Digital Photography

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Digital Photography

• This professional development course is designed
  to help teachers enhance their teaching through
  the integration of digital photography.

Instructed by M.Sogoian
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Prior Knowledge Need

• Basic knowledge using a Computer
• Basic knowledge using the Internet
• Previous experience using a Digital Camera
• An individual desire to improved your digital
  photo taking skills

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Equipment Need

• Digital Camera with the following features
• Auto Mode
• Portrait Mode
• Close up Mode
• Sport Mode
• Landscape
• Program
• Shutter-priority Tv
• Aperture-priority Av

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Equipment Need continued

• Windows OS Computer
• or
• Mac OS Computer
• Adobe Elements
• Mozilla Fire Fox
• Card reader
• Tripod

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Standards

• NETS standards
• Standard 2 PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING
  ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES. Teachers plan and
  design effective learning environments and
  experiences supported by technology.
• Standard 3 TEACHING, LEARNING, AND THE
  CURRICULUM.
• Teachers implement curriculum plans that include
  methods and strategies for applying technology to
  maximize student learning.
• Standard 5 PRODUCTIVITY AND PROFESSIONAL
  PRACTICE.
• Teachers use technology to enhance their
  productivity and professional practice.
• Your final project must clearly identify the New
  York States Learning standards that have been
  enhance through the application digital
  photography.

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Todays Objectives Day 1

• Using the Auto setting on a camera
• Getting your camera to focus on what you want it
  to focus on
• Rule of Thirds
• Framing
• Getting your photos off your Camera
• Using a Card Reader
• Choosing were and how save photos
• Looking at your photos using Previewer
• Changing you photo size in Photoshop Elements 3
• Emailing photos
• Creating a yahoo email account
• Attaching a photo to your email

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Using your cameras Auto Mode

• When taking photos using the Automatic Mode the
  camera adjusts the cameras aperture, shutter
  speed, and ISO settings.

Automatic Mode
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Rule of Thirds
http//photoinf.com/Golden_Mean/John_Longenecker/R
ule_of_Thirds.htm
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Rule of Thirds
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Framing your photo
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Framing your photo
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Framing your photo
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Framing your photo
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Framing your photo
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Getting your photos off your camera

• Camera to Computer
• or
• Card Reader to Computer

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Changing your Photo Size in Photoshop Elements
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Emailing Photos

• Setting up a Yahoo account
• www.yahoo.com
• Attaching a Photo to an Email
• Email me your best photo from today
• Sending email

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Todays Objectives Day 2

• Photos taking clinic
• Flash
• Closer is better
• Look at your subject in the eyes
• Rule of thirds
• Download your photos using a Card Reader and save
  them in your folder
• Look at your photos using Previewer
• Share your best 3 photos by saving them on the
  Flash drive
• Critique the class photos

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Flash
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Closer is Better
Good
Better
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Look at your subject in the eyes
Good
Better
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Rule of Thirds
http//photoinf.com/Golden_Mean/John_Longenecker/R
ule_of_Thirds.htm
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Todays Objectives Day 3

• Setting your photo Size and Quality on your
  camera
• Using Portrait setting
• Using Close up setting
• Using Sport Setting
• Download your photos using a Card Reader and save
  them in your folder
• Look at your photos using Previewer
• Resize your favorite 3 photos
• Share your best photo using a Card Reader and a
  Flash drive

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Using your cameras Portrait Mode

• Use this mode when you want the subject to appear
  sharp and the background to blur.

Portrait Mode
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Using your cameras Portrait Mode
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Using your cameras Close-up Mode

• Use this mode when to take a close up photo of an
  object.

Close-up Mode
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Using your cameras Close-up Mode
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Using your cameras Close-up Mode
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Using your cameras Close-up Mode
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Using your cameras Sport Mode

• This is for fast-moving subjects when you want to
  freeze the action.

Sport Mode
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Using your cameras Sport Mode
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Using your cameras Sport Mode
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Todays Objectives Day 4

• Share your best photo using a Card Reader and a
  Flash drive
• Using Landscape setting
• ISO 100-???
• Using and Setting up (P) Program mode
• Take same photo using ISO 100-to whatever you
  camera maximum ISO setting is.
• Download your photos you took when adjusting your
  ISO setting using a Card Reader
• Observer the difference between each photo you
  took using Previewer
• Choose and set your cameras ISO setting in
  Program

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Using your cameras Landscape Mode

• This is for wide scenic views, night scenes,
  mountains, etc.

Landscape
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Using your cameras Program Mode

• Allows you to set your cameras ISO setting and
  determine if a flash will fire.

Program Mode
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What does the ISO setting do?

• High ISO setting (1600) allows you to take photos
  with less light. But causes you to see noise.
  (Noise makes the photo look grainy)
• Low ISO setting(100) allows for smooth photos
  without noise. But needs a substantial amount of
  light.

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ISO 100
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ISO 200
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ISO 400
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ISO 800
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ISO 1600
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ISO 100 vs. 1600
Notice how GRAINY the black looks in this photo.
Notice how smooth the black looks in this photo.
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Todays Objectives Day 5

• Shutter speed (Tv mode)
• Effect of shutter speed
• Aperture size (Av modes)
• Effect of Aperture size
• Download your photos you took when adjusting your
  Shutter speed and Aperture size using a Card
  Reader
• Observer the difference between each photo you
  took using Previewer
• Share your best 3 photos by saving them on the
  Flash drive
• Show previous teaching units that have been
  enhanced through the use of digital photography

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Shutter speed (Tv mode)
Fast Shutter speed
1600/1 (second)
Slow Shutter Speed
13 (seconds)
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Aperture size (Av modes)
Background in Focus
Background out of Focus
F8 (Large Depth of Field)
F2.5 (Small Depth of Field)
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Aperture size (Av modes)
Background out of Focus
F8 (Large Depth of Field)
Background in Focus
http//herron.50megs.com/aperture20art.gif
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Previous projects that were enhanced through
Digital Photography

• PowerPoint
• Personalized math worksheet
• Create a story that goes along with a photo that
  the student took
• Have student go on a scavenger hunt and take a
  photo an object for each letter in the alphabet.
  Then create alphabet study sheet.
• Create a book illustrated by the author's
  photographs

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Instruction enhanced through the use of Digital
Photography

• Example One
• Example Two
• Example Three
• Come to class next week with a Project that you
  would like to develop that utilizes Digital
  Photography to enhance Instruction.

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Todays Objectives Day 6

• Create a classroom project that will utilize
  digital photography

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Project Assessment (part 1)
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Project Assessment (part 2)