Tech Inservice Day

Digital Photography Session

Bell Ringer

See if you have Photoshop Elements loaded on your computer. If you do not please grab a CD and load it on your machine.

Agenda

Using the Camera

1. Getting images from your camera to the computer
   1. USB cables
   2. Card readers
   3. Creating folders
2. Shooting techniques
   1. Shutter half way to focus then shoot
   2. Steady yourself
3. Camera controls -
   1. Auto
   2. AV
   3. TV
   4. P
   5. M
   6. Scene mode: Portrait, Landscape, Close-up(Macro), Sports, Night
   7. Movie
4. Main camera settings
   1. Aperture
   2. Shutter Speed
   3. ISO
      • Exposure value
      • Flash / No Flash
5. Rules of composition
   1. Rule of Thirds
   2. Leading lines
   3. Framing
   4. Background Simplified
   5. Background included

Student examples

1. Formatting memory card
2. Resetting all settings
3. Practice taking pictures - use examples above under rules of composition and motion control

Editing images in PhotoShop Elements

1. Enhance
   1. Auto Fixes
   2. Adjust levels
2. Touching up images
   1. Red eye reduction tool
      1. Image to practice with
   2. Spot healing tool
   3. Clone stamp tool
3. Filters

Printing images

1. Resizing before printing
2. Placing in Word

Online photo processing / Sharing

1. Walmart online - to get prints
2. Flickr -

Questions?