2021/22 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
COMM1860 Photographic Practices
20 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Michael Schofield
Email: m.p.schofield@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2021/22
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Module summary
This introductory module is designed to introduce students to an understanding of the ontological and technological nature of photography. It will develop photographic techniques based on the basic analogue and intermediate digital production and editing of images. The module will allow students to develop key analogue and digital photographic techniques and enable them to situate their own practice within broader cultural discourses. It will also develop ethical and legal frameworks and risk aware practice. It will be delivered through a combination of lectures, themed practical exercises, workshops and seminars.Objectives
The key objectives of this module are to:1. Introduce students to the principle techniques of digital photography and to develop key skills in relation to the capture and postproduction of digital photographs.
2. Introduce students to the history of dominant photographic practices.
3. Develop an understanding of the relationships between photographic tradition and their own practice.
4. Begin to place their own practice within broader cultural discourses.
Learning outcomes
On completing the module students should:
1. Demonstrate knowledge of the ontological and technical basis of photography.
2. Evidence the principle techniques of basic analogue and digital photographic production and post production.
3. Produce and edit digital images to an intermediate standard.
4. Evidence ethical awareness in relation to their practice.
5. Contextualise and situate practice within broader photographic traditions and cultural discourses.
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6. Write critically about their own photographic practice.
Syllabus
Indicative Content which is subject to change: Alternate weeks of Lectures and Practice Workshops
What is Photographic Practice?
Lecture What is Photography
Workshop Inside the Camera: Camera Obscura to Pinhole Photography
Workshop Photographic skills
Lecture The Responsibilities of the Photographer
Workshop Workflow: Standards and Presentation
Lecture Photographic Representation
Workshop Creative application and the studio
Lecture The notion of Genre: Landscape and Environment
Workshop/Fieldwork Outdoor working and live shoot
Lecture Visual Protest
Workshop Exhibition and Curation
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Coursework Discussion Session | 2 | 3.00 | 6.00 |
| Lecture | 5 | 2.00 | 10.00 |
| Practical | 6 | 4.00 | 24.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.00 | 10.00 |
| Independent online learning hours | 50.00 | ||
| Private study hours | 100.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 50.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200.00 | ||
Private study
Throughout the course of this module students will be engaged in guided reading andpractice-based exercises leading to two summative pieces of work and a multiple choice examination. The period of private study will be a combination of critical and historical reading and the development of analogue and digital photographic practice towards the submission of their portfolio images, cumulative portfolio and examination.
The independent online learning will comprise of a guided series of tutorials for Adobe Creative Suite accessed through Adobe TV http://tv.adobe.com/
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Students will be monitored via an ongoing summative assessment process, receiving feedback at each stage. They will also be monitored via the tutorial and practical sessions as they develop their submissions.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Portfolio | 5 Images and reflective commentary 750-1,000 words | 50.00 |
| Assignment | Cumulative Folder of bi-weekly exercises: 5 individual exercises 2,250 -2,500 workds | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Resit arrangements: In each case a repeat/re-submission of the outlined task will be requested.
Reading list
There is no reading list for this moduleLast updated: 07/12/2021
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