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Practical: Photography
Course Objectives:
This course will enable the students to -
- Understand the basics and techniques of digital photography.
- Capture various types of photographs by understanding lighting techniques and rules of composition.
- Understand the basics of photo editing software; Adobe Photoshop.
Course Outcomes (COs):
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Learning outcomes (at course level) |
Learning and teaching strategies |
Assessment Strategies |
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SJMC 301 |
Practical: Photography |
CO78:Students would be able to develop the knowledge of photography. CO79: Learner would learn the concepts and importance of photography. CO80: Students would be able to get in hands training on the SLR, DSLR cameras. CO81: Students should learn about the basics of lighting. CO82: Learners would equip with the editing softwares like photoshop and others. |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration
Learning activities for the students: Self learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical
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Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects, software learning, working on professional still cameras SLRS, DSLRS, outdoor photography, theme based photography |
- Introduction to Photography; Understanding the mechanisms of Photography;
- Types of photographic cameras and their structure (Pin-hole, SLR, TLR, D-SLR) Types of Lenses.
- Aperture (f-stop), Shutters; Light meters (Incident, reflected, Centre weighted, Spot & Metrics) and focus and depth of field.
- Understanding Light and Shadow;Natural light and Artificial Light;
The Nature of Light- Direct Light, Soft light, Hard light, Directional Light;
- Shadow and Silhouettes;
- Lighting equipment (Soft boxes, umbrellas, fresnels, Skimmers, reflectors,etc);
- Three Point Lighting,
- Technique and Metering for Light, Filters and Use of a Flash Unit.
- Digital Photography Sensor Sizes (CCD,CMOS),
- Formats and Storage;
- Basics of Photoshop; Adobe Photoshop Introduction to Editing and Digital Manipulation;
- Brightness, Contrast, Mid tones,Highlights, Colour tones.
BOOKS RECOMMENDED
- Beginner’s Photography Guide (2013). DK, New Delhi.
- Photojournalism(2011). Bhanu Pratap Singh, Anmol Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi.
- Digital and Classic Photography (2009). Steve Luck & John Freeman, Lorenz Books, Leicestershine.
- Digital Photography – An Introduction (2012). Tomany, Dorling Kindersley Limited., London.
- Print Media and Photo Journalism (2010). Monika Singh, Centrum Press. New Delhi.
- New Introductory Photography Course (2004). Beazley,Mitchell, Octopus Publishing Group Ltd., London.
- The Book of Colour Photography: The Complete Guide to taking Colour Picture. Bailey, Adrian, Ebury Press, London.
