Undergraduate Course: Analogue Photography 1 (LLLA07037)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Lifelong Learning (ECA) |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course will introduce students to the basics of black and white photography as an art and design practice to develop the beginnings of a personal language. Using a 35mm analogue camera, the course will focus on exploiting the camera¿s manual settings to take a range of types of pictures and will introduce basic technical processes in the dark room to develop and print a range of photographic outcomes. Students will also be encouraged to consider an aesthetic approach to subject, lighting, composition and mood. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
use and handle a 35mm camera to deploy a range of picture taking techniques and genres within an art context and considering the work of professional photographers.
PRACTICE
understand the fundamentals of light and time in balancing an accurate exposure and show competence in processing and printing black and white photographic images
PRESENT
show competence and selection skills in print presentation
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Assessment Information
This course will be assessed by the submission of a portfolio of visual art works within the discipline studied. This will include a selection of resolved art works, preparatory studies, visual research and evidence of a contextual awareness through a completed sketchbook and/or visual journal. The work must be presented in a clear and professional manner appropriate to the discipline. The submission should include work undertaken within the class as well as directed and independent study out with the class. Typically, this will comprise:
- Class Contact hours: 27.5 (work undertaken during the class)
- Directed hours: 27.5 (work the tutor has set students to each week in their own time)
- Independent Study Hours: 45 (work students set themselves to do, relevant to the discipline studied)
The combined submission will be assessed against the three learning outcomes for this course. These are equally weighted and each will be given a percentage grade. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 30% in each learning outcome and an overall combined mark of 40% minimum.
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Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
| Academic description |
Not entered |
| Syllabus |
Not entered |
| Transferable skills |
Using a 35mm manual camera
Processing film and developing images
Taking pictures with a camera
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of analogue photography within visual culture
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| Reading list |
Recommended
Gillanders, R., 2004, The photographic portrait: techniques, strategies and thoughts on making portraits with meaning, Devon: David & Charles
Barthes, R., 1994, Camera Lucida: reflections on photography, New York: Hill and Wang
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
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Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 3003
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