Photography

History of photography- Pinhole Camera, Camera Obscura, Normal Human Eye and Process of Seeing-Human eye and camera, Camera principles- Compact cameras and SLR’s – Working of SLR camera- Different image sensors-CCD and CMOS, Different parts of SLR camera-Creative mode and basic modes in SLR camera-Basic features of SLR camera Focusing- Aperture-shutter speed-slow and fast shutter speeds, applications of slow and fast shutter speeds, ISO, when to use ISO function. Angle of view- Different types of lenses-normal lens, wide angle lens, fish eye lens, prime lens, telephoto lens. Depth of Field-Shallow depth of field, large depth of field, Depth of focus – circles of confusion. Different Image capturing formats-RAW, TIFF, JPEG, Storage Devices- SD card CF card, etc. Different camera accessories

Origin of Photography- early cameras and technology, Photography as art, Evolution of Camera- From film to digital era, History of different genres of photography, Current trends in technology and style.

History of Western Art: Principles of Composition-Prehistoric Art-Egyptian Art-Greek Art- Roman-Byzantine-Gothic Art Renaissance-Baroque Art-Romanticism, Modernist Movements: Impressionism – Expressionism – Dadaism and Surrealism – History of Indian Art : Indus Valley to Vedic Art – Buddhist Art – Medieval Hindu Art – Mughal Art – Indian Miniature Tradition, Indian Art in the 20th century-Raja Ravi Varma, Amrita Rabindranath Tagore and the Bengal
School – Modernist Movements in Indian Art, Principles of Composition: Perspective – Space (Negative and Positive), Directional lines-Golden Section and Rule of the Third, Color Theory