Course Title: Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term2 2011

Course Code: VART5772C

Course Title: Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent

School: 350T Fashion & Textiles

Campus: Brunswick Campus

Program: C5213 - Diploma of Textile Design and Development

Course Contact : Mark Boyle

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 9173

Course Contact Email:mark.boyle@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 50

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

Nil Pre-requisites

Course Description

This course is designed to equip students with the skills to use photographic equipment and materials specifically in the context of textile design and production.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

CUVPHI05A Use a 35mm SLR camera or digital equivalent

Element:

1. Operate the camera

Performance Criteria:

1.1. Identify and select appropriate camera for specific purposes
1.2. Safely operate the camera

Element:

2. Experiment with techniques
to capture photographic
images

Performance Criteria:

2.1. Identify and select appropriate techniques for the photographic subject matter
2.2. Identify and select correct lenses and accessories for the photographic subject
2.3. Select and use appropriate controls to effect image capture and to ensure correct exposure
2.4. Test techniques to achieve changes to subject appearance as required

Element:

3. Review images

Performance Criteria:

3.1. Use equipment correctly to process and output the image
3.2. Evaluate results to ensure correct exposure and the desired outcome for the subject matter
3.3. Accurately document the processes and outcomes in accordance with workplace procedures

Element:

4. Restore equipment

Performance Criteria:

4.1. Clean and prepare equipment for storage, using cleaning materials safely
4.2. Store equipment in accordance with workplace procedures


Learning Outcomes


At the completion of this unit students should be able to understand and use manual controls on a digital camera, and upload images to a computer for basic processing.


Details of Learning Activities

Practice and demonstrations, class discussion, practical activities, research activities, briefs.


Teaching Schedule

Week 1. Intro to Photography presentation. Camera requirements and sourcing equipment. [read camera manual] Discussion: Handling a camera Exposure time, ISO and White Balance: Practical exercises
Week 2. Aperture, DOF and autofocus: Practical exercises Assessment Task 1 due: “Can You Handle Our Cameras?”
Week 3. Shooting in manual mode: Exposure exercise. EXIF data. Resizing for the web. Discuss how photography can be used for Product. [Research Product photography].
Week 4. Product Shoot
Week 5. Product Shoot continued. Photoshop for photographers- cleaning up the product shoot.
Week 6. Focal Length discussion. Focal Length practical exercises. Discussion of Fashion Shoot how and why, model releases, sourcing a model, copyright and legal aspects. [Research Fashion photography].
Week 7. Fashion Shoot. Assessment task 2 due: “Copyright and Legal” Assessment Task 3 due: “Product Shoot”
Week 8. Fashion Shoot continued. Photoshop for photographers- cleaning up the fashion shoot.
Week 9. Assessment task 4 due: “Fashion Shoot”. Assessment task 5 due: “Technical aspects quiz”


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

To achieve successful completion of this course students must demonstrate an understanding of all elements of Competency.

Assessment tasks have been designed to measure achievement of each competency in a flexible manner.

Assessment will incorporate a variety of methods including a folio of photographs, recording of relevant information (diary), research and online quizzes.

Students will be awarded a grade only if competency has been demonstrated within the standard enrolment period on the first assessment attempt.

Units assessed as ‘not yet competent’ on a first assessment attempt and ‘competent’ on a second or subsequent attempt are to have results amended to competent but are not eligible for grading.

Students are advised that they are likely to be asked to personally demonstrate their assessment work to their teacher.

All work must be submitted by the due date. Late submission will not be graded higher than a PASS.

Electronic submission is the preferred mode. All work must be submitted to the online Gallery, and the class Wiki. There are three assessment quizzes on Blackboard.


Assessment Tasks

1. Can You Handle Our Cameras? Required for Competency
2. Copyright and Legal Required for Competency
3. Product Shoot 50% Graded
4. Fashion Shoot 50% Graded
5. Technical Quiz Required for Competency


Assessment Matrix

Other Information

Can I use my own Camera?
Students studying this course are encouraged to use their own camera for this course where possible. This provides you with the opportunity to become familiar with the settings on your own machine. However, to be assessed as competent in this unit you must provide evidence that you can
2.3 Select and use appropriate controls to affect image capture and to ensure correct exposure
2.4 Test techniques to achieve changes to subject appearance as required
3.1 Use equipment correctly to process and output the image
3.2 Evaluate results to ensure correct exposure and the desired outcome for the subject matter
(From the Unit of Competency CUVPHI05A: Use a 35mm SLR Camera or Digital Equivalent, see above)
In plain language this means that you must be able to adjust aperture, shutter speed and ISO correctly to create a good exposure. Your camera must have manual control that allows you to change the aperture (f-number), shutter speed and ISO. If you don’t have those controls on your camera, you can’t provide the evidence that you need to be assessed as competent. Also you need to make sure that the EXIF data provided by the camera remains intact. You will be shown how to do this in class. This will provide the evidence needed if there is any doubt.
My Camera only has automatic shooting modes, what can I do?
You will have to use one of ours during class time, borrow a camera that has manual controls, or buy another camera. We do have a limited number of cameras for use during class, and there is time allocated to shoot during the course.

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