Module: Photography & Imaging

Latest Module Specifications

Current Academic Year 2025 - 2026

Module Title	Photography & Imaging
Module Code	ART1000 (ITS: CM206)
Faculty	Humanities & Social Sciences	School	Communications
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	10

Description

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

Learning Outcomes

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

Section Breakdown
CRN	10065	Part of Term	Semester 1
Coursework	100%	Examination Weight	0%
Grade Scale	40PASS	Pass Both Elements	N
Resit Category	RC1	Best Mark	N
Module Co-ordinator	Miriam Judge	Module Teacher	Dragana Jurisic, Robert Ellis

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment 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; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	p,
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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.

Indicative Reading List

Books:

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, KÃ¶nemann, KÃ¶ln, 3829013280

Articles:
None

Other Resources

1: Monograph references, Delivered during workshops, Misc,
417042: 1, Sofware/Technical Handouts, Delivered during workshops, Misc,