November+3,+2010

= **Tentative Agenda: Nov. 3, 2010** =
 * Digital manipulation of photo images- Carolyn Brown**
 * Photography Tech PLC Keynote ([[file:TECH PLC photoFinal2.pdf]])**

•Shooting photos with a point-and-shoot digital camera: common problems and how to avoid them •Composition tricks and hints •lighting tricks and hints


 * •iphoto vs. Adobe Photoshop**- which should I use?

•iphoto: ease of operation, available on all Macs, improved features make this very good for most uses

•Adobe Photoshop: (we have version CS3 on school laptops) •ability to fine-tune individual areas of photos with selection tools, dodge and burn, adjustment layers •Image processing of photos makes this very easy to create smaller files for web use, all at once, from a folder of images •Filters menu now includes a tool to correct common lens distortion issues •Layers palette allows you to make photo montages


 * Hands-on demo of some iphoto and Photoshop tools** -Bring your laptop and at least one digital photo file to work on