Course detail

Studio I - Photography - winter

FaVU-B1FO-ZAcad. year: 2018/2019

Assignments: Camera obscura, photogram, collage
Semestrial work - “good / bad” photography
Major work - exhibition series for the semester exam.
+ Spontaneous exercises (tasks will be given during the learning process, intended for all students except those who are fully dedicated to their own work)

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

15

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will master the black-and-white analog photography through practical experience with old photographic techniques. They will have to accomplish the given assignments creatively and innovatively.

Prerequisites

Interest about medium, collaboration and spiritual attitude towards photography. Knowledge about digital and analogue techniques. Maximum devotion to the field of photography and self reflection.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Introduction seminar, team building activities, discussions with the aim to analyze reasons why to study photography.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

A credit is awarded on the basis of attendance (80%), active participation on studio activities, and continuous work on individual and group projects. It is necessary to follow the given deadlines. Exam has a form of defending the results of the creative activity during the semester. examination.

Course curriculum

We will focus on the basics of analogue photography, formal and technical aspects. Part of the course will be exercises, semestrial task and students' major project.
Semestrial work - good / bad photography.
Each week will be held mandatory studio meetings, individual consultations and discussions about students' major work.
Assignments and topic of semestrial work might change during the study process.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

The basic experience with analog photography. To understand and explore different approach from the digital photography.

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

Obligatory attendance at the studio meetings (80%). Replacement of missed lessons is done through individual consultations beyond the scope of the scheduled lessons.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

Arnheim, Rudolf: Art and Visual Perception: A Psychology of the Creative Eye. University of California Press, Berkeley, 1974 (EN)
Barthes, Roland: Světlá komora - poznámky k fotografii, Agite/Fra, 2005 (CS)
Berger, John: O pohledu, Agite/Fra, 2009 (CS)
Birgus, Vladimír Mlčoch, Jan: Česká fotografie 20. století: průvodce. Praha, KANT, 2005 (CS)
Rosenblum, Naomi: A World History of Photography, New York, 1989 (EN)
Sontagová, Susan: O fotografii, Barrister & Principal, Paseka, 2002 (CS)
Warner Marien, Mary: Photography: A Cultural History, Laurence King Publishing, London, 2002 (EN)
Wells, Liz (ed.), Photography: A Critical Introduction, London and New York: Routledge, 2nd edn, 2000 (EN)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme Bachelor's

    branch AFO , 1. year of study, winter semester, compulsory

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

39 hours, optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

Seminar

156 hours, compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer