TYPE OF COURSE UNIT	Elective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT	Associate Degree
YEAR OF STUDY	-
SEMESTER	-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED	5
NAME OF LECTURER(S)	Instructor Ayşe Şirin Gazialem
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT	At the end of this course, the students; 1) Develops individual skills on artistic subjects, knows and applies visual presentation techniques. 2) Gains the ability to use basic photographic information in food and food product images. 3) Knows product lighting techniques. 4) She/he knows how to visually aestheticize food products and dishes and can turn this into a promotional material. 5) She/He can create aesthetic images of the places within the food and beverage sector for promotional purposes.
MODE OF DELIVERY	Face to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE	No
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT
COURSE DEFINITION
COURSE CONTENTS	WEEK TOPICS 1st Week Introduction to Food Photography 2nd Week Camera Settings 3rd Week SLR and DSLR Camera lenses 4th Week Camera Settings when taking food images 5th Week Food Photography eqipments 6th Week Lighting setup for food 7th Week More setup for hawker, restaurant and high class food photography. 8th Week Midterm Exam 9th Week Develop an eye for composition and the arrangement of food elements. 10th Week Shooting food interior and exterior environment 11th Week Food tricks in food photography I 12th Week Food tricks in food photography II 13th Week Beverage Photography 14th Week Food Photography and marketing 15th Week Final project
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING	George, C., A'dan Z'ye Dijital Fotoğrafcılık Kitabı, 2011, İnkılap Kitapevi, İstanbul. Yardımcı Ders Kitapları: Young, N. FoodPhotography: FromSnapshotsto Great Shots, Peachpit Press, 2014, England.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS	Lecture,Questions/Answers,Discussion,Practice,Project,Presentation
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA	Quantity Percentage(%) Mid-term 1 30 Practice 1 30 Total(%) 60 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) 60 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) 40 Total(%) 100
ECTS WORKLOAD	Activities Number Hours Workload Midterm exam 1 1 1 Preparation for Quiz Individual or group work 14 3 42 Preparation for Final exam 1 10 10 Course hours 14 3 42 Preparation for Midterm exam 1 10 10 Laboratory (including preparation) Final exam 1 1 1 Homework 5 2 10 Project 1 40 40 Total Workload 156 Total Workload / 30 5,2 ECTS Credits of the Course 5
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION	Turkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)	No