First Day Photos AND the Camera. Assigned 9/3, due 9/8 - MAJOR and Minor

The first day of school you went out and took some photos. If you weren't here, you are excused from this part of the assignment.

Now it's time to turn those photos in. Here are the instructions on how to do that:

Below you will find a clickable link for your class. Click on that link. It will take you to a shared Google Folder for your class period.

Open that folder.

Find the folder with your name on it (you had a partner, so make sure you look closely.

Download that folder by clicking the down arrow that looks like this:

This will download the entire folder and it will go into your DOWNLOAD FOLDER on your DOCK.

Move that folder with your name on it to YOUR folder on your desktop that you made the first time we got on the computer. It should be the one with your name on it and DM.

Once you get that folder all set up, open it and find at least ONE good photo to share with me. You can put up to 10 on your Google Site for this assignment.

Now go to your Google Site. Make a new subpage called First Day Photos and insert those photos using the Images option in the Insert control panel.

You don't have to do anything else, no need to write anything or explain your images at all. Just practice getting photos from your desktop folder to you Google Site.

Smart students will save their photos in their Google Drive as well. It is easy, just click and drag it to your Google Drive. I strongly recommend that you label things so you can find them later. A good label for this assignment would be First Day Photos.

Be careful when you are using the links below - DON'T DELETE OTHER PEOPLE'S IMAGES. All you should be doing is downloading the folder with your name on it.

Here are the links to your photos:

Period 3 Photos

Period 4 Photos

When you are finished sharing your best photos, please begin the following assignment:

 The Camera - 

Overview: To take good photos, it is necessary to understand the parts of a camera and how they work to take photos. To learn more about cameras click on the following link and then answer the questions that go with that link.

Assignment: Click on the link and answer questions in a new subpage titled The Camera on your Google Site. Make sure you do the following:

Under the words Publish on the top right side, create a new page by clicking the THREE DOTS next to the HOME page and select Make Subpage. Name it "The Camera". If you use the + sign, you will then need to make it a subpage of your home page, by clicking and holding on the page titled the camera, and dragging it into your home page. When you have done this, make sure to go up and hit the publish button. You will have to hit Publish twice. The first time will open the Publish page and show you the changes you made, the second actually publishes it so I can see it. Although Google sites has an auto save function, I cannot see your work until you hit Publish. You should get in the habit of doing this when you make a new page at the beginning of every class period, AND most importantly at the end of every class period before you log off. 

On that new subpage, called The Camera you will answer the following questions. Please read the questions and then click the link to appropriate website for those questions. There are multiple places I an sending you today to learn more about the camera, the history of photography and what all the buttons and screens on the back of the camera mean. We will go into greater depth on all those functions later, but these are the important ones for now.

First, lets take a look at the History of the camera:

https://photographylife.com/what-is-photography

1. Who is credited with taking the first "permanent" photograph?
2. What specific materials did Louis Daguerre use to create the first "commercial photographic material"?
3. What type of images is Ansel Adams famous for?
4. What are the three fundamental settings you need to understand to be an excellent photographer?

Now let's shift to Metering briefly:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-metering-modes

5. What are the three types of metering modes?
6. When does the article suggest you use "Center-weight" metering?
7. What is one very specific subject does the article suggest would be great for "Spot" metering?

Next, Camera Modes:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-digital-camera-modes

8. What are the four Camera Modes?
9. What is the difference between the Aperture and Shutter priority modes?

Take a peek at Focus next:

https://photographylife.com/understanding-focus-in-photography

10. What is the difference between Manual and AutoFocus?
11. Which do you think is best for most circumstances (make sure to answer why you think this)?

How about using a Flash:

https://photographylife.com/when-to-use-flash

12. When should you use a flash indoors?
13. When should you use a flash outdoors?

Let's take a short look at Video:

https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-shoot-better-hd-dslr-video/

14. Why is using a tripod a good decision?
15. Should you use auto focus when shooing video (why or why not)?
16. What are the percentages according to the article when deciding to shoot wide, medium and close up (or even extreme close up)?

Finally, lets finish off this assignment with a look at the Histogram:

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/explora/photography/tips-and-solutions/how-read-your-cameras-histogram

17. What is a histogram?
18. What will a "low key" histogram look like?
19. What will a "high key" histogram look like?
20. What is clipping?

Now click Publish in the upper right corner. Remember you have to hit the Publish button TWICE. Google Sites will show you a preview of the changes. ALWAYS HIT PUBLISH TWICE or I cannot see it.

When you finish these 20 questions and have published, you are most likely done. I will let you know if you need to do anything else. Some of you may still have some minor issues with your Google Site. Others might still need to finish the "This is Me!" slide. This is your time to finish those two assignments.

Grades are due this Friday, and these two assignments will be on that grading cycle. Make sure you are all caught up before you leave today - I wouldn't want missing work to make you ineligible.