Art Degrees Online

Course Code BPH101
Fee Code S2
Number of Assignments 8
Duration (approx) 100 hours

Learn how to make your pictures stand out from the crowd!

This is a great course is for those who want to improve their photography skills and potentially work as a photographer in any field.
You will understand how to tell a story with an image
How to turn your photographic skills into a business
Understand the photographic industry
Special photographic techniques
How to photograph anything well
Produce photos with special effects

This course can help you understand the potentials and limitations of a camera and conceive ideas to find a way around difficulties you encounter. It is designed to assist turning you into a more flexible and skilled photographer.

COURSE STRUCTURE

There are 8 lessons as follows:

Composition

Choosing the subject, Lighting the subject, Placing the subject in the frame, Choosing the medium for recording,

Photographing People

Snapshots, Portraiture, Posing for Photographs, Nude Photography, Fashion, Photography & Wedding Photography

Nature & Landscape Photography

Photographing Water, Plants, Landscapes & other Natural subjects

Colour vs. black & white

Types of film, Analysing photos, Photography for newspapers, etc.

Special Techniques

Creating Effects,Sport Photography, Cropping, Non Standard Film(eg.Lith Film, InfraRed etc)

Illustrative Photography

Telling a story with a photo (eg. advertising, sports event, fashion parade or art exhibition), Streetscape photography etc.

Publishing

Illustrating articles, Analysing photos in magazines, Understanding the industry and photo opportunities

Business Opportunities in Photography

Freelance photography, Commercial photography, Planning a Photographic Session, Studio Photography, What to Charge, Gallery Sales, Written Contracts

AIMS
Compose photographs in a way that matches a predetermined aim.
Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of people.
Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs of landscapes or other natural subjects.
Differentiate between appropriate use of colour and black and white photography.
Create varied visual affects through the use of special techniques.
Explain a variety of ways to take better illustrative photographs.
Explain a variety of ways to take better photographs for use in print or electronic media.
Determine the nature and scope of business opportunities in photography.

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION COUNCIL
THE AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
AGP (ACS GLOBAL PARTNER)
BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
STUDY GOLD COAST

ourse Code VBS001
Fee Code AC
Number of Modules 8
Duration (approx) 900 hours

CORE UNITS Click on each module for more details

Office Practices
Develops basic office skills covering use of equipment, communication systems (telephone, fax, etc) and office procedures such as filing, security, workplace organisations, etc.

Business Operations

Develops knowledge of basic business operations and procedures (eg. types of businesses, financial management, business analysis, staffing, productivity, etc) and the skills to develop a 12 month business plan.

Management

Develops knowledge of management structures, terminology, supervision, recruitment and workplace health and safety.

Marketing Foundations.

Develops a broad understanding of marketing and specific skills in writing advertisements, undertaking market research, developing an appropriate marketing plan and selling.

STREAM STUDIES

PHOTOGRAPHY INTRODUCTION STAGE 1
Origins of Photography
Film
Photo Equipment: Part 1
Photo Equipment: Part 2
Developing Film
Enlarging
Lighting
Fault Finding

PHOTOGRAPHIC PRACTICE STAGE 2
Composition
Photographing People
Nature & Landscape Photography
Colour vs. Black & White
Special Techniques
Illustrative Photography
Publishing
Business Opportunities in Photography

PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNOLOGY STAGE 3
Image Formatting
Lighting
Sensitometry Part 1.
Sensitometry Part 2.
Understanding Colour
Chemistry of Colour Photography
Filters & Attachments
Lenses

Note: Enrolment fees do not include exam fees (x 7).

An exam fee is paid when each exam is sat.

Final Requirement:
200 hrs work experience or a workplace project of similar duration.

Here are two options available to you to satisfy this requirement:

Alternative 1.

If you work in the industry that you have been studying; you may submit a reference from your employer, in an effort to satisfy this industry (ie. workplace project) requirement; on the basis of RPL (ie. recognition for prior learning), achieved through your current and past work experience.

The reference must indicate that you have skills and an awareness of your industry, which is sufficient for you to work in a position of responsibility.

Alternative 2.

If you do not work in the relevant industry, you need to undertake a project as follows.

Procedure for a Workplace Project

This project is a major part of the course involving the number of hours relevant to the course (see above). Although the course does not contain mandatory work requirements, work experience is seen as highly desirable.

This project is based on applications in the work place and specifically aims to provide the student with the opportunity to apply and integrate skills and knowledge developed through various areas of formal study.

Students will design this project in consultation with a tutor to involve industry based activities in the area of specialized study which they select to follow in the course. The project outcomes may take the form of a written report, folio, visuals or a mixture of forms. Participants with relevant, current or past work experience will be given exemption from this project if they can provide suitable references from employers that show they have already fulfilled the requirements of this project.

For courses that involve more than 100 hours, more than one workplace project topic may be selected. For example, 200 hours may be split into two projects each of 100 hours. This will offer the student better scope to fulfill the needs of their course and to meet the number of hours required. Alternatively, the student may wish to do one large project with a duration of 200 hours.

Students will be assessed on how well they achieve the goals and outcomes they originally set as part of their negotiations with their tutor. During each 100 hours of the project, the students will present three short progress reports. These progress reports will be taken into account when evaluating the final submission. The tutor must be satisfied that the work submitted is original.

If the student wishes to do one large 200 hour report, then only three progressive reports will be needed (however the length of each report will be longer).

MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS:
THE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITATION AND RECOGNITION COUNCIL
THE AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL FOR PRIVATE EDUCATION AND TRAINING
AGP (ACS GLOBAL PARTNER)
BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
STUDY GOLD COAST

Associate in Science
Major Code – PHTC.AAS

Prepares students for positions in the photographic profession. Students satisfactorily completing this program will have the necessary skills and knowledge to qualify for entrance positions as darkroom technicians, commercial photographers, portrait photographers, photojournalists and general photographic technicians.

Students must provide for their own use the following equipment: digital camera (of design approved by instructor), light meter, flash unit and tripod.
Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (18 Semester Hours)
Communication – 9 Hours
Speech
ENGL 1301 – Freshman Composition I
ENGL 1302 – Freshman Composition II
Humanities/Fine Arts – 3 Hours
ARTS 2356 – Fundamentals of Photography I
Mathematics/Natural Sciences – 3 Hours
MATH 1332 – Contemporary Mathematics I

(or any college level Mathematics course)
Social/Behavioral Sciences – 3 Hours
Social/Behavioral Science
Major Course Requirements (36 Semester Hours)
ARTS 2357 – Fundamentals of Photography II
PHTC 1300 – Photo Digital Imaging I
PHTC 1313 – History of Photography
PHTC 1341 – Color Photography I
PHTC 1343 – Expressive Photography
PHTC 1345 – Illustrative Photography I
PHTC 1353 – Portraiture I
PHTC 2341 – Color Photography II
PHTC 2343 – Portfolio Development
PHTC 2345 – Illustrative Photography II
PHTC 2349 – Photo Digital Imaging II
PHTC 2353 – Portraiture II
Related Required Courses (9 Semester Hours)
COMM 1337 – Television Production
Select One of the Following:
COMM 1307 – Introduction to Mass Communication
COMM 2327 – Introduction to Advertising
Select One of the Following:
ARTC 1325 – Introduction to Computer Graphics
BCIS 1305 – Business Computer Applications
Photo Practicum or Electives (5-6 Semester Hours)
Total (68-69 Semester Hours)