01: Photo Scavenger Hunt

USING THE CAMERAS. SET TO "SCN" MODE & SWITCH BETWEEN AUTOMATED SETTINGS ON THE TOUCH-SCREEN.

MAKE SURE YOUR LENS IS SET TO AF (AUTOFOCUS) MODE.

YOUTUBE VIDEO: GETTING STARTED

DIRECTIONS FOR THE SCAVENGER HUNT ARE BELOW: You will be working in pairs. (you and one other student from this class) You will have at least one camera per team. Your mission is to find and take photos of the listed items below in only 30 minutes. You must return in 30 minutes or lose points. TAKE THE BAG WITH YOU. IT IS YOUR TEAM HALL-PASS.

TAKE AS MANY OF THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS AND RETURN TO YOUR SEAT BY THE DESIGNATED TIME.

__ a mural

__ a full tree, top to bottom, with fall colors

__ strong shadow line

__ crumpled paper towel

__ reflection in a window

__ a span of great distance

__ something amazing/unique. Your choice.

__ close-up shot of a person’s eyeball

__ perfectly round object

__ perfectly square object

__ the word NO

__ the word YES

__ person with a hall pass

__ close-up texture from nature

__ an item covered in dust

__ a “unique” license plate

__ a person in front of a window

__ an object glowing with sunlight

__ two people together smiling

__ a locker number whose didgets add up to 10

NOTE: ALL IMAGES MUST BE TAKEN AS LANDSCAPE (HORIZONTAL)

NOT PORTRAIT (VERTICAL)

CHECKING OUT & USING CAMERAS:

WATCH SHORT VIDEOCAMERA CHECKOUT SHEET AND INVENTORY FORMTURNING IT ON-AND-OFFCHECKING BATTERY POWERCHECKING FOR BATTERY & SD CARDTOUCH SCREENFORMATTING CARDS (BE SURE TO "DUMP" ALL IMAGES)CAMERA SETTINGS (SCN MODE AKA SCENE MODE)TURNING THE FLASH OFFNO LONG LENSES TODAY, PLEASE TURN THEM INHOLDING THE CAMERA - ALWAYS USE THE STRAPUSING THE VIEWFINDER (NOT THE SCREEN)AUTOFOCUS SWITCH & HOLDING THE SHUTTER BUTTON DOWN PART WAYZOOMIN IN-AND-OUT

TO DO: Download and complete the Photo Scavenger Hunt assignment sheet:

TO DO: Place your images into a google doc as outlined below. READ THROUGH ALL OF THE INSTRUCTIONS BELOW.

DOWNLOAD SCAVENGER HUNT SHEET

DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTION SHEET

PROJECT COMPLETION FORM

1. Log into Google Docs at http://docs.google.com

2. Name your google doc something easy to recognize. The official "Mr. Bishoff format" of "ProjectName_ClassPeriod_FirstAndLastName."

For example: ScavengerHunt_8_ErikBishoff

3. Go to File > Page Setup...

4. Set your page setup properties as shown

- - - - Orientation - Landscape
        Paper size - Tabloid (11" x 17")
        Margins (inches)
        Top 0.5
        Bottom 0.5
        Left 1
        Right 1

Press "OK" to commit the changes

5. Go to Insert > Table and create a 5x4 table

Populate that table with the names of each scavenger hunt item. Make sure the text all fits on one line. (you will have to shorten the names from what they are on the prtinted sheet. See the image above to see what is required.)

6. After you are done with the scavenger hunt, if you haven't done so already, load all of your images into a folder on your desktop. I suggest making one called "unedited scavenger hunt."

Your next steps are outlined below. You will then need to load ALL images into photoshop one at a time to crop them to 3" by 2" at 200 px/in.

You will then save the images as .jpg files to a separate folder on your desktop. I suggest making one called "edited scavenger hunt."

DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR ORIGINAL IMAGES.

SAVE ALL ORIGINALS, IN YOUR "UNEDITED" FOLDER AND LEAVE THEM UNTOUCHED.

7. Use the crop tool to set the "W x H x Resolution" on each image to 3 inches wide by 2 inches tall at 200 px/in.

8. Each file needs to be saved as a .jpg file.

Go to File > Save As and follow the prompts to make the file a JPEG file.

Be sure to direct the save to your NEW "unedited" folder as discussed in step 6.

DO NOT OVERWRITE YOUR ORIGINALS. USE A NEW FILE NAME AND SAVE IN A SEPARATE FOLDER. ALWAYS SAVE ORIGINALS AND LEAVE THEM UNTOUCHED. ALWAYS RENAME FILES WHEN SAVING USING "SAVE AS." ALWAYS SAVE TO A DIFFERENT FOLDER THAN THE ORIGINAL FOLDER.

9. Follow the prompts to make each image Quality "8" "High" using a Baseline or "Standard" Format.

10. Once all images are sized and saved you can carefully drag each image into the corresponding box on your google sheet.

NOTE: The text needs to live at the bottom of the box. When you are dragging your images into the google doc be careful to drop the images to the left side of the text.

You may need to delete or retype part of the text. You can also delete the image by selecting it and hitting the "delete" key and then trying to place the image again if you need to.

11. FINAL STEP!

When you are done add your names, your class period, and computer numbers to the bottom of the sheet.

