COMMUNICATION DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
ADV4625 | Advertising Photography | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
This catalog is for information purposes. Course status is determined by the relevant department at the beginning of semester. |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Non-Departmental Elective |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | Students will engage in a technical study of photographic illustration in a studio setting. Photo illustration is based on a language whose vocabulary consists of sets, still lives and models; a grammar of cameras, films and lighting systems; and a photographer who creates totally controlled images directed toward fine art, editorial and commercial application. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; I. Understand advertising photography within its historical practices II. Identify various applications in the genre III. Gain ability to practice advertising photography in studio and on location IV. Show dexterity in the use of practical issues of Advertising Photography V. Demonstrate ability to operate post-production softwares related to advertising purposes. |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Understanding the advertising characteristics of advertising photography, location, tools and techniques. | |
2) | CRITICS OF THE STUDENT WORK | |
3) | Rules of studio photography. Tools used in advertising photography. Creating a mood through lighting. | |
4) | CRITICS OF THE STUDENT WORK | |
5) | Composition Rules I | |
6) | CRITICS OF THE STUDENT WORK | |
7) | Composition rules II. point of view and shooting plans. Creating a classic campaign. | |
8) | Mid-term presentations | |
9) | Guest Photographer | |
12) | CRITICS OF THE STUDENT WORK | |
13) | CRITICS OF THE STUDENT WORK | |
14) | Final Study |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Marshall, Hugh (1989) Art-directing photography. Oxford : Phaidon. Salomon, Allyn (1982) Advertising photography. New York: American Photographic Book Pub. Creative options (1996) New York:American Showcase. www.ilford.com www.sinar.com www.ar-studio.com/Portfolios/ www.jimappleton.com/Ads-01.htm www.ericmeola.com www.the-lightbox.com/Marketing/ www.grafixoncall.com/Photography.html www.studiohl.gr/ meta4sapporo.com/english/top.html www.bga-photo.co.uk/index2.html www.photographe-de-mode.com/photos-de-mode-couleur.html www.5thfloorstudios.com/commercial.html www.mira.com www.picturesque.com freestockphotos.com www.photosource.com |
References: |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 1 | % 20 |
Midterms | 1 | % 30 |
Final | 1 | % 50 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 50 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 50 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 3 | 42 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 14 | 5 | 70 |
Homework Assignments | 1 | 7 | 7 |
Midterms | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Final | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Total Workload | 125 |
No Effect | 1 Lowest | 2 Low | 3 Average | 4 High | 5 Highest |
Program Outcomes | Level of Contribution | |
1) | Create design oriented application for the visual communication design field. | |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | |
5) | Integrate basic fields of visual communication; print, time-based and interactive media, through mastering each one of these fields individually. | |
6) | Identify complementary design solutions in the visual field in order to solve communication problems. | |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | |
10) | Interpret theoretical, historical and intellectual roots of the visual communication design field. | |
11) | Perform necessary time management in order to complete a visual communication design project. | |
12) | Demonstrate leadership qualities in a design team as well as individual skills during the progress of a visual communication design project. | |
13) | Display compositional solutions and aesthetic skills to fulfill design needs in a visual communication design work. | |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. | 3 |