy and critical-thinking skills, and learn to evaluate their own photographic work and practice 

Skills Developed:

• Creativity

• Problem-solving

• Photo editing

• applying understanding of the properties of light and image formation

• applying understanding of camera controls and photographic techniques and processes

• producing investigative research for photography, and planning, shooting, printing and developing photographs

• reflecting and evaluating by candidates of their work and practice, and the photographic work of others

Learner Experiences