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Diputació de Tarragona

Photography

Photography
In this course, students will carry out their own photographic projects or those from professional commissions in areas such as advertising, fashion, the editorial world, or the artistic world, among others.

The students acquire the ability to express themselves in photographic language

Through photography training, students can enter the world of services, equipment, and distribution of photographic equipment, audiovisual material production, advertising and communication, the fashion industry, publishing, general industry, industrial photography and cinematography laboratories, etc.

Those who complete the training cycle obtain a Higher Technician diploma, allowing them to enter the job market to carry out tasks related to:

Design, organization, and management of photographic projects / Supervision and execution of scenography, lighting, capturing, and recording photographic images / Digitization and image processing / Analyzing proposals and conducting documentary and graphic research for photography projects in various fields / Collaboration in organizing and supervising photographic production.

Title: Higher Technician in Plastic Arts and Design in Photography.

Level: Advanced level of professional education in Plastic Arts and Design.

Level 1 of the Spanish Qualifications Framework for Higher Education (MECES)

Total duration of the course: Two thousand hours distributed over two academic years.

ECTS Credits: One hundred and twenty

Artistic Professional Family: Graphic and Audiovisual Communication.

European reference: ISCED-5b (International Standard Classification of Education).

The general competencies describe the combination of skills, motivations, and traits required to effectively perform a wide range of job roles within the specialty.

  • Create original photographic work based on a specific professional assignment or personal project.
  • Define the formal, functional, aesthetic, and technical variables of the photographic project, plan the process, and be able to execute it.
  • Organize and develop the different phases of the project and the corresponding quality controls to ensure a photographic product that meets professional standards.

Professional competencies are linked to the job position, including all the skills and aptitudes that help them perform their job successfully:

  • Determine the thematic, stylistic, and communicative characteristics of a photographic assignment based on given specifications.
  • Select and analyze reference documents and materials for the photographic project.
  • Provide ideas and propose various photographic solutions for assigned tasks.
  • Endow the photographic image with the appropriate persuasive, informative, and/or identifying elements according to the assignment's objectives.
  • Carry out the photographic assignment considering the subsequent medium and communication support and equip it with the most efficient graphic communication resources.
  • Master different photographic techniques and formats in their theoretical and practical aspects, and execute them with the quality required at a professional level.
  • Develop the photographic process in all its stages: production, processing, post-production, and presentation, performing the corresponding quality controls.
  • Apply and master archiving, indexing, and retrieval techniques for photographic documents according to international standards.
  • Recognize the specific properties and characteristics of professional equipment and materials and ensure their maintenance.
  • Recognize, evaluate, and apply the regulations governing professional activity.

Curricular outline of the first year of photography (2024)
Modules and training units Course hours ECTS Credits
M01 Computer Media 99 6
TU01 Bitmap Image Processing 33 2
TU02 Vector Image Processing 33 2
TU03 Specialty Software 33 2
M02 Employment Training and Guidance 1 33 2
TU01 Occupational Risk Prevention and Environmental Protection 33 2
M03 History of Photography 1 99 2
TU01 Analysis of Artistic and Design Work 33 2
M07 Fundamentals of Visual Representation and Expression 99 6
TU01 Plastic and Visual Elements. Morphology and Dynamics of Composition 33 2
TU02 Light and Color. Relationships. Symbolic Values 33 2
TU03 Form and Space. Analysis, Representation, and Creative Interpretation 33 2
M08 Image Theory 66 4
TU01 Image and Communication. The Visual Discourse 33 2
TU02 Image Definition and Construction 33 2
M09 Photographic Technique 297 17
TU01 Photographic Equipment and Materials 66 3
TU02 Photographic Technique: Phases and Image Processing 99 7
TU03 Applied Photography: Photo-Design 66 3
TU04 Analog Photography (Free Distribution) 66 4
M10 Photographic Theory 1 132 8
TU01 Representation in Photographic Images: Uses and Functions 66 4
TU02 Technical and Expressive Resources of Photographic Language: Aesthetic and Functional Criteria 66 4
M11 Audiovisual Language and Technology 1 99 6
TU01 Introduction to Audiovisual Media. Audiovisual Communication and Language: Expressive Resources 33 2
TU04 Narrative and Screenwriting 66 4
Total Hours and ECTS Credits 858 51
Group Tutoring 33  

Curricular outline of the second year of photography (DECREE 245/2016)
Modules and training units Course hours ECTS Credits
Language and Audiovisual Technology 2 99 5
TU02.2 Audiovisual Communication and Language: Expressive Resources 26 1
TU03.2 Audiovisual Production Techniques and Technologies 32 2
TU04.2 Audiovisual Postproduction Techniques and Technologies 32 2
Training and Employment Guidance 66 3
TU01 Legal Framework of Plastic Arts and Design: The Essential Properties 22 1
TU02 Entering the Job Market: The Job Search Process 22 1
TU03 Entrepreneurship: Self-employment 22 1
Integrated Project 99 10
TU01 Integrated Project 99 10
History of Photography 2 33 2
TU02.2 History of Photography: Background, Evolution, and Current Status 33 2
Photography Projects 2 180 12
TU03 Development of Photography Projects 2 180 12
Photographic Theory 2 240 15
TU02.2 Photographic Image 100 6
TU03 Applied Photography: From Document to Artwork 140 9
Photographic Technique 2 170 5
TU04 Photographic Processing, Workflow 2 110 1
TU05 Visual Perception and Photographic Optics 1 20 2
TU05 Visual Perception and Photographic Optics 2 40 2
Total Hours and ECTS Credits 855 52
Group Tutoring 33  
Internship Phase in Companies, Studios, or Workshops 280 12

Curricular outline of the second year of photography (2024)
Modules and training units Course hours ECTS Credits
M02 Employment Training and Guidance 2 66 4
TU02 The Legal Framework of Plastic Arts and Design 33 2
TU03 Entering the Workforce: Company and Entrepreneurship 33 2
M03 History of Photography 2 66 4
TU02 Evolution of Art and Design in Relation to Social Changes, Aesthetic Ideas, and Technology 33 2
TU03 Overview of Contemporary Works and Authors of the Specialty 33 2
M04 Photography Projects 297 17
TU01 Introduction to Projects: Objectives and Basic Requirements of the Project 33 2
TU02 Project Methodology and Planning 82.5 4
TU03 Project Execution 82.5 5
TU04 Project Evaluation and Presentation 33 2
TU05 Photography and Printmaking (Free Distribution) 66 4
M05 Integrated Project 99 10
TU01 Integrated Project 99 10
M06 Professional Project Management 165 12
TU01 Professional Project Management 165 12
M10 Photographic Theory 2 66 4
TU03 The Photographic Event: From Theory to Photographic Practice 66 4
Total Hours and ECTS Credits 858 57
Group Tutoring 33  
Internship Phase in Companies, Studios, or Workshops 284 12