COURSE INTRODUCTION AND APPLICATION INFORMATION


Course Name
Digital Photography
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
IAED 342
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 The course teaches how to use digital cameras and master the computer programmes on developing digital photos.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • will be able to to understand the structure and features of digital photography and features of digital photography.
  • to learn how to use the digital camera properly and improve their skills.
  • will be able to use the advantages of digital technology and apply them to the fields of art and design.
  • will be able to practice the image processing programmes.
  • will be able to comprehend the correlation of aesthetics and the techniques of digital photography.
  • will be able to gain expertise in studio lighting and daylight techniques when using digital cameras.
Course Description Digital photography focuses on various techniques and principles for developing images. Students will be able to find answers to questions such as what is the best and the most convenient technique and the processing programs for developing photographs for interior architectures.
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Course Category

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

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Required Materials
1 What is Digital Photography? Exercise
2 Digital Camera Exercise
3 Auxiliary materials used for digital photography Exercise
4 Files formats used in digital photography Exercise
5 Digital Data Storage Exercise
6 Shooting Exercise
7 RAW Format Processing
8 Lightroom Programme Exercise
9 Capture one Programme Exercise
10 Photoshop Programme Exercise
11 Experimental digital photography Exercise
12 Stop motion Exercise
13 HDR Exercise
14 Panoramic photograph Exercise
15 Project Exercise
16 Final
Course Notes/Textbooks -Özer KANBUROĞLU, A’dan Z’ye Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2004, ISBN: 975-468-459-6 -Emre İKİZLER, Filmden Dijitale Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2007, ISBN: 978-975-468-706-4 -Faruk AKBAŞ, Gökhan KORKMAZGİL, Dijital Dünyada Fotoğraf (Dijital Fotoğrafın Temelleri), Say Yayınları, İstanbul, 2010, ISBN: 978-975-468-926-6 Doç.Dr.Mehmet KOŞTUMOĞLU,Sayısal Fotoğraf Makinasının Kullanıldığı Alanlar,"Sayısal Fotoğraf Makinaları", Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir,2011,160-178 Doç.Dr.Mehmet KOŞTUMOĞLU,Sayısal Fotoğrafta Yardımcı Gereçler,"Sayısal Fotoğraf Makinaları", Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir,2011,13-159 Doç.Dr.Mehmet KOŞTUMOĞLU,Stüdyo Fotoğrafçılığı,"Fotoğrafın Kullanım Alanları", Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir,2011,174-195 History of Photography , Journal Bryan Peterson, Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs wi
Suggested Readings/Materials Erkan TERZİ, Dijital Fotoğrafçılık, Sitem Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2004, ISBN: 975-322-332-3 -Emre İKİZLER, Temel Fotoğraf, Fotoğrafevi, İstanbul, 2007, ISBN: 978-9944-720-02-1

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
40
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
60
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
60
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
40
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
14
1
14
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
2
8
Presentation / Jury
Project
1
16
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exam
Midterms
Final Exams
    Total
110

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

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

To be able to perform, execute and manage the various responsibilities and duties of an interior architecture and environmental design professional

X
2

To be able to recognize, analyze and integrate within their practice the particular local and regional needs and developments of their profession

X
3

To be able to communicate and collaborate with other individuals and groups on a national and international level within their profession

4

To be able to develop, integrate and promote independent critical approaches for their professional practice

X
5

To be able to understand the social and environmental issues and responsibilities of their profession

X
6

To be able identify, assess and utilize the most up to date research, innovations, trends and technologies

X
7

To be able to consider the national and international standards and regulations of their field

X
8

To be able to develop the abilities to communicate and present design ideas within visual, oral and textual formats

X
9

To be able to adopt a multidisciplinary approach to design on a national and international level

X
10

To be able to recognize their own strengths, and develop them within an environment

11

To be able to collect data in the areas of interior architecture and environmental design and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language

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