Course Information


Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY ZAUL1105 1. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 5.0

Prerequisites None

Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Bachelor's Degree
Course Type Compulsory
Mode of delivery
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Goals This courses main goal is to introduce basic concepts of photography, technics and aesthetics of photography, various areas and genres of photography within social, historical and ideological contexts.
Course Content This is an introductory course focuses on the nature of photographic medium, various areas and genres of photography; social, historical and ideological aspects, technics and aesthetics of photography.
Learning Outcomes 1) Compares contemporary photographers who use the photographic tool as different forms of expression.
2) Explains the ontological origins that dominate the nature of photography. Explain the evolution of photography since it was discovered.
3) Distinguishes the difference of various styles in the photographic field.
4) Fotoğrafın farklı kullanım alanlarını tanımlar.

Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Teaching and Learning Methods and Techniques Study Materials
1. Week Nature of Photography Medium

2. Week Technic I

3. Week Technic II

4. Week Early Period of Art Photograph (1) 1850-1917

5. Week Early Period of Art Photograph (2) 1917-1950

6. Week News Photography (photojournalism)

7. Week News Photography (photojournalism)

8. Week Documentry Photography

9. Week Portrait Photography

10. Week Agency Photography

11. Week Alternative Perspectives

12. Week Social Documentry

13. Week Contemporary Portrait

14. Week Contemporary Portrait


Sources Used in This Course
Recommended Sources
Engin Özendes, “Fotoğraf Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda”, “Oryantalizmden Osmanlı Fotoğraf Sanatına, Saray Fotoğrafçıları”, Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi.
Engin Özendes, “Fotoğraf Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda”, “Oryantalizmden Osmanlı Fotoğraf Sanatına, Saray Fotoğrafçıları”, Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi.
Engin Özendes, “Fotoğraf Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda”, “Oryantalizmden Osmanlı Fotoğraf Sanatına, Saray Fotoğrafçıları”, Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi.
Engin Özendes, “Fotoğraf Osmanlı İmparatorluğunda”, “Oryantalizmden Osmanlı Fotoğraf Sanatına, Saray Fotoğrafçıları”, Osmanlı Bankası Arşiv ve Araştırma Merkezi.
Barthes, Roland; Camera Lucida; Fotoğraf Üzerine Düşünceler, İstanbul, Altıkırkbeş
Berger, John; Görme Biçimleri; Metis
Berger, John; O Ana Adanmış; John Berger’den seçme yazılar, İstanbul, Metis
Engin Özendes, Türkiye’de Fotoğraf, 2009, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı.
Engin Özendes, Türkiye’de Fotoğraf, 2009, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı.
Engin Özendes, Türkiye’de Fotoğraf, 2009, Türkiye Ekonomik ve Toplumsal Tarih Vakfı.
Graham Clarke, Güzel Sanatların Bir Dalı Olarak Fotoğraf, (çev. Maide Meltem Aydemir), 2017, Hayalperest .
Kılınç, Levend, Fotoğrafa Başlarken, Dost
Sontag, Susan; Fotoğraf Üzerine; İstanbul, Altıkırkbeş

ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Total weeks*Hours per week) 14 2
Work Hour outside Classroom (Preparation, strengthening) 14 3
Activity (Web Search, Library Work, Trip, Observation, Interview etc.) 10 2
Quiz 1 1
Midterm Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Midterm Exam 1 20
Final Exam 1 1
Time to prepare for Final Exam 1 30
Total Workload
Total Workload / 30 (s)
ECTS Credit of the Course
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