Course detail

Advanced Photography for Beginners - summer

FaVU-APFBAcad. year: 2022/2023

The course focuses on photographic technique and matter of balance between technological background and real usage of picture camera. Course is not focused on browsing through menus on digital cameras.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Vít Baloun

Department

Office of Information Technology (OINT)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Capability of full range usage of available photographical equipment, simply how to get best result possible even with cheap digital compact camera. Students will be skilled how to work with prime lenses, how to choose the proper perspective and how to get ideal color tonality if possible.

Prerequisites

None required.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Lectures and exercises.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

exam

Course curriculum

- Size of CCD (film), crop factor
- Using and understanding various lenses
- Distance perspective handling
- Issues of (D)SLRs/MILCs
- Choosing proper media: film and digital, primes vs. zooms etc.
- Features of view/field cameras
- Available and artificial light, color temperature
- Various types of cameras, differences in usage
- Historical context, speed of perception of photographical work
- Six steps of frame control
- Uneven and demanding conditions and photographic equipment

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Students will master the process of decision which photographic method and tool to use.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Attendance in the seminars is mandatory.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Type of course unit

Seminar

26 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Vít Baloun