Photographics 10, Photography 20, 30 and Graphic Arts 20, 30

Module 16: Intermediate Digital Photography (Optional)

Suggested time: 10-15 hours
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisites: Module 9

Foundational Objectives

To create an awareness of the processes and uses of photography.
To use digital technology in the production of photographic work.
To develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment.

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

To develop students' abilities to meet their own learning needs. (IL)
To use a wide range of vocabulary related to the field of photography. (COM)

Learning Objectives	Notes
16.1 To list the various types of power supplies used with digital cameras.	The variety and cost of battery types available requires that students handle batteries carefully and recharge them properly. Students should learn to use the battery saving features of the camera. It is advisable to avoid excessive use of the liquid crystal display (LCD) in order to conserve battery power.
16.2 To explore the variety of memory storage devices available.	Have students use flash cards to transport information to operating devices, whether a camera or a computer. Some digital systems allow direct transfer to printers. Some digital cameras store information on standard floppy disks.
16.3 To explain the function of solid state memory chips. (COM)	Compact flash cards have a controller built into the card. This allows the card to act like a hard disk drive to store or retrieve information. The cards will interact with the device into which they are placed providing information about how stored material may be accessed on the card.
16.4 To apply special effects to enhance a digital image. (IL)	Students should demonstrate the ability to edit portions of an image. An example would be to exchange heads on members of a group featured in a digital image. The students can also develop skill with layers or bringing elements from a number of images into a single image. An image of a sailboat in the desert would be an example.

Module 17: Digital Manipulation (Optional)

Suggested time: 10-15 hours
Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: Module 16

Foundational Objectives

To develop skills related to the use of photographic equipment.
To use digital technology in the production of photographic work.

Common Essential Learnings Foundational Objectives

To develop an understanding of the technological equipment used in digital manipulation and the application to photography. (IL)
To demonstrate the use of enhancement techniques to manipulate and enhance digital images. (TL)

Learning Objectives	Notes
17.1 To be able to start computer and image software	Have the students use program tutorials and manuals to become familiar with the operation of the software needed to do digital manipulations.
17.2 To crop a digital image. (TL)	Have students enhance a scanned or digital photo image by changing the composition through cropping the original image.
17.3 To demonstrate the use of rotations and flip operations. (TL)	Have students create mirror images of their pictures to recognize that images may be enhanced using these techniques.
17.4 To demonstrate joining sequential images into a single image. (IL)	Have students select three or more images and blend them into a single image. A panorama of a horizon or a sweep around a room might be possible subjects.
17.5 To demonstrate colour correction on a digital image.	Sometimes parts of a digital photograph may have dark or light specks that can not be accounted for based on the original scene. The general term for this is noise, which is an electronic corruption caused by minute current fluctuations in the camera. Software provided with the camera should supply a method to correct this problem. The students can change the skin tones on a portrait subject or change other colours within the image. With a black and white image, portions of an image can be coloured while the remainder of the image remains black and white. It is possible to change an image from colour to black and white, or sepia tone. Other tones may be possible, depending on the software package used. Colour may be added to sepia images as well.
17.6 To show how to change contrast for a digital image.	It is possible to employ techniques similar to dodging and burning in with contrast change techniques.