1. Flickr and Digital Photography

2. Flickr in a Nutshell Community of photographers Millions of users – Special Interest Groups Sharing Images Creative Commons

3. Features Hosting – Photostream RSS feed Editing (picnik) – Rotate, crop, resize, exposure, colors, sharpen, red-eye Tags Discussion Order prints/merchandise

6. Digital Camera Basics White balance Optical vs. digital zoom Image compression (JPG, TIFF)

7. Rule of Thirds

8. Tips Balance Elements – Use other POI to balance frame Play with symmetry Experiment with vantage point Consider background blending Watch for “leading lines” Don’t center everything Consider Framing/Depth of Field

10. Class Activity Go to http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ Select one of the photos to discuss as a group. Answer these questions: 1.What is the picture’s composition? 2.What makes this picture interesting? 3.What kind of comments/discussion did the picture receive, if any? 4.What can we learn about photography from studying this image?