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Course Details
KTO KARATAY UNIVERSITY
Faculty of Fine Arts and Design
Programme of Graphic Design
Course Details
Course Code Course Name Year Period Semester T+A+L Credit ECTS
GRA158 Basic Photography 1 Spring 2 2+2+0 3 5
Course Type Elective
Course Cycle Bachelor's (First Cycle) (TQF-HE: Level 6 / QF-EHEA: Level 1 / EQF-LLL: Level 6)
Course Language Turkish
Methods and Techniques -
Mode of Delivery Face to Face
Prerequisites -
Coordinator -
Instructor(s) Assoc. Prof. Özlem TEKDEMİR DÖKEROĞLU
Instructor Assistant(s) -
Course Instructor(s)
Name and Surname Room E-Mail Address Internal Meeting Hours
Assoc. Prof. Özlem TEKDEMİR DÖKEROĞLU - [email protected]
Course Content
History of photography, basic principles, kinds of photograph machines, parts of photograph machines, lightning sources, digital photograph machines, composition in photography, portrait,view,iner location drawings, photograph and photograph taking applications .
Objectives of the Course
1. To know the basic principles and history of photography, to know photograph technics and applications, to learn using photograph machine, to be able to arrange light while taking photograph, to form qualified composition
Contribution of the Course to Field Teaching
Basic Vocational Courses
Specialization / Field Courses X
Support Courses
Transferable Skills Courses
Humanities, Communication and Management Skills Courses
Relationships between Course Learning Outcomes and Program Outcomes
Relationship Levels
Lowest Low Medium High Highest
1 2 3 4 5
# Program Learning Outcomes Level
P7 G Ability to communicate effectively, express oneself and present one's work. 5
P8 H The ability to express a thought, a concept or a phenomenon creatively in a visual way. Ability to transform abstract and concrete concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original works. 5
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week Topics
1 The kinds and definition of photograph machine
2 Basic principles and history of photograph
3 Parts of photograph machine,: Objective
4 Parts of photograph machine,: Diaphragm
5 Parts of photograph machine,: camera,light measurer, focalization system
6 Light and lightning sources: Film speed and settings
7 Dijital photograph and machines
8 Visa
9 Composition in photography: Open closed system, perspective and depth, movement.
10 Composition in photography: İlgi Interest center, revision, symetry and rate.
11 Portrait, view taking technics
12 İnner location, panoramic taking technics
13 Photograph taking applications
14 Final
Textbook or Material
Resources At the beginning of the photo, Levent Kılıç,
Basic principles of photography, Özer Kamburoğlu
Evaluation Method and Passing Criteria
In-Term Studies Quantity Percentage
Attendance 14 -
Practice - -
Homework - -
Presentation - -
Projects - -
Midterms 1 40 (%)
Final Exam 1 60 (%)
Total 100 (%)
ECTS / Working Load Table
Quantity Duration Total Work Load
Course Week Number and Time 14 4 56
Out-of-Class Study Time (Pre-study, Library, Reinforcement) 14 3 42
Midterms 1 14 14
Quiz 0 0 0
Homework 4 4 16
Practice 3 5 15
Laboratory 0 0 0
Project 0 0 0
Workshop 0 0 0
Presentation/Seminar Preparation 0 0 0
Fieldwork 0 0 0
Final Exam 1 5 5
Other 0 0 0
Total Work Load: 148
Total Work Load / 30 4,93
Course ECTS Credits: 5