Course Title: Commercial Photography

Part A: Course Overview

Course ID: 021024

Program: C5041

Course Title: Commercial Photography

Portfolio: DSC

Nominal Hours: 48.0

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Course Code	Campus	Career	School	Learning Mode	Teaching Period(s)
VART5196	City Campus	TAFE	345T Creative Media	Face-to-Face

Course Contact: Josiane Mueller

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 99254585

Course Contact Email: josiane.mueller@rmit.edu.au

Course Description

This course provides the skills, knowledge and attitudes required for exercising creative judgement in the fields of commercial, illustrative and advertising photography.

Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities

VART5789C Use colour materials processes/printing techniques in wet darkroom context
VART5782C Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent
VART5784C Apply photoimaging lighting techniques
VART5783C Plan and carry out image capture in response to brief

National Competency Codes and Titles

VBS805	Commercial Photography
Elements:	VBS805/1 Plan & organise facilities, equipment & props for commercial assignments.
	VBS805/2 Produce images suitable to meet commercial briefs.
	VBS805/3 Devise lighting strategies that complement the intent of the brief.

Learning Outcomes

  

Overview of Assessment

Assessment requires the production of a folio of photographic images suitable for commercial, illustrative and advertising purposes including still life advertising images and fashion photography.