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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:2 / 3
Course supervisor:Alnis Stakle
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Information and Communication Science; Communication Science
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Communication Sciences

Objective

Within the scope of the course students get an insight into basics and professional use of digital photography. The knowledge obtained during the course will deepen understanding about digital photography in the context of actualities in the field of communication.
Within the scope of the course students are familiarised with approaches to acquisition and post-processing of digital images, the most important turns in the development of digital photography, contemporary technological and conceptual actualities in reproduction of photographs in the printed environment and on the screen.

Prerequisites

Not necessary.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

After mastering the course students:
• Understand, autonomously analyse and select according to their creative ideas formats of image files (RAW, JPG, TIFF).
• Know basics of file resolutions, differences in colour spaces and importance and use of colour profiles in digital display.
• Know basics of photography.

Skills

After mastering the course students:
• Are able to make photos according to the concept of the photo project.
• Are able to select a technological solution according to the concept of the photo project.

Competence

After mastering the course students:
• Are able to make photos and use automated and manual control programmes of a camera.
• Independently use basic tools in programmes from the Adobe group for post-processing of images. Understand basics of colour, contract and colour saturation compensation.
• Are able to format images for different printing (chromogenic printing, offset, lambda and lightjet) and screen environments. Are able to select and competently lead photograph presentation and exposition processes.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
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