Digital Digital Photography Photography with iPhotowith iPhoto

Gary Lanoie, Technology CoordinatorCape Elizabeth School District

Digital Digital Photography Photography with iPhotowith iPhoto

Gary Lanoie, Technology CoordinatorCape Elizabeth School District

iPhoto

•“iPhoto is a darkroom, slide projector and a big set of shoe boxes all rolled into one.”

•Jim Heid, The Macintosh iLife ‘04 in the Classroom

Why Digital PhotographyLearning is enhanced in many situations by use of images in addition to words

Immediate feedback

Negligible running costs compared to ordinary photography

Ease of sharing photos with others

'No or low cost' photos encourage creative use

The Basics

1. Shoot

2. Import

3. Organize

4. Edit

5. Share

Shooting• Digital Cameras• http://www.dpreview.com

• Considerations

• Point & shoot vs higher end cameras

• Megapixels

• Batteries

• Storage Media

Tips

•http://www.macdevcenter.com/pub/a/mac/2002/06/08/iphoto_tips.html

Composition -Rule of thirds

Resolution - High vs Low

Automatic settings

Import

Directly from camera

From CD’s or files

File/Add to Library

Navigate to photos

Click Import

OrganizeRoll

Date

Batch Change

Title

Rating

Keywords

Folders

Edit

Rotate

Enhance

Red Eye

Retouch

B & W

Sepia

Cropping

Select the size

Select constrain as landscape or portrait

Click the crop button

Adjust Controls

•Expert controls

Exposure

Straighten

Sharpness

Temperature

SharePrinting

Slide Shows

Email

Books

Think about…

Backup Strategies

Resources•The Macintosh iLife ‘06 in the Classroom

•by Jim Heid & Ted Lai

http://www.macilife.com/iphoto/index.html

http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto/tutorial/

http://www.atomiclearning.com

http://www.apple.com/support/iphoto