Favourites

• Zia, R., 2019. The Digital Photograph as a Craft Object. In: Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society 19-21 June 2019 Lisbon, Portugal.
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• Zia, R., 2018. Rehan's Zone System. In: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts 10-12 July 2018 London.
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• Zia, R., 2018. New technologies, same look - Crafting high dynamic range photographs to create a classical oil painting look. In: Thirteenth International Conference on The Arts in Society 27-29 June 2018 Vancouver B.C..
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• Zia, R.. LandEscapes - Treading the line between fantasy and realism. Bourne Lounge, Bournemouth International Centre BH2 5BH. 6 December 2016-12 January 2017.
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Journal Articles

• Chang, J. and Zhang, J.J., 2009. Modelling Deformations in Car Crash animation. The Visual Computer.
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• Chang, J., Zhang, J.J. and Zia, R., 2009. Modelling deformations in car crash animation. Visual Computer, 25 (12), 1063-1072.
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Conferences

• Zia, R., 2020. Digital Photography as Reflexive Practice. In: Fifteenth International Conference on The Arts in Society 24-26 June 2020 Galway, Ireland.
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• Zia, R., 2019. The Digital Photograph as a Craft Object. In: Fourteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society 19-21 June 2019 Lisbon, Portugal.
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• Zia, R., 2019. Visualisation for Digital Multi-Shot Photography. In: Weinel, J., Bowen, J.P., Diprose, G. and Lambert, N., eds. Electronic Visualisation and the Arts Conference 2019 8-11 July 2019 London. BCS London, 330-335.
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• Zia, R., 2018. Rehan's Zone System. In: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts 10-12 July 2018 London.
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• Zia, R., 2018. New technologies, same look - Crafting high dynamic range photographs to create a classical oil painting look. In: Thirteenth International Conference on The Arts in Society 27-29 June 2018 Vancouver B.C..
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• Zia, R., 2015. The Brick Wall Project. In: 7th Annual Postgraduate Conference 20-21 January 2015 Bournemouth University Talbot Campus.
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• Zia, R., 2014. Tonemapping Multi-shot Digital Photographs of Real World Environments. In: Ng, K. and Bowen, J., eds. Electronic Visualisation and the Arts London 2014 8-10 July 2014 London.
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• Zia, R., 2013. Corfe Castle - In a Different Light. In: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA 2013) 29-31 July 2013 London, UK.
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• Zia, R. and Udall, A., 2012. Identifying words that do not affect image judgment. In: 4th Annual PGR Conference 4 June 2012 Bournemouth University Talbot Campus.
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• Chang, J., Zhang, J.J. and Rehan, Z., 2009. Fast Vehicle Crash Modelling for Games. In: IEEE First International Conference Games and Virtual Worlds for Serious Applications 23-24 March 2009 Technocentre Coventry University, UK.. IEEE Computer Society, 141-147.
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Theses

• Zia, R., 2020. Fixing it in the present - the decisive moment in high dynamic range landscape photography. PhD Thesis. Bournemouth University, Faculty of Media and Communication.
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Exhibitions

• Zia, R.. The Brick Wall and Beyond. Photographic prints. The Atrium Gallery, Bournemouth University Talbot Campus. 17 January-7 February 2015.
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• Zia, R.. Landscape Photography exhibition. Landscape Photography exhibition. Poole Lighthouse. 13 February-7 March 2015.
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• Zia, R.. From Top to Bottom - Material Differences. Poole Lighthouse. 23 January-20 February 2016.
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• Zia, R.. Rehan Zia Landscape Photography. Photographic prints. RSPB Arne. 27 May-29 July 2016.
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• Zia, R.. North of Hadrian's Wall. Photographic prints. Corfe Castle Tea Rooms, The Square, Corfe Castle BH20 5EZ. 25 May 2013-24 May 2014.
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• Cameron, J.. Cameron & Talbot Gallery Exhibition. The Old Blacksmiths/Grange Rd, Wareham BH20 5DG. 27 May 2016.
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• Zia, R.. LandEscapes - Treading the line between fantasy and realism. Bourne Lounge, Bournemouth International Centre BH2 5BH. 6 December 2016-12 January 2017.
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• Zia, R.. Purbeck Landscapes. Corfe Castle Tea Rooms, The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham BH20 5EZ. 25 May 2013-24 May 2014.
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• Zia, R.. Dorset Landscapes. Photographic prints. The Greyhound Inn, The Square, Corfe Castle, Wareham BH20 5EZ. 25 May 2013-4 January 2015.
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• Zia, R.. Dorset Landscapes. Photographic prints. Lavish Life, 14 Westbourne Arcade, Bournemouth BH4 9AY. 24 May 2014-4 January 2015.
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• Zia, R.. Purbeck Art Weeks 2016. Rollington Barn, Studland Road, Corfe Castle BH20 5JG. 28 May-12 June 2016.
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• Zia, R.. Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 2018. Photographic Prints. Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 2018. Rollington Barn. 26 May-10 June 2018.
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• Zia, R.. Purbeck Art Weeks Festival 2019. Rollington Barn. 25 May-9 June 2019.
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• Zia, R.. Landscapes on the Cusp of the Real & the Fantastic. Digital photographic prints. The Lees Gallery, Bournemouth University Talbot Campus. 19 August-20 December 2019.
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Invited Lectures

