NM2210 - Photography and Society
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
| Administered by: | College of Arts, Society & Education |
Available to all students
Photography is one of the principal means of exploring and representing the rich and contested realm of human experience. Just as photojournalism and documentary photography report back from the limits of human experience, portrait and editorial photography require sensitivity to and negotiation between subject, photographer and viewer. Focussing on the ways in which photography mediates between the individual, society and between differing social groups, this subject allows the student to explore the social context of their emerging practice, and encounter key contemporary ideas relating to ideas of agency, representation and discourse. In the philosophy of this subject, these concerns are established as key vocational issues, which, though interesting in themselves, have a bearing on the work of the photographer in any given professional field. In this subject student will be introduced to Location lighting, using on camera and location studio flash Elements of the practice, history and theory of photojournalism, documentary photography and social portraiture Legal and ethical issues, and current industry practice, in the context of current and past debate Issues of industrial practice, including relationship of photographer to client, health and safety issues, and best practice The development of independent practice in the production of a self initiated project
Learning Outcomes
- apply image making as a medium for social, political and cultural change;
- use location based lighting theory in a range of lighting situations in the field;
- produce images using human subjects including idea generation, imagination and creativity;
- apply professional working norms and ethical considerations of photographic practices which centre on the representation of human subjects or social issues.
| Prerequisites: | (NM1201 OR NM1200 OR PT1410 OR CV1020) AND 9CP OF LEVEL 1 SUBJECTS |
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 25-Aug-2016 | |
| Coordinator: | Dr Janet Marles |
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| Assessment: | technical portfolio (40%); research paper (20%); final folio (40%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.