Course Name | Digital Photography |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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NMC 466 | Fall/Spring | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Elective | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | face to face | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionCritical feedbackLecture / Presentation | |||||
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Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | The main objective of the course is to provide a working knowledge of digital 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 | This course will teach the basics of digital photography and image processing. Students should have access to a camera with a manual mode and, if possible, an option for capturing RAW images for the duration of the course. Please read your camera’s manual and online guides before class. |
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Supportive Courses | X | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Introductions to the class -Cameras basics; technical overview | |
2 | Technical: f-stop, shutter speed, depth of field, framing, edges, RGB color model, histograms - How to critique work - Student presentations on a photographer | |
3 | “Assignment 2” student work critiques | |
4 | Technical: pixels in a grid, Bayer, the innate qualities of a pixel; resolution, file formats, compression, loss - Student presentations | |
5 | “Assignment 3” student work critiques | |
6 | Technical: Lighting introduction - Student presentations | |
7 | “Assignment 4” Midterm critiques | |
8 | Introduction to Photoshop and Lightroom basics - Student presentations | |
9 | “Assignment 5” student work critiques | |
10 | How to create a portfolio - Student presentations | |
11 | “Assignment 1” student work critiques | |
12 | Lecture on artist statements - Student presentations | |
13 | Student presentations | |
14 | FINAL critiques in classroom | |
15 | Review of the semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | |
Suggested Readings/Materials | The suggested readings/materials will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester. |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 10 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 40 |
Presentation / Jury | 3 | 50 |
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | ||
Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 8 | 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 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 1 | 14 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 4 | 6 | |
Presentation / Jury | 3 | 10 | |
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | |||
Final Exams | |||
Total | 116 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication. | |||||
2 | To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
3 | To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes. | X | ||||
4 | To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution. | X | ||||
5 | To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice. | X | ||||
6 | To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
7 | To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public. | |||||
8 | To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies. | |||||
9 | To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process. | |||||
10 | To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication. | |||||
11 | To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | |||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign language 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. |
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