Design Fundamental through Photography: Teaching approach in Higher Education

Abstract

Introducing photography to a design student is a challenge. They must have a basic understanding of design fundamentals. Hence, it becomes easy to visualize a composition and techniques of light painting. Visual literacy is implemented from the foundation course of design college. However, they are parts of the study of art and design, design fundamentals, sketching and drawing, and visualization techniques. Students are introduced to photography as a core subject. Thus they are to be trans-mediate from drawing/sketching-medium to photo/ light-medium from the second year of their college day. To device a specific task that will get the student an understanding of the process of photography. This systematic literature review is designing, evaluating, and authenticating the course Introduction to Photography assignment. Thus, this research is reflective research to plan an assignment and evaluate the assignment using eye-tracking and other research tools to analyze the findings to achieve well-documented outcomes. Thus, helping students to comprehend a well-designed and researched assignment with confirmed evidence. It is an action plan for the prerequisite assignment of Introduction to Photography. This research will be a steppingstone for creating photography taxonomy in detail to calibrate students learning in photography.