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Flickr and Digital Photography. Flickr in a Nutshell. Community of photographers Millions of users Special Interest Groups Sharing Images Creative Commons. Features. Hosting Photostream RSS feed Editing ( picnik ) Rotate, crop, resize, exposure, colors, sharpen, red-eye Tags
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Flickr in a Nutshell • Community of photographers • Millions of users • Special Interest Groups • Sharing Images • Creative Commons
Features • Hosting • Photostream RSS feed • Editing (picnik) • Rotate, crop, resize, exposure, colors, sharpen, red-eye • Tags • Discussion • Order prints/merchandise
Digital Camera Basics • White balance • Optical vs. digital zoom • Image compression (JPG, TIFF)
Tips • Balance Elements • Use other POI to balance frame • Play with symmetry • Experiment with vantage point • Consider background blending • Watch for “leading lines” • Don’t center everything • Consider Framing/Depth of Field
Class Activity • Go to http://www.flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/ • Select one of the photos to discuss as a group. • Answer these questions: • What is the picture’s composition? • What makes this picture interesting? • What kind of comments/discussion did the picture receive, if any? • What can we learn about photography from studying this image?