Course: Current Trends in Photography 2

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Course title Current Trends in Photography 2
Course code KARF/XSTF2
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Jindra Saparová Silvia, doc. Mgr. art. ArtD.
Course content
1. Photographic image and its specifics. 2. Photographic types and genres. 3.- 4. Possibilities of using photography in artistic - visual practice. 5. Application of the photographic image in design and other media. 6.- 8. Current trends in contemporary domestic and foreign photography. 9.- 10. Photography as a means of visual communication. 10.- 13. Selection of photographic series and implementation of an exhibition of student works.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecturing, Dialogic (Discussion, conversation, brainstorming), Projection (static, dynamic), Teamwork
  • Home preparation for classes - 99 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
Primary orientation in the current photo.
Primary orientation in the current photo.
Skills
Basic experience with photographic media.
Basic experience with photographic media.
learning outcomes
Knowledge
List the basic trends in the current development and tendencies of photography.
List the basic trends in the current development and tendencies of photography.
Define the basic principles of contemporary photography.
Define the basic principles of contemporary photography.
Describe the basic rules of photography.
Describe the basic rules of photography.
Describe the basic rules of photography.
Describe the basic rules of photography.
Explain the possibilities of photography in visual practice.
Explain the possibilities of photography in visual practice.
Skills
Application of acquired knowledge from contemporary photography to one's own photographic output.
Application of acquired knowledge from contemporary photography to one's own photographic output.
Realization of a set of photos.
Realization of a set of photos.
Realization of a set of photos.
Realization of a set of photos.
Creating a concept for the presentation of your own photos.
Creating a concept for the presentation of your own photos.
Public presentation of selected photographic works.
Public presentation of selected photographic works.
teaching methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
Lecturing
Lecturing
Skills
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Individual work of students
Individual work of students
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of a work of art
Analysis of a work of art
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Analysis of a presentation given by the student
Recommended literature
  • Barthes, Roland. Světlá komora, Agite/Fra. Agite/Fra, Praha, 2005.
  • Barthes, Roland. Světlá komora. Agite/Fra, Praha, 2005.
  • Císař Karel . Co je to fotografie? . Herrmann & synové, Praha, 2004.
  • Grygar, Štěpán. Konceptuální umění a fotografie. AMU, Praha, 2004.
  • Rosenblum, Naomi. A World History of Photography. Abbeville Press, 2008.
  • Silverio, Robert. Postmoderní fotografie. AMU, Praha, 2007.
  • Sontag Susan. O fotografii. Praha, 2002.
  • Sontag Susan. O fotografii. Praha, 2002.


Study plans that include the course
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