Digital Photography IID Day August 25, 2009

Outline 1. Using your camera overview 2.Tips for shooting great pictures 3.Transferring Images from Camera to Computer 4.Image editing 5. Online photo sharing 6. Classroom applications

Using your digital camera Most cameras have a switch that allows you to either record video or take pictures and to play or view ones already taken.

Using your digital camera Viewfinder or LCD Display  If you have an LCD display you will be able to see what the lens is seeing on the display  If you are looking to save battery power you can turn off the LCD display.  Most cameras have and LCD display on and off or a backlight on and off function  Quick tip for cleaning the LCD display:  Instead of using a lens cloth, try using a couple pieces of scotch tape. Lightly press it completely on the LCD, when you pull it off, the fingerprints will disappear!

Using your digital camera Shutter Button and Focus  Press it half-way down and your camera will focus on the object in the center of the image.  To then take a picture, you need to press it all the way down past the half-way point Macro This setting will allow the camera to focus on an object that is VERY close to the lens. Very useful for capturing detail on small objects. Be sure your zoom is set all the way to wide angle if using this setting.

Using your digital camera flash on flash off red-eye reduction When to use a flash? Always use flash outside on a bright sunny day. This will help to even out the shadows and to make your picture crisp and clear. In low light, be careful using the flash near any shiny surface, this will reflect a bright white light. Flash can also wash out colors if you are too close to an object

Using your digital camera ISO sensitivity Also referred to as film speed This is your camera’s light sensitivity Keep your ISO setting at 50, 100, or AUTO for general shooting in daylight settings If you're shooting a moving object, like a baby playing with a toy, use a higher ISO setting of say 400. Higher ISO settings give a faster shutter speed and require less light. This will produce noisier photos.

Using your digital camera OpticalDigital No loss is the quality of your image Magnifies the pixels that make up the image. Some cameras have a line on the LCD display to let you know when you are switching from optical to digital zoom.

Tips for Taking good Photos 1.Know Your Camera 2.Learn to Control the Flash 3.Play with the Macro Mode 4.Hold the Camera Level 5.Play with the ISO Setting 6.Have Enough Memory Capacity 5 megapixel camera and above - get at least a 512MB or 1GB card

Transferring Images from Camera to Computer Making a folder to store images Go into your default images folder (usually “my pictures”) and create a new folder for each group of shots. After you transfer the pictures to your computer, move each group of shots in the proper folder you created.

Transferring Images from Camera to Computer 1.Turn on Computer and turn OFF the camera 2.Connect the USB Cable 3.Turn the camera ON and set it for transfer mode 4.Let the operating system take over 5.Take camera out of transfer mode and turn OFF camera 6.Disconnect USB cable

Transferring Images from Camera to Computer To Delete or Not to Delete? Make backup copies first of your photos Then, reformat your memory card and do it in the camera rather than in the computer Software is available that allows you to recover photos from a memory card that has been erased All erasing does is hide those photos from view and make them available for overwriting by new images as they are added to the card from the camera is FREE

Image Editing There are many FREE editing and sharing sites to choose from Picasa is a powerful and free software that helps you instantly find, edit and share all the pictures on your PC. The GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) is an open-source program originally developed by two university students in It has now morphed into a powerful image editor with a huge user base. Picnik is photo editing awesomeness, online, in your browser. It's the easiest way on the Web to fix underexposed photos, remove red-eye, or apply effects to your photos.

Online Photo sharing &title=Online_Photo_Sharing_in_Plain_Engli sh There are MANY FREE online photo sharing sites

Classroom Applications Write a story about Interdependence Get any 10 photos taken at random then write or tell a story that includes all of the pictures Cause and Effect Take 2 pictures-one of which is responsible for the other (people/garbage; trees/cracked cement) Similes and Metaphors Create a list of words. Then take pictures of things in your classroom, building, or school yard that show how that object is or is not like your word. school is like- picture of ant hill a lifetime is like- picture of highway

Classroom Applications Be an Advertiser Create a commercial. Present a series of slides that support your position. Comfortable and Uncomfortable Take pictures of places where you are comfortable and uncomfortable. Change your perspective. Take pictures from the perspective of a cat, bird, ant, person from another culture. Demonstrate and evaluate standards-based learning Collect images from various phases of a project to evaluate progress towards learning goals. Create an information page using an image of a final product and a summary of the goals/standards that were met.