• Best Practice in Teaching Creative Arts and Media, Fatima Jinnah University for Women, Rawalpindi, 03 Jan 2020 more
  

  From STEM to STEAM: This presentation and following discussion focussed on the importance of integrating art, design, science and technology to enable a more balanced, comprehensive and engaging curriculum. The marriage of art and science: The philosophy of “technology in the service of the arts” has been instrumental in making the NCCA a world recognised department. This presentation focussed on the best practices in teaching that have been pioneered at the NCCA and have been adapted by other institutions and facilities in arts, media and technology. Developing and modular course structure and curriculum: This presentation and discussion focussed on the more traditional as well as open modular course structure and curriculum design. The key advantages and disadvantages of traditional and modular course structures will be discussed as well as highlighting best practices for options, pre/co-requisites and managing student numbers. Best practices in creative arts and media production course delivery: Best practices in teaching and assessment for art and media workshop based courses will be discussed that maximise student numbers without compromising the educational value or the student learning experience. Practice-led research: Practice-led PhDs have become increasingly popular in arts and media practice and arguably add more value in teaching given the practice element that can link directly to the teaching and delivery serving as examples and case studies. This presentation introduced practice as research and reflective/reflexive practice as an alternative to the more traditional PhD research model and highlight the advantages and limitations of this type of PhD research. Synergies of research, practice and teaching: This concluding session focussed on how research, professional practice and teaching can be fused together to add greater value to each of these individual areas.
• Photography and Visual Effects Workshop, Fatima Jinnah University for Women, Rawalpindi, 01 Jan 2020 more
  

  The workshop will start with providing students a historic and technical overview of the still image and deconstruction of light in classical and contemporary artworks. The workshop will build on the lighting techniques used by classical and contemporary artists and explore lighting techniques used in various photography genres. A hands-on demonstration of different studio and outdoor lighting techniques will follow providing insights into the tools, methods, techniques and workflows used in high level professional photography and postproduction practice. Multi-shot photography techniques will be demonstrated alongside critique and advice based on the artist’s own work as well as the works of other contemporary photographers. The workshop will conclude with a discussion around legal, ethical, and, health and safety issues. The style of delivery will be informal with participants encouraged to ask questions any time during the workshop. The participants will also actively engage in setting up different photography lighting setups and the photography process. The workshop will start with a historic overview of computer animation and visual effects followed by an overview of the tools, methods, techniques, processes, workflow and pipeline used in computer graphics production. The workshop will encapsulate the entire computer graphics film production pipeline starting with planning and previsualisation techniques followed by image acquisition, matching computer generated artefacts with live action footage and seamlessly compositing elements to create photorealistic imagery. The workshop will be quite intense; however, participants will be encouraged to ask questions during delivery. The style of delivery will be informal.
• HDR, Photogrammatry and Compositing, COMSATS University, Lahore, 26 Dec 2019 more
  

  The lecture focussed on image acquisition and processing for image-based lighting using high dynamic range photographs, and, 3D scanning. The models and light map created were then integrated with computer generated models to create a more realistic light match.
• My journey through the Practice-led PhD, Indus Valley School of Art & Architecture, Karachi, 12 Dec 2019 more
  

  The talk and discussion focussed on the challenges of practice-led research and my own journey through a Practice-led PhD
• Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture, 16 Feb 2018 more
  

  I presented my landscape and portrait photography work and practitioner insights into previsualising and capturing these images.
• Lighting and insights into photography practice, The Friends Meeting House, Boscombe, Bournemouth, 10 Feb 2016 more
  

  Lecture on lighting and Rehan's professional photography practice exploring the technical and artistic challenges within landscape, portrait and wedding photography.

Public Engagement & Outreach Activities

• The objective is to create an activity that is fun, educational and helps primary and secondary school kids and their parents to practice their creativity and get a taste for visual storytelling.
• Using case studies from his practice, Rehan will be providing insights into the photography capture and post-production process. You can view some of Rehan’s work at: www.rehanzia.net
• Rehan aims to create photoreal landscape images that lie on the cusp of fantasy and reality and challenge the viewer’s notion of the real and the unreal. The images on display primarily consist of local landscapes and seascapes.
• Digital Landscape Photography workshop

Conference Presentations

• Fifteenth International Conference on the Arts in Society, Digital Photography as Reflexive Practice, 24 Jun 2020, NUI Galway, Galway, Ireland

Qualifications

• MA in Digital Effects (Bournemouth University, 2007)
• MSc in Computer Science (Iqra University, 2004)
• BSc (Hons) in Computing (Staffordshire University, 2003)