Course Name | Basic Photography |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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VCD 207 | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | ||||||
Course Coordinator | - | |||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The main objective of the course is to develop a working knowledge of photography through the application of skills regarding camera choices, lens choices, camera operation (aperture/shutter speed/ISO), lighting, composition and image processing. Through a series of genre-oriented assignments, students will learn to shoot and edit according to assignments/client briefs. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Through bi-weekly assignments, students are expected to produce photographs according to the demands/technical requirements of the following genres: street photography, architectural photography, product photography, and fashion photography. |
Related Sustainable Development Goals | |
| Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses | X | |
Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introduction | |
2 | Workshop – How it all began? | Students will be informed about the requirements a week in advance |
3 | Basic Training – I | Cameras are needed |
4 | Basic Training – II | Cameras are needed |
5 | Basic Training – III | Cameras are needed |
6 | Lightroom Workshop | Computers with Adobe Lightroom installed |
7 | Mini assignment | Cameras are needed |
8 | Project I (%20) | Cameras are needed |
9 | Lecture | No preparation is needed. |
10 | Project II (%20) | Cameras are needed |
11 | Interim Review | No preparation is needed. |
12 | Project III (%20) | Cameras are needed |
13 | Lecture | No preparation is needed. |
14 | Project IV (%20) | Cameras are needed |
15 | Submissions of the Project - IV | Submissions |
16 | Review of the semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | The Nature of Photographs – Stephen Shore (Phaidon) – ISBN 978-0-7148-5904-0 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | The suggested readings/materials are provided by the lecturer. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | ||
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | 4 | 100 |
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 |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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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 | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | |||
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | 4 | 29 | |
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 180 |
# | 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