Photography Beltloop and Pin

"Photography: the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a film, or an electronic sensor."

Belt Loop

Complete these three requirements:

1. Point out the major features of a camera to your den or family and explain the function of each part. Parts could include film, lens, shutter, power on and off, zoom, battery, flash, display panel, case, settings, etc.

Parts of the camera: screen, lens, flash, battery house, memory card house, function buttons, body, tripod thread, lens cap, usb port

2. Discuss with your den leader or adult partner, the benefits and contributions photography makes to modern life. Report what you learned to your den or family.

Photography is important because it helps us remember stuff and leaves a history.

3. Using a camera, take at least 10 pictures of your family, pet, or scenery; show these to your den.

For the Pin I can choose 5 of the other requirements.

2. Look at a book of published photos about a subject that interests you. Find out what makes these photos remarkable and why people want to look at these pictures. Learn whether the photographer used light or angles to make the photos interesting. Discuss what you learned with an adult.

My mom and I looked at a National Geographic book. I showed her the picture of the rhinoceros. It was cool because was the focus was great and we could see detail. The subject was not right in the center. The background was blurry so you only notice what is important.

3. Explain to an adult what “red eye” is and why it can happen in a picture. Show examples.

"Red Eye: The effect in a photograph taken with flash of a subject's eyes appearing red due to the reflection of light from the blood vessels in the retina."

Mom and I found this website that explains it.  You should check it out.
www.colorpilot.com/redeye_effect.html

4. Make a short video of a friend, family member, or pet, and show it to your den or family.

WATCH VIDEO HERE

5. With an adult’s help, use a photo-editing software feature to crop, lighten or darken, and change a photo.

I change the darkness and the lightness of this picture by changing the color curves in Gimp(a free computer program).

6. Make a creative project using at least one photo.