1. Equipment Safety and checkout procedures

2. Equipment Safety No food, drinks or gum around any equipment
This includes computers and cameras

3. Equipment Safety
Outside visitors and students are not allowed to use the equipment or be in the darkroom
YOU have read, understand and signed an equipment responsibility form on file…but they haven’t
So if they break something it will fall on you
They have not been through the safety procedures and may not know how to handle themselves

4. Equipment Safety When in doubt, ASK!
If you aren’t sure how to use something, ask someone
Another student may have learned how to use it, or you may ask the teacher at any time
If you assume you know what you are doing, you may end up breaking expensive equipment that will affect the productivity of ALL my classes

5. Checkout Procedures You may only check out a camera from the teacher.
You must have a signed form on file
You must have your ID
You shouldn’t plan on having the camera outside of class. I do not have enough cameras to send one home with everyone.
However, you may be able to take one home from time to time if the need arises

6. Checkout Procedures
IF you take a camera home, you MUST return the camera the next school day (NO EXCEPTIONS!!)
If you are going to be absent, you must call the journalism room and let Mrs. Banks know. You may also her…but it still needs to be before 8:15
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7. Checkout Procedures
All equipment must be checked in NO LATER than 8:15 a.m.
You need to allow enough time (at least 10 minutes) to clear the media card before turning in the camera. Once you give it to me, I reserve the right to clear any and all images from the card so my other classes may use it
This means you can’t stroll in here at 8:14 to check in your camera.
Any cameras turned in after 8:15 will be considered late and that student may lose camera privileges

8. Checkout Procedures
It is YOUR responsibility to get a pass from me when checking out a camera
Without a pass, you might not be allowed upstairs to turn in the camera in the morning. That WILL NOT be an acceptable excuse for not turning in a camera on time.
If you ride a bus, do not check out a camera unless you have alternative transportation the next morning. You WON’T get here before 8:15 to turn in your camera.

9. Checkout Procedures
When you check back in a camera, we will agree upon its condition.
If something is broken, we will address it at that time. You will not be able to say, “It was like that when I got it.”
Before you check out a camera, you provide me with the condition of the camera. If you told me all was fine, then I assume all is fine. You can’t come in after the fact and change your story.

10. Equipment Safety
Camera bags are here for the protection of the equipment. Taking one with you when a camera is checked out is NOT an option. You MUST take a camera bag unless you are ONLY checking out the camera during the class period.
If you are caught outside of your class period without a camera bag you will lose your camera privileges

11. Equipment Safety Camera bags, cont.
Keep in mind that a camera bag does not keep a camera safe from everything, it just HELPS.
You must still be careful with the camera. Don’t shove it in your locker, kick it under your seat in the bus, give it to your little sister, etc.
When you check out a camera, it is your responsibility to keep it in as good of condition as it was when you checked it out.

12. Computers…
You will not be allowed to get photos from Web sites (even your own) or .
If you have photos from home you would like to use in class, you may bring in a disk, CD or USB drive
You will need to use your X-drive often, so keeping large photo files on there isn’t a good idea. Keep smaller photo files on your X-drive.

13. Now that you know how to be safe and appropriate around equipment, let’s learn how to use it.

14. These are some of the winners of the 2005 Digital Rebel photo contest
These are some of the winners of the 2005 Digital Rebel photo contest. Why do you think these photos stand out?

15. Point-and-Shoot Fundamentals
Easy-to-use for general photography
Have limited zoom range & small flash make it hard to shoot certain events (ex: sports)

16. Point-and-Shoot Fundamentals
Film Speed (ISO Speed)
Measures the sensitivity of the film to light
The higher the number of the film speed, the more sensitive it is to light
Use a higher film speed as motion increases or light decreases
Shutter Release
The button, when pressed, that causes the camera to take a picture

17. Point-and-Shoot Fundamentals
Familiarize yourself with the components of your camera
All the Canon PowerShots used for this class have the instruction booklet with the camera bag. (Components are on pgs 12-13)
At a minimum, make sure you know where the shutter release, zoom function, battery compartment and either film or media card compartment are.

18. Point-and-Shoot Fundamentals
Check batteries!
Some will show you the battery life the entire time, and some will only show it when it runs low (the PowerShots only show when they are low)
Always bring extra batteries!

