Photography

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The purpose of this directory is to share a list of internet resources available to guide teachers and students interested in learning about photography and movie-making. There is information on basic camera and photography skills, an essential initial component for making movies and videos. Tips, tutorials, guides, activities, examples, galleries, lessons, and more are included in this directory. There is a wealth of information here for the individual hungry to learn more about how to take effective photos and make original, creative videos and movies and for teachers looking for effective ways to teach these skills.

No More Blurry Pictures!
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Top 10 Photography Tips
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Macro Photography: Taking Close-up Photos
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Framing Your Subject
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Kodak: Photo Tips and Techniques
www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=39&pq-locale=en_US&_requestid=17867 Content Provider/Producer: (author) Kodak (an individual author could not be identified) Not only is this website is filled with information about photography tips and techniques, but it uses outstanding photos and graphics in slide shows to illustrate how to take better pictures, how to organize and save photos, how to use a digital camera, and more. There is a substantial “Learn” section overflowing with photography information tips, tutorials, and inspirational examples. There are tips for beginners as well as tips for more professional techniques, like taking effective engagement photos. This web site is an excellent source for students of many levels. After learning how to take better photos, amateur photographers can use this site to shop and buy Kodak’s products.

National Geographic: History of Photography
photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photography-timeline.html Content Provider/Producer: (author) National Geographic (an individual author could not be identified) This web site has a photography timeline that starts in 1826 with picture of the first permanent photo ever taken. Although this is a grainy picture, viewers can see how photos have developed over time. This is an excellent site for even young photographers to see how photography has developed from 1826 to the birth of the digital camera. In addition, viewers can link to a National Geographic Kids web site, geared for the younger photographer. There are some excellent photos and videos. [] This site can be used to learn about the history of photography as well as to be inspired by a gallery of outstanding photos. This is an excellent, professionally managed web site.

About Photography
photography.about.com/ Content Provider/Producer: (author) About.com: Liz Masoner There is a wealth of photography information here for teachers and students to use as they learn about photography or about how to teach good photography skills. There are links to articles about camera basics, photography techniques, taking pictures, displaying photos, understanding equipment, lessons, photography trouble shooting, the history of photography, and more. This could be a site for teachers and students to use as their starting point for exploring photography.

How Stuff Works: Digital Photography Basics
electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/digital/digital-photography.htm Content Provider/Producer: (author) Founded by Marshall Brain; a subsidiary of Discovery Communications; current article written by Ed Grabianowski How Stuff Works is an excellent website explaining multiple topics. In this case, the topic is digital photography basics. Types of digital cameras, discussions on megapixels, settings, modes, and more are discussed in this section. It is easy to read and understand with lots of embedded hyperlinks for those who crave for more information. Users find simple bites of information with several embedded links allowing them to explore more as desired.

Adorama: Ten Quick Macro Shooting Tips
www.adorama.com/alc/article/11215 Content Provider/Producer: (author) Adorama: Mason Resnick There are simple tips help users take better extreme close-up shots. Lots of examples are included on this page. There are links to many other tips and tutorials, such as lighting, composition, special effects and more. This seems to be a good, safe site for students to visit to learn more about shooting close-ups.

Better Photo: Photography for Young Adults
www.betterphoto.com/photography-for-kids.asp Content Provider/Producer: (author) Better Photo: Jim Miotke This portion of the BetterPhoto site is written specifically for children—young adults—providing simple tips and suggested techniques to take more effective photos. There are links to galleries that are appropriate for children. This site has a membership version that does not have advertisements but the “free” version, does have limited advertising. Although people can sign up for online classes, there are numerous free articles and sections available for the beginning photographer in a safe environment. This site can be used by children or by teachers designing lessons about photography.

Kids Vid
kidsvid.4teachers.org/ Content Provider/Producer: (author) This is a well organized, easy to use and understand website, geared for the beginning older children interested in making movies. Students using this site will not be overwhelmed with too much information on each page although there are links for the curious individual who wants to learn more. There is a special section with a few ideas for teachers. This is a good website for teachers and students to use as they work on making videos and movies.

Scholastic: Teacher’s Guide to Making Student Movies
www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=6758 Content Provider/Producer: (author) Michelle Bourgeouis—4th grade teacher This is a site for teachers to use to help develop movie making lessons with students. Not only is there information about how to make movies, but there are some examples that can be shown to students. In addition, there are additional links to equipment basics, project production ideas, and links and resources.

Digital Photography School: Thirteen Lessons to Teach Your Children About Digital Photography
===[|digital-photography-school.com/13-lessons-to-teach-your-child-about-digital-photography] === Content Provider/Producer: (author) Darren Rowse This site is designed for less experienced photographers who are interested in learning how to develop their skills. Although this web site is not something designed by a big company such as National Geographic, it offers some simple and good lessons. On the page “Thirteen Lessons to Teach Your Children About Digital Photography,” adults learn how to help children learn useful photography skills. Some of the lessons are relatively simple but they are important for photographers to think about while learning to take more interesting, quality photos. There are lots of tips and tutorials and there is a blog for readers to react to and share information.

eHow: Movie Making with Kids
www.ehow.com/video_4872062_movie_making-kids.html Content Provider/Producer: (author) Nathan Boehme This is a series of introductory videos that can be used to inspire students in making movies. Nathan Boehme, a writer, director, and independent film maker, tells students about the basics of making a movie. Teachers could use these brief videos as an introduction to a lesson or embed the movies on a wiki.

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