Changing Photos

One of the things we touched on today was how to change photos once they are in the computer. Here are a couple of shots of the very first ones we've done:

Photo Practise

Today we practised taking photos. Here is a slideshow showing you some of the best shots from our learning:


We came up with the start of a rubric for what makes a great photo which we will add to next time we work on photos:

1. Focussed - not blurry
   
2. Framed well - another word for this is composed well, ie. not chopped off
   
3. Good lighting - not too light or dark depending on what you want, plus the flash isn't ruining the shot.
   
4. Interesting subject - a photo of something that is actually worth taking a photo of.
   

Once we had our ideas for what makes a great photo, we broke into groups and focussed on the following areas:

• Shooting great photos - in pairs or threes
• Importing photos into iPhoto
• Naming photos using iPhoto

Some of us learned how you can alter photos using iPhoto (Tom and company).

Photo Practise

Here is a slideshow of some of the photos we took today as we learned about photography. Some of the things we learnt about included:

• how to use the flash.
• how to use the macro (or closeup) button.
• how to import photos into iPhoto

We need lots more practice and Rob is wondering about Team 17 having a photo competition? What do you think?