FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION

Department of New Media and Communication

NMC 466 | Course Introduction and Application Information

Course Name
Digital Photography
Code
Semester
Theory
(hour/week)
Application/Lab
(hour/week)
Local Credits
ECTS
NMC 466
Fall/Spring
3
0
3
4

Prerequisites
None
Course Language
English
Course Type
Elective
Course Level
First Cycle
Mode of Delivery face to face
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course Discussion
Critical feedback
Lecture / Presentation
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Assistant(s) -
Course Objectives The main objective of the course is to provide a working knowledge of digital photography through the application of skills regarding camera choices, lens choices, camera operation (aperture/shutter speed/ISO), lighting, composition and image processing. Through a series of genre-oriented assignments, students will learn to shoot and edit according to assignments/client briefs.
Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Operate a digital camera through the use and manipulation of manual controls
  • Make use of light, color, shapes and composition elements in photographs
  • Make technical decisions according to a variety of a photographic cases
  • Demonstrate the practical difference between various genres of photography
  • Curate their own images in the form of a visual essay or photo story
Course Description This course will teach the basics of digital photography and image processing. Students should have access to a camera with a manual mode and, if possible, an option for capturing RAW images for the duration of the course. Please read your camera’s manual and online guides before class.

 



Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
X
Media and Management Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

 

WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

Week Subjects Related Preparation
1 Introductions to the class -Cameras basics; technical overview
2 Technical: f-stop, shutter speed, depth of field, framing, edges, RGB color model, histograms - How to critique work - Student presentations on a photographer
3 “Assignment 2” student work critiques
4 Technical: pixels in a grid, Bayer, the innate qualities of a pixel; resolution, file formats, compression, loss - Student presentations
5 “Assignment 3” student work critiques
6 Technical: Lighting introduction - Student presentations
7 “Assignment 4” Midterm critiques
8 Introduction to Photoshop and Lightroom basics - Student presentations
9 “Assignment 5” student work critiques
10 How to create a portfolio - Student presentations
11 “Assignment 1” student work critiques
12 Lecture on artist statements - Student presentations
13 Student presentations
14 FINAL critiques in classroom
15 Review of the semester
16 Final Exam

 

Course Notes/Textbooks
Suggested Readings/Materials

The suggested readings/materials will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the semester.
Online resources:
Stanford Digital Photography Course http://graphics.stanford.edu/courses/cs178/ 
The World Through A Lens https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-world-through-a-lens

 

EVALUATION SYSTEM

Semester Activities Number Weigthing
Participation
1
10
Laboratory / Application
Field Work
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
Portfolio
Homework / Assignments
1
40
Presentation / Jury
3
50
Project
Seminar / Workshop
Oral Exams
Midterm
Final Exam
Total

Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
8
100
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
Total

ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
Theoretical Course Hours
(Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
16
3
48
Laboratory / Application Hours
(Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
16
0
Study Hours Out of Class
14
1
14
Field Work
0
Quizzes / Studio Critiques
0
Portfolio
0
Homework / Assignments
4
6
24
Presentation / Jury
3
10
30
Project
0
Seminar / Workshop
0
Oral Exam
0
Midterms
0
Final Exam
0
    Total
116

 

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

#
Program Competencies/Outcomes
* Contribution Level
1
2
3
4
5
1

To be able to critically discuss and interpret the theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of the discipline of new media and communication.

2

To be able to critically interpret theoretical debates concerning the relations between the forms, agents, and factors that play a role in the field of new media and communication.

3

To have the fundamental knowledge and ability to use the technical equipment and software programs required by the new media production processes.

X
4

To be able to gather, scrutinize and scientifically investigate data in the processes of production and distribution.

X
5

To be able to use the acquired theoretical knowledge in practice.

X
6

To be able to take responsibility both individually and as a member of a group to develop solutions to problems encountered in the field of new media and communication.

7

To be informed about national, regional, and global issues and problems; to be able to generate problem-solving methods depending on the quality of evidence and research, and to acquire the ability to report the conclusions of those methods to the public.

8

To be able to critically discuss and draw on theories, concepts and ideas that form the basis of other disciplines complementing the field of new media and communication studies.

9

To be able to develop and use knowledge and skills towards personal and social goals in a lifelong process.

10

To be able to apply social, scientific and professional ethical values in the field of new media and communication.

11

To be able to collect datain the areas of new media and communication and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1).

12

To be able to speak a second foreign language at a medium level of fluency efficiently.

13

To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout the human history to their field of expertise.

*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest

 


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