COMMUNICATION AND DESIGN | |||||
Bachelor | TR-NQF-HE: Level 6 | QF-EHEA: First Cycle | EQF-LLL: Level 6 |
Course Code | Course Name | Semester | Theoretical | Practical | Credit | ECTS |
POV1115 | Photography | Fall | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Language of instruction: | English |
Type of course: | Must Course |
Course Level: | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
Mode of Delivery: | Face to face |
Course Coordinator : | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER |
Course Lecturer(s): |
Dr. Öğr. Üyesi TOLGA HEPDİNÇLER Prof. Dr. NAZLI EDA NOYAN CELAYİR Dr. Öğr. Üyesi PRÖHL JOCHEN JAKOB Prof. Dr. HASAN KEMAL SUHER |
Recommended Optional Program Components: | None |
Course Objectives: | This course is designed to provide a basic knowledge and understanding of photography by introducing technical, theoretical and historical issues that surround camera-made images. Classes will take place in an interactive setting comprised of lectures, screenings, assignments and discussion sessions. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical familiarity with the medium through personal experimentation and collective critique. |
The students who have succeeded in this course; 1. Define the basic terms and concepts of photography. 2. Identify the structure of the camera and its equipment. 3. Recognize the relationships between exposure variables and how they affect the photographic image. 4. Categorize various types of lenses and their applications. 5. Recognize the compositional elements. 6. Understand photography terminology. 7. Put into practice the use of camera variables. 8. Recognize digital photography technology and equipment. 9. Put into practice the use of compositional elements according to principles of art. |
The topics of this course includes: a detailed history of photography: cameras (35 mm, medium and large format cameras); lenses; (standard, wide angle, narrow angle (tele) and zoom lenses); exposure control mechanisms (aperture, shutter; stop motion; depth of field control); light measuring; exposure modes, filters and asset accessories; image design; digital photography processing and editing |
Week | Subject | Related Preparation |
1) | Introduction: Reviving the course structure and objectives | |
2) | What is Photography? Understanding contemporary practices of photography | |
3) | Camera Types and Formats & Basic Camera modes and Operations. | |
4) | Exposure Control I: (Depth of Field and Aperture) | |
5) | Exposure Control II: (Shutter/Movement/Blur/ISO) | |
6) | Lenses (Use of different types of lenses, focal lenght) | |
7) | Principals of Composition (Unity, Variety, Emphasis, Movement, Perspective, Balance Aspect Ratio) | |
8) | Elements of Composition: (Space, Line, Color, Size, Shape, Value) | |
9) | Concept and Practice of Digital Photography | |
10) | Visual Storytelling I: Basics (Subject & Concept; Signs & Symbols, Textuality, Narrative) | |
11) | Visual Storytelling II: Photographer’s Eye (Detail, Frame, Vantage Point, Time) | |
12) | Genres and Practices: Portrait Landscape, Still Life, Self-Portrait | |
13) | Genres and Practices: Documentary, Photojournalism, Fashion, Body, Image Manipulation | |
14) | Contemporary Photography Practices: Understanding Photography of Today's Visual Culture |
Course Notes / Textbooks: | Langford, Michael (2010) Langford's Basic Photography: The guide for serious photographers. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) Hamilton, Trenton (2017) Photography: Equipment, techniques, styles and Practice. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) |
References: | Bull, Stephen (2010) Photography. (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) Weels, Liz, et al. (2003) The photography reader. (Barbaros Library Catalogue Number TR 146. P46 2003) Ingledew, John & Gullachasen, Lorenz (2013) Photography (Accessible through Barbaros Library online books) |
Semester Requirements | Number of Activities | Level of Contribution |
Homework Assignments | 4 | % 60 |
Final | 1 | % 40 |
Total | % 100 | |
PERCENTAGE OF SEMESTER WORK | % 60 | |
PERCENTAGE OF FINAL WORK | % 40 | |
Total | % 100 |
Activities | Number of Activities | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
Course Hours | 14 | 4 | 56 |
Study Hours Out of Class | 13 | 2 | 26 |
Homework Assignments | 4 | 10 | 40 |
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. | 3 |
2) | Resolve visual communication problems via concept based designs and an integrated perspective in the visual communication design field. | 2 |
3) | Qualify in design directing through analysis and design processes. | |
4) | Display creative thinking, approach and production process skills. | 3 |
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. | 3 |
7) | Perform necessary operational skills in order to finalize products in the visual communication design field. | 2 |
8) | Evaluate recent design trends and the evolving aesthetic perspectives. | 1 |
9) | Use recent design softwares that coincide with the developing information technologies and communication channels. | 1 |
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. | 2 |
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. | 3 |
14) | Develop academical, intellectual and critical point of view for global, local and individual visual communication design works. |