Course detail

Advanced Photography for Beginners - winter

FaVU-APFBAcad. year: 2024/2025

The course focuses on photographic technique and matter of balance between technological background and real usage of picture camera. Course is not focused on browsing through menus on digital cameras.

Language of instruction

English

Number of ECTS credits

4

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

MgA. Vít Baloun

Department

Office of Information Technology (OINT)

Offered to foreign students

Of all faculties

Entry knowledge

None required.

Rules for evaluation and completion of the course

exam
Attendance in the seminars is mandatory.

Aims

Students will master the process of decision which photographic method and tool to use.
Capability of full range usage of available photographical equipment, simply how to get best result possible even with cheap digital compact camera. Students will be skilled how to work with prime lenses, how to choose the proper perspective and how to get ideal color tonality if possible.

Study aids

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

SALVAGGIO Nanette, Basic Photographic Materials and Processes, third edition, Elsevier (c) 2009, ISBN 978-0-240-80984-7 (EN)

Recommended reading

PHAIDON editors, The Photography Book, Phaidon (c) 2005, ISBN: 9780714844886 (EN)

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme ZST-BX Bachelor's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective
  • Programme ZST-NX Master's 1 year of study, winter semester, elective

Type of course unit

 

Seminar

22 hod., compulsory

Teacher / Lecturer

MgA. Vít Baloun

Syllabus

- Size of CCD (film), crop factor
- Using and understanding various lenses
- Distance perspective handling
- Issues of (D)SLRs/MILCs
- Choosing proper media: film and digital, primes vs. zooms etc.
- Features of view/field cameras
- Available and artificial light, color temperature
- Various types of cameras, differences in usage
- Historical context, speed of perception of photographical work
- Six steps of frame control
- Uneven and demanding conditions and photographic equipment