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Quick questions on The question paper - SQA Higher Photography course assessment
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What is section 1?Show answer
The multiple-choice section tests your knowledge and understanding of photography directly. Expect questions on the camera and its controls (aperture, shutter speed, ISO and their effects), lighting and exposure, composition, photographic genres, specialist techniques and the correct terminology. Each question offers options from which you choose the correct answer. Because each is worth one mark, you should answer briskly and accurately, read every option carefully, eliminate clearly wrong answers, and answer all questions since there is no penalty for guessing.
What is section 2?Show answer
The analysis section is the larger part of the paper. It supplies one or more photographs you have not seen and asks you to analyse them, explaining how their features create impact. You work through the visual elements (line, shape, tone, colour and so on) and the photographer's technical and creative decisions (composition, lighting, depth of field, genre, post-production), and for each you explain the effect on the viewer. Because it carries 20 marks, you make several precise analytical points, each anchored to the actual image and carried through to its effect, rather than describing the image.
What is q1?Show answer
What are the two sections of the question paper, and how many marks is each worth? [2 marks]
What is q2?Show answer
How long is the question paper, and which section should take the larger share of your time? [2 marks]
What is q3?Show answer
What does Section 2 of the paper ask you to do? [2 marks]
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