Information Of Programmes

FACULTY OF FINE ARTS / İÇM214 - INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Code: İÇM214

Course Title: BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

Theoretical+Practice: 2+0

ECTS: 4

Year/Semester of Study

2 / Spring Semester

Level of Course

1st Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

INTERIOR ARCHITECTURE

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

EDA BALABAN VAROL (edabalaban@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to provide students with basic photography knowledge and effective photography skills.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Will be able to explain basic photography concepts.	PO-1 Students have the skills to transfer and use their knowledge of art and design in the field of interior architecture.	Performance Project
LO-2	They will be able to recognize and use analog and digital cameras.	PO-1 Students have the skills to transfer and use their knowledge of art and design in the field of interior architecture.	Performance Project
LO-3	Will be able to distinguish the rules of photography.	PO-1 Students have the skills to transfer and use their knowledge of art and design in the field of interior architecture.	Performance Project
LO-4	They will be able to recognize light in photography and take pictures in different light conditions.	PO-1 Students have the skills to transfer and use their knowledge of art and design in the field of interior architecture.	Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Details of photography such as light, depth of field, shutter/aperture combination, optical defects and other optical equipment, color information, composition, and photographic techniques of architectural spaces are conveyed.
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	A Brief History of Photography, Camera Obscura, Cameras and Types, Teaching Using the Camera, Introducing Focus, Shutter and Aperture, Digital Camera. Camera.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
2	Other Parts of the Camera, Aperture, Shutter, Aperture and Shutter Relation. Using the Viewfinder and LCD Screen in a Digital Camera.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
3	Depth of field, movement, clarity.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
4	What is light? Color and Color Temperature of Light, Color Correction Filters, Adjusting Color Temperature in Digital Cameras.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
5	Composition, Theory and Practice in Photography.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
6	Lenses, Lens Types, Films and Film Types. The Concept of Resolution in Digital Photography, Recording Media in Digital Photography.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
7	Exposure, Determining Exposure Values, Light Meters, Exposure Modes	Presentation, illustration and discussion
8	mid-term exam
9	Shooting Techniques and Application	Presentation, illustration and discussion
10	Shooting Techniques, Using Light in Shooting	Presentation, illustration and discussion
11	Artificial Lighting, Lighting Tools, Flash, Indoor Shots.	Presentation, illustration and discussion
12	Other Accessories Used in Photography, Their Uses, Special Effects Filters	Presentation, illustration and discussion
13	Transferring Digital Images to Computer, Photo Scanning and Recording Techniques	Presentation, illustration and discussion
14	Digital Photo Information	Presentation, illustration and discussion
15	Theoretical Black and White Photography Techniques	Presentation, illustration and discussion
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	Özer Kamburoğlu (2005). A’dan Z’ye Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları.
2	Hedgecoe, John, Her Yönüyle Fotoğraf Sanatı Barthes, Roland (1996). Camera Lucida. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.
3	Schaefer, John P., Basic Techniques of Photography, An Ansel Adams Guide: Little Brown and Company, Boston, 1992
4	Sontag, Susan (1993). Fotoğraf Üzerine. Çev. Reha Akçakaya. İstanbul: Altıkırkbeş Yayınları.
5	Newhall, Beaumont(1999). The History of Photography. Little Brown and Company, Boston.
Required Course instruments and materials
professional camera and computer

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	2	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	2	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	2	14	28
Outside Class
a) Reading			0
b) Search in internet/Library			0
c) Performance Project	7	10	70
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project	10	1	10
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	3	1	3
mid-term exam	2	1	2
Own study for final exam	5	1	5
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			120