Course: Photography - Digital Advanced

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Course title Photography - Digital Advanced
Course code KAU/BFOP
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zbořilová Zuzana, MgA. Ing. arch.
Course content
1. Introduction, Photo of architecture 2. Photo of architecture 3. Photo of architecture (exterior and interior of the building - various lenses, using a tripod, reflection boards; select photos with realistic characteristics of the building - a whole, a detail, surface structure, using daylight, scattered light, reflected light; practices in a space - using the different depth of field image; composition 4. Post-production editing - Photoshop (image size, image format - raw, tiff, jpeg; edits of colours, contrast, lightness and brightness etc.) 5. Fashion photo 6. Fashion photo 7. Fashion photo (taking a picture of clothes - a shape, characteristic details, materials; communication with the model, make-up, styling; taking a picture in exterior and in interior - using a natural light; taking a picture in a studio - using an artificial light 8. Post-production - Photoshop 9. Product photo (possibilities of a studio lighting, various background, work with colour; use a whole) 10. Product photo 11. Product photo 12. Post-production 13. Submitting all tasks, presentation, evaluating Activities: - Projection for inspiration (the other photographers, results of work of the others students) - Practice examples in lessons - Common work in lessons (in interiors and exteriors) - Independent work out in a lesson - Common and individual consultation

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture supplemented with a discussion, Collaborative instruction, Cooperative instruction, Project-based instruction, Instruction based on dialogue, Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial
  • Individual project (40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 39 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 20 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
describe and explain the procedure for setting up the camera, describe and explain the principles of proper illumination of the object for a given photographic intention and genre describe the types and differences of photographic lenses
Skills
set the aperture, shutter speed, exposure, work with different types of light, determine the appropriate type of lighting situation, build flash devices for proper illumination of the object, use the light meter to measure the light intensity, work creatively with the theme, respecting the principle of construction, composition and composition of photographic image, respect the role of color, line and structure in photography
Competences
N/A
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
the principle of architecture photography - interior + exterior, fashion photography, product photography, on the basic mechanisms of digital photography, basic post-production photo editing in Photoshop - image size, image format, colors, contrast, lightness and brightness, sharpening, etc.
Skills
realizes used photography of architecture - interior + exterior, fashion photography, product photography, uses a tripod, reflective plates, various lenses, uses different kinds of light, selects the photos with the most appropriate characteristics of the building, realizes fashion photo of clothing, characteristic details, material, communicates with model (make-up, styling), uses natural and artificial light, or. combination, realizes product photography, apply studio lighting options, use different backgrounds, work with color, use the whole and detail, then, as part of postproduction work, edit photos in Photoshop
Competences
N/A
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teaching methods
Knowledge
Self-study of literature
Multimedia supported teaching
Discussion
Lecture supplemented with a discussion
Interactive lecture
Skills
Lecture with visual aids
Multimedia supported teaching
Project-based instruction
Students' portfolio
One-to-One tutorial
Individual study
Competences
Project-based instruction
Lecture with visual aids
Multimedia supported teaching
Individual study
Students' portfolio
assessment methods
Knowledge
Continuous assessment
Test
Written exam
Skills
Project
Practical exam
Combined exam
Self-evaluation
Portfolio
Continuous assessment
Competences
Project
Self-evaluation
Portfolio
Recommended literature
  • Avedon fashion : photographs 1944-2000. Munchen : Schirmer/Mosel, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8296-0422-2.
  • Passage : a work record. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 1991. ISBN 0-679-40491-0.
  • Avedon, R. Versace/Avedon. The Naked & The Dressed. New York, 1998.
  • Fraser, Bruce; Shewe, Jeff. RAW - Digitální fotografie v Camera Raw a Photoshop CS4.. 2009. ISBN 987-80-7413-058-8.
  • Hunter, Fil; Biver, Steven; Fuqua, Paul. Fotografie & světlo : naučte se techniky fotografického svícení. Vyd. 1. Brno : Zoner Press, 2007. ISBN 978-80-86815-69-5.
  • Newton, June,; Drechsler, Clara. Helmut Newton : the making of Helmut Newton's SUMO. Köln : Taschen, 2009. ISBN 978-3-8365-1730-0.
  • Ogilvy, David. O reklamě.. ISBN 80-7261-047-3.
  • Pohribný, Jan. Kreativní světlo ve fotografii. Brno, 2011.
  • Toscani, Oliviero. Reklama je navoněná zdechlina.
  • Třeštík, Tomáš. Osobnosti současné české reklamní a módní fotografie. [Praha] : Atemi, 2002. ISBN 80-238-8197-3.
  • Velkoborský, Petr; Vermouzek, Petr. Exponometrie v analogové a digitální fotografii : [dokonalá expozice pomocí zonálního systému]. Vyd. 1. Brno : Computer Press, 2006. ISBN 80-251-1198-9.


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