Photography, Video (BCD)

Photography, Video
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Adventures with Adjustable Cameras  
Adventures with Your Camera - B  
Adventures with Your Camera 1  
Level 1: Focus on Photography  
Level 2: Controlling the Image  
Level 3: Mastering Photography  
Photography 1 Leader's Guide  

 

An adjustable camera gives many more choices than simple or automatic cameras. These choices will lead to new adventures in photography.

This item may be purchased for $0.75 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

 

Adventures With Your Camera B (Grades 6-9) A more detailed overview of basic photography concepts. Covers photography basics, picture composition, flashes and film, concepts of lighting, focusing on careers, and digital photography & files.

This curriculum item may be obtained from:

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)

Teaches beginning photographers about their camera and how to use it.

This item may be purchased for $0.00 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.

 

 


Level 1: Focus on Photography

Youth will focus on equipment basics, taking sharper pictures, the concept of lighting and flash, photo composition approaches, sequencing and evaluating photographs.

This curriculum item may be obtained from:

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)


Level 2: Controlling the Image

Youth will explore depth of field, aperture and shutter speeds, hard and soft lighting, silhouettes and flash techniques.  Youth will also learn to evaluate composition using the Rule of Thirds, the Golden Triangel and the Golden Rectangle, use different viewpoints, and understand positive and negative space.  Additional topics include taking candid photos, adjusting shutter speeds, panning techniques and taking close ups and panoramas.

This curriculum item may be obtained from:

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)


Level 3: Mastering Photography

In this third level book, youth will understand the use of wide-angle and telephoto lenses, filters and special film, light meters, shooting photos with different light sources and the use of natural and artificial lighting for effect.  Youth will also learn to shoot reflections, using framing and viewpoints, still-life, formal and informal portraits, symmetry, patterns and texture, color composition, pictures with a purpose and much more.

This curriculum item may be obtained from:

National 4-H Council (4-H Mall)


Photography 1 Leader's Guide

This guide and the member's manual provide all the information you need for Unit 1. They are designed to make photography easy to learn and teach.

This item may be purchased for $0.75 through the Utah State 4-H Office by calling Extension Publications at 435-797-2251.