Titular Professors
Subject 1. The camera. Images of light.
Fundamentals of the camera, evolution and identification of capabilities in digital work equipment.
Cross-working processes with cameras, essential materials and digital cameras.
Subject 2. Photographic language. Composition and Color.
Photo capture. Two-dimensional interpretation of reality, visual structures and communicative logics. Composition,
color and tropes of visual language.
Subject 3. Management and edition of the digital photography.
Stream digital files from camera.
Editing and manipulation and creation of photographic files.
Subject 4. The photographic project.
Phases of the photographic project.
The subject will be established with the aim that students take control of their training. Fundamental concepts will be
introduced through master classes with audiovisual support, references by classical and contemporary photographic
authors.
Guided procedural practices will be performed in the classroom. Work challenges will be proposed that allow the student
to deepen and develop independently the concepts and procedures introduced. The student will develop a personal
project. The results of work will be shared in the group for viewing and analysis.
MD 0 Master class
MD 2 Laboratory practices
MD 4 Seminars
MD 6 Project Based Learning
MD 11 Challenge-based learning
Ordinary call evaluation:
Continuous assessment: 20%
Involvement of the student in the classes and punctual delivery of the proposals of work in the dates and form agreed.
Dossier of works: 80%
The student will submit a final dossier including at least:
- Statement or global positioning of the work (brief)
- Statement or positioning of each series (brief)
- 5 images, Light theme. 10%
- 5 images, theme composition. 10%
- 5 images, Color them. 10%
- Editing 1 images. 10%
- Semantic exercise. 10%
- Open project series. 30%
The following will be valued:
In the formalization of the dossier; structure, adaptation and hierarchy of visual content.
In the pictures; demonstrated levels of content comprehension and assimilation. levels of resolution and application of
skills and procedures.
Globally; experimental, research, methodological and creative knowledge attitudes.
Extraordinary evaluation:
The student who does not passthe ordinary assessment hasthe option of passing the subject in the call for extraordinary
assessment.
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