Undergraduate Course: Analogue Photography 1 (LLLA07037)
Course Outline
| School | Edinburgh College of Art |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | THIS IS A FOR-CREDIT COURSE OFFERED BY THE OFFICE OF LIFELONG LEARNING (OLL); ONLY STUDENTS REGISTERED WITH OLL SHOULD BE ENROLLED.
This course will introduce students to the basics of black and white photography as an art and design practice to develop the beginnings of a personal language. Using a 35mm analogue camera, the course will focus on exploiting the camera¿s manual settings to take a range of types of pictures and will introduce basic technical processes in the dark room to develop and print a range of photographic outcomes. Students will also be encouraged to consider an aesthetic approach to subject, lighting, composition and mood. |
| Course description |
Not entered
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, through attending classes and engaging in directed and independent study, students should be able to:
RESEARCH
use and handle a 35mm camera to deploy a range of picture taking techniques and genres within an art context and considering the work of professional photographers.
PRACTICE
understand the fundamentals of light and time in balancing an accurate exposure and show competence in processing and printing black and white photographic images
PRESENT
show competence and selection skills in print presentation
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Reading List
Recommended
Gillanders, R., 2004, The photographic portrait: techniques, strategies and thoughts on making portraits with meaning, Devon: David & Charles
Barthes, R., 1994, Camera Lucida: reflections on photography, New York: Hill and Wang
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Using a 35mm manual camera
Processing film and developing images
Taking pictures with a camera
Ability to undertake research and reflective practice and apply these in the context of analogue photography within visual culture
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Mr Robbie Bushe
Tel:
Email: r.bushe@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Sherrey Landles
Tel: (0131 6)50 4400
Email: s.landles@ed.ac.uk |
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