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__ Creative Media __ Intro to Computers updated 5/27/14 This page is designed to support Mrs. Edwards' Digital Photography classes = =  Additional information on DPT Assignments Recommended Online Editors FotoFlexer [|Ribbet!] For advanced students and Digital SLR users [|CameraSim web] =Extra Credit options=

Portrait Links Read linked articles and apply what you've learned to an Excellent Portrait. ===6 tips 10 ways Environmental Portraits [|Portrait Photographia @Wikipedia]===

Sub Lesson #1  Read all instructions below!

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Ladybug Mazes (this game is about 2/3 down the page, in Geometry). Make sure you choose "show maze". If you feel successful after completing 1-2 mazes without any problems, try writing your name with with a hidden maze. You must lift the pen between letters of your name. If you're having trouble getting started on the maze, switch to Ladybug Leaf.=====

=Required Readings= Save this file to your computer so you have links for all the readings.

**High School recommended readings**. These have helpful information on composition and include excellent image examples. From Spectrum Photography Tips [|12 Elements of Composition pt 1] Read part 1 and part 2 in this series. From Digital Photography School [|5 Elements of Composition in Photography] and [|More Elements of Composition] From Photography Mad [|10 Photography Composition Rules] From Make Use Of...

Read this article, try out the technique included, and write the answers to the following quiz questions. If you don't understand exposure after reading the article, see Mrs. Edwards.
 * [|DPS Understand Exposure in <10 minutes] **
 * 1) // Quiz: If you are shooting in low light, how wide do you open your eyes? Will you see well at night if you are squinting (small aperture)? //
 * 2) // Quiz: What happens on a super bright day if your eyes are wide open and they’re open for a long time (slow shutter and large aperture)? Can you see well then? //
 * 3) // Quiz: If you want a crisp shot of someone jumping, how long do you need your eyes open? What will freeze the shot: Â a quick blink (fast shutter) or a slow one (slow shutter)? //
 * 4) // Quiz: Do I need thick, thin or medium moonglasses if I’m shooting at the beach on my lunch break? //

**What Makes an Excellent Photo Writing Assignment -**

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COMMON ERRORS


**ANGLE** Read the instructions carefully. Make sure you take all possible angles of each object! The printing instructions are basically the same as the ones posted for Common Errors or 4H Scav Hunt.



=Independent Writing Assignment=

**What is happening in this photo?**

 * [[image:f15de.jpg width="137" height="261" align="center"]] ||~ Open your Photo of the Week document. Add an entry with today's date.

I won't collect them yet. This will be the first of several writing assignments about photos I will share. ||

=**Exposure Images and assignment.**= Advanced students! Read this article! Understand Exposure in 10 Minutes

====Download both the underexposed and overexposed images of Lamb's House to your DP folder on your networked drive. You need to edit both of these using Exposure, Highlights, Shadows, Contrast, Brightness and ??? (write down this adjustment on a slip of paper. First to get it right gets a prize.)====
 * **underexposed**
 * [[image:http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_buildings_g/0_buildings_-_lambs_house_002475_underexposed1024.jpg width="326" height="272"]]

**Print as 2 4x6.**
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 * === Written Extra Credit: //What is Lamb's House? Why is it important?//===

//Why do you think there is such a difference between the photos of Lamb's House?//
|| Bonus: Finish this assignment independently, asking for help if needed without distracting anyone, and only after you tried. **If you turn in the assignment as listed you get a bonus treat!** ||

overexposed
 * **overexposed**

===Check out more images of "Lamb's House" here: image 1 image 2 image 3===

Substitute #2
quiz grade - Take, edit as needed, and print a 4x6 indoor photo with accurate white balance and exposure. Grade using the rubric. The photo must be taken today and printed today. The assignment name is Quality, since that is the main area of grading.

Red-eye Reduction
Practice fixing red-eye in an image. Older cameras have trouble with red-eye. Newer cameras have an extra pre-flash that prepares the eye for the picture before the actual picture is taken. Red-eye is most common in pictures of children and pets. Red -eye editors change the red section to black. Excellent red-eye editing looks natural, versus an unusually black iris.
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**Why I like this photo... **
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 * 1) the subject is my grandson, Khale
 * 2) the emotion of the expression on his face
 * 3) the simple background doesn't distract and has a soft texture
 * 4) it's not over or underexposed
 * 5) it demonstrates the rule of thirds

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