When you start using a new camera, spend some time exploring the possibilities of digital photography.

Begin by examining a single object in-depth. How many different ways can you view the object? Try some of these ideas:

• Close-up, medium shot, long shot, specific aspects of object (i.e., bark, leaves)
• Shots that provide context and help people understand “place” (i.e., parking space & car)
• Child’s view, adult’s view (i.e., from height of the person)
• Over-the-shoulder, varied points of view
• Use include an object such as a coin or ruler to indicate size of objects
• Vary Angles – shoot up, down, tilt, landscape, and portrait
• Camera Settings – see what features on your camera do and write them down.

For instance, the images below were taken with a Canon PowerShot S2 IS. This dragonfly was sitting on the windshield wiper of our parked motorhome. I took the photo through the front windshield looking out. When I zoomed in, I noticed that the insect's wings were torn. I wonder how he was injured. Was it in a fight or is he just old and weathered?


Part 1 Assignment Requirements
Select and share at least 5 of your favorite photographs (around 300 to 400 pixels height/width and 72 dpi). Be sure to tell us what type of camera you used, what techniques you used, and what you found interesting about the photos. Also, share other fun and/or frustrations related to your exploration.

Ideas

• If you want a place to store images beyond Google Sites, consider using Google PicasaWeb. If you go to the INSERT menu you'll see the option to insert a Piscasa Web SlideShow.
  
• Or, consider using a Slide show tool such as SlideShare to share your images. You can embed the slideshow on the web page. Try other popular websites such as Flickr. See a student example.
• If you want to mess around with audio narration, try VoiceThread.
  
• Choose a single subject and explore it in many different ways such as Guitar, Tennis Racket, Gnome, Bike.
• For more examples, view older class examples at wikispaces.