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Applied Photography
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:26:21
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | KSK_216 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Communication Sciences; Library Science | Target Audience: | Information and Communication Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Alnis Stakle | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 11 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 22 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 24 | ||||||||
| Part-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 1 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 2 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 14 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 16 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | None. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide basic knowledge in the aspects of applied photography and photographing. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the study course content. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Fundamentals of use of photo equipment. Safety in a photo studio and outdoors. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Fundamentals of photographing of a landscape, still life, portrait. | Classes | 6.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Post-processing of images. Colour space, profiles and fundamentals of conversion. Preparation of files for printing and computer environment. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Topic Layout (Part-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction to the study course content. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Fundamentals of use of photo equipment. Safety in a photo studio and outdoors. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Fundamentals of photographing of a landscape, still life, portrait. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Post-processing of images. Colour space, profiles and fundamentals of conversion. Preparation of files for printing and computer environment. | Classes | 3.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | During the semester the student reads recommended readings and internet sources, listens to lectures and actively cooperates at lectures and seminars. Students should share existing and obtained knowledge among themselves during lectures, during discussions outside lectures, thus developing their own and joint knowledge about photography media. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in seminars, fulfilled practical homework, examination. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After mastering the course students will know the principles of photographing and use of photo equipment. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After mastering the course students will know how to: • get images according to their needs; • select a technological solution according to the concept of the photo project; • make photos and use automated and manual control programmes of a camera. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After mastering the course students will be able: • to independently take photos in different genres – landscape, still life, portrait; • to independently use basic tools in programmes from the Adobe group for post-processing of images. To understand basics of colour, contract and colour saturation compensation; • to format images for different printing (chromogenic printing, offset, lambda and lightjet) and screen environments. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Ervin A Dennis (2013), Applied Photography, delma Publishers | ||||||||
| 2 | Sandee Adobe Creative Team (2012), Adobe Photoshop CS6 Classroom, Adobe Press | ||||||||
| 3 | Adobe Creative Team (2012), Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4, Adobe Press | ||||||||
| 4 | H. J. Trussell & M. J. Vrhel (2008), Fundamentals of Digital Imaging, Cambridge University Press | ||||||||
| 5 | Alan Hess (2011), Night and Low-Light Photography Photo Workshop, Wiley | ||||||||
| 6 | Jeff Schewe (2012), The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop, Peachpit Press | ||||||||
| 7 | Ferrell McCollough (2008), Complete Guide to High Dynamic Range Digital Photography, Pixiq | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | http://www.urbanautica.com/ | ||||||||
| 2 | http://theredlist.com/ | ||||||||
| 3 | http://www.selfpublishbehappy.com/ | ||||||||
| 4 | http://photographyofchina.com/ | ||||||||
| 5 | http://www.loeildelaphotographie.com/en/ | ||||||||
| 6 | http://visura.co/ | ||||||||
| 7 | http://www.americansuburbx.com/ | ||||||||
