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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

    Studio Work

  • Unit Code

    PHO2103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students develop skills in the creative management of light through investigation and application of lighting principles used in photomedia production. The potential of photographs to create audiences is explored in projects that aim to promote the production of imaginative and engaging imagery.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from PHO1105

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PHO4103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the characteristics of a range of lighting equipment and materials.
  2. Identify lighting principles at work in a range of practices.
  3. Integrate a variety of technical principles and concepts in production.
  4. Operate studio photomedia equipment with lighting.

Unit Content

  1. Strategies employed in the production of imaginative and engaging photomedia imagery.
  2. The lighting practices of selected photographers.
  3. The principles incorporated in the management and manipulation of light.
  4. The use of a single lens reflex digital camera.
  5. The use of incident and reflectance flash light meters, flash lighting equipment, digital negative scanning and digital printing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Seminars. Workshops.

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
ExerciseProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 260%

Text References

  • ^ London, B., Stone, J. & Upton, J. (2008). Photography. (9th ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
  • Avedon, R. (2002). Richard Avedon portraits. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
  • Parr, M. (2005). Fashion magazine. Paris: Magnum Photos.
  • McCartney, S. (2003). Photographic lighting simplified. New York: Allworth.
  • Newton, J., & Keller, W. (1998). Helmut Newton: Pages from the glossies: Facsimilies 1956 - 1998. Zurich: Scalo.
  • Mark, M. (1999). Mary Ellen Mark American odyssey 1963 - 1999. New York: Aperture.
  • Leibovitz, A. (2006). A photographer's life. A photographer's life.
  • Ewing, W. (2006). Face: The new photographic portrait. London: Thames And Hudson.
  • Greenough, S. (2005). Irving Penn: Platinum prints. Washington: National Gallery of Art.
  • Harrison, M. (2003). David Bailey. Locations. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • LaChapelle, D. (1996). LaChapelle land. New York: Simon And Schuster.

Journal References

  • Afterimage
  • Creative Camera
  • Communication Arts
  • Camera International
  • Aperture
  • Graphis

^ Mandatory reference

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

    Studio Work

  • Unit Code

    PHO2103

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

In this unit, students develop skills in the creative management of light through investigation and application of lighting principles used in photomedia production. The potential of photographs to create audiences is explored in projects that aim to promote the production of imaginative and engaging imagery.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 1 units from PHO1105

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PHO4103

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Describe the characteristics of a range of lighting equipment and materials.
  2. Identify lighting principles at work in a range of practices.
  3. Integrate a variety of technical principles and concepts in production.
  4. Operate studio photomedia equipment with lighting.

Unit Content

  1. Strategies employed in the production of imaginative and engaging photomedia imagery.
  2. The lighting practices of selected photographers.
  3. The principles incorporated in the management and manipulation of light.
  4. The use of a single lens reflex digital camera.
  5. The use of incident and reflectance flash light meters, flash lighting equipment, digital negative scanning and digital printing.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures. Seminars. Workshops.

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
ExerciseProject 140%
Creative WorkProject 260%

Text References

  • ^ London, B., Stone, J. & Upton, J. (2008). Photography. (9th ed.). New York: Prentice Hall.
  • Avedon, R. (2002). Richard Avedon portraits. New York: Harry N. Abrams.
  • Parr, M. (2005). Fashion magazine. Paris: Magnum Photos.
  • McCartney, S. (2003). Photographic lighting simplified. New York: Allworth.
  • Newton, J., & Keller, W. (1998). Helmut Newton: Pages from the glossies: Facsimilies 1956 - 1998. Zurich: Scalo.
  • Mark, M. (1999). Mary Ellen Mark American odyssey 1963 - 1999. New York: Aperture.
  • Leibovitz, A. (2006). A photographer's life. A photographer's life.
  • Ewing, W. (2006). Face: The new photographic portrait. London: Thames And Hudson.
  • Greenough, S. (2005). Irving Penn: Platinum prints. Washington: National Gallery of Art.
  • Harrison, M. (2003). David Bailey. Locations. London: Thames and Hudson.
  • LaChapelle, D. (1996). LaChapelle land. New York: Simon And Schuster.

Journal References

  • Afterimage
  • Creative Camera
  • Communication Arts
  • Camera International
  • Aperture
  • Graphis

^ Mandatory reference

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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