Overview
This unit provides students with the technical, practical and conceptual skills necessary to produce effective photography. You will gain an understanding of the technical parameters of the camera: exposure, shutter, aperture, ISO and lens types. Important photographic techniques are covered, including planning, composition and working with artificial and ambient lighting. You will produce photographs suitable for a range of contexts: news and publicity, art, portraiture, documentary and illustration. The unit also examines how photographers use visual elements to communicate messages and moods, and the current state of AI "photography" and its impact on the role of the contemporary photographer.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Prerequisite: Nil Anti-requisite: Students who have completed DGTL12005 Contemporary Photomedia may not enrol in this unit.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 1 - 2027
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
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