UNIQUE SERIES AKTU Syllabus
BBFA041

Photography-II

L-T-P0-1-3 Session2025-26 TypeLab / Practical
Appears in 1 semester

BFA Applied Arts · Sem 4 (Electives: Photography-II/ Entertainment-II/ Animation-II)

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Syllabus

4 units · 30 lecture hours
Unit1

Unit 1: Camera Techniques – Framing &

10 hrs
  • Composition (Indoors and Outdoors)
  • Composition methods using grids.
  • Balancing elements in a frame.
  • Theory of odds.
  • Rule of thirds and headroom. Handling distractions and floating heads.
  • Understanding look space and walk room.
  • Using angles and leading lines effectively.
Unit2

Unit 2: Understanding Films & Bromide Papers

10 hrs
  • Film sensitivity and types.
  • Bromide paper grades and chemicals.
  • Process of developing films.
  • Printing processes – contact prints and enlargements.
  • Film vs. digital photography.
  • Basics of film speed, film sizes, and spectral sensitivity.
  • Special films and bromide paper emulsion types.
  • Ensuring archival quality of prints.
Unit3

Unit 3: Post Shooting Image Enhancement

10 hrs
  • Colour and tone correction.
  • Repairing scratches and blemishes.
  • Correcting sharpness, distortions, and noise.
  • Adjusting skin tone.
Unit4

Unit 4: Studio Equipment

  • Understanding backgrounds, lighting, and risers.
  • Use of special bulbs, stands, reflectors, and tripods.
  • Using strobes and wireless remote flash.
  • Shooting using composition principles.
  • Shooting and developing a film/photograph.
  • Studio shooting exercises and image enhancement practice. Evaluation Methodology
  • Individual’s daily performance
  • Project Review: Mid Semester
  • Project Submission & Viva: End of the Semester
Course Objectives8 points
  • Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or electromagnetic radiation.
  • Images can be captured chemically using light-sensitive materials (photographic film) or electronically using an image sensor.
  • Students shall learn the finer points of photography.
  • Focus on camera handling skills, technology, and techniques.
  • Learn about various types of cameras, photography equipment, and techniques from a historical perspective.
  • Understand shooting techniques to capture great images.
  • Learn concepts of framing and composition from artistic and communicative viewpoints.
  • Understand the application of camera techniques, including film processing, developing, and digital photography technology for visual media. Desired outcome of the course
Course Outcomes (COs)7 outcomes

After completion of the course student will be able to:

  1. CO1Learn shooting with camera using artistic composition and framing methods. KL 3
  2. CO2Process, develop, and print photographs. KL 3
  3. CO3Learn different camera techniques and their usage in visual media and communication.. KL 4
  4. CO4Understand light, exposures, and sensitivity of films, bromide papers, and their behavior for specific results KL 4
  5. CO5Understand photography as a medium of artistic expression. KL 5
  6. CO6Handle camera and photographic accessories professionally to produce expressive photographs. KL 4
  7. CO7Use digital computer technology for photography purposes. KL 3

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