Course Catalog 2008-2009 Open University Basic Pori International Postgraduate Open University |Degrees|     |Study blocks|     |Courses|

Course´s person responsible

Ilkka Alavalkama

Implementations

	Lecture times and places	Target group recommended to
Implementation 1		Arkkitehtuurin koulutusohjelma KV-opiskelijat

Requirements

Personal portfolio created with personal tutoring and containing all asked process parts: 2 photographic tasks, processed materials, technical and artistic image processing.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Principles and baselines related to teaching and learning

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Objectives

Basics of digital imaging and post-processing. Imaging as a tool for planning processes and presentation, image as an artistic presentation, theoretical principles of imaging processes. Lectures and demonstrations in english.

Content

Content	Core content	Complementary knowledge	Specialist knowledge
1.	The basics of digital cameras and image processing workflows.	Image processing tool add-ons. RAW image processing.	Digital file recovery. Restoration of image material.
2.	Workflows in picture taking and in digital image processing.	Optical aberration corrections. Panorama- and fish-eye photography. Remote camera control.	Traditional silver-based photography.
3.	Imaging equipment, materials and accessories.	Light sources, studio lights.	Special photography: close-up photography, digiscoping, endoscopy.
4.	Image post processing, printing and archives. Scanning. Image metadata (exif, IPTC, GPS).	Archival life of image materials. Archival space recommendations.	Copyrights and photographers rights.
5.	Image presentation equipment and basics of public image presentation.	Design of image presentation spaces.

Evaluation criteria for the course

Step-by-step personal projects consisting of technical and artistic imaging tasks (personal tutoring after each step). Finished project folder containing all project parts: credits based on artistic and tehnical aspects.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

Type	Name	Author	ISBN	URL	Edition, availability, ...	Examination material	Language
Summary of lectures		Ilkka Alavalkama					Suomi

Prerequisites

Correspondence of content

More precise information per implementation

	Description	Methods of instruction	Implementation
Implementation 1		Lectures Excercises Practical works Laboratory assignments	Contact teaching: 0 % Distance learning: 0 % Self-directed learning: 0 %

Last modified	05.09.2008
Modifier	Marleena Yli-Äyhö