Mentor Workshop: Photography 1
| Code | Completion | Credits | Range | Language Instruction | Semester |
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| 311MWP1 | credit | 5 | 4 hours (45 min) of instruction per week, 89 to 114 hours of self-study | English | winter |
Subject guarantor
Name of lecturer(s)
Jitka HEJTMANOVÁ
Department
The subject provides FAMU International
Contents
The workshop will focus on gaining practical skills in the field of photographic work with the environment and people, with an emphasis on the versatility of the skills that the student will acquire.
The workshop will be divided into a theoretical understanding of the problem, a practical demonstration of how to solve situations, and subsequent independent exercises, which will be evaluated together in the workshop.
Practical assignments will include reports, BTS, and portraits from events taking place at FAMU during the semester, which will serve as a safe training environment.
During the workshop, students will learn archiving approaches and work habits as well as how to communicate with the person assigning the work, even if in their case it is a teacher or fellow student.
Learning outcomes
The student will be able to work on assignments, cover events photographically for various media and uses of the material. Choose an approach to photographing events or people and decide on the aesthetic approach to the subject.
Prerequisites and other requirements
DSLR or mirrorless camera equipment.
Basic knowledge of photo physics, work with the RAW format, photo editors and so on.
Students take a Photonarration exercise.
Literature
Will be given during the semester.
Evaluation methods and criteria
Satisfactory attendance, all absences announced on timely manner.
Continuous work on the tasks.
Note
Students will begin working on their first assignments and simple exercises during Synchronization Week in Poněšice. These exercises will be checked on site.
PONĚŠICE:
INTRO
„Work hygiene,“ archiving, submission
Review of basic physical logic of image capture
Basic lens selection, format selection, how images communicate horizontally and vertically, etc., selection of shooting mode and editing methods.
PHOTOS WITHOUT PEOPLE
Descriptive, informative, documentary, or mood-setting photos suitable for further graphic processing and „2D scans“ of reality.
PHOTOS WITH PEOPLE
How should people look in photos when they are not the primary subjects and it is not our goal to photograph them directly? Or maybe they don't even want to be recognizable, or we only need them as background. And what if their presence is necessary for understanding the situation?
PHOTOS OF PEOPLE
We photograph people because we need to recognize and present them.
Mass events, gatherings and presentations, official events, vernissages, or premieres. This includes group photos!
WHAT AWAITS US? The lighting is not ideal, and the mood of everyone involved is certainly not ideal—they are not there primarily for us.
Maximum with minimum (feel free to use agreed models)
Portraits, dedicated photo sessions for the purpose of promoting a person/people and their activities, the subject cooperates and the situation arose because of us or we are fully taken into account.
Working with the existing space, light, props (when and what kind?) and the mood on set.
Schedule for winter semester 2025/2026:
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| Date | Day | Time | Tutor | Location | Notes | No. of paralel |
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| Tue | 14:00–15:35 | Jitka HEJTMANOVÁ | Jitka´s office, FI 4th floor | lecture parallel1 |
Schedule for summer semester 2025/2026:
The schedule has not yet been prepared
The subject is a part of the following study plans
- Academy Preparation Program - Photography (Required subjects)