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Digital Photography
Ms. Knudtzon (for now)
September 7, 2005
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Things you will learn• Taking Digital Photos
– Camera Basics– Camera Features– Basic photography skills
• Processing & Displaying Photos– Traditional photo techniques with Photoshop– Uniquely digital techniques with Photoshop
• Syllabus for the course (Handout)– Web Site - Will be ready sometime this weekend– Note: Final Portfolio & Critique
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What I expect of you• Keep all notes organized in a binder
– Take notes in class
• Do the assigned reading• Do all the assignments
– Including journals
• Have fun; do hard work• Come to me with questions, concerns, and ideas• Follow the lab rules
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What you can expect of me• I will do my best to make class interesting• I will create interesting projects for the course
– Please provide me feedback throughout the course• I will be a master learner
– Teachers should be a model for learning in the classroom environment and facilitate the learning of others
• I will be available for help – After school or by appointment– I will answer questions via email (Allow at least 8
hours for a response)
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Your expectations and background
Fill out Interest Survey
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Introduction to Digital Photography
• Beyond Point and Click– Discussion: What is the difference between a
snapshot and a photograph?– How do you move beyond being a beginner?
• Other Considerations– Photography as art– Digital photography (digital creation) within
the field of computer science
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Photography as Art• What is photography?
• What does it take to be a photographer?
• What does it take to become an “artist” within the media of photographs?
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Why Digital?• Film cameras vs digital camera
• Digital camera – Immediate feedback (can view image on lcd)– Can take many more pictures at one shoot
• Better chance to get a great image
– Great flexibility and on-camera control– However LCD can get in the way, causing you
to miss good photo ops (must be careful)
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Digital Creation as CS• Digital Creation sits at the intersection of art and
technology– Artistic elements occur when taking the raw image and providing
a vision of the final product– Technological abilities are required to make the vision a reality
throughout the process, on both the camera and the computer
• The computer science aspect involves linking these together – developing the technology for accomplishing artistic ends– Understanding the inner working of the tools will allow you to
become better able to articulate your artistic vision– A gateway for you to begin looking at working with computers
from the perspective of a scientist
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First Homework• Look over syllabus on the handout
– Email me or bring to class tomorrow any suggestions or additional ideas of topics you might want to cover in this course
• Start reading chapter 1 in MDP book– We will cover topics from the chapter in class this week
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Digital Photography
Ms. Knudtzon
Lecture 02
September 7
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MDP Book
• Reading - Chapter 1: Digital Photography from 50,000 Feet – Quick Overview
• Make sure you get the book soon!
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Quick History of Digital Cameras• Evolution of Digital Cameras
– Texas Instruments in 1972 • Had to view images on a television
– Sony Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera) in 1981• Television viewing or printing to a color printer
– Throughout 80s more electronic photography developed (but very expensive & low quality)
– 90s – more development of cameras, but low resolution
– 2000+ - digital cameras start to become more like good film camera
• Also photo printers became more available (inexpensive printing options)
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Intro to Digital Versions of Film Camera Features
• Lens Selection– Beginners generally just use zoom– More advanced photographers want to consider if the camera will
support additional lenses• Selective Focus
– Beginners want an “in-focus” picture– More advanced photographers will want isolate or emphasize portions
of a subject • “Film”
– Digital “film” adjustments can adjust sensitivity of sensor (on camera)– Otherwise most other film characteristics are handled in the digital realm
with software• Color sensitivity (white balance); Retouching; Compositing; Filters; Image
contrast; Color saturation• Will cover these topics more later…
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Digital Photography Uses and Considerations
• Uses where digital photography has become important– Photojournalism– Portrait Photography– Photo illustration– Anything else you can think of?
• Consideration for you as a photographer– Copyright (you own any image you take)– Selling your photographs– Ethics in photography (especially in photojournalism)
• Should journalists be allowed to manipulate their photos in Photoshop? If you think so, how much manipulation is okay?
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Copyright• Copyright is a form of protection provided by the laws
of the United States to the authors of “original works of authorship,” including literary, dramatic, musical, artistic, and certain other intellectual works.– Note: it applies to photographs as soon as they are
taken
• It gives the owner the right to (among other things):
– Reproduce and distribute the work
– Prevent other people from doing the same without permission
From www.copyright.gov
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Fair Use• Four factors for consideration of fair use
(no one test to determine) :– the purpose and character of the use, including whether such
use is of a commercial nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes
– the nature of the copyrighted work
– the amount and substantiality of the portion used in relation to the copyrighted work as a whole; and
– the effect of the use upon the potential market for or value of the copyrighted work
From www.copyright.gov
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Camera Care• See Manuals for specific care for camera• Batteries
– Don’t trick the camera by turning it on and off to get another shot from exhausted battery – can confuse camera’s circuitry and could interfere with saving the file or worse – it could damage the memory card
• LCD Display – can suck battery life• Lens cleaning supplies – use to remove smudges• Camera bag for protection• Keeping camera dry
– If shooting in wet weather, use a ziplock bag (with a small hole around the lens) to keep most of the camera dry
• Handouts:– http://www.digital-camera-review.us/maintenance.html– http://h71036.www7.hp.com/hho/cache/11517-0-0-39-121.aspx
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Journal• Please write 1/2 -- 1 page journal about your
goals for this semester in this class. Please include/consider:– Your background– Your interests– Your worries– What you are most excited about
• This will be due Friday before class (bring to class, or send it by email)
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