ZURb1628 Contemporary Study in Photography

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
BcA. Zebulon William Telfer (seminar tutor)
Mgr. Barbora Telferová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Iveta Jansová, Ph.D.
Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Boris Rafailov, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Media Studies and Journalism – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Mon 14:00–15:40 Střižna 531
Prerequisites
Students are required to use a fully manual camera that can preferably operate an external flash (e.g. not a cell phone or a point-and-shoot). Equipment can be borrowed at school.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 2/10, only registered: 3/10
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The student will gain a basic understanding of how to take photographs in various lighting conditions and settings, ranging from portraiture, product, event, and more, being able to visuaulize the end photograph before pressing the shutter button.
The student will also be able to manipulate images in Photoshop, or a similar program, to create interesting, new images that involve multiple layers, blending modes, layer masks, and others.
Learning outcomes
The final project will include takeing lyrics from a song, chosen by the instructor, and creating a series of images, roughly fifteen, that match those lyrics somehow. The images will include all of the elements discussed in the class. So, they will need to include elements of portraiture, product photography, event photography, low lighting, etc., as well as elements of image manipulation in Photoshop or similar.
The final projects will face peer review from the other students in the class.
Syllabus
  • The exact order might change, but the topics of lessons are as follows:
  • Day one:
  • Intro, history, types of bodies, lens construction, exposure. Hw-exposure practice
  • Day two:
  • Rule of thirds, introduce elements, introduce projects, zone system. Hw-36 unique photos
  • Day three:
  • Photoshop intro. Exposure adjustment, sharpen, levels, channels, curves. Hw-fix photos
  • Day four:
  • Settings, landscapes, travel
  • Day five:
  • Flash and lighting
  • Day six:
  • Portrait
  • Day seven:
  • Product
  • Day eight:
  • Event
  • Day nine:
  • Photoshop 2 composite images, layers, blending modes
  • Day ten:
  • Black and white
  • Day eleven:
  • Low light - night shots
  • Day twelve:
  • Present final projects.
Literature
  • KELBY, Scott. The digital photography book : the step-by-step secrets for how to make your photos look like the pros'! San Rafael: Rocky Nook, 2020, 253 stran. ISBN 9781681986715. info
  • GOOD, Jennifer and Paul LOWE. Understanding photojournalism. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020, xiii, 191. ISBN 9781526612236. info
  • GOLDEN, Reuel. Photojournalism : 150 years of outstanding press photography. [New ed.]. London: Carlton, 2011, 256 p. ISBN 9781847326362. info
  • HORTON, Brian. Associated Press guide to photojournalism. 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001, 223 p. ISBN 0071363874. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, in-class practice, weekly homework, peer review, light reading, final project
Assessment methods
Participation in class, assignments turned in that meet the required standards.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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