ACI102 - Digital Photography
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong) Trimester 3: Burwood (Melbourne) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Anne Wilson Trimester 3: Anne Wilson |
| Previously: | ACM102 |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | ACIM102 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment: | Trimester 1: 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week Trimester 3: 2 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week in weeks 1 - 5 1 x 3-hour on-campus seminar per week in week 6 |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150-hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Note:Student enrolment quotas apply to this unit | |
Content
This unit introduces ideas and processes associated with digital photography.
The construction and manipulation of photographic images is creatively and critically explored through a variety of conceptual frameworks. Workflow techniques include the fundamentals of using Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) cameras, colour management, RAW image processing, scanning, photo compositing in Photoshop, and the production of exhibition quality prints. Assignments and lectures provide students with an overview the medium’s history and contemporary issues.
Learning Outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Identify and implement the fundamentals of digital capture and manipulation to the production of photographic work | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy |
| ULO2 | Design and manage a non-destructive digital workflow that addresses principles relating to photographic exposure and other identified problems with reference to related practice | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO3: Digital literacy GLO5: Problem solving |
| ULO3 | Articulate and interpret images according to photographic conventions of form and technique through visual, verbal and written forms of self-reflective writing | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities GLO4: Critical thinking |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: Portfolio 1 | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 4 |
| Assessment 2: Portfolio 2 | 1200 words or equivalent | 30% | Week 7 |
| Assessment 3: Creative Work | 1600 words or equivalent | 40% | Week 11 |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for ACI102 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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