Day 1 - START SHOOTING and Video Editing From Home
1) HOW TO USE A Phone Camera to Capture Video
2) STUDENT CONDUCT - DOs AND DON'Ts OF CAPTURING IMAGES IN PUBLIC AREAS or PRIVATE AREAS
3) SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA, HOW TO RESET YOUR CAMERA SETTINGS
4) USING EDITING SOFTWARE FROM HOME
5) NEXT CLASS: TIME FAST FORWARD - CONTROLLING THE ILLUSIONS OF TIME
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RULE TO LEARN FROM: First, Learn from experts (research works of excellence). Second, fully READ the instructions before taking video.
Third, have fun and enjoy the activity!!
1) How to Use a Phone Camera for Video
Taking good photos with a phone camera is a great technological advantage as lenses and sensors improve. A phone will utilize similar skills and techniques that were originally used for film-load photography, or its successor digital photography using a DSLR camera. Photography incorporates both design elements and design principles (shape, form, space, alignment, contrast, colour, hue, etc.), which can benefit the final composition of any photo.
Read the following article on "How to Take Good Photos With Your Phone Camera" by Digitaltrends.com that will highlight techniques and applications.
1) HOW TO USE A Phone Camera to Capture Video
2) STUDENT CONDUCT - DOs AND DON'Ts OF CAPTURING IMAGES IN PUBLIC AREAS or PRIVATE AREAS
3) SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA, HOW TO RESET YOUR CAMERA SETTINGS
4) USING EDITING SOFTWARE FROM HOME
5) NEXT CLASS: TIME FAST FORWARD - CONTROLLING THE ILLUSIONS OF TIME
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
RULE TO LEARN FROM: First, Learn from experts (research works of excellence). Second, fully READ the instructions before taking video.
Third, have fun and enjoy the activity!!
1) How to Use a Phone Camera for Video
Taking good photos with a phone camera is a great technological advantage as lenses and sensors improve. A phone will utilize similar skills and techniques that were originally used for film-load photography, or its successor digital photography using a DSLR camera. Photography incorporates both design elements and design principles (shape, form, space, alignment, contrast, colour, hue, etc.), which can benefit the final composition of any photo.
Read the following article on "How to Take Good Photos With Your Phone Camera" by Digitaltrends.com that will highlight techniques and applications.
2) SETTING UP YOUR CAMERA, HOW TO RESET YOUR CAMERA SETTINGS IN PHONE
Things you always want to check when you first get your phone ready for taking photographs:
- Ensure clean the lens.
- Use your Manual settings for adjusting aperture/shutter speed/ISO
- Try using a Tripod
- Use vertical and horizontal modes (portrait and landscape)
- Check if HDR is 'on'.
- Focal Length Lock - You can tap on the screen area you want to lock the lense focal point making better results. Try it.
DO's And DON'T of Capturing Images
- No distinguishable faces should be captured
- Use low aperture to blur the surrounding (reduce depth of field)
- Respect privacy (remember that any image uploaded onto the internet cannot be removed)
- Ask before taking the photo (Make sure to tell someone that you would like to take their image, and explain how it would be used)
- Do use well lit areas (near a window, turn on a lamp, diffuse the light through a curtain)
- Do fill the whole frame (make a mental note about what elements are part of the image); artists sketch their design before committing to the final version.
- Don't take photographs in public areas deemed inappropriate
Things you always want to check when you first get your phone ready for taking photographs:
- Ensure clean the lens.
- Use your Manual settings for adjusting aperture/shutter speed/ISO
- Try using a Tripod
- Use vertical and horizontal modes (portrait and landscape)
- Check if HDR is 'on'.
- Focal Length Lock - You can tap on the screen area you want to lock the lense focal point making better results. Try it.
DO's And DON'T of Capturing Images
- No distinguishable faces should be captured
- Use low aperture to blur the surrounding (reduce depth of field)
- Respect privacy (remember that any image uploaded onto the internet cannot be removed)
- Ask before taking the photo (Make sure to tell someone that you would like to take their image, and explain how it would be used)
- Do use well lit areas (near a window, turn on a lamp, diffuse the light through a curtain)
- Do fill the whole frame (make a mental note about what elements are part of the image); artists sketch their design before committing to the final version.
- Don't take photographs in public areas deemed inappropriate
3) Setup Your Camera
- If using an Android or an iPhone, try to utilize your manual settings.
- If manual settings are not available, try to download an APP that will allow for more functions within the camera mode.
CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR MORE PHONE APPS
'7 Best Manual Camera Apps'- by Guidingtech
- Set your ISO to the appropriate value (100 is for very bright locations; 1600 is for less bright locations); Higher values create grainy images.
- If using an Android or an iPhone, try to utilize your manual settings.
- If manual settings are not available, try to download an APP that will allow for more functions within the camera mode.
CHECK OUT THESE SITES FOR MORE PHONE APPS
'7 Best Manual Camera Apps'- by Guidingtech
- Set your ISO to the appropriate value (100 is for very bright locations; 1600 is for less bright locations); Higher values create grainy images.
Start Capturing
4) Use your Phone to capture some images and then upload these to the Google Classroom
LESSON: LEADING LINES
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: HOW TO CROP IMAGES IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, GIMP, PIXLR, or Befunky
- Select the best software or online editing tool that can be used to post-edit your images taken from your phone.
Here are a few options: (Check your computer compatibilities before using any software)
- Befunky PIXLR GIMP AdobePhotoExpress
-Next, resizing and editing
LESSON: LEADING LINES
BEFORE YOU BEGIN: HOW TO CROP IMAGES IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP, GIMP, PIXLR, or Befunky
- Select the best software or online editing tool that can be used to post-edit your images taken from your phone.
Here are a few options: (Check your computer compatibilities before using any software)
- Befunky PIXLR GIMP AdobePhotoExpress
-Next, resizing and editing
Leading Lines
Using your phone camera take a few images following the style of leading lines.
Capture 6 - 8 images in total.
The images may or may not contain people. No recognizable persons/faces are allowed in the images. It is very important to remember as a photographer you must work at ensuring the privacy of people who might be part of your photography portfolio. The images used for this activity, and the activities within this module should adhere to these guidelines.
Details on capturing LEADING LINES (Click Here)
Capture 6 - 8 images in total.
The images may or may not contain people. No recognizable persons/faces are allowed in the images. It is very important to remember as a photographer you must work at ensuring the privacy of people who might be part of your photography portfolio. The images used for this activity, and the activities within this module should adhere to these guidelines.
Details on capturing LEADING LINES (Click Here)
Uploading Images for Post-Editing
When your done capturing a photograph on your phone, you might ask 'What do I do now?'
Use an available App, such as Google Drive, to transfer images from your phone onto a secure storage platform. The Edmonton Catholic School District encourages the use of Office365 or Google Drive. Visit: Google Support or Office 365
Once you have completed the Leading Lines material, upload your cropped and adjusted images to the Google Classroom for feedback from your teacher/facilitator.
Use an available App, such as Google Drive, to transfer images from your phone onto a secure storage platform. The Edmonton Catholic School District encourages the use of Office365 or Google Drive. Visit: Google Support or Office 365
Once you have completed the Leading Lines material, upload your cropped and adjusted images to the Google Classroom for feedback from your teacher/facilitator.