COURSE UNIT TITLE

: AERIAL IMAGING METHODS AND ARTISTIC CREATIVITY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
FTG 5075 AERIAL IMAGING METHODS AND ARTISTIC CREATIVITY ELECTIVE 2 2 0 6

Offered By

Photography

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PINAR BOZTEPE MUTLU

Offered to

Photography

Course Objective

Today, UAV (drone) technology is a common imaging tool with theoretical and creative possibilities. In addition, UAV technology is an effective method for surface research in the context of conceptual art. It is used in many fields such as architectural photography, wedding photography, photography art, contemporary art. The aim of the course is to inform students about drone photography, to recognize the technical features of drone technology and to develop projects using these tools.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   At the end of this course students: 1. Will have basic knowledge about drone photography
2   Can use Drone technology in the context of photography
3   Will compherend drone technology and its use
4   May have knowledge about the historical development of aerial photography
5   Will develop and design relevant projects
6   Creatively use drone technology in the context of photography and conceptual art

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction
2 General terminology
3 Historical Developments of Aerial Photography: Nadar and Air Balloon Experience
4 Historical Developments of Aerial Photography: World War I. and World War II. And related practice
5 Historical Developments of Aerial Photography: Cold war, space research, NASA and Satellites
6 Photogrametri
7 Drone Technology
8 Drone Technology and its applications areas and procedures
9 Conceptial Art and Cartographical Narrative
10 Conceptial Art and Cartographical Narrative
11 National Geograpphy UAV projects
12 Architectual Photography and UAV projects
13 Contemporary Photography and UAV projects

Recomended or Required Reading

Bibliographie
Casey, E.S.(2005) Earth-Mapping Artists Reshaping Landscape, , University of Minnesota P.
Cosgrove, D. (2001), Apollo s Eye- A Cartographic Genealogy Of The Earth in the Western Imagination, John Hopkins University Press
Cosgrove, D. (2010) William L. Fox, Photography and Flight, Reaktion Books
Dean,T., Millar, M.,( 2005) Place, Thames and Hudson: London
Holt-Jensen, A. (2017) Coğrafya, Tarihi, Felsefesi ve Kavramları, (Çev: E, Bekaroğlu, ö, Anlı, H, Turut), Idil. Yayıncılık: Istanbul
Nadar (2015) When I Was a Photographer ,MIT Press: Newyork
National Geographic Collections
Newhall, B. (1982) The History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present, The Museum of Modern Art; 5 edition
Rosenblum, N. (2008) A World History of Photography, Abbeville Press: CA
Smith, C. (2016) The Photographer's Guide to Drones, Rocky Nook:USA
TeNeues (2016) Above the World: Earth Through a Drone's Eye. Teneues:USA
Townsend, S. A.(2015 ) Symbolic Discourses: The Influence of Denis Cosgrove in the Field of Geography, The California Geographical Society
Weems, J.,( 2011) Looking Up, Looking Down, Looking Out Visual Angles on American Art, The University of Chicago Press

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

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


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 12 4 48
Preparing assignments 6 5 30
Preparing presentations 6 5 30
Project Assignment 4 4 16
Project Final Presentation 4 4 16
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 140

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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