Course Contents
Techniques of photography: Using the film camera and dark room. Using digital
cameras.
Editorial Photography. Photo
Communication.
Photo Essays. Product Photography using Available Light. Studio Photography.
Large
Format Cameras. Historical development of the photographic image. Critical
perspectives in photography.
Course Objectives
Skills in developing, printing and presentation.
Understanding light, composition.
Photo Documentation, Editorial Photography.
Creative communication through photography.
Skills in lighting
and photographing a product.
Development of a critical perspective.
Course Structure
The course is conducted on every Tuesday from August through November.
A morning lecture
is followed
by an assignment related to the talk. Students are expected to complete
the
assignment
during
the
week and present their work in the following class, after the lecture.
The course
includes two visits to a photography gallery
and an invited talk by a guest speaker. Students are encouraged
to develop a critical approach to photography and use the photographic image
to articulate personal viewpoints.
Course
Evaluation
The
course is evaluated on the basis of assignments that need to be submitted in
the format, and by the date specified on the assignment sheet. Students need
to make a presentation of their seminar in mid-November.
Darkroom Permissions, Equipment, Materials
Please
contact the IDC office for permissions for using the darkroom. A limited
number of cameras, raw film, printing papers, chemicals, and lenses can
be issued for a limited duration.
Select References
Books
Bauhaus
Eames Charles, India Report, NID
Trivedi Kirti, Ed., Readings From Ulm, IDC
Vyas Kumar, Design and Environment, NID
Rao A.G., A Decade of Design, IDC, 1979
Subaltern Studies, Oxford
Journals and Magazines
Invisible Language
Websites
www.arthistory.org
Lecture Schedule
Date
|
Talk |
29
July 2009
|
An Introduction to Photography / Gallery Visit. |
5
August 2009
|
Using an SLR film camera. Basic principles. |
12
August 2009
|
Understanding light. |
19
August 2009
|
Exploring composition . |
26
August 2009
|
Using a digital camera. |
2
September 2009
|
Invited talk. |
9
September 2009
|
Editorial Photography / Photo Essay.. |
16
September 2009
|
Creative Exercise 1. |
23
September 2009
|
Creative Exercise 2 / Gallery Visit. |
7
October 2009
|
Product Photography using Available Light. |
14
October 2009
|
Studio Photography / Products. |
21
October 2009
|
Studio Photography / Portraits. |
28
October 2009
|
Deconstructing the image.. |
Photocommunication 2 and Introduction to Video
Course
Contents
A study of ways of seeing.
Studies in the construction of narratives.
Photocommunication 2
Creative Photo-Imagery. Photo Montage. Digital
Compositing.
Introduction to Video
Basics of videography. Introduction to camera, sound and editing.
Course
Objectives
Creative Imagery.
Skills in videography, sound recording and editing.
Course Structure
The course is conducted through a series of talks followed by assignments and
short projects.
Course
Evaluation
The course is evaluated on the basis of assignments and projects.
Equipment,
Materials
Digital cameras / Handycams / Mini-DV cameras are issued for a limited duration.
Students are expected to acquire their own video tapes.
Select References
Books
Bauhaus
Eames Charles, India Report, NID
Trivedi Kirti, Ed., Readings From Ulm, IDC
Vyas Kumar, Design and Environment, NID
Rao A.G., A Decade of Design, IDC, 1979
Subaltern Studies, Oxford
Journals and Magazines
Invisible Language
Websites
www.arthistory.org
Lecture
Schedule
To be announced at the beginning of the term.