Escolar Documentos
Profissional Documentos
Cultura Documentos
.::. Projects
Students will be given a set of assignments and projects. Detailed briefs will
be given in due time. Students have to stimulate their thinking to come up
with interesting concepts that later on will be translated into photographs.
Creative manipulation of the subjects given will be highly appreciated.
.::. Learning Outcomes:
b) Intellectual Skills
5. Understand the basics of photographical compositions
6. Understand the history and development of photography as an art
form, a journalistic tool and an expressive tool for designers and
architects.
c) Professional Skills
7. Use all the knowledge and skills attained [as mentioned above] in the
process of creating a creative portfolio of photographs.
d) Transferable skills
8. Enhancing the student's verbal and visual communication of concepts,
compositional quality and visual sensitivity.
This course consists of two studio sessions per week, these sessions are
composed of:
[ ] Tutorials addressing aspects of using the camera and shooting
[ ] Lectures showcasing sample of well known photographs and
photographing techniques
[ ] Discussion sessions of given assignments.
[ ] Studio time to work on the projects and assignments on going.
Students will all sign in to a social network created for them [ http://
fusionists.ning.com/group/photography]. After signing in they will have to
contribute to this network by videos, images, discussion forums, etc. Their
contribution will be assessed as their course portfolio.
.::. Assessment
The criteria of assessment are:
[ ] Creative approaches to the project requirements and the level of
deviation from typical visual solutions.
[ ] The level of mastering the equipments and deploying them in the
creation of photographs.
.::. References
:: Busch, David D., (2004) Mastering Digital Photography, Muska & Lipman
:: Kinghorn, Jay. (2005) Perfect Digital Photography, McGraw-Hill
:: Milburn, Ken, (2005) Digital Abstract and Macro Photography, Thomson
Course Technology PTR.
:: Peterson, Bryan L., (2003) Learning to See Creatively : Design, Color
and Composition in Photography, Amphoto Books, NY.
:: Walker, Richard J., (2000) Exploring Photography, Goodheart-Willcox