18ARC38A: Architectural Photography Syllabus for B.Arch 3rd Sem 2018 Scheme VTU (Professional Elective-I)

Architectural Photography detailed Syllabus for B Architecture (ARCH), 2018 scheme has been taken from the VTUs official website and presented for the VTU students. For Course Code, Teaching Department, Paper Setting Board, Theory Lectures, Tutorial, Practical/Drawing, Duration in Hours, CIE Marks, Total Marks, Credits and other information, visit full semester subjects post given below. The Syllabus PDF files can also be downloaded from the official website of the university.

For all the other VTU 3rd Sem Syllabus for B.Arch 2018 Scheme, do visit B Architecture 3rd Sem 2018 Scheme. For all the Professional Elective-I 3rd Sem 2018 subjects refer to Professional Elective-I Scheme. The detail syllabus for architectural photography is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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OUTLINE

1. Introduction to architectural photography. Various types of compositions framing, silhouette photography.
2. Use of various cameras, lenses and accessories, handling of equipment.
   1. SLR,DSLR cameras, lenses for different focal lengths for various contexts
   2. Use of wide angle, normal, tele, zoom, macro, close up lenses.
   3. Filters- UV, Skylight, colour filters, special effect filter.
3. Shutter speeds- slow, normal and high and their various applications.
4. Apertures- use of various apertures to suit different lighting conditions and to enhance depth of fields.
5. Selection of ISO rating to match various lighting conditions.
6. Optimizing selection of shutter speed, aperture and ISO.
7. Twilight and night photography.
8. Various uses of photography- documentation, presentations, competitions, lectures, etc.
9. Creative photography/ photo renderings, for special effects using software.
10. Play of light and shadows to achieve dramatic pictures.
11. Effects of seasons, inclusion of greenery, foliage, clouds, human scale etc.
12. Architectural photography as a profession, law on photography.

Reference Books:

1. Schulz, Adrian. Architectural Photography: Composition, Capture, and Digital Image Processing, Rocky Nook, 2012.
2. McGrath, Norman . Photographing Buildings Inside and Out, Watson-Guptill Publications, 1993.

For detail Syllabus of all other subjects of ARCH, 2018 scheme, visit B Architecture 3rd Sem Syllabus for 2018 scheme.

For all (CBSE & Non-CBSC) B.Arch results, visit VTU B.Arch all semester results.