units
PHO2208
Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture
This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.
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Level | Undergraduate |
Faculty | Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture |
Offered | Gippsland First semester 2012 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2012 (Day) Gippsland Second semester 2012 (Day) Prato Second semester 2012 (Day) Prato Trimester 2 2012 (Day) |
Coordinator(s) | Peta Clancy (Caulfield), Susan Purdy (Gippsland), Claudia Terstappen (Prato) |
This unit introduces students to studio practice and the construction of photographic illusion. It builds upon the skills and knowledge of photomedia by focusing upon creative image production through 'fabricated' photography approaches. Students will develop their understanding and application of lens-based photography through exploring the construction of photographic "reality". Students will have the opportunity to explore studio photography (i.e. digital and medium format cameras, tungsten and electronic studio lighting, tableaux and constructions).
On successful completion of this unit, students will:
Exercises: 30%. Project: 50%, Journal: 20%
12 hours per week including: one 1 hour lecture plus 3 tutorial hours and 8 independent study hours per week