Looking Through the Lens

Donna Murray – Instructional Technology Specialist

Monday, 1:00 – 1:50

Rm. 323

Audience:  Anyone

Credit Options:  (0.1 Technology)

Want to learn how to take better pictures?  In this session, we’ll cover digital photography tips, techniques, and common terms.  Whether you have a point-and-shoot or more advanced camera, this session will provide you with resources and ideas to help you use your camera effectively.  Feel free to bring your camera, if you wish.  Ideas and resources for using digital cameras in the classroom will be shared.

Instructional Tie:  Digital cameras are tools that can be used for all kinds of digital storytelling projects in the classroom.  Helping students understand some basic composition and camera functions will provide opportunities for creative and effective design in their projects.

Donna's Delicious links for photography

Photography Tips and Techniques

Free Weekly Photography Lessons and Tips by Mark Hemmings

http://markhemmings.blogspot.com/

Photography Articles, Interviews, and More - BetterPhoto.com

http://www.betterphoto.com/allAbout.asp

Improve Your Photos 60 Seconds at a Time - idigitalphoto

http://www.idigitalphoto.com/blog/post/improve-your-photos-in-60-seconds.html

Lifehacker Posts - Photo Category

http://lifehacker.com/search/photos/

How to Take Good Photographs - bbc.co.uk

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/apictureofbritain/how_to/

Photo Tips - Kodak

http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=38/39&pq-locale=en_US

Digital Photography How-To Center

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/default.mspx

Photojojo - Photography Blog/Newsletter

http://photojojo.com/

How To Take Photo - photosecrets.com

http://www.photosecrets.com/tips.html#instruction

Photography Area of Two Peas in a Bucket Scrapbook site (see Photography Articles for "12 Weeks to Better Photos Course" links

http://twopeasinabucket.kaboose.com/photography.asp

Digital Photography Tips for Beginners

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-photography-tips-for-beginners/

Digital Photography School Blog - Also includes forum and tips

http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/digital-photography-composition-tips/

The Ten Most Common Photographic Mistakes

http://www.aguntherphotography.com/the-ten-most-common-photographic-mistakes.html

Photo Editing Resources

Paint.net

http://www.getpaint.net/ 

Picasa

http://picasa.google.com/ 

Photoshop ($)

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/compare/ 

Pay It Forward Photography Blog Resources- Foks give away a template, blend, texture, collage, brushes, or some other fun related stuff.

http://pifphoto.com/

MCP Actions Blog

http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/

Photoshop Basics Course

http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/photoshop/l/bllps5out.htm

Be Funky - Cartoonizer and Uvatar

http://www.befunky.com/

One-Click Effects - flauntR

http://www.flauntr.com/

Flickr Toys - Big Huge Labs - Helping you do cool stuff with your digital photos.

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

Block Posters - Create any size wall posters from any size images

http://www.blockposters.com/

The Rasterbator - Create hugs, rasterized images from any picture.

http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/