Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
The workshop deepens and strengthens the students' personal approach, visual thinking, and technical skills.The learning outcomes vary and are related to each workshop and they will be described in detail in the course description of each study event.
On a successful completion of the course, students
- have learned and are able to present & share ideas, skills and practices related to the working processes studied in the workshop
- are able to apply their new skills and practices to their own work
- can contextualize the methodological approach of the workshop into the wider field of contemporary photography and dialogically assess their own practice in that frame.
Credits: 2
Schedule: 22.02.2021 - 26.02.2021
Teacher in charge (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022): Heli Rekula, Hanna Weselius
Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Heli Rekula
Contact information for the course (valid 13.01.2021-21.12.2112):
CEFR level (applies in this implementation):
Language of instruction and studies (valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022):
Teaching language: English
Languages of study attainment: Finnish, Swedish, English
CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD
Content
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Personal work and group work in the guidance of the teacher of the workshop.
Applies in this implementation:
Course content: Fine art printing workshop covers the basics of digital fine art inkjet printing.
Learning Outcomes: The purpose of this course is to familiarize students on production of a portfolio of images with digital fine art printing methods. Subject of this course is to examine relationships of technical and artistic choices, materials, techniques and workflow options.
Aim is to produce a series of fine art quality inkjet prints. Which are presented as artist portfolio.
Prerequisites:
- It is required to have existing basic skills of Adobe Photoshop software.
- Participant needs to have own photographic material(files).
- Image files: Digital negatives(Raw files).
- Or film material scanned to 3f format.
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Typical ways of working are lectures, group discussions and hands-on work and practice. Methods vary from workshop to workshop.
Applies in this implementation:
The course is evaluated as pass/fail.
The student will pass the course by
1) active participation in (minimum 80% of) the course meetings and
2) completing all assignments.
Workload
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
See details of the contact hours and other ways of working from the course description of each workshop.
Applies in this implementation:
2 ects equals a total of 54 hours of students’ work. The total hours are divided into lectures, teaching and students' work time on assignments.
DETAILS
Study Material
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Teacher will provide in the beginning of the course.
Applies in this implementation:
Study material:
Mastering Digital Printing, 2nd Edition. Johnson, Harald
Fine Art Printing for Photographers: Exhibition Quality Prints with Inkjet Printers, 2nd Edition. Steinmueller, Uwe.
Real World Camera Raw with Adobe Photoshop. Schewe, Jeff.
The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop. Schewe, Jeff.
The Digital Print: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing. Schewe, Jeff.In addition the material suggested during the course
Substitutes for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
DOM-E3042 Photography Workshops
Prerequisites
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Workshops require knowledge of techniques and expression, that will be announced by the teacher.
Registration for Courses
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
The order of priority is as follows: 1. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have scheduled it for the current academic year in their personal study plan (HOPS); 2. exchange students for whom the course is a part of his/her officially approved learning agreement and scheduled to be taken during the current semester; 3. students for whom the course is compulsory for their major/programme and who have not completed it yet; 4. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and has been scheduled in the student's PSP (HOPS) for the current academic year 5. students, for whom the course is part of his/her major s or programme s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet; 6. students for whom the course is compulsory for their minor; 7. students, for whom the course is part of his/her minor subject s alternative studies and who have not completed the requisite number of credits for alternative studies yet; 8. students who have applied for the course through a student mobility scheme (internal mobility within Aalto University, flexible study right (JOO) studies etc.); 9. other students.
Applies in this implementation:
Prerequisites: It is required to have existing basic skills of Adobe Photoshop software.
Due to time reserved for course work (5 days). You need to have image files with you day one.
Working in It-studio requires to have external harddrive/memory device where you store your big working files.
This is hands-on course where you edit your own images, print your images from start to finish.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Further Information
Valid 01.08.2020-31.07.2022:
Process Workshop is a course with varying content. Course periods and content varies yearly.
The decision by Vice Dean Rasmus Vuori in pandemic conditions 2021: The teaching period 2020-2021 has changed.
Applies in this implementation:
Prerequisites: It is required to have existing basic skills of Adobe Photoshop software.
Due to time reserved for course work (5 days). You need to have image files with you day one.
Working in It-studio requires to have external harddrive/memory device where you store your big working files.
This is hands-on course where you edit your own images, print your images from start to finish.
Details on the schedule
Applies in this implementation: