COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
TEM 1022 DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY ELECTIVE 1 1 2

Offered By

Basic Art Education

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

MELIH TOMAK

Offered to

Theatre
Carpet - Rugs and Old Fabric Patterns
Sound Editing and Cinematography
Play Writing - Dramaturgy
Performance Arts
Accessory Design
Carpet, Rug and Traditional Fabric Designs
Cinema and Television
Stage Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Animation Film Design and Directing
Ceramic and Glass Design
Music Sciences
Film Design and Directing
Musicology
Art of Illumination
Film Design and Directing
Illustration and Printmaking
Sculpture
Photography
Fashion Apparel Design
Tile Design and Restoration
Painting
Cartoon Film and Animation
Basic Art Education
Textile Design
Ancient Turkish Calligraphy
Textile
Textile and Fashion Design Department
Film Design and Screenwriting
Restorations of Ancient Tile
Graphic Design
Film Design and Screenwriting
Ceramic and Glass
Dramatic Writing and Dramaturgy
Music Technology
Graphic Arts

Course Objective

The course teaches how to use digital cameras and master the computer programmes on developing digital photos.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   to learn the structure and features of digital photography and features of digital photography.
2   to learn how to use the digital camera properly and improve their skills.
3   to be able to use the advantages of digital technology and apply them to the fields of art and design.
4   to be able to practice the image processing programmes.
5   to comprehend the correlation of aesthetics and the techniques of digital photography.
6   to gain expertise in studio lighting and daylight techniques when using digital cameras.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Digital Photography : Along with the evolution of digital technology photography techniques have been influenced and transformed into a different technical structure. This development has brought photography from an analog film system and card printing to a digital system that uses only numeric fields
2 Digital Camera: Format and resolution characteristics of digital cameras affect the quality of printing and photography. In addition, technology when shooting with a digital camera can be changed instantly by using practical features, such as white light balance adjustment and ISO-ASA.
3 Auxiliary materials used for digital photography: One of the aids that are now used in digital photography is memory cards; their sizes, capacities and transfer rates vary accordingly. As an additional auxiliary equipment it is also possible to list white balance filters, transmission cables, remote controls and wireless transmission devices.
4 Files formats used in digital photography: The compressed file used in digital photography is JPEG and the raw image is processed using RAW images. These two formats show differences in terms of quality. When a photograph is processed with a computer program, the file is saved as either PSD or TIFF file.
5 Digital Data Storage: Digital photography data storage, archiving and retention emerge as important issues. A reliable and secure way to store digital data for longer periods of time is a portable and external hard disc rather than a CD or DVD. The computer program BRIDGE also properly allows digital data archiving.
6 RAW Format Processing: A digital photograph is embedded as a high quality and uncompressed RAW image format, these files are processed using Photoshop. Camera Raw is an extension of the program.
7 Lightroom program: Lightroom is a simple and basic program used for image processing and archiving.
8 Application
9 Capture one program: Preferred by professional photographers, this program allows simultaneous picture capturing and RAW processing.
10 Photoshop program: Photoshop program contains a multitude of features such as color separation, photograph retouching, framing and manipulation.
11 Experimental digital photography: It is possible to obtain experimental and creative photography by modifying previously captured photographs with the Photoshop program.
12 Stop motion: Digital cameras feature a continuous shooting mode and by using this animation technique it is possible to capture stop motion videos. Using 24 frames taken in series per second will create a video with the right editing programme.
13 HDR: High dynamic range imaging is a method used to create a greater dynamic range with a minimum of three captured exposures of the same frame with different darkness and brightness that are stitched together with a computer program to create a fourth frame.
14 Panoramic photograph and File formats in digital photography:

Recomended or Required Reading

Text Book(s)/Required Readings:

- Özer KANBUROĞLU, A dan Z ye Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2004, ISBN: 975-468-459-6
- Özer KANBUROĞLU, Dijital Fotoğraf Rehberi, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010, ISBN: 978-975-468-789-7
- Emre IKIZLER, Filmden Dijitale Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2007, ISBN: 978-975-468-706-4
- Özer KANBUROĞLU, 100 Soruda Dijital Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010, ISBN: 9789754688627
- Faruk AKBAŞ, Gökhan KORKMAZGIL, Dijital Dünyada Fotoğraf (Dijital Fotoğrafın Temelleri), Say Yayınları, Istanbul, 2010, ISBN: 9789754689266

Additional Sources:

- Erkan TERZI, Dijital Fotoğrafçılık, Sistem Yayıncılık, Istanbul, 2004, ISBN: 975-322-332-3
- Emre IKIZLER, Temel Fotoğraf, Fotoğrafevi, Istanbul, 2007, ISBN: 978-9944-720-02-1

Complementary Materials:

-Digital camera and equipment.
-Computer applications required for digital photography development.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Theory Courses: Different resources on technical and theoretical explained by verbal-visual expression. Arrays of visual and audio tools are utilized to demonstrate photography processing programs.
Application Courses: Image capturing of covered subjects and detailed demonstration of practical use of necessary computer programs.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 PRC PRACTICE
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE PRC * 0.50 + ASG * 0.50


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

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria


HOMEWORK :
The student, given by the instructor or working on self-selected topics and visually understand and transfer them to create a photo to reach for success and evaluation is expected to reach the necessary resources.

ATTENDANCE AND APPLICATION:
Photo of student attendance application oriented education, which is the most important element. The success of the course students will increase participation and learning will be key elements in the assessment will be done by.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To obtain textbook/textbooks. To follow directions provided by teaching faculty in theory and application courses. Preliminary work must be completed. To participate in practice shootings with individual materials. To hand in assignments on time. To attend at least 70% of lectures and 80% of applications.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Öğr.Gör. Melih TOMAK
tel: 05064533808

Office Hours

Monday: 13.00-13.30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 1 14
Tutorials 14 1 14
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 14 1 14
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Design Project 1 3 3
Final Assignment 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 50

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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CONTACT INFORMATION
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