Craft Class
Digital Photography
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Explain the following: (1)
a. The principles of digital camera construction and how a digital camera works
b. The effect of light on an image sensor
c. How color images are created from the BW image the sensor captures
d. What the camera lens does; what focal length means
How are lens aperture and depth of field related? (1)
Describe pixels, image resolution, and image size. (1)
What are the two types of image compression? (1)
Name and describe three types of image formats. (1)
Give three principle uses of photography: (1)
Take pictures illustrating at least eight of the following techniques. (2-3)
Use comparison pictures for illustration.
a. Framing
b. Camera Steadiness
c. Direction of lighting - front, side, or backlighting
d. Quality of light - shade, sunlight, and time of day
e. Rule of thirds
f. Angle - eye level, high and low level
g. Level horizon
h. Distance from subject - fill the frame
i. Use of leading lines
j. Correct exposure - underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed
k. Use of flash - proper distance and reflective objects
Learn how to place photos in PowerPointTM or equivalent program.
Create a presentation showing the pictures you took using the above techniques. (5)
Using a photo editing program on a computer, show ability to crop, color
correct, sharpen, and adjust brightness/contrast to photos. (4)
Complete at least three creative photographic projects in a photo editing
program, such as a CD cover, a photo scrapbook page, a collage, etc. (6-8)
Have a basic understanding of file organization techniques. (8)
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Honor Completed on: _______________________
Instructor: _________________________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #1
Name:
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Explain the following:
a. The principles of digital camera construction and how a digital camera works
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b. The effect of light on an image sensor
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
c. How color images are created from the BW image the sensor captures
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
d. What the camera lens does; what focal length means
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
How are lens aperture and depth of field related?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Describe pixels, image resolution, and image size.
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
What are the two types of image compression?
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Name and describe three types of image formats.
1.
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2.
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3.
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Give three principle uses of photography:
1.
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2.
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3.
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Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #2
Name:
________________________________
Take pictures illustrating the following techniques.
Use comparison pictures for illustration.
a. Framing
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
b. Camera Steadiness
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
c. Direction of lighting - front, side, or backlighting
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
d. Quality of light - shade, sunlight, and time of day
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
e. Rule of thirds
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #3
Take pictures illustrating the following techniques.
Use comparison pictures for illustration.
f. Angle - eye level, high and low level
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
g. Level horizon
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
h. Distance from subject - fill the frame
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
i. Use of leading lines
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
j. Correct exposure - underexposed, overexposed, and correctly exposed
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
k. Use of flash - proper distance and reflective objects
__________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #4
Name:
________________________________
Using a photo editing program on a computer, show ability to crop, color
correct, sharpen, and adjust brightness/contrast to photos.
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #5
Learn how to place photos in PowerPointTM or equivalent program.
Create a presentation showing the pictures you took using the above techniques.
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #6
Complete a creative photographic projects in a photo editing program, such as a
CD cover, a photo scrapbook page, a collage, etc.
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #7
Name:
________________________________
Complete a creative photographic projects in a photo editing program, such as a
CD cover, a photo scrapbook page, a collage, etc.
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________
Digital Photography Worksheet #8
Complete a creative photographic projects in a photo editing program, such as a
CD cover, a photo scrapbook page, a collage, etc.
__________________________________________________________
Have a basic understanding of file organization techniques.
__________________________________________________________
Date: ____________________
Instructor: ____________________