Digital Photography

•Intro to Digital Cameras•Close-up Macro•Flash•Taking Good Photos•Downloading & Storing•Fixing Photos•Collage

Intro to Digital Cameras

Differences between film and digital:

Images erasable and editable in the camera

WYSWYG: What You See Is What You Get

Retakes immediately available if needed

Print and keep only those images you truly want

Basic Digital Camera Controls

Power Shutter Release LCD Screen/Viewfinder Mode Dial: Still, Movies, Playback,

Setup, Etc. Jog Dial: Navigating and Selecting

various camera function menus

Batteries

AA Lithium

Memory System

Resolution VGA 4MP

Floppies CD’s Memory Cards: Memory Stick, SD,

etc. More is better Some computers have slots for

downloading

Zoom

Zoom lens vs. SLR exchangeable style

To zoom or not to zoom: that is the question.

You can zoom in more. You have more picture to work with. Better quality picture (not as blurry).

Close-Up Macro

Macro Mode

Coins Jewelry Insects Documents Flowers

Allows:

A bit more depth of field Making sharper focus on nearby

objects in the picture.

Flash

Built in Flash

Default: flash works automatically only when needed.

Sometimes you don’t want flash

Art museum

Sometimes you want to force the flash

To fill in a dark face in the foreground that has a brightly lit background or light source.

Taking Good Photos

Rule of Thirds

Mentally divide the area of the picture into thirds Two vertical lines Two horizontal

lines Compose your

picture around the nine areas and four intersections

Rule of Thirds

Tutorial with Mike Brown: 3 minutes

Simplification

Decide what in the picture you want to be the main point of interest

Take out distracting details Remove or suppress everything that

would compete for attention with the point of interest

Simplification

Attention catchers (eye-catchers) Eyes Faces Human form Animals Light colored objects against dark

background Warm colored objects against cool

colored backgrounds Objects with strong contrast

Downloading & Storing

Downloading Photos

Move pictures from camera to computer Memory card Camera cord (USB)

Storing Photos

Computer Network folder Memory card Flash drive CD

Fixing Photos

Serif PhotoPlus

Available here at school Powerful program Fixes red-eye easily Example picture

Picasa

Free download Can be used at home

Collage

Collage

Choose from the following programs Word Publisher PagePlus

Collage

5-10 picturesRule of ThirdsMacroFlash