Media: Photography (Elective)
“God’s creative activity went far beyond the minimum requirements for getting the job done. Butterflies in the rain forest seldom seen by human eyes are creatures of breathtaking beauty. The delicate transparency of the man-of-war and the hummingbird’s wing are inimitable” Le Roy Koopman
Overview
This unit aims to allow students to develop their digital photography skills in areas such as self-portraiture, use of Photoshop, effective visual composition in photography, telling stories through still images. We will also discuss the ethical and regulatory issues around photography, including posting images to social media. By the end of this elective, students should feel comfortable using a digital SLR camera, constructing effective images and utilising photographic editing techniques.
Aims
- To plan, structure and design media artworks to engage an audience
- To analyse effective technical elements in contemporary and past photographic images
- To develop and refine media production skills, especially in relation to using a digital camera, and constructing and printing images
- To explore the ethical and regulatory issues around posting to social media
- To create different media products for specific audiences
- To develop media representations to show familiar and shared cultural values and beliefs
- To produce media products from pre-production through to post-production and distribution
- To experiment with the structure and organisation of ideas, conventions and genre elements in digital photography
- To use visual elements to tell a story through still images
Topics Include
- Using a digital camera
- Visual Composition
- Portraiture
- Photography Analysis
- Street photography, e.g. Humans of New York
Time Allocation
- 5 periods per cycle
- This unit is offered in Semester 2 only
Prerequisites
Requirements
Assessment
- Photography folio
- Photography analysis task
- Self-portraiture activity
"Listen to this, Job; stop and consider God's wonders. Job 37:14