19. Point-and-Shoot Fundamentals
Practice before shooting!!
Make sure you know how to zoom, focus, load/unload film or insert/remove media card, etc.
Take some test shots and look at them to make sure you are doing it correctly

20. Canon Digital Rebel XT
This is the camera we have available in this class. Although it is recommended that you use your own camera if you have one available, this is the camera we will explore as a class.

21. Back of the Camera
Viewfinder
Menu Button
Screen
Preview Button
Trash

22. Top of Camera
Lens
Flash
On/Off
External Flash holder
Mode Dial

23. Different Functions Auto No Flash Sports Shutter Priority
Aperture Priority

24. Digital Age Memory Cards
Compact flash (CF)
Secure Digital (SD)
SDHC Memory
xD Picture Card
Memory Stick
MicroDrive
SmartMedia
The size of your memory card along with your camera settings will determine how many photos you can hold on your camera at one time.

25. Digital Age Check Settings High – the highest quality image.
Takes the most memory, but produces the best image for enlargements, etc.
Medium – a high quality image using a minimum amount of data compression.
Provides enough data to produce a quality photo in all but the most extreme situations.
Low – an image using the maximum of data compression.
This setting works well when the images will be small on the page.
Allows you to store the most photos

26. Digital Age Optical vs. Digital Zoom
Optical zoom uses the optics (lens) of the camera to bring the subject closer.
Digital zoom is an invention of digital video cameras.
Digital zoom is not really zoom, in the strictest definition of the term. What digital zoom does is enlarge a portion of the image, thus ‘simulating’ optical zoom. In other words, the camera crops a portion of the image and then enlarges it back to size. In so doing, you lose image quality. If you’ve been regularly using digital zoom and wondered why your pictures did not look that great, now you know.

27. Digital Age
Optical vs. Digital Zoom

28. Digital Age
Optical vs. Digital Zoom

29. Aperture Priority – F-stops
The opening in the lens that allows light through
The larger the opening is, the more light will be allowed to travel to the film
It is expressed as an F-stop. The smaller the F-stop number, the larger the lens opening

30. Aperture Priority – F-stops
As the f/stop increases, the diameter of the aperture decreases
Ex:
F/STOP DIAMETER OF APERTURE (mm) f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/ f/

31. Aperture Priority – F-stops
The f-stop affects how much light is let into the photo

32. Aperture Priority – F-stops
With all lenses, the set f-stop affects how much of the scene is in focus in front of and behind the focus point.
Large f-stops offer shallow depth-of-field, making it easier to blur foregrounds and backgrounds.
Small f-stops offer much more depth-of-field.

33. Aperture Priority – F-stops
The rule of thumb is this:
Select a large aperture (or small f/value or small aperture value), e.g. f/2.8, to obtain a shallow DOF
Select a small aperture (or large f/value or large aperture value), e.g. f/8.0, to achieve great DOF
                                                             

34. Aperture Priority – F-stops

35. Aperture Priority – F-stops

36. Aperture Priority – F-stops
                                              
   
Aperture Priority – F-stops
Was this shot with small or large aperture? F-stop? Why?

37. Aperture Priority – F-stops
Was this shot with small or large aperture? F-stop? Why?

38. Aperture Priority – F-stops
Was this shot with small or large aperture? F-stop? Why?

39. Aperture Priority – F-stops
Was this shot with small or large aperture? F-stop? Why?

40. Aperture Priority – F-stops
Was this shot with small or large aperture? F-stop? Why?

41. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed
How long the film is being exposed to light
Shutter speeds are measured in seconds
Ex: 8, 4, 2, 1, 1/2, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30, 1/60, 1/125, 1/250, 1/500, 1/1000

42. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed

43. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed

44. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed
Was this shot with a fast or slow shutter speed? Why?

45. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed
Was this shot with a fast or slow shutter speed? Why?

46. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed
Was this shot with a fast or slow shutter speed? Why?

47. Shutter Priority – Shutter Speed
Was this shot with a fast or slow shutter speed? Why?

48. Changing the lens
One of the benefits of an SLR camera is the ability to change out the lenses to meet your needs

49. Changing the lens
This is the same scene, shot with a variety of lenses.

50. Auto Focus
Using the guides within the viewfinder, the camera will evaluate the subject and focus for you.