Course: Photographic documentation in biology

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Course title Photographic documentation in biology
Course code KBD/QFDB
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 4
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Kuttelvašerová Stuchelová Věra
Course content
Photographic equipment and supplies, types of lenses. Photographic composition. Principles of lighting, work with light, studio and external flashes. Photographing animals and plants in the studio, in zoos and in the wild, macro. Photo editing in graphic programs.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Graphic and art activities, Excursion
  • Class attendance - 12 hours per semester
  • Semestral paper - 58 hours per semester
  • Preparation for exam - 50 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
The aim of the course is to teach students how to work with the photographic technique usable for photographic documentation in biology. Photographic equipment and supplies, types of lenses. Photographic composition. Principles of lighting, work with light, studio and external flashes. Photographing animals and plants in the studio, in zoos and in the wild, macro. Photo editing in graphic programs.
Basic knowledge of lighting and especially working with a DSLR camera.
Prerequisites
At least 80% attendance at seminars, photographic cycle (12 pictures per given topic), basic knowledge of photographic techniques - a set of photographs.

Assessment methods and criteria
Combined exam

The ability to create documentary images independently.
Recommended literature
  • Harold Davis. Expozice a světlo v digitální fotografii. Computer Press, 2008. ISBN 978-80-251-2208-2.
  • John Clements. Fotografujeme makra. Computer Press, 2006. ISBN 80-251-1007-9.
  • Michael Freeman. DSLR naučte se používat digitální zrcadlovku. Zoner Press, 2012. ISBN 978-80-7413-191-2.
  • Michael Frye. Digitální krajinářská fotografie ve šlépějích Ansela Adamse a velkých mistrů. Zoner Press, 2010. ISBN 978-80-7413-063-2.
  • Roman Pihan. Mistrovství práce s DSLR vše, co jste chtěli vědět o digitální zrcadlovce a nikdo vám to neuměl vysvětlit. Institut digitální fotografie, 2007. ISBN 80-903210-8-9.
  • Rostislav Stach. Fotolovy 2 naučte se fotografovat dobře zvířata v přírodě. Zoner Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7413-168-4.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Agriculture and Technology Study plan (Version): Biology and protection of "hobby" organisms (2016) Category: Agriculture and forestry 2 Recommended year of study:2, Recommended semester: Summer