Digital and Video
The photograph was provided to us by Keith Trammel, a professional photographer in Fishers, NY.
Photography
Thanks to a loan from the Center
of Imaging Science at Rochester Institute
of Technology, we have the use of digital cameras in our 
program!
Not only do students learn how to take pictures with the digital cameras, they also learn the basics of good composition, and how to digitally alter the images on the computer. They use Photoshop Elements to improve images and to distort them.
Students in the class display their photographs using Power Point slide presentations, and they make collages of the best images. They participate in the EarthKAM Program, where they order satellite images from the International Space Station. The students label and analyze these images. See below!
The photograph on the right is part of a slide show produced by Kreag Bradley and Adam Kasper called the "Adventures of Expoman."
program!Not only do students learn how to take pictures with the digital cameras, they also learn the basics of good composition, and how to digitally alter the images on the computer. They use Photoshop Elements to improve images and to distort them.
Students in the class display their photographs using Power Point slide presentations, and they make collages of the best images. They participate in the EarthKAM Program, where they order satellite images from the International Space Station. The students label and analyze these images. See below!
The photograph on the right is part of a slide show produced by Kreag Bradley and Adam Kasper called the "Adventures of Expoman."
This photograph was taken by Zack Bulman at Ganondagan State Park
outside of Victor after an ice storm.BEGINNING STUDENTS learn…
• The proper use of digital cameras
• How to change the settings on cameras (no flash, indoor lighting, etc.)
• How to save images as JPEG files.
• How to alter images, using Adobe Photoshop Elements.
• How to produce a Power Point presentation to show a portfolio of work.
• How to create a basic webpage.
• The basics of video production (story boards, using the video camera, editing, etc.)
The photograph to the right was taken and altered by Sean Kearney, a Digital Photography student in 2003-04.
ADVANCED STUDENTS learn…
• How to improve images by cropping, changing color balance, etc.
• How to create collages of images in different layers using Photoshop Elements.
• The basics of how digital images appear on the computer screen.
• To create more advanced web pages, using tables and frames.
• How to produce professional videos using iMovie.
• How to produce a display of their best work, in a photography exposition in early-April.
Digital Photography students participate in the EarthKAM program that uses satellite imagery ordered by the students from the International Space Station. The students are responsible for downloading the images, identifying important reference points, and labeling the images. They also alter the color balance (creating false-color images) whenever it is needed to see features more clearly.
To learn more about the EarthKAM Program, visit their website: http://www.earthkam.ucsd.edu
This beautiful satellite image of the a portion of
the Sahara Desert was taken by the International Space Station in Nov. 2003.
The labeling was done by Max Richardson, a 7th grade student.
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