PHOTOGRAPHY (PRACTICAL

Paper Code: 
CVAA 605
Credits: 
6
Contact Hours: 
90.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

The course will enable the students to- 

  1. Apply the principles of light to produce appropriate image
  2. Express a social issue through a series of photographs
  3. Experiment in softwares to get the desired outcome according to the market
  4. Interpret and apply the aesthetic sense to meet the industry standards

COURSE OUTCOMES

Course

 

 Course Outcomes 

Learning And Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies 

Course Code

Course Title

 

CVAA 605

 

Photography 

(Practical)

 

The Students will-

CO168: Develop Visualization Skills To Capture Social Issues Visually

CO169:Understand available light and learn to capture images effectively in ambient light to highlight object characteristics like form, texture, and dramatic effects.

CO170: Identify Product Characteristics To Plan A Perfect Shoot &Manage a sense of composition and perspective helping in driving the story behind the image and grabs viewer's attention.

CO171: Make Use of Different SoftwaresTo Enhance The Image and Operate colour management and colour profile to be able to make consistently high quality prints of exhibition standards

CO172:  Integrate the use Of Photography in Advertising to ensure the growth of sales of the brand by gaining knowledge of present day industry standards and it’s changes.

 

Approach In Teaching: 

Tutorials, Ideation, Selection, Development, Debriefing

 

Learning Activities For The Students: 

 

Lateral Thinking, Self Learning Assignments, Giving Tasks, Experimenting

Weekly Assignments, Observation, Student Teacher Interaction And Final Submissions

COURSE CONTENT:

  1. Creative seeing, visualization and Capturing conceptual creative images using a contrived approach..
  2. Learning to document relevant social issues.
  3. Understanding available light and learning to capture images effectively in ambient light.
  4. Getting to understand artificial light sources and light shaping tools to highlight object characteristics like form, texture, and dramatic effects.
  5. The human factors to consider while shooting formal and informal portraits.
  6. Exploring possibilities of applying digital image capture to various fields of interest ranging from Portraits to the Abstract, Wide angle scenic to the stunning details of Macro shots.
  7. Understanding product characteristics to plan a perfect shoot. Developing the skills to translate a client's brief into an acceptable set of images.
  8. Understanding technical limitations of photography in certain situations and finding Alternate viable solutions to improve efficiency and final quality of output.
  9. Knowledge of present day industry standards and expectations and the day-to-day changes in benchmarks. Learning, discovering and identifying one's own inclination towards a specialization in one of the many avenues open in the imaging industry.
  10. Mastering color management and color profile to be able to make consistently high quality prints of exhibition standards.
  11. Organizing and managing visual inputs in a system with the help of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop software.
  12. Learning to frame a subject in an interesting perspective.

Submission: 5 Plates experiment, 5 Plates Product, 5 Plates Social

 
References: 

Suggested Text Books/Suggested Reference Books:

  • Sunil Janah, Photographing India, Oxford University Press
  • Alex Larg & Jane Wood, Pro Lighting Erotica, Rotovision SA 
  • Art Director’s Index to Photographers 24, Volume 2, Rotovision SA
  • Richard Yot, Light for Visual Artists Understanding & using Light in Art & Design, Laurence King Publishing

E-Resources 

 

Academic Year: 
2023-2024
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