1. Digital Photography 1 Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8

2. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 In this lesson, we will:  Explore digital photography.  Discover compositional styles.  Analyze and share photographs collected in the last lesson.

3. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Guiding Questions  How is digital photography changing the photography world?  How is digital photography used in Web design?  What compositional techniques help make a good photograph?

4. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Web sites  Digital Photography Class: http://digitalphotographyclass.net/http://digitalphotographyclass.net/  Composition tips: http://www.photolaureates.org/tutorial/composition/http://www.photolaureates.org/tutorial/composition/  More composition tips: http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/category/composition-tips/ http://digital-photography-school.com/blog/category/composition-tips/

5. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Digital Photography  Digital Photography: A form of photography that uses digital – electronic – technology to create digital images of subjects. Digital images can be displayed, printed, manipulated, transmitted, and stored using computer techniques.

6. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Composition: The layout of elements in a photograph  Factor framing: Enclosing a subject in a natural frame  Lighting: The use of light in a photograph to create strategic effects.  Lead Room: The space in front of an object that appears to be moving in a photograph.  Rule of Thirds: A composition rule - photograph is split into 9 equal parts and the subject is placed on one of the 4 intersecting points.  Background: The area behind the subject in a photograph.  Orientation: The photograph format: either portrait or landscape.

7. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Digital Photography

8. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Activity  Share the photos you collected from the previous lesson with a partner.  List the compositional techniques found in the photos collected. (Some may not have any composition techniques, just a picture!)  Pick your favorite photograph that shows one of the compositional techniques discussed.  Place the photo in a class folder on the server and rename as with your name.  Be prepared to share with the class.

9. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Lesson Review  Compositional techniques  Digital Photography  Factor framing  Lighting  Lead Room  Rule of Thirds  Background  Orientation

10. Module 4: Working with Images LESSON 8 Assessment  How is digital photography integrated into the World Wide Web?  What is your favorite compositional technique of photography? Why?  Draw the grid of the Rule of Thirds. Where do you place your subjects on the grid?  Make a list of objects that can frame a subject in your photograph.