Digital Photography

Understand how to set up a digital camera to produce professional digital photographs.

Features (dependent on camera)

• memory card,
• shake,
• autofocus,
• autoexposure,
• face recognition,
• shooting modes, aperture,
• manual exposure,
• manual focus,
• time lapse,
• foreground/background
• balance
• panorama,
• slide show,
• red-eye preflash,
• ISO settings
• digital zoom

Lighting techniques (dependent on equipment available)

• shadows
• background
• importance of light

Assessment Criteria

• 1.1

  Explain how to set up and use different features of a digital camera to meet a design brief.

• 1.2

  Outline the importance of light and framing of digital images during set-up.

Be able to use features of a digital camera to produce professional digital photographs to meet a design brief.

Camera Settings

• composition
• framing
• rule of thirds
• balance
• lighting
• setting up appropriate equipment

Annotate the portfolio with brief outline as to what features have been used, why used and how effectively they have resulted in good quality images.

Assessment Criteria

• 2.1

  Use appropriate camera settings to capture digital photographs to meet a design brief.

• 2.2

  Explain why they have chosen specific features, with reference to the design brief.

Be able to produce digital photographs to meet a design brief.  

Technical skills as outlined in features section

Editing:

• Crop
• Scaling
• Adding effects
• Filters
• Text on images
• Sharpen
• blur

Select images to be transferred to a computer and/or printed portfolio

Portfolio – electronic or paper based

Description – annotated elements in the portfolio to show the features used – why and how successfully.

Assessment Criteria

• 3.1

  Edit digital photographs proficiently to enhance the originally captured photographs.

• 3.2

  Prepare and present a range of digital photographic images to meet a design brief.