SD0415 introduction to photography

3 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- 0. Semester- 2 National Credit
Information About Course

Information
Goal, Content & Resources
Course Learning Outcomes
Week Plan
Assessment
Student Workload - ECTS

Information

Unit
Code SD0415
Name introduction to photography
Term 2021-2022 Academic Year
Term Fall
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 3 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Lisans Dersi
Label NFE Non-Field Elective Courses (University) UCC University Common Course
Mode of study Uzaktan Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Öğr. Gör. HAKAN DEMİR
Course Instructor Öğr. Gör. HAKAN DEMİR (Güz) (A Group) (Ins. in Charge)


Course Goal / Objective

To enable them to evaluate the photographic narrative in technical, aesthetic, social, historical and ideological aspects by recognizing the different usage areas of photography.

Course Content

Recognizes the different usage areas of photography, makes them evaluate the photographic narrative from technical, aesthetic, social, historical and ideological perspectives.

Course Precondition

Resources

Notes



Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Explain the ontological origins that dominate the nature of photography. Explain the evolution of photography since its invention.
LO02 Compares contemporary photographers using the photography tool as different forms of expression.
LO03 Distinguish the difference of various styles in photography.
LO04 Defines the different usage areas of photography.
LO05 Defines the advertisement and promotional photograph.
LO06 Defines art photography.
LO07 It gives examples of different usage areas of photography.
LO08 It gives an example of advertisement and promotional photograph
LO09 Gives an example of art photography.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 The Nature of the Photo Tool
2 Technique: Introduction of camera and its auxiliary equipment, functions, variables (depth of field, control of movement, focal length, film sensitivity, etc.), framing methods and interventions with these methods, devices and equipment.
3 Technique: Introduction of camera and its auxiliary equipment, functions, variables (depth of field, control of movement, focal length, film sensitivity, etc.), framing methods and interventions with these methods, devices and equipment.
4 Reading Composition and Photography: The composition of the fixed image, the basic composition rules will be studied, and how to analyze the photographic narrative from aesthetic, social, historical and ideological perspectives will be introduced. The relationship between photography and reality will be discussed.
5 Early Art Photography (1) 1850-1917
6 Early Art Photography (2) 1917-1950
7 News Photography The development of the concept of news photography. The concept of Photo-Interview and its applications from the 1930s to the present day and the expressions of the photographic current in this context
8 Mid-Term Exam homework
9 Document Photography: The importance of photography in the formation of Historical Visual Memory is discussed within the framework of the concept of Document Photography. In this context, examples of documentary photographers working institutionally and independently in the first half of the 20th century and the first periods of the second half are included.
10 Portrait Photography: The concept of Portrait Photography will be discussed in the light of the artistic origins of the concept. The ontological origins nurtured by the classic portrait style in the photograph are exemplified by the traces of the tradition in Classical, Renaissance, Rococo, Baroque, Romantic, Neo-Classical and modern art movements. Applications related to content and form such as the idealization of the subject in portrait photography, the use of space, and the function of lighting are discussed on examples.
11 Alternative Approaches: With the 1970s, photography applications diversified in terms of subject and expression styles are conveyed. The effects of the social movements experienced at the end of the 60's and the radical changes in the diverse social and cultural field on photography are discussed. How class, race and gender discussions are expressed in a photographic sense is interpreted through discussions.
12 Agency Photography: The concept of Agency Photography, which grew in parallel with the need for visual material in print media in the second half of the 20th century, is being discussed. The working areas of agencies operating on an institutional or office basis are described with examples. The importance of agency photography is discussed in the Magnum agency, one of the most important agencies of the age.
13 Turkey Photo: Contemporary fed by a general framework in which the title of the photo is transferred to the universal practice in Turkey and local trends. It is discussed how the works of contemporary Turkish photographers are affected by the changes in social and cultural fields and how this process is reflected in their works.
14 Turkey Photo: Contemporary fed by a general framework in which the title of the photo is transferred to the universal practice in Turkey and local trends. It is discussed how the works of contemporary Turkish photographers are affected by the changes in social and cultural fields and how this process is reflected in their works.
15 photo and light four basic properties of light
16 Term Exams
17 Term Exams


Assessment (Exam) Methods and Criteria

Assessment Type Midterm / Year Impact End of Term / End of Year Impact
1. Midterm Exam 100 40
General Assessment
Midterm / Year Total 100 40
1. Final Exam - 60
Grand Total - 100


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 2 28
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 0 0 0
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 9 9
Final Exam 1 10 10
Total Workload (Hour) 75
Total Workload / 25 (h) 3,00
ECTS 3 ECTS

Update Time: 21.11.2022 12:43