Photography

Course Code:

COMM 211

Course Type:

Elective

P:

2

Lab:

2

Credits:

3

ECTS:

5

Course Language:

English

Course Coordinator:

Erkan ÜNALAN

Course Objectives:

This course is for students who interested in learning basic photography. Through weekly assignments, presentations and lectures, the course will explore the demands, both practical and ethical, faced by the contemporary photographers. Students will have the opportunity to take photographs for a photo project during the term and learn to see and appreciate light in a new way, learn to see and design shapes in the frame.

Course Content:

Historical outline of the photographic representation. Single lens reflex, twin lens reflex, the view camera. Camera controls: shutter, aperture, light meter, depth of field control, how shutter and aperture work together. ¨Framing the Subject, Light and Form, Urban shooting. The Portrait. How to "see photographically”. Ethic Issues and Manipulation in photography.

Course Methodology:

1-Lecture, 2-Interactive Lecture, 9-Demonstration, 15-Assignment

Course Evaluation Methods:

A-Exam, C-Assignment

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Program Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1. Expresses basic photography concepts.	4,6,9	1,2,3	A,C
2. Uses technical hardware about photography.	1,4	1,2,3	A,C
3. Applies shooting techniques.	1,3,9	1,2,3	A,C
4. Establishes the connection between light, perspective, meaning and depth.	3,8	1,2	A,C

Course Flow

COURSE CONTENT
Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	Introduction to the course
2	Choosing the right camera & Equipments
3	Camera controls: shutter, aperture, light meter
4	Camera controls: depth of field control, how shutter and aperture work together. ISO and grain size.
5	Lenses
6	The Camera: Rangefinder. Single lens reflex, twin lens reflex, the view camera.
7	Light and Form
8	Mid-term Exam
9	Framing the Subject
10	The Portrait & 1st Project discussion
11	Urban Shooting & 2nd Project discussion
12	Landscapes & 3rd Project discussion
13	How to "see photographically" & 4th Project discussion
14	Manipulation in photography
15	Narratives in photography
16	Final Project

Recommended Sources

RECOMMENDED SOURCES

Textbook

Hedgecoe, John, The Art of Photography

Additional Resources

Barthes, Roland (1996). Camera Lucida. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.

Sontag, Susan (1993). Fotoğraf Üzerine. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.

Schaefer, John P., Basic Techniques of Photography, An Ansel Adams Guide: Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1992

Horenstein, Henry, Beyond Basic Photography, A Technical Manual: Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1977

Craven, George M. (1990), Object and Image, An Introduction to Photography. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Prakel, David (2011).Yaratıcı Fotoğrafçılığın Temelleri, Çev. Elif Günay. İstanbul: Literatür Yayınları.

Short, Maria (2011), Context and Narrative. Ava Publishing.

Newhall, Beaumont(1999). The History of Photography. Little Brown and Company, Boston.

Langford, Michael (1997). Story of Photography. Focal Press, Oxford.

Material Sharing

MATERIAL SHARING
Documents	classroom.google.com
Assignments	classroom.google.com

Assessment

ASSESSMENT
IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	100
Quizzes
Assignment
Total		100
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade		60
Contribution of In-Term Studies to Overall Grade		40
Total		100

Course’s Contribution to Program

COURSE’S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
No	Program Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Program Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	Uses technical and academic knowledge accumulated in visual communication design field for authentic projects.					X
2	Designs 2 and 3 dimensional creative products considering the aesthetic rules.			X
3	Employs efficiently the technical innovations required by the professional field.					X
4	Analyses problems related to the field starting from the concept and develops appropriate projects for the targeted audience.					X
5	Behaves according to the national and international professional ethical principles.				X
6	Builds awareness to universal and social problems by developed projects and offers solutions to them.					X
7	Gains sectoral experience by compulsory internship, relates academic knowledge with field experience.		X
8	Grasps the importance of interdisciplinary working by lifelong learning mind-set and collaborates with different teams.					X
9	Develops concepts and puts forth innovative and authentic works to enrich the cultural and artistic accumulation related to the field.					X
10	Transforms the creative ideas into moving and interactive visual expressions, executes multi-dimensional designs.		X

ECTS

ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION
Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration	14	4	56
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	4	56
Students Reading
Pairwork
Mid-terms	1	4	4
Final examination	1	4	4
Total Workload			120
Total Workload / 25 (s)			4,8
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

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