Photography II

Code:

F502

Acronym:

F 2

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Communication Design

Instance: 2012/2013 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Design
Course/CS Responsible:	Communication Design

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
DC	32	Licenciatura em Design de Comunicação	3	-	4,5	64	121,5
			4

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

- Explore communication languages strongly supported by the photographic image (analog and digital). - In depth knowledge on technological recording and reproduction of images. - Understand technical handling of equipment and materials needed to obtain photographs. - Articulation of theoretical knowledge in historical and contemporary contexts associated with photographic practice.

Learning outcomes and competences

This course will explore the importance and relationship that photography has in visual communication projects.

Working method

Presencial

Program

This course will explore the importance and relationship that photography has in visual communication projects. Starting from a base of knowledge in technology and understanding of language that implicitly or explicitly incorporate photography as a main form of communication, is expected to get answers which are new ways of thinking and acting on a still image, in particular, on the photography

Mandatory literature

Adams Ansel; A câmera. ISBN: 85-7359-124-2
Adams Ansel; A^cópia. ISBN: 85-7359-137-4
Adams Ansel; O negativo. ISBN: 85-7359-144-7
Badger Gerry; The^Genius of photography. ISBN: 978-1-84400-363-1
Barthes Roland; A câmara clara. ISBN: 972-44-0076-X
Benjamin Walter; Sobre arte, técnica, linguagem e política. ISBN: 972-708-1770
Campany David 340; Art and photography. ISBN: 0-7148-4286-9
Deleuze Gilles; A^imagem-movimento. ISBN: 972-37-0958-9 20.00
Deleuze Gilles; L.^image-temps. ISBN: 2-7073-1047-6 20.05
Dubois Philippe; O^acto fotográfico. ISBN: 972-699-280-X
Flusser Vilém; Ensaio sobre a fotografia
Foster Hal; Design and Crime. ISBN: 1-85984-668-8
Foster Hal; The return of the real. ISBN: 0-262-56107-7
Freund Giséle; Fotografia e sociedade
Krauss Rosalind; O^Fotográfico. ISBN: 84-252-1858-6
Manovich Lev; The^language of new media. ISBN: 0-262-63255-1
Mirzoeff Nicholas 340; The visual culture reader. ISBN: 0-415-14133-8
Sena António; História da imagem fotográfica em Portugal. ISBN: 972-0-06265-7
Sontag Susan; On photography. ISBN: 0-14-005397-2
Wells Liz 340; Photography. ISBN: 0-415-30703-1

Teaching methods and learning activities

It is intended that students develop drafts and production of visual communication projects, contextualised by a theoretical and historical background, in response to proposals submitted during the operation of the semester.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	69,00	40,00
	Trabalho laboratorial	69,00	60,00
	Total:	-	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Elaboração de projeto	69
	Total:	69,00

Calculation formula of final grade

Upon delivery of each project the students will be graded on a scale from A to F alphabetical, which make up a split between the articulation of concepts (theoretical foundation) and the materialization of the project (technical field capacity).