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Higher Photography
SCQF level 6
This exciting part time course will help you Key Information
to develop a broad range of practical skills
in photography: building and extending Entry requirements
your knowledge and understanding of the You should own or have access to a bridge
photographic media, camera techniques or DSLR camera and be able to
and processes. demonstrate a basic understanding of
controlling the camera and its functions to
Your study is made up of individual produce well-exposed, focused and
bite-size practical and written exercises, composed images. You will also be
group discussions, question and answer computer-literate and, ideally, have access
sessions, lectures and practical sessions. to a computer installed with photo-editing
You will also be encouraged to visit software such as Adobe Photoshop
photographic exhibitions. Elements or equivalent.
You will be given plenty of opportunities to What next?
demonstrate your photography skills and This qualification will enable you to become
show imaginative and personal creative a more accomplished photographer. You
responses when photographing a variety could consider progressing to our HNC
of subjects as well as evaluating your Photography or work as a freelance
own work. photographer.
You are encouraged to maintain a journal Base: Portree, Broadford and Fort William.
throughout the course which will be used for
recording notes, ideas, sketches, plans, test
photos, technical details, postcards,
magazine/newspaper cuttings and
inspirational images from photographic
media – both historical and contemporary.
For part time funding information:
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