Digital+Photographs

flat =Taking care of your camera =
 * Taking Good Digital Photographs **
 * check that batteries are charged - get into the habit of regularly charging your camera
 * always use the hand or neck strap
 * try not to touch the screen or lens with your fingers
 * turn the camera off when you are not using it

=Children using the camera =
 * create a taking care of your camera check list with you class - give them a sense of ownership (see above for ideas)
 * talk about the different parts of the camera
 * teach the children about different types of shot
 * let the children experiement taking different types of shot
 * after taking photos encourage the children to analyse their photographs

=Taking photographs =
 * always move the camera close to the subject rather than using the zoom
 * experiment taking different types of shot e.g. wide shot, medium shot, close-up
 * experiement with unusual view points e.g. high angle (birds-eye view), low angle (worm's eye view)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">avoid putting the horizon line in the middle when taking a photograph
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">look for leading lines so that the viewers eye is lead to the main centre of interest in your photograph
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">check what is around your subject before taking a photograph (so it doesn't look like people have a pole sticking out of their head!)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">always take a horizontal and vertical photograph of the subject
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">people or subjects are better off centre
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">frame a photograph with windows, doorways, arches, tree foliage etc.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">What can my students do with their photos, once they have taken them? = Create a blog post and add photographs. Encourage parents and families to make a comment. Students will need to download the photographs first. ||
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make a Movie <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Students can then make a movie using their photographs. Students can use a web 2.0 tool (click on the image for some suggested tools). Or they can create a movie using Windows Movie Maker, Photostory 3 or imovie.  || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Upload them to your blog!
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 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Make a Voicethread <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Create a slide show with students adding comments to each picture. Students can also add movies to a voicethread.  ||   ||