Digital Photography: The Basics [with links]

"[Photography] is an immediate sketch, done with intuition, and you can't [really] correct it..." 

Henri Cartier-Bresson

TWO DAY Learning Target(s):  I can IDENTIFY five major techniques of good digital photography by VIEWING exemplars and USING THEM when I take MY OWN PICTURES

Announcements: 

• Next CLASS we go OUTSIDE to take pictures: You will have more fun if you have a fully charged camera or camera phone of your own.  You have less than 7 days to find one if you can!
• Bring a raincoat to school and a plastic bag for your camera or phone... just in case.
• We WILL modify our plans depending on the weather so don't trip...

HOMEWORK:

• WRITE THIS IN YOUR PLANNER RIGHT NOW!
• WRITE a ONE PARAGRAPH explanation of what the word "Community" means to you.  
• You will turn this in to John as you walk in to the next class.

Agenda: 

• Typing Web [10]
• LECTURE [with note-taking]:Introduction to Digital Photography [specific examples adapted from http://www.digital-photo-secrets.com/atips/category/tips/]
• You will need to SAVE and USE these notes so put them in your BINDER for safe keeping at the end of class.
• Basic Camera Phone Tips
• More on IMAGE QUALITY and PICTURE SIZE in megapixels 
• Make SMALL changes
• The RULE OF THIRDS
• more GOLDEN RULES of photography
• Use unusual angles
• Get CLOSE
• Use REAL zoom - Optical ONLY!
• Watch your LIGHTING
• LOOK for LIGHT
• Use a FILL FLASH
• Look for REFLECTIONS
• Use BURST MODE when shooting 'action'
• If you have a VIEWFINDER check your images on the LCD screen - but WATCH YOUR BATTERY
• Viewfinders on non-SLR (single lens reflex) cameras do NOT show you exactly what you are shooting
• LEARN & USE CAMERA MODES if you have them
• Basic MODES
• Advanced MODES
• EXIT TICKET: Write YOUR five tips on an index card and hand it to John @ the door - you will use these specific tips on our photo walk next class.