Chapter 1: Intro to Photo Ethic & Color Photography

Overview & Objectives
The aim of this subject is to provide students with general information and techniques on the occupational, ethical, and creative sides of photojournalism and commercial color photography. Moreover, it also encourages students to develop creative and ethical images of their own using any camera along with computer software.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the subject, students are able to:
1. Decide how their own cameras match with different types and functions.
2. Compose intensity photos of landscape and architecture.
3. Use modern technologies such as Adobe Photoshop software to manipulate the photos.

Credit Rating
4 (3 hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorial)

Course Requirement
1. No prerequisite
2. Each student must have a camera regardless it’s a digital or film camera.
3. Student must be able to use any photo editing software like Photoshop.

Assessments
Assignments 20%
Mid-term 40%
Final Project and Final Exam 40%
Total 100%

Assignments
There are 4 photography assignments. Each Assignment is 5% of the final result.

Assignment 1: Understanding your subject
- Each student will be assigned with the following item to be his/her subject
* hand
* Broom
* Cell phone
* Pen
* Hat
* Car
* Dress/shirt

Assignment 2: Light & Shadow
* “light” and “shadow” is your subject
* Play around the aperture and shutter speed
* Experiment with light and shadow, it can be very abstract or artistic.

Assignment 3: Human: event/candid, indoor/studio. Out door - In a group of 5* Each group will be assigned with a model
* Capture the moment of any human behavior and emotions
* Capture the beauty of human physical appearance

Assignment 4: Space: The Interior & The Exterior
* Any indoor environment and landscape
* Space is the subject itself

Midterm Examination
It is a written examination. 2 hours. The questions are based on the lectures classes and some practical solution in photography.

Final Examination
It is consist of one written exam (10%), proposal (10%) and the final project (20)Final written exam will be held during the final exam week. Date, time, and venue will be announced later.

Proposal (individual work)
- Due on week 13

Final Project (individual work)
- Works will be displayed in school for exhibition. Students need to stand with the lecture in front of his or her works to present their and marks will be given at the spot.

Plagiarism & Collusion
Plagiarism constitutes using the work of another without referencing that the ideas expressed are not of your own.

Collusion constitutes joint effort between students or others in preparing materials for assessment/projects. If you are not sure which referencing system to use, please consult your lecturer.KDU college regards most seriously any acts of dishonesty and this can result in penalty including failure in the subject and possible expulsion from the college. Please refer to your KDU college Handbook for more information.

****General Rules******
1. LATE WORK IS UNACCEPTABLE!!!! ANY LATE WORK WILL GET ZERO RESULT, NO ECEPTIONS, NO EXCUSES, NO MERCY!!!

2. All students are required to maintain 80% attendance in class to be eligible for midterm or final examination.

3. Mobile phones are not permitted during lectures or tutorials.

4. Attendency
* Later than 10 minutes = Late
* Later than an hour = Absent
* 3 absences before mid term = Not eligible for mid term exam
* 3 absences after mid term = Fail

The lecturer will only tolerate any late or absence by acknowledging him one week in advance with valid reason, or mc from certified physicians if the student is ill.

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