Module: Photograph and Print Design 1

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Photograph and Print Design 1
Module Code	CM206
School	School of Communications
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Dragana Jurisic Semester 2: Dragana Jurisic Autumn: Dragana Jurisic
Module Teachers	David O'Callaghan Dragana Jurisic
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Repeat examination
Array

Description

An introduction to digital photography as a technology of communication and representation in a creative media based environment.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply technical competence in the use of digital 35mm (DSLR) format cameras.
2. Apply a basic critical understanding of the history of photography and uses of lens-based practice in contemporary visual culture.
3. Be able to understand, creatively interpret, research, execute and present a resolved body of work based on a photographic brief.
4. Evaluate work in the field, including one's own work, using professional terminology.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	33	No Description
Independent Study	112	No Description
Assignment Completion	105	No Description
Total Workload: 250

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Module Delivery
The module is delivered through a series of lectures, Lab sessions, workshop demonstrations, discussions and resource-based learning.

Photography: Contemporary Contexts
Overview of the lens based imaging across multiple media in contemporary visual culture.

Photographic Techniques 1: The Digital Camera
Image file basics. F- stops, shutter speeds, depth of field, ISO, exposure, bracketing, light and lens characteristics. Natural/artificial light. Flash on camera. Studio Flash

Photoshop Editing Techniques 1
Introduction to Photoshop CC. Basic image editing and interpolation

Photographic Techniques 2
Working with layers, typography and graphics to a creative/advertising brief

The Photographic Brief
Designing, writing and scheduling a project.

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown
Project	Digital Photography Project: Image & Narrative. Attendance at presentations and critiques is mandatory and is assessed on a pass/fail basis	50%	Week 8
Project	Digital Photography Skills: Digital Camera Basics, Photoshop and Blog design. Attendance at presentations and critiques is mandatory and is assessed on a pass/fail basis .	50%	Week 12

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Mary Warner Marien,: 2010, Photography: A Cultural History, 3rd Edition, Laurence King, 1856696669
Bruce Warren: 1993, Photography, West Pub. Co., Minneapolis/St. Paul, 0-314-92914-2
edited by Liz Wells: 2014, Photography, 4th Edition, London ; Routledge, 2014., 0415460875
Michel Frizot: 1998, A new history of photography, English Edition, Könemann, Köln, 3829013280

Other Resources

36236, Monograph references, Delivered during workshops, 0, Misc, 36237, Sofware/Technical Handouts, Delivered during workshops, 0, Misc,

Programme or List of Programmes

CS	BA in Communication Studies

Date of Last Revision

24-JAN-11

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