Undergraduate
Faculty of Arts and Design
Communication Arts
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Photography Knowledge

Course CodeSemester Course Name LE/RC/LA Course Type Language of Instruction ECTS
ISN2109 2 Photography Knowledge 2/0/0 CC Turkish 2
Course Goals
Students, using all the possibilities of the camera; capture the right light and composition with rules intended to perform. Light and essay items are covered in this course.
Prerequisite(s) None
Corequisite(s) None
Special Requisite(s) None
Instructor(s) Lecturer Selin Okumuş
Course Assistant(s)
Schedule Tuesday, 09:00-10.45, Ataköy Campus, B1-8
Office Hour(s) Tuesday, 09:00-10.45, Ataköy Campus, B1-8
Teaching Methods and Techniques Topics covered, indoor and outdoor shooting, follow-up of publications, exhibition and event monitoring
Principle Sources - Kalfagil; Sabit. Basic Photography Lecture Notes, 2000.


- Kalfagil; Sabit. Photo of Structural Elements, The art of photography and composition. İstanbul: Fotoğrafevi publication, 2010.  

- İkizler; Emre. From film to digital. İstanbul: Say publication, 2009.  

- Kelby; Scot. Digital Photographer's Handbook. İstanbul: Printing and distribution, 2009.
Other Sources
Course Schedules
Week Contents Learning Methods
1. Week Checking the light of the camera Lecture
2. Week Basic components of the camera Lecture
3. Week Usage of iris diaphragm Lecture
4. Week Usage of snapshot Lecture
5. Week Lenses and their equipment Lecture
6. Week Conductive tools for camera Lecture
7. Week Midterm Exam Midterm Exam
8. Week 35mm cameras and their usage Lecture
9. Week Using the light Lecture
10. Week Exposing Lecture
11. Week Measuring the income and reflected light Lecture
12. Week Expose Standards (much or less exposing) Lecture
13. Week Color and direction of light. Clarity at composition. Lecture
14. Week Components of clarification. Assessments of student’s works. Lecture
15. Week Assessment Assessment
16. Week Assessment Assessment
17. Week Assessment Assessment
Assessments
Evaluation tools Quantity Weight(%)
Midterm(s) 1 40
Final Exam 1 50


Program Outcomes
PO-1Students will be able to define the concepts of communication, art, culture and others on the field and to associate the acquired theoretical information with the practices in the sector.
PO-2To gain the success on the field they will acquire the must theoretical acquisitions and they will be able to make creative designs by learning the quantitative and qualitative methods of the field.
PO-3By understanding developments of the subjects like communication, media, culture and art in their historical processes students will be able to evaluate the changes and results in the field related to cultural, social and technological improvements.
PO-4They will observe the technological, cultural and social improvements and will be able to practice these changes in the field.
PO-5They will be able to analysis the subjects they read, perceived and understand.
PO-6Students will embrace contemporary academic and professional approaches on communication and design and will be able to adapt them to their works.
PO-7By improving their research skills, students will be able to bring together different information sources and communication channels, thus developing creative communication strategies.
PO-8 By improving their skills on management and leadership they will be able organize their time and sources effectively.
PO-9They will develop detailed and must knowledge in the main professional fields like advertisement writership, customer representative, brand manager, communication strategist and communication consultancy.
PO-10Students will generate communication strategy in certain subjects and realize every related works.
PO-11They will work creatively, freely and flexibly in their personal lines.
PO-12Students will be able to provide and amass the necessary ideas and knowledge to give their projects a more effective and convincing formation in written, verbal or other ways.
PO-13During a relation with target group in a work they will be promoters who are encouraging the team work.
PO-14Students will be able to use necessary items and equipments of their profession in exact time and place and will practice their projects on time.
PO-15They will improve solutions to problems in the communication process and able to use their initiatives.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1Will be able to remember the techniques of interior and exterior space photography.
LO-2Will be able to decide the technique of composition.
LO-3Will be able to formulize the basic rules of camera usage.
LO-4Will be able to compare the conductive equipment for photo shooting.
LO-5Will be able to apply the information of light and composition.
LO-6Will be able to determine the subjects of photograph and design those shooting subjects.
LO-7Will be able to assess the subjects about the shooting.
Course Assessment Matrix:
Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
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