digitalphotography



**Online Resourses** The first site is great, especially the page outlining [|'13 lessons to Teach your child about Digital Photography']

The HP website has a nice demonstration about [|Taking Better photos] that uses examples of photos throughout to illustrate the techniques. They also have another page ' [|Digital Photography Tips and ideas'] that offers tips about composition and lighting among others. It is a commercial website so pushes HP products, despite this, I believe the tips were well explained and set out

[|The National Geographic website] has a fantastic selection of Tips and examples that grab you with the vast array of stunning images from around the world.

More ideas for the classroom

=Take Control of your camera... the knobs and buttons. Can you? = Use Macro (close up)  Force Flash on or off  Use the timer  Delete photos from the camera (incl delete all or **reformat** the memory)  Use the focus points to control focus  Understand digital versus optical zoom (and turn it off)  Change the photo resolution if needed (eg web versus print)  Select [|Shooting Modes] either by dial or menu

**Shooting Techniques ** @Framing your shot and or your subject @Point of view ( high - low)  @Consider the light (the rule here is light light and light...consider!)  Using @fill flash (backlight or outside)  @Rule of thirds  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Leading the eye  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Emotion  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Patterns - lines and shapes  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Forced Perspective (great fun!)  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Wide versus zoom effect  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Focal points and depth of field  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Close up - Macro  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Fill the frame  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Allow it to breathe  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Reflection  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">@Be creative and break the rules!  <span style="color: #800000; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Be aware of the horizon - keep it level!

=**Classroom ideas (Please contribute!)**=

**Essential editing skills** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Crop <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Rotate  <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Resize and Export for purpose  <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Adjust - contrast tone and exposure  **__<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Basic Editing Software __** <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Mac - iPhoto, Picasa  <span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">PC - MS Picture Manager, Picasa __<span style="color: #404040; font-family: Tahoma,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Online __
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