Digital Photography

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The fun part about pictures isn’t the picture…it’s the story behind the picture. Grab your digital photos, digital camera, and video cameras. We are going to create stories! This session will begin start with “the shoot”. We’ll go out on a little photo safari to learn the tools and explore some basic principals of digital photography. We’ll return to the “lab” and dive into using Picasa, a nice (free) photo management tool design by Google. After our photos are touched up we’ll finish the day by pulling together the “story” behind the picture.

Digital Photography Registrations

Contents

[edit] Introduction Discussion

Where are you at in regards to digital photography?
What are your big questions and burning desires?

[edit] Timetable

9:00 - 9:30: Introductions & Discussion
9:30 - 10:00: Geek Tool Discussions
10:00 - 10:15: Break
10:15 - 10:30: Shooting Tips
10:30 - 11:30: Flickr Demo and Hands On
11:30 - 12:00: Classroom Project Ideas
12:00 - 1:30: Lunch & Photography Scavenger Hunt
2:00 - 3:00: Bringing it All Together

[edit] Big Ideas

  1. Anytime, anywhere.
  2. A bunch of today is "howto". Don't forget the classroom.
  3. Share.

[edit] Tools

[edit] Cameras

Image:Cameras at Amazon.jpg We need cameras. Amazon to the rescue.

  1. You can shop any which way. Brand, style, price, popularity.
  2. Customer reviews. Everything you want and didn't want to know about your camera.
  3. Accessories
  4. Manuals

Really serious? Try DPReview

[edit] Peripherals

[edit] Software

  • Macintosh: iPhoto (Included)
  • Windows XP/Vista: Picasa (Free Download)
  • That Software You Got With Your Camera: Make it go away.

[edit] Shooting Tips

  • It's digital. Shoot often.
  • Set your camera for taking the maximum sized pictures available, just in case.
  • Rule of thirds.
  • Lighting. Get as much as possible. Avoid flash.
  • Move.
  • Deep breath. Hold it.

[edit] Flickr (Online Photo Service)

Image:Flickr.jpg

[edit] Classroom Projects

[edit] Student Identities Online

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  1. Collect parent names/emails at start of school year.
  2. Invite them as friends to your Flickr account.
  3. Set "personally identifiable" pictures to be viewable only by "friends" of your Flickr account.

Image:Flickr Privacy Settings.jpg

[edit] Example Classroom Projects

[edit] Scavenger Hunt

educgrp1 - hockey
educgrp2 - hockey
educgrp3 - hockey
educgrp4 - hockey

Green
Rectangles
Professions
Light

tags: fennimore educonference green/arcs/professions/light

[edit] Flickr Services

We'll explore a number of the services Flickr is tied into.

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