VDES70030
Photography, Advanced Digital		 Sheridan
 
  I: Administrative Information   II: Course Details   III: Topical Outline(s)  Printable Version
 

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Section I: Administrative Information
  Total hours: 42.0
Credit Value: 3.0
Credit Value Notes: N/A
Effective: Winter 2024
Prerequisites: VDES70029
Corequisites: N/A
Equivalents: N/A
Pre/Co/Equiv Notes: N/A

Program(s): Digital Photography
Program Coordinator(s): N/A
Course Leader or Contact: N/A
Version: 20240108_00
Status: Approved (APPR)

Section I Notes: Access to course materials and assignments will be available on Sheridan's Learning and Teaching Environment (SLATE). Students will need reliable access to a computer and the internet.
 
 
Section II: Course Details

Detailed Description
Students continue to develop their technical skill, incorporating techniques learned in the basic and intermediate digital photography courses, to evolve their personal style to produce photographs. Students explore the portrait and the still-life as it applies to editorial, commercial advertising, and fine art worlds with special emphasis on generating innovative ideas and creating images with conceptual depth. Students research contemporary photographic artists to inspire their own work. They begin to formulate ideas about the meaning and purpose of a photograph and apply their technical skills to create images. Through in-class lectures, discussions, and hands on activities, students explore new approaches and genres of photography and reflect on their own photographic style and technique.

Program Context

 
Digital Photography Program Coordinator(s): N/A
The Photography-Digital Certificate Program is for the photographer who wishes to upgrade skills, earn income from a hobby or gain an introduction to professional methods in starting a business.


Course Critical Performance and Learning Outcomes

  Critical Performance:
By the end of this course students will have demonstrated the ability to combine technical skills and their personal photographic style and techniques to produce images.
 
Learning Outcomes:

To achieve the critical performance, students will have demonstrated the ability to:

  1. Apply knowledge and inspiration gathered by studying contemporary photographic artists.
  2. Take this inspiration and apply it to their own work in the assignments.
  3. Embrace the idea: shoot more, think less or not to over-think the process of taking a photograph in order to learn about one's photographic style.
  4. Have a clear understanding of what a commercial photographer does and additionally who is involved in the advertising and editorial side of the business.
  5. Exhibit behavior consistent with professional attitudes including: - openness to dialectic learning through peer critique and discussions - utilizing an acceptance of diverse perspectives to learning and sharing - ability to work cohesively with cohorts

Evaluation Plan
Students demonstrate their learning in the following ways:

 Evaluation Plan: IN-CLASS
 ASSIGNMENT #120.0%
 ASSIGNMENT #220.0%
 ASSIGNMENT #320.0%
 ASSIGNMENT #420.0%
 ASSIGNMENT #520.0%
Total100.0%

Evaluation Notes and Academic Missed Work Procedure:
TEST AND ASSIGNMENT PROTOCOL The following protocol applies to every course offered by Continuing and Professional Studies. 1. Students are responsible for staying abreast of test dates and times, as well as due dates and any special instructions for submitting assignments and projects as supplied to the class by the instructor. 2. Students must write all tests at the specified date and time. Missed tests, in-class/online activities, assignments and presentations are awarded a mark of zero. The penalty for late submission of written assignments is a loss of 10% per day for up to five business days (excluding Sundays and statutory holidays), after which, a grade of zero is assigned. Business days include any day that the college is open for business, whether the student has scheduled classes that day or not. An extension or make-up opportunity may be approved by the instructor at his or her discretion.

Provincial Context
The course meets the following Ministry of Colleges and Universities requirements:

 

Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition
PLAR Contact (if course is PLAR-eligible) - Office of the Registrar
Students may apply to receive credit by demonstrating achievement of the course learning outcomes through previous relevant work/life experience, service, self-study and training on the job. This course is eligible for challenge through the following method(s):

  • Portfolio
    Notes:  
  • Interview
    Notes:  
 
 
Section III: Topical Outline
Some details of this outline may change as a result of circumstances such as weather cancellations, College and student activities, and class timetabling.
Instruction Mode: In-Class
Professor: Multiple Professors
Resource(s): N/A
Applicable student group(s): Continuing Education Students
Course Details:

Weekly rotation may depend on availability of MAC lab and Photography studio

WEEK 1

  • Orientation:  Synopsis of intended learning objectives an instructional strategies.
  • Assess group and individual learning needs
  • Review Intermediate Photography learning outcomes
  • Lecture: Who is Tom Feiler and why you need more than technique to survive in commercial photography
  • Introduction to "Art Photography Now"
  • Assignment One: Self Portrait (Due Week4)


WEEK 2 - Studio

  • Lecture: Discussion on Self Portraiture in Photography
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment One
  • Studio time to work on Assignment One


WEEK 3 - Lab

  • Lecture: Assigned work (Portraits for Advertising and Editorial)
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment One
  • Photo Shop practicum to actualize Assignment One


WEEK 4 - Studio

  • Review and Group Critique of Assignment One.
  • Assignment Two: Assigned Portrait (Due Week 6)
  • Studio time to work on Assignment Two


WEEK 5 - Lab

  • Lecture: Still-life in Commercial in Advertising and Editorial  Photography
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment One
  • Photo Shop practicum to actualize Assignment Two


WEEK 6 - Location

  • Review and Group Critique of Assignment Two
  • Assignment Three: Simple Still-life  (Due Week 8)
  • Studio time to work on Assignment Three


WEEK 7 - Lab

  • Lecture: Conceptual Photography
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment Three
  • Photo Shop practicum to actualize Assignment Three


WEEK 8 - Studio

  • Review and Group Critique of Assignment Three
  • Assignment Four: Emotions (Due Week 10)
  • Studio time to work on Assignment Four.


WEEK 9 - Lab

  • Lecture: Advertising Concepts: How it works and who is who in advertising.
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment Four.
  • Photo Shop practicum to actualize Assignment Four.



WEEK 10 - Studio

  • Review and Group Critique of Assignment Four
  • Lecture: Defining your own Style
  • Assignment Five: Defining your own style (Due Week 12)



WEEK 11 - Lab

  • Lecture: Self Promotion strategies for Commercial Photographers
  • Review of work in progress for Assignment Five.
  • Photo Shop practicum to actualize Assignment Five.


WEEK 12

  • Review and Group Critique of Assignment Five
  • A summative review of course learning objectives
  • Review of learning outcomes.

Sheridan Policies

It is recommended that students read the following policies in relation to course outlines:

  • Academic Integrity
  • Copyright
  • Intellectual Property
  • Respectful Behaviour
  • Accessible Learning
All Sheridan policies can be viewed on the Sheridan policy website.

Appropriate use of generative Artificial Intelligence tools: In alignment with Sheridan's Academic Integrity Policy, students should consult with their professors and/or refer to evaluation instructions regarding the appropriate use, or prohibition, of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools for coursework. Turnitin AI detection software may be used by faculty members to screen assignment submissions or exams for unauthorized use of artificial intelligence.

Course Outline Changes: The information contained in this Course Outline including but not limited to faculty and program information and course description is subject to change without notice. Nothing in this Course Outline should be viewed as a representation, offer and/or warranty. Students are responsible for reading the Important Notice and Disclaimer which applies to Programs and Courses.
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