June+29

**Digital Photography**
 * Stuart Hale**


 * Venue:** Kairanga School.
 * Time**: 8.30 a.m. to 3.00 p.m.

Ben McCarthy - Hokowhitu Lynne Handcock - Hokowhitu Priscilla Gifford Moore - Hokowhitu Cecily Hoskins - Hokowhitu Janice Martin- Cloverlea Kathy Smith- Cloverlea Kevin Payne- Cloverlea Michelle Leighton - Kairanga Chrissie McLellan - Kairanga Anne Witton - Kairanga Stephen Soutar-Awapuni Raina Te Ture-Awapuni Sarah White-Awapuni Oron Smith Awapuni Mel Bismark - Tokomaru Becky Ballingall - Tokomaru
 * Attendees**:
 * 100 photographs that changed the world - Stuart talked about how pictures are worth a 1000 words - the photos on this website are very powerful. Note that most of them follow the 'rule of thirds'
 * Stuart tells us about the 'rule of thirds' - all around us and used every day
 * Keep cameras on high resolution so that you can crop them later
 * A brightly coloured green fabric makes a great background so that photos of the students can be taken and then put into any other photo - put your students into the final of the Soccer World Cup!
 * Send the students out and tell them to take photos from different perspectives - as a mouse, a possum, a giraffe - where would these animals be looking from
 * People, colour, line, light + the rule of thirds - if all these elements come together - a WOW photograph is created!
 * Activity: 'Take the Alphabet' - not using any man made letters
 * GPS coordinates so that people will know the exact location photos were taken
 * If using a tripod - invest some money into it as it is having to hold expensive cameras!
 * The Photo Warehouse - good prices for camera equipment


 * Cameras**:
 * 2-stage shutters (press lightly on shutter, then press it again and should hear it click) Sound is very important so that you knwo (and the students know!) when they have taken the photo
 * Lightning bolt button - activates and changes flash (often no flash is better, but if you are going to use it hold steady and support the camera - the fraction is 1/50 or better)
 * Fool your camera using the 2-stage shutter!
 * When using macro cannot focus if using zoom as well (photo will be blurry)
 * Holding the cameraunderneath to hold it steady
 * Burst mode - the button looks like several pieces of paper on top of each other - takes several pictures over a few seconds


 * Camera must haves**:
 * Somewhere to put your fingers
 * Mode dial - (rather than having the menu on the LCD screen). Your camera should be on 'P' mode (if you have that on the dial)
 * M - 'I know nothing' mode (maybe useful for fireworks)
 * Lightning button - flash control (flash is great during daylight and not so good in the dark - go figure!)
 * Macro mode (the one that looks like a tulip) - close-up shots (teach the kids about flash before macro - the closer the camera to faces, the stronger it is and is bad for eyes) Flash has to be off for macro.
 * Subscription to NZ D Photo (is a magazine about photos that have been taken and how they have been taken - useful for school libraries)
 * Websites for great pictures and ideas:**

DPreview - lists cameras and popularity Worth 1000 - exemplar photos - look at these yourself before sharing with a class, as some photos may not be appropriate


 * Printing and backing up your photos:**

Make sure you keep copies of your photos on QUALITY DVD's and portable hard drives When printing photos, if there is a brand name on the back of the paper they will last longer (not yellow so fast)