Course: Photo Workshop

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Course title Photo Workshop
Course code KMS/PEAFO
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Matela Pavel, MgA. Ph.D.
  • Štreit Jindřich, prof. Mgr.
Course content
The content of the studio will be: - image composition and the phenomenon of light in photography - approach to the photographed subject, concept creation - issues of documentary photography and its possibilities - analysis of reportage and documentary photography - methodology of sorting and selection of photographs

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The Photo Workshop will introduce students to the principles of creating a thematically focused collection of photographs from the field of documentary photography. Students will gain experience in communicating with the subject and become familiar with the possibilities of conception and composition of the photographic image. They will learn methods of sorting and selecting photographs for a specific purpose.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of titles recommended as basic literature.

Assessment methods and criteria
Final project

A collection of 10 to 15 photographs with accompanying text on 1 A4 on a topic agreed with the teacher.
Recommended literature
  • Císař, Karel. Ed. (2004). Co je to fotografie?. Praha.
  • Grygar, Štěpán. (2004). Konceptuální umění a fotografie. Praha.
  • Chalupecký, Jindřich. (1998). Úděl umělce: Duchampovské meditace.
  • Kolář, B. (2001). Jindřich Štreit ze Sovince aneb Kam (ne)vstoupila noha fotografova. Moravská expedice.
  • Láb, Filip; Turek, Pavel. (2009). Fotografie po fotografii. Praha.
  • Lábová, Alena; Láb, Filip. (2009). Soumrak fotožurnalismu?: manipulace fotografií v digitální éře. Praha.
  • Mikš, František. (2008). Gombrich - Tajemství obrazu a jazyk umění. Brno.
  • Moucha, Josef. (2004). Zážitek arény: eseje o historii fotografie a technických obrazech. Bratislava.
  • Přibáň, Jiří. (2008). Pod čarou umění.
  • Silverio, Robert. (2007). Postmoderní fotografie. Praha.
  • Sontagová, Susan. (2002). O fotografii. Litomyšl.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester