PROCESSING IN DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

RDTV160

Course Code: RDTV160
Semester: -
Theory+Practice: 3 + 0
ECTS: 5

Course Type

Elective Course

Course Level

Associate Degree

Year of Study

Semester

ECTS

Name of Lecturer(s)

Assistant Professor Ayşe Şirin Gazialem

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this course, the students;

Are dominated by the tecnical concepts of digital photography.
Know the basic settings on a digital camera menus.
Can detect the technical difficulties on photo and correct them.
Can improve photos aesthetically by the digital image processing.
Can be ready the photos for use in print and on the web.

Mode of Delivery

Face to face

Prerequisites

Recommended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Description

This course aims to provide students' technical competencies in digital photography; It aims to gain mastery in processing photographs for archiving, correction and improvement in computer environment. Within the scope of the course, students will be taught the features of digital photography, its differences from traditional photography, and the knowledge of the equipment used; It is planned to gain practical skills for processing digital photographic images in computer environment, archiving them, making them ready for use on the web or for printing.

Course Contents

WEEK	TOPICS
1^st Week	Course description. Explaining the content and purpose of the course, the way the course is run and the presentation of the materials.
2^nd Week	Basic definitions of digital cameras: Sensors, pixels, crop factor, different file formats.
3^rd Week	Introduction to photo processing. Photoshop and other software. Photo archiving software.
4^th Week	Basic tools in Photoshop.
5^th Week	Interference with light and contrast over the whole image.
6^th Week	color space. Color correction and replacement.
7^th Week	Framing correction, reframing. Perspective correction.
8^th Week	MIDTERM
9^th Week	Regional selection tools and regional intervention in photography.
10^th Week	layers
11^th Week	Camera Raw
12^th Week	Filters, ready-made software
13^th Week	Creating panoramic photo and HDR photo.
14^th Week	Making photos ready for print and web.

Recommended or Required Reading

1. Filmden Dijitale Temel Fotoğraf. Emre İKİZLER.
2. Fotoğrafa Başlarken. Levend Kılıç
3. Fotoğrafçılıkta Rengin Sırları. Jim ZUCKERMAN
4. Dijital Fotoğrafçılık. Tom Ang.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture
Questions/Answers
Problem Solving
Practice
Project

Assessment Methods and Criteria

	Quantity	Percentage (%)
Mid-term	1	20
Assignment	1	30
Quiz	1	20
Total(%)		70
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)		70
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)		30
Total(%)		100

ECTS Allocated Based on Student Workload

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Midterm exam	1	1	1
Preparation for Quiz	1	20	20
Individual or group work	14	2	28
Preparation for Final exam	1	20	20
Course hours	14	3	42
Preparation for Midterm exam	1	10	10
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam	1	1	1
Homework	1	30	30
Total Work Load			152
Total Work Load / 30 (h)			5.06
ECTS Credit of the Course			5

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

Programme Qualifications / Learning Outcomes

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