104213 - PHOTOGRAPHIC PROJECTS

Subject type: Mandatory

Coordinator: Maddalena Fedele

Trimester: First term

Credits: 4

The subject of Photographic Projects puts the photographic technique within the reach of the development of a photographic project within a specific genre, using a certain methodology and allowing it to be executed. Visual narrative techniques are articulated in order to ensure coherence between aesthetics, content and meaning, thus deepening the photographic resource as a form of visual expression.

At the end of the course the student must be able to:

-Deepen in the state of the photographic art, like base to elaborate future personal photographic projects.

-Deepen in the knowledge of the own camera trying to exploit to the maximum the different modalities and options available.

-Solve complex situations of light, portraiture and other specific situations.

-Acquire the basics of photographic composition and its exceptions.

-Apply different types of developing from Photoshop.

-Apply basic photo retouching techniques.

-To acquire a dynamic in the photographic selection with respect to a set of concrete and objectifiable criteria.

-Encourage the photographic critical spirit, elaborating constructive critiques and defending them.

The subject consists of four hours a week distributed as follows: 2 of Theory and 2 of Practices and Projects. Classroom work will be based on classes where the teacher will explain the concepts of theory, accompanied by a very significant collection of photographs. Both individual and collective experimentation through exercises are proposed.

The activities of a practical nature, as well as the projects will be carried out in the laboratory, the set and / or in exteriors previously defined and agreed. In the scheduled sessions, the necessary tools will be given to be able to solve these activities, although it is expected that the student will finish them outside the hours formally of laboratory, being these the previously conceived within the frame of the hours. of autonomous learning.

Students are encouraged to use their own Reflex camera, if available, to feed greater autonomy in both performance and learning.

1. AUTHOR PHOTOGRAPHY

1.1 Description and analysis of the main photographers of the XNUMXth century.

1.2. Photographic currents.

1.3 Revisitation and Appropriation.

2 PHOTOGRAPHIC GENRES

2.1 Photographic and pictorial currents. Influences.

2.2 Description of the different photographic disciplines. Formal and technical characteristics.

3. COMPOSITION

3.1 Leit-Motive.

3.2 Photographic Language.

3.3 Position and Angle of the camera.

3.4 Framing: H / V, Rule of Thirds, Reframing. Rotation.

3.5 Depth and Scale.

3.6 The Decisive Moment

3.7 The Light.

3.8 The Color. B&W.

3.9 Shapes, Rhythms and Textures.

3.10 Other Techniques.

4. THE PORTRAIT

4.1 Leit-Motive.

4.2 Language of Communication.

4.3 Position and Angle of the camera.

4.4 Framing: Type of Plan. Rotation. Fund Treatment.

4.5 Visual Communication. The Rule of Sight.

4.6 The Light.

4.7 The Color. B&W.

ACTIVITY 1: PRACTICE 1: CAPTURE IN MANUAL AND REVELATED RAW MODE (3%).

A shot shot in RAW format in MANUAL mode will be revealed to experience the advantages and possibilities of RAW format to the JPG file, controlling the shutter speed and aperture in order to achieve the desired effect.

Advanced RAW developing techniques will be applied to obtain reservations in areas of the image that require it.

The student will have to deliver two photographs acquired according to the own specifications of the practice.

ACTIVITY 2: PRACTICE 2: REVEALED WITH PHOTOSHOP (3%)

The photo shot will be revealed in Practice 1 in order to know and apply the most important settings of the Adobe Photoshop CS5 Post-Production Program.

Techniques for improving color and lighting will be acquired, applying layers on the original image. Selection techniques will be learned in order to reveal an image by zones.

The student will have to deliver two photographs acquired according to the own specifications of the practice.

ACTIVITY 3: PRACTICE 3: HDR LANDSCAPE (3%)

It will be shot in a very contrasting scene. Different techniques will be applied to achieve a depth of field HDR landscape. Deliverables:

1. 2-step bracketing with tripod, resulting in three photographs that must be processed with Photoshop to obtain a single photograph.

2. Photographic capture overexposing the lights, revealing by zones the different areas of the photograph.

The student will have to deliver four photographs acquired according to the own specifications of the practice.

ACTIVITY 4: PRACTICE 4: STUDY PORTRAIT (3%)

You will experiment with the photographic portrait in the Photographic Plato to experiment with the different lighting schemes, how to measure the light of a studio flash and how to control the accessories of the flash in order to obtain a good portrait.

The student must submit four photographs acquired according to the specifications of the practice.

ACTIVITY 5: PRACTICE 5: PORTRAIT WITH SEPARATE CAMERA FLASH (3%)

You will experiment with the photographic portrait using the separate external camera flash in order to carry out the different lighting schemes with front, side and backlight, combining ambient light with artificial light.

The student will have to deliver two photographs acquired according to the own specifications of the practice.

ACTIVITY 6: PROJECT # 1: AUTHOR REVIEW (20%)

Individual project that will consist of the elaboration of a personal project from the previous study of the work of a recognized photographer. The project will include two parts:

-A report that incorporates the following points: Justification of the Election. Technical File (Photographic Equipment and Camera Parameters), Intentions and Personal Assessment.

-A photographic production that will include two revisitations (one may be an appropriation) of his work.

ACTIVITY 7: PROJECT # 2: THEMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY (30%)

The Project will consist of the acquisition of a series of photographs on a chosen topic proposed by the student and approved by the teacher.

The work may be of a topic worked on individually or collectively as long as it is justified that more than one student participates in the topic or scope, clearly defining the roles of each. The theory session will present all the different photographic topics, in order to facilitate the initial process of choosing the topic to be developed by the student.

The body of the work will consist of two parts:

-A report describing the thematic photography work, the motivations, locations and methodology to be used, accompanied by a collection of background (photos of other recognized and current authors), which have served as a starting point and background inspiration to develop the work.

-Final Images. The volume of photos will depend on the work: from 5 to 15 photos for an individual work and from 10 to 30 photographs for a collective work. This set will be presented accompanied by a PDF file where the series is presented accompanied by an explanatory text. Optionally, each photograph may be accompanied by an individual title.

All original images in RAW and final ones processed in JPG must be provided according to delivery specifications. It will be necessary to apply the conditioned graphic edition to the final means of diffusion.

ACTIVITY 8: EXAMINATION (35%).

The exam responds to the test-type format and consists of 25 questions, with four possible answers each and a single possible solution (which can be vision o false, according to the wording of the question). Incorrect Answers penalize 25% of a correct answer.

The exam will take place without notes, on a day and time set by the head of studies at the beginning of the course.

This activity is recoverable.

The final grade will be the weighted average of the grades of the assessable activities mentioned, as specified below:

THEORY (35%): TEST Exam [This activity is recoverable]

PRACTICES (15%): [5 Practice x 3%]                                                           

PROJECTS (50%):

• PROJECT # 1: Revisit Author: 20%
• PROJECT # 2: Thematic Photo: 30%                                                               

No minimum grade conditions are established in any of the activities.

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MELLADO, José María, High Quality Photography. Technique and Method. CS5. Ediciones Artual SL 2013.