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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Photo Work

  • Unit Code

    PHO1105

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this introductory unit, students develop understanding of uses of photography as a creative medium, through studying reading on photographic style and method and investigating the analog camera, black and white film processing and darkroom printmaking techniques. The potential of photography is explored through challenging, applied projects, encouraging interpretative and expressive uses of fundamental photographic practices.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply fundamental production principles in the exposure, development and printing of film based photographic imagery.
  2. Competently use photographic equipment and materials.
  3. Creatively use presentational codes, selective focus, duration and chiaroscuro.
  4. Manipulate photographic equipment and materials to express ideas.

Unit Content

  1. Application of fundamental production principles regarding the use of frame, lenses, camera position, depth of field and exposure.
  2. Instruction in the operation of a 35mm camera, reflectance and incident light meters.
  3. Introduction to elementary film processing and print making techniques.
  4. Selected photographers demonstrating the creative uses of fundamental photomedia production principles at work.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, workshops and fieldwork.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseExercise10%
Creative WorkProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 250%

Text References

  • Pam, M. (2000) Indian Ocean Journals. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Meatyard, R. (2004). Meatyard. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Lartigue, J. (2004). Lartigue: Album of a century. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson.
  • Klein, W. (2010). Life is good & good for you in New York. New York: Errata Editions.
  • Brassai. (2008). Paris. Koln: Taschen.
  • Doisneau, R. (2010). Paris. Paris, France: Flammarion.
  • DeCarava, R. (2002). The sound I saw: Improvisations on a jazz theme. London, United Kingdom: Phaidon.
  • Davidson, B. (2007). Circus. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Cartier-Bresson, H. (2010). The modern century. London, United Kingdom: Thames and Hudson.
  • Frank, R. (2009). Black white and things. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Education and Arts

School: Communications and Arts

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Photo Work

  • Unit Code

    PHO1105

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    2

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this introductory unit, students develop understanding of uses of photography as a creative medium, through studying reading on photographic style and method and investigating the analog camera, black and white film processing and darkroom printmaking techniques. The potential of photography is explored through challenging, applied projects, encouraging interpretative and expressive uses of fundamental photographic practices.

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply fundamental production principles in the exposure, development and printing of film based photographic imagery.
  2. Competently use photographic equipment and materials.
  3. Creatively use presentational codes, selective focus, duration and chiaroscuro.
  4. Manipulate photographic equipment and materials to express ideas.

Unit Content

  1. Application of fundamental production principles regarding the use of frame, lenses, camera position, depth of field and exposure.
  2. Instruction in the operation of a 35mm camera, reflectance and incident light meters.
  3. Introduction to elementary film processing and print making techniques.
  4. Selected photographers demonstrating the creative uses of fundamental photomedia production principles at work.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Seminars, workshops and fieldwork.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
ExerciseExercise10%
Creative WorkProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 250%

Text References

  • Pam, M. (2000) Indian Ocean Journals. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Meatyard, R. (2004). Meatyard. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Lartigue, J. (2004). Lartigue: Album of a century. London, United Kingdom: Thames & Hudson.
  • Klein, W. (2010). Life is good & good for you in New York. New York: Errata Editions.
  • Brassai. (2008). Paris. Koln: Taschen.
  • Doisneau, R. (2010). Paris. Paris, France: Flammarion.
  • DeCarava, R. (2002). The sound I saw: Improvisations on a jazz theme. London, United Kingdom: Phaidon.
  • Davidson, B. (2007). Circus. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.
  • Cartier-Bresson, H. (2010). The modern century. London, United Kingdom: Thames and Hudson.
  • Frank, R. (2009). Black white and things. Gottingen, Germany: Steidl.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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