Digiphotos

For teachers, digital photography enriches direct instruction, maintenance of student portfolios, visual recordkeeping, newsletters, multimedia presentations for parents or peers, and yearbooks, to name just a few uses of photography.  In direct instruction, powerful images offer teachers and students another means of transferring concepts to long-term memory. Instructors who use photography frequently find it indispensable.

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For students, inexpensive digital photography and editing allows students to demonstrate thought and action processes involved in completion of projects or problem-solving – meta-cognition at its best.  Students can use creativity in taking pictures or editing the resulting images.  Photography allows students to create high-quality products for presentation or publication in digital or print media.  Expression of student understanding and mastery gains new channels through digital photography and editing.

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Careful reading and study of the users’ manual and camera are the first steps in effective digital photography. Many photography methods remain the same, regardless of camera, but the manual contains instruction for applying these photography methods with the camera at hand.

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Turn off the digital zoom feature. Digital zoom is only cropping the subject and does not add any detail.  Cropping done with photo editing software is far superior to digital zoom.

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Move around. Take test shots. Move closer. Zoom in.

Most cameras have a flash that will work only to 8 – 10 feet.

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Hold shutter button halfway and wait for focus to be complete.

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Use the Sports setting (running man) icon. The camera will take the picture as fast as possible.

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USE the MODES offered on the camera

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Look for natural light sources to enhance image.

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Wander around; get a new perspective.

Use different heights and angles. Shoot low or high.

Look for cool perspectives.

People shots are more flattering high – especially with older people or kids working or playing with interesting items on table or floor.

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Use the LAW OF THIRDS.

• Break viewfinder into tic-tac-toe – important part goes in the corners / intersections of the center square. Many cameras have this feature, showing the grid in the viewfinder. Check the camera’s manual for setting this feature.
• It’s even better to flow the action across two or more of the grid intersections.
• Squint Test: Whatever pops out in the squint goes in the intersection.

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Look for lines: Some lines can draw attention, others detract. Adjust to eliminate or use lines in the composition of the frame.

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Space makes the viewer think.

• Have fun with open spaces.
• Maybe place subject in corner of amazing view. (See focus point – above.)

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Don’t put person in the center of in front of scenery

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Pay attention to the background

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