Program Overview

PHT221 Digital Photography Studio

This subject builds on skills attained in prerequisite subjects by encouraging students to explore a variety of digital solutions to more complex photographic problems. The creation and enhancement of digital images is expanded in greater depth to equip students with a sound foundation for producing more sophisticated photographic projects. This is supported by significant investigation into technical and theoretical issues in areas such as colour, digital camera files and formats, digital image processing and studio lighting.

Subject Outlines

Current subject outlines and assessment tasks are updated each session.

Availability

• Session 1 (30)
• On Campus: Wagga Wagga Campus
• Online: Wagga Wagga Campus

Subject Information

• Grading System: HD/FL
• Duration: One session
• School: School of Communication and Creative Industries
• Enrolment Restrictions: Not available to students who have completed MPI210
• Prerequisites: VPA104
• Incompatible Subjects: MPI210

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to articulate conceptual and practical synthesis between analogue and digital methods and techniques in photoimaging
• be able to understand more complex methodologies in creating and acquiring digital photographs for application in specific photographic related creative projects
• be able to demonstrate the creative application of sophisticated digital imaging processing and enhancement skills
• be able to manually operate a digital SLR camera system competently
• be able to demonstrate their understanding of the principles of artificial flashlighting and effectively apply these in and out of the studio in a creative context

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:

• Advanced digital acquisition/creation, enhancement and processing of photographs for output in a variety of photographic applications
• Comparison of analogue and digital photo-imaging methods and techniques
• The digital SLR camera and its controls
• Artificial studio and location flash lighting coupled with associated exposure metering techniques and camera formats
• Colour controls in the digital and analogue photo-imaging environments
• Overview of photography-related creative works directly relevant to set assignment tasks