COURSE UNIT TITLE

: UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SAA 5008 UNDERWATER PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 7

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR KEMAL CAN BIZSEL

Offered to

UNDERWATER ARCHAELOGY

Course Objective

The course compriese theorical and applied knowledge on the techniques of underwater photography for academic and/or artistic purposes. It is based nainly on digital photography techniques and its aim is to have the students to gain knowledge and experience on underwater photography and video recording.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Optical properties of water
2   General specifications of camera and video recording systems
3   The perception of image and perspective
4   The principles of recording and documenting

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction: Visualization and light
2 Optical properties of water
3 The structure and specification of visualization devices
4 Exposure, Focusing and Object Positioning
5 Application I: Shooting under natural light
6 Shooting with tele/macro lenses
7 Assignment I
8 Shootng under dim light
9 Application II: Shooting under artificial light
10 Techniques of image processing I
11 Assignment II
12 Techniques of image processing II
13 Techniques of image processing III
14 Assignment III

Recomended or Required Reading

GOODMAN, Jeff, 2012. A Guide to Underwater Wildlife Video & Editing. Publisher: Authors OnLine Ltd.
CAREY, Richard, 2011. The Underwater Photographer's Guide: Practical tips on how to shoot like the pros. 98 pp
EDGE, M. 2010. The Underwater Photographer. Fourth edition. ISBN: 9780240521640 Publisher: Focal Press
DRAFAHL, J. and DRAFAHL, S.2006. Master Guide for Underwater Digital Photography. 128 pages, Publisher: Amherst Media. ISBN-10: 1584281669, ISBN-13: 978-1584281665

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is presented via theoretical concepts and visual examples. Students have to participate 2 SCUBA or free diving sessions as applied part of the course. Moreover, they have to prepare and present 3 visual assignments during the term.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 ASG 1 ASSIGNMENT 1
2 ASG 2 ASSIGNMENT 2
3 ASG 3 ASSIGNMENT 3
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE ASG 1 + ASG 2 + ASG 3/3 * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) ASG 1 + ASG 2 + ASG 3/3 * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 9 2 18
Applications 2 8 16
Midterm assigments 3 24 72
Preperation of assignments 3 10 30
Reading 1 24 24
Final exam 1 4 4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 164

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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