COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Advanced Photography
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
MMD 303
Fall/Spring
2
2
3
4
Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery -
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course
Course Coordinator -
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives This practical studio-based course aims at the production, editing, compilation and digital presentation of a series of photographs in an interactive environment. The course is specifically designed to enhance students’ use of digital media, and who are expected to develop and execute comprehensive concepts for term projects based upon photographic means of communication.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Students will be able to engage with and effectively create original creative imagery in response to advanced photographic concepts
  • Students will be able to effectively select and apply a variety of photographic image production techniques to communicate their ideas.
  • Students will be able to demonstrate effective employment of photographic equipment and tools in the studio as well as on location.
  • Students will be able to apply advanced photographic skills within wider multimedia contexts as well as other fields.
  • Students will be able to confidently curate, display and present their digital photographs in an interactive context.
Course Description The students are expected to produce and process photographic images based on themes of their choice within and beyond established photographic methods. Rephotography, joiners, experimenting, editing, remixing, staging, and animated gifs are among the processes to be covered.
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Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
X
Supportive Courses
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 Introduction & Visual Literacy Exercise
2 Screening & Quiz The Genius of Photography, Ep. 6
3 Lightroom Workshop Bring your laptops, Adobe Lightroom is needed
4 Discussion Session “What is a Photograph?” by Graham Clarke
5 Mini Project Bring your cameras
6 Project I Bring your cameras
7 Discussion Session “The Photographer’s Eye” by John Szarkowski
8 Project II Bring your cameras
9 Discussion Session “Fire and Ice” by Peter Wollen
10 Project III Bring your cameras
11 Interim Review
12 Project IV Discussions
13 Project IV Discussions
14 Project IV Discussions Submit the prints of Project IV
15 Guest Lecturer
16 Semester Review
Course Notes/Textbooks

Photography: A Cultural History Mary Warner Marien (ISBN 978-0205988945)

Suggested Readings/Materials

Suggested readings will be supplied to the students.

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
10
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
5
90
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
-
-
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
1
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
4
64
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
Study Hours Out of Class
0
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
1
4
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
Presentation / Jury
Project
5
8
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
-
-
    Total
108

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to apply the fundamental principles of design in creating visual narratives and messages, using physical and digital media,

X
2

To attain complex problem-solving skills, using various design methods,

X
3

To have a clear understanding of creative/art direction,

X
4

To be able to use the advanced theoretical and applied knowledge attained in the areas of Visual Communication Design,

X
5

To act with social and ethical awareness and to take responsibility, both individually and collectively, for developing aesthetic and effective design solutions,

X
6

To be able to investigate, interpret and evaluate the developments on Visual Communication Design in the world and in Turkey,

X
7

To have an advanced level of knowledge and experience in producing/editing still and moving images,

X
8

To attain proficiency in using related software, media, and communication technologies,

X
9

To gain reflexive and critical thinking abilities,

X
10

To undertake self-directed and continuous education in the discipline, to develop a lifelong learning attitude,

X
11

To be able to collect data in the areas of Visual Communication Design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1),

X
12

To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently,

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

X

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest