Course: Analogue Photography Techniques

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Course title Analogue Photography Techniques
Course code KAU/FOTAF
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech, English
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Kodera Radovan, MgA.
Course content
First Introduction to equipment, apparatus. Second Getting materials. Third Exposure, aperture. 4th Sharpening. 5th Photos in the open air, black and white. 6th Calling the film. 7th Magnification. 8th Positive process. 9th Photographs in black and white studio. 10th Colour photographs. 11th Negative and positive process. 12th Experiments in analog photography. 13th Interventions into the picture. Students build on theoretical knowledge, which are the subject of lectures Pictures, which is taught in parallel, and this knowledge in practice practiced.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Multimedia supported teaching, Students' portfolio, One-to-One tutorial, Skills demonstration, Individual study, Lecture with visual aids, Practicum
  • Preparation for an examination (30-60) - 30 hours per semester
  • Undergraduate study programme term essay (20-40) - 40 hours per semester
  • Contact hours - 52 hours per semester
  • Presentation preparation (report) (1-10) - 10 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
No particular prerequisites specified.
to compare and analyze different artistic expressions by criteria of esthetics, semiotics and technique on theoretical basic level , to specify basic knowledge of supporting arts disciplines , to know basic usage of photography and its forms,
Skills
to use basic rules of different composition types, to develop research on the topic, to look on given problematics from diffeent angles and to find suitable solutions, to show own creativity on generally assigned task, to show the will to find different artistic solutions, alter them and constructivelly evaluate, to work independently and activelly and flexibly react to evaluating commentary of the teacher,
Competences
N/A
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learning outcomes
Knowledge
to describe way of work with analog camera, the work with color and black and white negative material (in prepared situations and exterior), to explain specifics of work in photoatelier and dark room, to describe basics of exponometry and ways of measuring of exposition, to recall types and differences between lens,
Skills
to control the basics of photographic technique and technology used in analog photography, to throw a custom black and white negatives and evaluates the technical and content, to control the specific techniques of intervention into the picture, to be able experiment, to recognize such positive material, which enables optimal output, to be able to present and defend own work,
Competences
N/A
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N/A
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
  • Tvůrčí fotografie : praktická ilustrovaná příručka. Praha : Slovart, 1997. ISBN 80-7209-029-1.
  • Kulhánek, J. Černobílá fotografie. 1972.
  • Šmok, J. Teorie skladby fotografického obrazu. Opava, 1998.
  • Šmok, Ján. Začněte fotografovat. 1. vyd. Praha : SNTL, 1983.
  • 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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