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Per.4 Friday 8/11/23: Getting re-acquainted with the cameras :)

Today’s Agenda:

  • Review Q’s as a class
  • Finish and turn in past assignments: Review Q’s and Inspirational Slideshow
  • Getting re-acquainted with the cameras

Review Q’s

As a group, you will be assigned one of the questions below to explain to the class. You will be given 25 minutes to prepare. Up to you how you want to present the info!

  1. What are aperture, shutter speed and ISO?
  2. When would you need to change your ISO?
  3. What is aperture and shutter priority settings?
  4. What are AF modes how do you change them?
  5. Why do your need to meter the light to get the right exposure?
  6. What is white balance and why would you need to change it?
  7. What is depth of field and what is the difference between shallow and great?
  8. What are drive modes and metering modes?
  9. What is exposure compensation?

Getting Re-acquainted With the Cameras

If you turned in all assignments, grab a camera bag and take to your seat.

Locate all the features mentioned in the review questions! Let me know if you need help finding them!

by Ms De La Rosa -

Friday 8/11/23: Smartphone Photography Tips

Today’s Agenda:

  • Smartphone settings
  • Smartphone Photography Video

Bust out your phones, let’s look at some settings!

Smartphone Photography Tips Video:

  1. Head to the Links Shortcut channel in Teams to open Edpuzzle for your class period.
  2. Click “Sign in with Microsoft” to view the Edpuzzle video assignment:“13 Smartphone Photography Tips & Tricks” by Jamie Windsor.
  3. Answer the questions as you view along AND have a piece of paper or a Word document ready to copy down the 13 tips mentioned.
  4. Keep the notes with you for now.

Video description:

  • 00:00 – The philosophy of phone photography
  • 04:33 – The work of Kathy Ryan
  • 07:47 – 13 tips for better photos
  • 16:17 – Conclusion

Whether you have an iPhone or a Samsung or whatever, it doesn’t matter as long as your phone has a camera in it. The most critical factor in image quality is not the camera, but the photographer and the decisions they make. And while having loads of high-end lenses and cameras is great, it does encourages you to fall back on those things when making your shot. Phone photography forces you to call on the basic fundamentals of good photography: Composition, lighting, color and tone, storytelling, and the decisive moment. It’s a great way to learn. In this video I take a look at the work of Kathy Ryan from her series, Office Romance, and I take you through 13 important tips for creating great photos with you phone camera.