Photography (GRT231) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Photography GRT231 Area Elective 1 2 0 2 4
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type Elective Courses
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Asst. Prof. Dr. Evren Tural
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Some of the aims of the course are to learn to see and observe while learning, understanding and creating vision. Enabling students to be able to catch elements of nature other than equipping students with the necessary skills to earn their lives through photography.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • Describes analogue and digital cameras.
  • Shoots art level photography
  • Knows methods and techniques of taking photos and takes photos under various circumstances
  • Makes aesthetic evaluation and critique of a photo frame.
Course Content Camera and shooting equipment, lighting techniques, composition and prepress processes.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Meeting students, giving information about course objectives, importance and course syllabus. Fields of contemporary photography use and brief history. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
2 Presentation of materials. The general structure of the camera. The historical development of the camera. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
3 Shutter, aperture, pitch and objective information. Lens (the lens optics and focal length, field angle, relative openness, differential power, depth of field depth of field) lens types (short focus, wide-angle, telephoto and varifocal zoom lenses) lens care. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
4 essence of photo, light, light structure, the decomposition of light, both natural and artificial light, color, light, dark, gray values., Light and color, light and color sensitivity effects on the physical properties of the different light sources, natural and artificial light, lighting formats Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
5 Tools and materials that complement the camera. Extender ring, carriers feet (tripods) lighting lamps, flashlights, mobile shutter, exposure meter (light meter). Filters and uses Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
6 Nature photography. (in the school's garden.) Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
7 Midterm
8 Composition, viewfinder and variations, different textures to achieve the illumination of the subject methods. Transverse factors affecting the perception of color (light, environment, away) photo shoots in different environments (sunny, overcast, light landscaping oncoming group photo shoot.) Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
9 Errors occurring in the shot, their remedy. Criticisms and evaluation of the shooting. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
10 Midterm exam projects and evaluation.
11 Architectural structures, photo shooting in the rainy and foggy weather, photography, lighting effects Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
12 Shooting two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
13 Snap shooting of portrait, shooting sports and action photography. Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
14 Night shoots, water reflections, snapshots of animals Students will be assigned with the next chapter to do some search on it.
15 Overall Rating
16 Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. Demirel İbrahim, Fotoğraf 1,2,3,4
2. Canon, Fotoğrafın Temel Bilgileri
3. AFSAT Yayınları
4. National Geographic Dergisi ‘Fotoğrafcılık Okulu’ CD leri

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application 1 60
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments - -
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury - -
Toplam 2 100
Percentage of Semester Work
Percentage of Final Work 100
Total 100

Course Category

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

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. X
2 Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design.
3 Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. X
4 Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. X
5 Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. X
6 Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. X
7 Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. X
8 Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License.
9 Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level).
10 Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts.
11 Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach.
12 Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values.
13 Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. X
14 Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety.

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 11 2 22
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 2 10 20
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 2 2
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 2 2
Total Workload 94