PHT1000 Foundations of Photography 1

Other requisites

Students undertaking the Professional Photography major will require access to a DSLR camera (either full frame or mirrorless, or a micro four thirds system); two manually operated, interchangeable lenses (recommended are one wide-angle lens [zoom or prime] and one normal-telephoto zoom lens); Adobe Creative Cloud subscription (including Adobe Bridge, Lightroom Classic, Photoshop – students must ensure their computer is capable of efficiently running the software); and personal storage space (portable external hard drive, and cloud storage). These will be used throughout all courses in the Professional Photography major.


If you wish to check the suitability of your camera, please contact the course examiner.

Students may incur extra resource costs for photographic printing.

All students will require access to e-mail and have internet access to UConnect for this course.

Synopsis

Students in this course will be introduced to the fundamentals of digital photography and imaging software, so they begin the process of developing professional skills in photographic imaging. Through practice-based learning, they will begin to define and interpret elements of photographic composition including shutter speed, exposure, angles, composition, depth of field, and perspective. Students will also be introduced to professional software. Through examination of case studies and other forms of academic inquiry, they will also explore the development of photographic practice from the nineteenth century to contemporary digital photography, and will gain knowledge of the underlying principles and concepts of photographic practice as a tool of communication. Through this, students will also begin to examine the philosophies and ethics through which they will practise.

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