Using the "Share" button at the top right corner of your screen, share your final project with one another & turn it in through google classrom.

YOUR FINAL PROJECT MIGHT LOOK SOMETHING LIKE THIS...

(Please don't just copy what these folks did. Please be creative and find your own things out there in the world)

GOOD MORNING! PLEASE HELP BY PUTTING DOWN CHAIRS AND DISTRIBUTING STOOLS TO COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS

TODAY: I CAN WORK INDEPENDENTLY AND WITH MY TEAM TO COMPLETE AND TURN IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT AND CHARLIE DOG PROJECTS

PAST WORK NEEDS TO BE TURNED IN - CHECK HOME ACCESS

IF YOU WEREN'T HERE LAST CLASS YOU WILL BE TEAMING UP WITH OTHERS THAT WERE ABSENT TO COMPLETE THE SCAVENGER HUNT TODAY

REMINDER: NO CELL BELL-TO-BELL AND NO PERSONAL ELECTRONICS (NO EAR BUDS)

ALSO TODAY: TURNING IN THE SCAVENGER HUNT PROJECT.

CHECK YOUR PARTNERS WORK AS THERE WILL BE ONE GRADE FOR EVERYONE IN YOUR GROUP.

TURN IN, AND FILL OUT PROJECT COMPLETION FORMS, FOR PHOTO FUN: CHARLIE DOG & SPOT COLOR

IF YOU NEED TO CATCH UP YOU MAY HAVE TO COME IN DURING A STUDY HALL OR OTHER FREE PERIOD

(REMINDER: BETTER TO TURN IN A PARTIALLY COMPLETED PROJECT FOR PARTIAL CREDIT THAN NO CREDIT)

SCAVENGER HUNT DUE AT 3:10PM TODAY

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT AT YOUR COMPUTERS SO I CAN TAKE ROLL. CONTINUE COMPLETING/TURNING IN ANY PAST WORK.

TODAY:

TURN YOUR AMERICAN PHOTOGRAPHER RESEARCH PROJECT IN TO GOOGLE CLASSROOM

USING CAMERAS! (FINALLY) MOST OF YOU HAVE TURNED IN THE PERMISSION FORM *YAY*

WATCHING A SHORT VIDEO AND THEN BREAKING INTO GROUPS.

ONE CAMERA PER GROUP OF 2/3 (NO MORE THAN THREE)

IF YOU SEE ANYONE IN NEED OF A GROUP AND YOU HAVE TWO... INVITE THEM!

IF THIS DOESN'T GO SMOOTHLY OR IF GROUPS START "ACTING OUT" I WILL START ASSIGNING GROUPS.

BE KIND & BE PRODUCTIVE.

CHECKING OUT & USING CAMERAS:

WATCH SHORT VIDEO

CAMERA CHECKOUT SHEET AND INVENTORY FORM

TURNING IT ON-AND-OFF

CHECKING BATTERY POWER

CHECKING FOR BATTERY & SD CARD

TOUCH SCREEN

FORMATTING CARDS (BE SURE TO "DUMP" ALL IMAGES)

CAMERA SETTINGS (SCN MODE AKA SCENE MODE)

TURNING THE FLASH OFF

NO LONG LENSES TODAY, PLEASE TURN THEM IN

HOLDING THE CAMERA - ALWAYS USE THE STRAP

USING THE VIEWFINDER (NOT THE SCREEN)

AUTOFOCUS SWITCH & HOLDING THE SHUTTER BUTTON DOWN PART WAY

ZOOMIN IN-AND-OUT

SHOOTING OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM: RULES

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY YOU EVER LEAVE CAMPUS DURING CLASS

THERE WILL BE A TIME LIMIT ON THE CHECKOUT SHEET. FOLLOW THAT TIME LIMIT

IF YOU ARE LATE RETURNING TO THE CLASSROOM YOU WILL BE MARKED TARDY OR ABSENT

ALWAYS ALLOW ENOUGH TIME (10-15 MINUTES) TO "DUMP" AND SHARE ALL IMAGES AT THE END OF CLASS

NO GOING INTO HALLWAYS EXCEPT FOR: ADMINISTRATION, ART, B-BAY, OUTSIDE MEDIA-CENTER DOORS

YOU MAY ASK TO GO THROUGH MS. DOYLE'S CLASSROOM (41) TO USE THE ZEN GARDEN (A GOOD SPOT)

YOU MAY CUT BEHIND THE METALS/WOODS BUILDING AND USE THE FIELDS FOR PHOTOS

STAY OUT OF THE DOVE LANE CUL-DE-SAC (UNFRIENDLY NEIGHBORS)

DO NOT SPEND TIME ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE BUILDING ON ON ROADS (MAINTENANCE)

BE WARY OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS. MAINTENANCE VEHICLES

TURN IN CAMERA FORMS & OTHER SHEETS AT THE FRONT OF THE CLASSROOM.

PLEASE CAREFULLY PUT CHAIRS UP

Your Hunting Grounds are:

• Outside betwen the metals building & woods

• Room 77 & the stairs/hallways

• Willy’s Courtyard area & art hallway & B Bay

• The fields behind woods/metals

• the Courtyard in front of the Cafeteria

• Baseball Field

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