Course code

KUA6711.FK

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Fotograafia ja digitaalne pilditöötlus

Course title in English

Photography and Digital Image Processing

ECTS credits

3.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Eve Kiiler (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

The aim of the course is to bring students to view photography in the context of contemporary art and visaul culture. Offer opportunities to gain practical skills needed in taking photos.

Brief description of the course

The course consists of illustrated lectures and practical works. Lectures and consultations will look at the means of expression in photography, overview is given about historical and contemprorary viewing, interpreting and depicting problems. Students creative works will be analysed and developed.
Ways of depciting: level and room, view and map, angle of vision and distance.
Definition of the space, physcial space, chronotype, cultural space, social space.
Nature and culture, chaos and order, cleanliness and abundance.
Architecture and culture, city space, landscape and premises. Documentary and telling stories.
Subject and object, exploration and infusion.
Portrait, autoportrait, group portrait. Social roles, collective body portrait and critical practices in contemporary camera based art .
Photo as an object in contemporary art. Exhibiting and installations in exhibition context.
Photo image, text and sound in multimedia work.
Selection of setting for cameras, optics, photomaterials and digital photo based on the given assignments.
Using the digital photo editing and pixel graphics programmes, printing photos and their presentation.
Course assignments will be photographic works containing interior and exterior images.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows and has skills to use different manual and semi manual programmes of the photocamera;
- knows how to edit photos with pixel graphics programme;
- knows the main means of expression of photographic language;
- knows how to use photography both for documentary purposes and means of self expression in arts context;
- has skills for finding creative ideas, develop and express them;
- has skills to critically analyse the works of art based on their knowledge.

Teacher

Dots. Margot Kask, lekt. Eve Kiiler

Study programmes containing that course

Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/24.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/23.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/22.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/21.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/20.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/19.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/18.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/17.FK)
Integrated Arts, Music and Multimedia (KUMMB/16.FK)