Topic outline

  • Photography I

    Course schedule:


    23.4. tue (F001)

    • 9.00 – 10.00 Photography as an art form
    • 10.15 – 11.00 You don’t take a photograph, you make it
    • 11.00 – 12.00 Aalto Takeout: Getting cameras
    • LUNCH 
    • 13.15 – 14.00 Basic controls of the camera
    • 14.00 – 16.00 First assignment – Composition
      Homework: read the manual

    24.4. wed (F001)

    • 9.15 – 10.15 Holy trinity – how camera works
    • 10.30 – 11.30 Second assignment – Shutter speed  
    • LUNCH
    • 12.30 – 13.30 Second assignment continues
    • 13.45 – 16.00 Third assignment – Aperture 

    25.4. thu (F001)

    • 9.15 – 11.30 Manual exposure
    • LUNCH
    • 12.30 – 14.00 Exercise: Camera angles
    • 14.15 – 16.00 Group assignment: Studio portrait

    26.4. fri (F001/E005)

    • 9.15 – 12.00 Group A: Studio 
    • LUNCH
    • 13.00 – 16.00 Group B: Studio 

    6.5. mon (F001)

    • 9.15 – 11.30 Adobe Lightroom, part 1
    • LUNCH
    • 12.30 – 14.00 Adobe Photoshop
    • 14.15 – 16.00 Fifth assignment: Light 
      Homework:

    E005 (Access Studio)

    Studio is booked for the course during Vappu-week for students to work on their course related assignments. List for student bookings is on the wall of classroom F001.

    Mon 29.4. 9–17

    Thu 2.5. 9–17

    Fri 3.5. 9–17


    7.5. tue (F001)

    • 9.15 – 10.30 Histogram, Lenses, Focal length, crop factor 
    • 10.45 – 11.30 Photographing in public places and publishing images
    • LUNCH
    • 13.00 – 16.00 Sixth assignment: Camera walk in the centre
    8.5. wed (F001)

    • 9.15 – 11.30 Lightroom, part 2  / Working on portfolio
      (Digital format: Pdf / Google slides / Tumblr / Flickr / Behance / Adobe Portfolio etc.)
    • LUNCH
    • 12.30 – 16.00 Working on portfolio
     9.5. thu (F001)

    • 9.15 – 11.30 Critique (Personal digital portfolio with selected 4 - 5 assignments  and text)
    • LUNCH
    • 12.30 – 16.00 Critique continues

      

    Contact:
    Outi Laine
    outi.sunila@aalto.fi
    050 535 9396