Architectural Photography (ART293) Course Detail

Course Name	Course Code	Season	Lecture Hours	Application Hours	Lab Hours	Credit	ECTS
Architectural Photography	ART293	Fall and Spring	3	0	0	3	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, Demonstration, Drill and Practice.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
Course Assistants
Course Objectives	• Learning and using technical and compositional information about architectural photography • Taking better architectural photographs on her/his professional and also social life
Course Learning Outcomes	The students who succeeded in this course; - Explains architectural photography - Knows ethics and copyright in architectural photography - Knows historical and contemporary photographers and their works on architectural photography - Knows cameras, lenses and auxiliary equipments in architectural photography - Uses proper lighting (natural and artificial) to take good architectural photographs - Learns to compose an architectural photograph - Learns to overcome challenges in architectural photography - Learns to edit architectural photographs
Course Content	Architectural dynamics in art of photography; photography techniques that are compatible with structures; equipment knowledge and usage techniques.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week	Subjects	Preparation
1	Introduction, essential information about the course context, course outline, references, and assesment methods
2	Definition of photography, photographer, architectural photography, and architectural photographer. Architectural photography and different types of photography.
3	Ethics and copyright in photography and architectural photography. History of architectural photography.
4	The purpose of architectural photography. Shooting methods in architectural photography. Ex-ante controls.
5	Cameras in architectural photography.
6	Lenses and the importance of focal length of lenses in architectural photography.
7	Midterm Exam
8	Perspective Control. Auxiliary equipments in architectural photography.
9	Proper lighting (natural and artificial) in architectural photography.
10	Composition rules in architectural photography
11	Depth of field in architectural photography. Shooting interior and exterior spaces.
12	Overcoming challenges in architectural photography.
13	Creative photography techniques in architectural photography.
14	Panoramic architectural photography. Photographing an architecture model. Editing techniques in architectural photography.
15	Reviewing the term.
16	Final Exam

Sources

Other Sources	1. Kanburoğlu. Ö. (2016).Tüm Yönleriyle Mimari Fotoğraf. İstanbul: Say Yayınları.

Evaluation System

Requirements	Number	Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation	-	-
Laboratory	-	-
Application	-	-
Field Work	-	-
Special Course Internship	-	-
Quizzes/Studio Critics	-	-
Homework Assignments	3	15
Presentation	1	10
Project	-	-
Report	-	-
Seminar	-	-
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury	1	25
Final Exam/Final Jury	1	50
Toplam	6	100

Percentage of Semester Work	50
Percentage of Final Work	50
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
#	Program Qualifications / Competencies	1	2	3	4	5
1	Adequate knowledge of subjects related to mathematics, natural sciences, and Electrical and Electronics Engineering discipline; ability to apply theoretical and applied knowledge in those fields to the solution of complex engineering problems.
2	An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems, ability to choose and apply appropriate models and analysis methods for this.
3	An ability to design a system, component, or process under realistic constraints to meet desired needs, and ability to apply modern design approaches for this.
4	The ability to select and use the necessary modern techniques and tools for the analysis and solution of complex problems encountered in engineering applications; the ability to use information technologies effectively
5	Ability to design and conduct experiments, collect data, analyze and interpret results for investigating complex engineering problems or discipline-specific research topics.
6	An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams, and ability of individual working.
7	Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; knowledge of at least one foreign language; active report writing and understanding written reports, preparing design and production reports, the ability to make effective presentation the ability to give and receive clear and understandable instructions.
8	Awareness of the necessity of lifelong learning; the ability to access knowledge, follow the developments in science and technology and continuously stay updated.	X
9	Acting compliant with ethical principles, professional and ethical responsibility, and knowledge of standards used in engineering applications.
10	Knowledge about professional activities in business, such as project management, risk management, and change management awareness of entrepreneurship and innovation; knowledge about sustainable development.
11	Knowledge about the impacts of engineering practices in universal and societal dimensions on health, environment, and safety. the problems of the current age reflected in the field of engineering; awareness of the legal consequences of engineering solutions.

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	6	2	12
Presentation/Seminar Prepration	1	7	7
Project
Report
Homework Assignments	3	5	15
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury	1	8	8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury	1	10	10
Total Workload			100