Park Photo Walk Assignments

Monday 9 PM: All confirmed responding participants have been emailed the details of your park location and timeframe. Other suggestions for preparation were included for each site. Photo Coaches will have the roster for 1 pm and 2 pm. 

A Do It Yourself Photo Walk tips are available and the Camera Introduction portion of class activity is now posted on YouTube, 24 minutes. Since this is the last segment of the class, look for added notations for Elapsed time to match your personal notes.

Recorded Videos - Day 1

Visit the Day 1 page to see links to the two new videos added to this site. From our first class, only the Camera Settings and review of camera features are in the video. A new video topic was inspired by Daniel about remembering all this new tech stuff. 

You will not remember all the information passed to you during this class. This is just the beginning and more practice will help you retain your photographic eye, camera and post-production Photos editing skills. 

DIY Photo Walk

Don't wait for an official invitation to try a photo walk in your home, in your yard or neighborhood. If you want an example, check out my Neighborhood Photo Walk posted to YouTube. 

The quick list of camera practice includes: 

• Hold camera in portrait and landscape orientation
• Hold camera with lens on the up edge and on the down-low
• Find a scene and capture with all available lenses
• Use your feet to move closer to a subject ("tennis shoe telephoto")
• See some action - capture in Live Mode and as Burst (Volume Up button) 
• Turn off Live! 
• Change Modes - Photo, Portrait, Pano 
• Find the Filter option and try a black & white (Mono or Noir) filter 
• Stabilize your iPhone, frame a scene and use the Timer to get into the photo (Burst) 
• Use Portrait Mode for subject capture - a flower, person or pet
• Use Portrait Mode Lighting for subject capture 

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How about a Photo Walk at Your Desk? Join Cynthia and Melissa for an armchair photo adventure. 

For our Zoom participants we recommend gathering a few things around your desk. 

• Clear some desk space or bring a chair nearby 
• Light source (window, table lamp or ... flashlight) 
• Backdrop of plain fabric or cardboard 
• Small chotchkie or action figure 
• Tea cup or beer stein 
• Paperback book or CD-ROM cases
• Document (junk mail) 
• Flower 

We will take turns demonstrating camera features, ask you to practice the same features using your subjects, ask us questions using Zoom's Chat and then repeat with other camera features ... 

Our activity is timed from 1 to 1:45 pm. Additional time online for questions until 2 pm. 

 

Photo Walk Logistics

Thursday 2 pm - Began processing draft for photo walk assignments. Double-checking notes for iPhone models against roster and assignment list. Papers flying everywhere. 3 pm - Coming closer and will contact Photo Coaches to finalize locations. Then Friday will send email to participants to get responses before sending final email to participants by Saturday. 

Photo Walk Assignment Timeframe: Email to participants by 6 pm Friday. Respond by 6 pm Saturday.   Expect an email on Monday for clarification. 

Day 1 Recording - success

Our meeting was successfully recorded. I will review, make minor edits and then try posting to YouTube. The presentation might need to be broken into four segments. On our website the general contents will be noted with appropriate time references. 

We are off to a good start! 

Camera Introduction portion of class activity is now posted on YouTube, 24 minutes. Since this is the last segment of the class, look for added notations for Elapsed time to match your personal notes. 

The editing experience has given me ideas for changing the recording options for our last two classes: 1) Record in segments that end after question periods, 2) pre-record slide segments for easier editing and posting...