Module Descriptors
FASHION PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOT50140
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Rachel Mchaffie
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 24
Independent Study Hours: 126
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
  • WORK BOOK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
This module takes `fashion photography' as its subject matter. It will enable you to engage in a creative process to produce a set of images that can be viewed in the context of fashion photography. To support the creative aspects of this module both location and studio lighting will be utilised. A lecture series will support the practical workshops and offer inspiration from both historical and contemporary practitioners.
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio of finished images [Learning Outcome 1] (50%)
A visual diary contextualising your own practice and evidencing picture making strategies and a pictorial workbook evidencing research and picture making strategies [Learning Outcomes 2, 3] (50%)

Note: Both elements of assessment must be passed.
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures
Supervised workshops
Seminars
Group tutorials
Independent practice and experimentation
Independent reading and research
Technical skills, moduletts as appropriate

Module Resources
Specialist workshop facilities, as appropriate
Library
Word-processing facilities
Internet acces
Module Texts
Williams, Val, Look at Me : Fashion and Photography in Britain 1960-1997,The British Council, 1998, ISBN 0863553893
Olivia, Alberyo and Angeletti, Norberto, In "Vogue": The Illustrated History of the world's Most Famous Fashion Magaizine Rizzoli International Publications (10 Oct 2006) Howells, Richard, Visual Culture, Polity Press, 2003 ISBN 0-7456-2412-X