Photography

S3, NPA and Higher Photography

Courses at all levels share similar skills.

NPA and Higher course have independent practical project-based outcomes for SQA assessment. NPA also has written/research element internally assessed for SQA.

Higher has content based multiple choice and analytical written exam for SQA.

Communication components:

•   Following verbal instructions

•   Listening and taking notes during class discussions

•   Using IT Word, PowerPoint, Teams, Forms, Photoshop, uploading and managing files

•   Working collaboratively, sharing ideas and information through discussion

•   Evaluative comments/ written understanding of techniques, photographer’s work for

written exam

•   Communicating themes and ideas through pupils own photographic work

•   Data literacy – using histograms (higher level) and meta data (Aperture/Shutter

Speed/ ISO) to understand photographic work

Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving components:

•   Creativity, originality, innovation, Ideas for Photoshoots

•   researching photographers and techniques

•   Analysing the work of photographers

•   Planning photoshoots (ideas, imagining, visualising)

•   reviewing/evaluating, setting next steps,

•   Curiosity-looking closely at the subject/environment, seeing familiar places in new

ways

Collaboration components:

•   Working collaboratively on shoots

•   Sharing equipment

•   Sharing ideas/brainstorming

•   Making personal connections, making models feel at ease, capturing the personality

of models

Personal Responsibility components:

•   Resource management (cameras, charging batteries looking after SD cards, storing

files, using studio lighting, props, etc.)

•   Time management planning ahead for weather, when to go on shoots, arranging

models (availability, etc.)

•   Directing models

•   Meeting deadlines

•   Dealing with unexpected situations especially on photoshoots (resourcefulness)

•   Getting out in fresh air (wellbeing)- outdoor classroom and on photoshoots

•   Pupils consider health and safety, creating risk assessments for shoots

Digital skills / product design with photography

Developing skills that would be developed further on at Higher Art & Design for

graphics/textiles folios and Advanced Higher folios · Developing Digital Media skills

with a creative design focus that would be an introduction the

skills required for Creative Industries such as graphics. Gaming, Animations, Web

design, etc. The emphasis would be on digital skills rather than traditional art and

design skills and could be more inclusive for pupils of all abilities.