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| Code | RTS122 |
| Name | Basic Photography |
| Semester | 2. Semester |
| Duration (T+A) | 3-0 (T-A) (17 Week) |
| ECTS | 6 ECTS |
| National Credit | 3 National Credit |
| Teaching Language | Türkçe |
| Level | Lisans Dersi |
| Type | Normal |
| Mode of study | Yüz Yüze Öğretim |
| Catalog Information Coordinator | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Süleyman Kıvanç TÜRKGELDİ |
Course Goal
The course introduces students to basic aspects of photography and provides opportunities to develop fundamental skills and knowledge in the construction and production of photographic images. Photography is identified, analyzed and discussed as a visual communications medium and its relation to language.
Course Content
DSLR manual camera technology and knowledge that can be transferred to digital photographic technology; basic lighting elements for photography; basic principles of visual language.
Course Precondition
There are no prerequisites
Resources
Kanburoğlu, Özer (2018). “A’dan Z’ye Fotoğraf” Say Yayınları, İstanbul. Kalfagil, Sabit (2014). “Kompozisyon”. İlke Kitap Yayınları, İstanbul.
Notes
Lecture notes, photographs, documentary screenings.
Course Learning Outcomes
| Order | Course Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|
| LO01 | The students who succeeded in this course; |
| LO02 | Competently use DSLR cameras with clear understanding of their function and appropriate application; |
| LO03 | Demonstrate basic, but critical understanding of the use of lighting as tool for creating spatial forms; |
| LO04 | Demonstrate an understanding of photography as a medium of communication; |
| LO05 | Analytically comment on photographs and demonstrate more sophisticated aesthetic responses to photography; |
| LO06 | Operate a creative visual practice based on critical thinking; |
| LO07 | Integrate and apply their photographic knowledge and skills to their own domain of interest; |
| LO08 | Demonstrate an understanding of how photography connects to a wider network of image making including design and advertising and fine art; |
| LO09 | Research, plan, execute and effectively present visually creative work. |
Relation with Program Learning Outcome
| Order | Type | Program Learning Outcomes | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| PLO01 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates have advanced theoretical and practical knowledge supported by research methods and techniques applied in the field of radio, television and cinema and other sources. | 3 |
| PLO02 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates have knowledge about different areas of communication. | |
| PLO03 | Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal | Graduates have knowledge about program production and directing related to audio and visual broadcasting. | 1 |
| PLO04 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates gain skills in writing various forms of scripts and producing programs for cinema, television and radio. | |
| PLO05 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates gain critical thinking and interpretation skills in the field of radio, television and cinema. | 1 |
| PLO06 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates have the knowledge of thinking in different disciplines of social sciences and adapting them to their own specialisation through research. | |
| PLO07 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates gain the ability to plan and organize all kinds of content for audio-visual activities from design to editing and broadcasting. | 1 |
| PLO08 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates establish a connection between art, aesthetics, law and general culture knowledge related to the field. | 2 |
| PLO09 | Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı | Graduates have know-how and skills about production and broadcasting technologies. | 2 |
| PLO10 | Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği | Graduates work both individually and as a team in the field. | |
| PLO11 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates are able to follow social problems at national and international level and adapt them to professional studies. | |
| PLO12 | Yetkinlikler - Öğrenme Yetkinliği | Graduates gain the competence of using communication technologies, monitoring changes and continuous self-improvement. | 4 |
| PLO13 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates participate in various social, cultural and artistic activities in the field. | 3 |
| PLO14 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates are able to carry out the tasks expected from him/her as a team member in the applications in his/her field with an interdisciplinary perspective. | |
| PLO15 | Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik | Graduates are able to use information and communication technologies together with the computer software required by the field. | |
| PLO16 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates produce visual and audio content with the scientific formation acquired. | 5 |
| PLO17 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates can analyze a film, a script or a television program from a technical, aesthetic and ideological perspective. | |
| PLO18 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates are committed to ethical principles in their professional practice, free from prejudice and against discrimination. | |
| PLO19 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates support the universality of social and cultural rights, gains awareness of social justice, protects cultural heritage. | |
| PLO20 | Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik | Graduates prepare working environments such as studio and set in accordance with quality management processes and occupational health/safety. | 2 |
Week Plan
| Week | Topic | Preparation | Methods |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction and Orientation | There is no preliminary preparation | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 2 | Basic Photography Knowledge: Photograph and Composition | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 3 | Exposure: Aperture, Exposure time, ISO/ASA Speed | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 4 | Photograph and Light | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 5 | DSLR Cameras, Basic Photography Technics | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 6 | Lenses and Filters | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 7 | Depth of Field | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 8 | Mid-Term Exam | There is no preliminary preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Yazılı Sınav |
| 9 | Photo-Compositions I: Still Life Photographies | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 10 | Photo-Compositions II: Portraits | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 11 | Photo-Compositions III: Landscapes and Cityscapes | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 12 | Photo-Compositions IV: Photo-Documantaries | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 13 | Visual Language and Photography | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 14 | Photography Applications I | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 15 | Photography Applications II | Reading, Applying | Öğretim Yöntemleri: Tartışma, Alıştırma ve Uygulama |
| 16 | Term Exams | There is no preliminary preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
| 17 | Term Exams | There is no preliminary preparation | Ölçme Yöntemleri: Proje / Tasarım |
Student Workload - ECTS
| Works | Number | Time (Hour) | Workload (Hour) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Related Works | |||
| Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) | 14 | 5 | 70 |
| Assesment Related Works | |||
| Homeworks, Projects, Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) | 1 | 15 | 15 |
| Final Exam | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload (Hour) | 157 | ||
| Total Workload / 25 (h) | 6,28 | ||
| ECTS | 6 ECTS | ||