The aim of the course is to teach students about documentary photography and develop their skills in this field, to teach them the formal, contextual and aesthetic differences from experimental photography, photography in the studio, the shooting methods of different objects part of the production-consumption process, examining photographs that have meaning that go beyond what they show and doing practical work in this context.
Prerequisite(s)
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Corequisite(s)
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Special Requisite(s)
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Instructor(s)
Lecturer Ümit Karalar Gökmen
Course Assistant(s)
Res. Asst. Okan Şeker
Schedule
Monday, 14:00-16:45, 1C/12/14
Office Hour(s)
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Teaching Methods and Techniques
Lectures, analysis of photographs, reading photographs, presentations and practices in photography, evaluation of projects
Principle Sources
- Özcan Yurdalan, “Belgesel Fotoğraf ve Fotoröportaj”, 2000
- Russell Miller, “Magnum-Efsanevi Fotoğraf Ajansının Hikayesi”, 2013
- Conceptual Still Life Photography, 1992, Watson-Guptil Publications
- Lighting Secrets For The Professional Photographer, 1990, Writer’s Digest Books
- Marco Antonini, “Experimental Photography”, Thames And Hudson, 2015
- Katryn E. Livingston, “Special Effects Photography”,1985
- Catharine Reeve, “The New Photography”,1986
Other Sources
- Levend Kılıç, “Fotoğraf ve Sinemanın Toplumsal Tarihi”, 2008
- Ahu Antmen, “20.yy Batı Sanatında Akımlar”, 2008
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
: process in documentary photography, the branches of documentary photography and the notion of realism
Oral presentation
2. Week
choosing of a topic, evaluating hazard, working method and tools
Oral presentation
3. Week
documentary photography and photo-interview projects’ practices
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
4. Week
documentary photography and photo-interview projects’ evaluation
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
5. Week
definition of experimental photography, its development and analysis
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
6. Week
form, aesthetic and content of experimental photographs
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
7. Week
Midterm exam
Project,
8. Week
the techniques and practices to form an experimental photograph
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
9. Week
practices and evaluation of experimental photography projects
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
10. Week
tools used in studio photography, how to organize the light and practice
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
11. Week
practices of glass and metal shoots in the studio
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
12. Week
practices and techniques of shooting portraits in the studio
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
13. Week
: how to organize a commercial photograph in the studio, shooting techniques and practices
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
14. Week
developing a conceptual understanding and its reflections in photography
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
15. Week
the relationship of photography with other branches of art
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
16. Week
Analysis of conceptual photographers
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
17. Week
Conceptual photography practices
Oral presentation, Fieldwork
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
1
10
Attendance
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Communication, art and culture related concepts to be priorities, all kinds of definitions can berelated to different areas.
PO-2
Interpret technological developments and related artistic and cultural perceptions
PO-3
Will be able to understand contemporary / contemporary cinema and television practices.
PO-4
Will be able to analyze the organic relationship between art, communication and society.
PO-5
Will be able to produce works that will learn the creative process and bring creativity to the foreground
PO-6
It will be able to work creatively, flexibly and independently in a disciplined and self-created line.
PO-7
Will be able to use the tools and equipment necessary for their profession in the right place and at the right time and will be able to implement their projects within the determined time.
PO-8
Will be able to express his / her creative ideas using visual messages.
PO-9
They will be able to give original products in different interdisciplinary fields like animation, photography, cinema.
PO-10
He will have experience in film management, screenplay, cinematography and editing.
PO-11
Will be able to prepare visual effects for cinema and television using computer based applications.
PO-12
He will have experience in acting, mimicry, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13
Be open to innovations in the field of mass communication and adapt to innovations in the field.
PO-14
It will be able to produce projects with experienced experts in national and international areas.
PO-15
Competitions, exhibitions, festivals, seminars etc. in national and international areas. will participate in the events.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
The ability to develop and practice a documentary photography project
LO-2
The ability to think about and design an experimental photograph
LO-3
The ability to create different results from photographs
LO-4
The ability to use advanced lighting in the studio
LO-5
The understanding of original photographs that have conceptual underpinnings
