What's due Tuesday, January 21

Homework:

• sign up for a Flickr account
• join the LHSP Winter 2014 Flickr group; please go to the LHSP Photo Winer 2014 Flickr Group and request to Join the Group
• begin your Daily Photo project by Friday; upload your Daily Photos to Flickr by Monday night
• begin shooting for the Now: Life in 2014 assignment; upload at least 20 images for the Now: Life in 2014 assignment to Flickr by Monday night
• read Chapter 1 & 2 from The digital SLR guide : beyond point-and-shoot digital photography by Jon Canfield (see below on how to access the reading)
• read/skim your camera's instruction manual (I know you won't understand it all, but it will at least make you aware of your camera's features)

READING HOMEWORK

Before next class, I would like you to read Chapter 1 & 2 from The digital SLR guide : beyond point-and-shoot digital photography by Jon Canfield. The chapters are short and it won't take you too long to read them. This book if available online through UM's library. Just go the the Mirlyn Catalog home page and search for the title. Click the link where is says Available Online and it will open the book in a new tab.

If you don't have a DSLR, the reading will help you to understand the advantages that they offer over most compact cameras. Any camera that offer manual exposure capabilities would be fine for class though. Stated another way, any camera that allows you to control the shutter speed independently of the aperture would be appropriate for class.

If you are inclined to purchase a DSLR, I would suggest that you begin with an entry level DSLR kit by Canon or Nikon that includes a basic zoom lens. Good candidates would be the Canon T3, T3i, or T4i or the Nikon D3200 or D5200. If you do some research and want some additional advice on purchasing a camera, please don't hesitate to email me. That being said, you don't have to purchase a camera as long as you are okay with checking one out from LSA Media services to complete the assignments for which they are necessary.

Please bring your laptop, camera, and camera instruction manual to each class.