Teaching Workshop: Photography Techniques
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course intends:
- introducing students to the theoretical and practical rudiments of analogic and digital photography;;
- providing students with technical knowledge around the medium of photography that can facilitate the reading and understanding of photographic images;
- understanding the formal and stylistic consequences derived from the technical choices of the photographic medium.
- introducing students to the theoretical and practical rudiments of analogic and digital photography;;
- providing students with technical knowledge around the medium of photography that can facilitate the reading and understanding of photographic images;
- understanding the formal and stylistic consequences derived from the technical choices of the photographic medium.
Expected learning outcomes
- knowing and being able to use the basic techniques of analogue and digital photography;
- analysing and explaining photographic works from a formal, linguistic and stylistic point of view, taking into account the technical reasons for their production.
- analysing and explaining photographic works from a formal, linguistic and stylistic point of view, taking into account the technical reasons for their production.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Giudizio di approvazione
Assessment result: superato/non superato
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
Course syllabus
Analogue and digital photography techniques:
Part A (20 hours, 3 cfu):
Photography techniques
Topics of lessons:
Theoretical and practical lessons on photographic techniques, aimed at acquiring technical knowledge around the photographic medium that can facilitate the reading and understanding of photographic images.
In particular, during the workshop the characteristics of analogue and digital photography will be addressed, highlighting the relative peculiarities: cameras and photographic films, sensors and formats; lenses, depth of field, exposure and photographic techniques in studio and outdoors; colour temperature of light.
Attending lessons for the exam of 3 ects.
Part A (20 hours, 3 cfu):
Photography techniques
Topics of lessons:
Theoretical and practical lessons on photographic techniques, aimed at acquiring technical knowledge around the photographic medium that can facilitate the reading and understanding of photographic images.
In particular, during the workshop the characteristics of analogue and digital photography will be addressed, highlighting the relative peculiarities: cameras and photographic films, sensors and formats; lenses, depth of field, exposure and photographic techniques in studio and outdoors; colour temperature of light.
Attending lessons for the exam of 3 ects.
Prerequisites for admission
Very good knowledge of contemporary history and contemporary art history (since the Age of Enlightment to today).
Teaching methods
Attending the 20-hour workshop class
Teaching Resources
Examination programme for recognition of the 3 cfu:
Attendance of the 20 h workshop lecture, all related activities included.
Students can find information by consulting website:
- Unimi website
http://www.unimi.it/
- Humanities Faculty website
http://www.studiumanistici.unimi.it/
- Cultural Heritage and Environment website
http://www.bac.unimi.it/
- Cultural Heritage Studies Bachelor's Degree website
http://www.bac.unimi.it/ecm/home/aggiornamenti-e-archivi/avvisi-bbcc
Attendance of the 20 h workshop lecture, all related activities included.
Students can find information by consulting website:
- Unimi website
http://www.unimi.it/
- Humanities Faculty website
http://www.studiumanistici.unimi.it/
- Cultural Heritage and Environment website
http://www.bac.unimi.it/
- Cultural Heritage Studies Bachelor's Degree website
http://www.bac.unimi.it/ecm/home/aggiornamenti-e-archivi/avvisi-bbcc
Assessment methods and Criteria
Different strategies and methods teaching:
- frontal lesson
- interaction during frontal lessons
- workshop activity
- application of photographic techniques
- frontal lesson
- interaction during frontal lessons
- workshop activity
- application of photographic techniques
Educational website(s)
Professor(s)
Reception:
After Christmas Holiday, from Tuesday 7th January 2025, h. 2 pm; appointemt by email is requested.
Dipartimento di Beni culturali e ambientali, via Noto 6, Milan