Module Descriptors
FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
PHOT50141
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 5
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Julia Newton
Email: J.K.Newton@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 17
Independent Study Hours: 133
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PORTFOLIO weighted at 50%
- WORK BOOK weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures
Supervised workshops
Seminars
Group tutorials
Independent practice and experimentation
Independent reading and research
Technical skills, modulettes as appropriate
Supervised workshops
Seminars
Group tutorials
Independent practice and experimentation
Independent reading and research
Technical skills, modulettes as appropriate
Module Texts
Cotton, Charlotte, The Photograph as Contemporary Art, Themes & Hudson, 2004, ISBN 0-500-20380-6
Bright, Susan, Art Photography Now, Thames & Hudson, 2005, ISBN 0-500-28641-8
Demos, TJ, Ed Vitamin Ph New Perspectives in Photography, Phaidon, 2006, ISBN 0-7148-4656-2
Campany, David, Art and Photography (Themes and Movements), Phaidon
Bright, Susan, Art Photography Now, Thames & Hudson, 2005, ISBN 0-500-28641-8
Demos, TJ, Ed Vitamin Ph New Perspectives in Photography, Phaidon, 2006, ISBN 0-7148-4656-2
Campany, David, Art and Photography (Themes and Movements), Phaidon
Module Resources
Specialist workshop facilities, as appropriate
Library
Word-processing facilities
Internet access
Library
Word-processing facilities
Internet access
Module Additional Assessment Details
A portfolio of finished images Problem solving [Learning Outcome 1]
A pictorial workbook evidencing research and picture making strategies enquiry and a written artist statement contextualising your own practice Communication [Learning Outcomes 2,3]
A pictorial workbook evidencing research and picture making strategies enquiry and a written artist statement contextualising your own practice Communication [Learning Outcomes 2,3]
Module Indicative Content
This module investigates what photographic practices are being accepted in the fine art market, it will identify both key contemporary practitioners/artists and dominant pictorial themes such as identity, re-enactment, deadpan, narrative and the banal. You will be encouraged to produce an individual creative solution to the practical brief producing a set of photographic prints which are informed by conceptual and theoretical debates.