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The Fundamentals of Photography

Course Code	Semester	Course Name	LE/RC/LA	Course Type	Language of Instruction	ECTS
ITM0014		The Fundamentals of Photography	1/2/0	DE	Turkish	4


Course Goals	The aim of this course is to provide students with basic photography skills. In the course, it is aimed to gain practical skills on important components of photography such as angle, sooting distances, techniques and the use of industrial materials, and to be able to establish a relationship with the medium in which the produced products are used.
Prerequisite(s)	None
Corequisite(s)	None
Special Requisite(s)	None
Instructor(s)	Assist. Prof. Dr. Duygu Nazlı Akova
Course Assistant(s)	-
Schedule	Thursday, 11:00-13:45, AK 2B-11/13
Office Hour(s)	-
Teaching Methods and Techniques	-
Principle Sources	1-Roland Barthes; Camera Lucida – Fotoğraf Üzerine Düşünceler, Çev: Reha Akçakaya, Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, 2000, İstanbul. 2- Walter Benjamin; Son Bakışta Aşk, Yayına Hazırlayan: Nurdan Gürbilek, Metis Yayınları, İstanbul, 1995. 3- Walter Benjamin; Fotoğrafın Kısa Tarihçesi, Çev: Ali Cengizkan, Yazı Görüntü Ses Yayınları, 2001, İstanbul 4-Walter Benjamin; Pasajlar, Çev: Ahmet Cemal, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, 2001, İstanbul. 5-John Berger; Görme Biçimleri, Çev: Yurdanur Salman, Metis Yayınları, 1995, İstanbul. 6- John Berger, ; O Ana Adanmış, Hazırlayanlar: Yurdanur Salman ve Müge Gürsoy Sökmen, Metis Yayınları, 1998, İstanbul 7-Peter Burke; Afişten Heykele Minyatürden Fotoğrafa Tarihin Görgü Tanıkları, Çev: Zeynep Yelçe, Kitap Yayınevi, 2003, İstanbul. 8-Kevin Robins; İmaj - Görmenin Kültür ve Politikası, Çev. Nurçay Türkoğlu, Ayrıntı Yayınları, 1999, İstanbul. 9-Susan Sontag; Fotoğraf Üzerine, Çev: Reha Akçakaya, Altıkırkbeş Yayınları, 1999, İstanbul. 10-Susan Sontag; Başkasının Acısına Bakmak, Çev: Osman Akınhay, Agora Yayınları, 2004, İstanbul. 11-Gisele Freund; Fotoğraf ve Toplum, Çev: Şule Demirkol, Sel Yayıncılık, 2016, İstanbul. 12- Nazif Topçuoğlu; Fotoğraf Ölmedi Ama Kötü Kokuyor, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2000. 13-Nazif Topçuoğlu.; Fotoğraflar Gösterir Ama..., Yapı Kredi Yayınları, İstanbul, 2006. 14-Mehmet Ünal; Yaşamın Aynası: Fotoğraf, Gendaş Yayınları, 1999, İstanbul.
Other Sources	-


Course Schedules
Week	Contents	Learning Methods
1. Week	Introducing the lesson and talking about the main topics of the lesson.	Lecture
2. Week	What is a photograph? How does it make?	Lecture
3. Week	Who is a "photographer"? What are the subs of photography?	Lecture
4. Week	The components of Analog Photography and past application techniques in photography	Lecture
5. Week	What is the "angle" and "shooting distances"? How does it relate to the composition of the photography?	Lecture
6. Week	Studio work; introduction of studio equipment.	Practice
7. Week	Studio work; the effects of angle and shooting distances on photography	Practice
8. Week	MIDTERM
9. Week	Topic determination and case study for the final project	Lecture
10. Week	Studio work; the using of light I - Components	Practice
11. Week	Studio work; the using of light II - Basic Techniques	Practice
12. Week	Studio work; the using of light III - Practical Works	Practice
13. Week	Studio work; final check for final project	Practice
14. Week	FINAL
15. Week
16. Week
17. Week


Assessments
Evaluation tools	Quantity	Weight(%)
Midterm(s)	1	20
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations	2	40
Final Exam	1	40

Program Outcomes
PO-1 Students will be able to define all sorts of concepts predominantly related with communication, arts and culture alongside other differint disciplines.
PO-2 Students will be able to interprete technological developments and other related artistic and cultural perceptions.
PO-3 Students will be able to understand contemporary/actual practises.
PO-4 Students will be able to analyse the organic relationships between art, communication and society.
PO-5 Students will be able to experience the process neccesarry, producing creative designs.
PO-6 Students will be able to study independently of their own accord in a creative environment
PO-7 Students will be able to use technical equipments properly, and be also accomplish their projects within the given period.
PO-8 Students will be able to transform their creative ideas into multidisciplinary applications.
PO-9 Students will be able to produce original works in different areas ranging from graphic arts, photography, cinema, performing arts to plastic arts.
PO-10 Students will be able to have experiences on film directory, script writing, photography directory and editing.
PO-11 Students will be able to gain proficiency on computer based design, character design for both two and three dimensional animation movie. They also will be able to have experience on stage design.
PO-12 Students will be able to have experiences on various disciplines of performing arts, such as acting, mimic, modern dance, singing, dramatic improvisation.
PO-13 Students will be able to create original art works in painting, sculpture and ceramic disciplines.
PO-14 Students will be able to gain an ability in producing projects together with experienced academics invited.
PO-15 Students will be able to participate in competetive projects both at home and abroad such as exhibitions, workshops and seminars.

Learning Outcomes

Course Assessment Matrix:

Program Outcomes - Learning Outcomes Matrix
PO 1 PO 2 PO 3 PO 4 PO 5 PO 6 PO 7 PO 8 PO 9 PO 10 PO 11 PO 12 PO 13 PO 14 PO 15