ECTS - Alternative Photography and Darkroom Techniques
Alternative Photography and Darkroom Techniques (GRT428) Course Detail
| Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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| Alternative Photography and Darkroom Techniques | GRT428 | Area Elective | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Pre-requisite Course(s) |
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| N/A |
| Course Language | Turkish |
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| Course Type | Elective Courses |
| Course Level | Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle) |
| Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
| Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture, Drill and Practice. |
| Course Lecturer(s) |
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| Course Objectives | - History of photography and knowledge of photography. - Basic darkroom knowledge. - To be able to wash black and white film in the dark room. - Printing black and white photographs. - Alternative photography knowledge. - Knowledge of Cyanotype, Salt Print, Gumbichromat, Van Dyke alternative printing techniques. - To be able to produce alternative photographs using Cyanotype, Salt Print, Gumbichromat, Van Dyke techniques. |
| Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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| Course Content | History of photography; darkroom basics, developing b/w negatives and printingwith enlarger in darkroom; knowledge of alternative photography, learning and making prints with alternative photo printing techniques such as Cyanotype, Salt Print, Gum bichromate and Van Dyke. |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
| Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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| 1 | Course description, aim, teaching style and examples. | |
| 2 | Explaining the historical development of photography | |
| 3 | Examination of the characteristics of printing techniques developed in the historical process of photography | |
| 4 | Explaining the theory of black and white photography | |
| 5 | Deciding and discussing shooting subjects | |
| 6 | Black and white film developing | |
| 7 | Darkroom use and card printing | |
| 8 | Explanation of Cyanotype technique | |
| 9 | Explaining the Van Dyke Technique | |
| 10 | Explaining Gum Bichromate | |
| 11 | Explaining Salt Print Technique | |
| 12 | Experimental examples: Work on applications based on the use of different techniques separately and in combination | |
| 13 | Identification of original applications with inferences from experimental applications | |
| 14 | Project Implementation | |
| 15 | General Exam |
Sources
| Other Sources | 1. • Adams, Ansel. 1981. The Negative. Boston: New York Graphic Society. |
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| 2. • Doğu Gündoğdu, Sanat objesi olarak kitap ve alternatif fotoğrafçılık teknikleri kullanılarak sanatçı kitabı tasarlanması, Hacettepe Üniversitesi, 2017, Ankara | |
| 3. • James, Christopher. 2009. Alternative Photographic Processes. New York: Delmar. | |
| 4. • Marsh, Anne. 2003. The Darkroom: Photography and the Theathre of Desire. Victoria: Macmillan Publishers. | |
| 5. • Topçuoğlu, Nazif. 2010. Fotoğraf Ölmedi Ama Tuhaf Kokuyor. Istanbul: Yapı Kredi Yayınları. | |
| 6. • Reeder, Ron. 2010. Digital Negatives for Palladium and other Alternative Photo Processes. Ron Reeder. | |
| 7. • Serdar Bilici, Alternative Photography In The Digital Age: Perfect Photographs In An • Imperfect Way, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi, Ankara, 2013 | |
| 8. • Özer Kamburoğlu, A’dan Z’ye Fotoğraf, Say Yayınları, 2013 |
Evaluation System
| Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance/Participation | - | - |
| Laboratory | - | - |
| Application | - | - |
| Field Work | - | - |
| Special Course Internship | - | - |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | - | - |
| Homework Assignments | - | - |
| Presentation | - | - |
| Project | 4 | 25 |
| Report | - | - |
| Seminar | - | - |
| Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | - | - |
| Final Exam/Final Jury | - | - |
| Toplam | 4 | 25 |
| Percentage of Semester Work | |
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| Percentage of Final Work | 100 |
| Total | 100 |
Course Category
| Core Courses | X |
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| Major Area Courses | |
| Supportive Courses | |
| Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
| Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
| # | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
| 1 | Acquires Art and Design culture and aesthetic knowledge, theoretical and applied knowledge about the discipline. | |||||
| 2 | Knows the legal regulations and processes about Art and Design. | |||||
| 3 | Has knowledge about interdisciplinary interaction associated with the relevant field of Art and Design. | X | ||||
| 4 | Describes the concepts, ideas, facts, and problems related with the field; perceives, designs, and applies them multi-dimensionally. | |||||
| 5 | Evaluates interaction with sub-disciplines related with the field, uses the information creatively. | X | ||||
| 6 | Works, undertakes responsibility, and carries out plans individually and as a group member. | X | ||||
| 7 | Identifies the learning requirements about the field, and directs his learning within a lifelong sense of social conscience. | X | ||||
| 8 | Uses information and communication technologies required by the field at least at an advanced level of Europe Computer Literacy License. | |||||
| 9 | Follows new information relevant with the field and communicates with colleagues using a foreign language (Europe Language Portfolio General Level: B1 Level). | |||||
| 10 | Creates projects supporting solution suggestions to problems in his field with qualified and quantified data; shares them with experts and non-experts. | |||||
| 11 | Converts concrete and abstract concepts into creative thinking, innovative and original products, analyzes the acquired information and skills with a critical approach. | X | ||||
| 12 | Is aware of national and international values of art and design, and acts in accordance with ethical values. | X | ||||
| 13 | Has knowledge, equipment, and aesthetic awareness about art culture and history that is necessary for carrying out successful studies related with the discipline. | X | ||||
| 14 | Has enough awareness about the universality of social rights, social justice, quality culture, and protection of cultural values and environment, occupational health and safety. | |||||
ECTS/Workload Table
| Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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| Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 4 | 64 |
| Laboratory | |||
| Application | |||
| Special Course Internship | |||
| Field Work | |||
| Study Hours Out of Class | 10 | 4 | 40 |
| Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
| Project | |||
| Report | |||
| Homework Assignments | 3 | 10 | 30 |
| Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
| Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 8 | 8 |
| Total Workload | 150 | ||