Image and Photography

It is easier and more satisfactory to use one's own images and photos instead of steling them from the web and risking troubles.

A teacher should be able to:
- draw a picture, scan, save and publish
- make a good photo which he/she can use in teaching, edit and save


The difference between good and bad photos is obvious to anyone! And it is not so difficult to follow several basic rules to make your photos better.


"Kreativní fotografie si neklade za cíl zobrazit realitu (takové to tam Mařenko bylo) ale zobrazit 
něco víc. Zobrazit emoce (pocity, nálady ...), které autor na místě cítil a chce vám předat.

Když se díváte na fotografie z vaší dovolené obvykle si vybavíte pocity, jaké to tam bylo (jé podívej - tady jsme byli ...). Díváte-li se ale na fotografie z cizí dovolené, vidíte jenom obyčejné pláže, hrady, zámky atp. Prostě emoce spojené s místem a zážitkem vám chybí a proto vám často tyto fotografie připadají obyčejné. Dobrá fotografie vám dokáže předat pocity a zážitky i z míst, kde jste nebyli. A o tom to je...

Když stojíte v lese, vidíte široko okolo sebe, vnímáte vítr, šumění lesa, vůni jehličí a do zad vás pálí slunce. Toto vše na fotografii však chybí. Je tam jen obrazový výsek a to ještě ve 2 rozměrech (3 rozměr prostoru / perspektivy chybí). A proto je to tak těžké. A proto je pokoušet se o to taky tak krásné!"

http://fotoroman.cz/

TASK 1

Look at the following photos. Do you like them? Why?

Matterhorn

Loreta

Praha

Růžička

What shall we know?

1. How to compose a photography

The basics of composition (in Czech)

Practical composition (in Czech) 

Golden ratio - zlatý řez

Do not forget:

concentrate on a single idea, object, feeling

get closer, fill almost the whole field with the target object/situation

TASK 2

Look around, go to the corridor if you want. Try to compose a photo which will show the atmosphere at school.

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What shall we know?

2. How to save an image

raw - full data

jpg - compressed (lossy)

tiff - for print, usually lossless; can handle CMYK

bmp - full data (bitmap)

gif - small (and animated); saves only used colours; 8bit

png - lossless, successor of gif, 8-24-48 bit

For web, an image with the longer side of 1600px is big enough, Let's say the size limit is cca 50KB - to save space.

When reducing the size, always keep the original untouched! Save the small version as a new file, say, IMG2345_Small.jpg. 

JPEGS reduce the size exponetially, so if you reduce the original at 80%, the amount of data may be reduced form 12MB to 1,5 MB. 

More in Wiki (in Czech)

and Wiki (in English)

Formaty pro ukladani fotografii

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TASK 3

Choose an object within the class and make a picture which shows only the object - as if you needed an illustration of the word.

What shall we know?

3. How to make a photo of an isolated object

- check the background

- fill amost the whole image with the object

- search for light

- use simple aids, such as lamps, scarfs, sheets of paper

- experiment 

Product Photography at digineff

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... want to know more?

http://digineff.cz/

http://www.digimanie.cz/

http://www.fotoradce.cz/

http://fotoroman.cz/

HOMEWORK:

1. Choose the best photo expressing the school atmosphere you made, and insert it into your Homepage (index.html) and publish online.

Your brand new website

HOMEWORK:
Choose a topic and a target level for your HotPot and Interactive board exercises.
Insert this information into the comment to this blog entry.

Format:
Your Name
Topic (in detail)
Level + age

Example:
Novakova
Winter clothes
6th grade - elementary



Task 1:
Create a folder named PCSkills on your pen drive.
Create the index.html file in NVU. Save it into the PCSkills folder.
Insert your pre-prepared texts into the file index.html.

Experiment with formatting, colours, consider the role of images and graphics...

Insert a link into the KAJ Dept. page.
Insert a picture you took (avoid copyright problems!).


Task 2:
Create an account on webzdarma.cz.
Read the conditions and other information.
Upload your index.html and the image.

Bask in glory, admiring your first hand-made web page!

Task 3:
Create your pesonal speaking avatar at http://www.voki.com/
and insert it into your index page.
Upload and refresh to check!



BASIC RULES:
1. Save, save, backup, save...
2. All files in one folder.
3. No spaces, no diacritics in filenames.

The beginning

Task 1
What does it mean TEOTWAWKI?
Find at least two artificial works which use this acronym in their title.

Task 2
What approaches did you apply when searching the web for answers?

Task 3
List 3 skills which are vital for a good web user.
Enter your suggestions into the comment to this blog. Do not forget to sign your entry!

Internet Survival Guide

CREDIT REQUIREMENTS

active participation, working on classroom tasks
80% attendance

Projects: (submission deadline April 7, 2015 - prolonged max to Apr.9, 12:00 - high noon)
1. A personal website (includes: personal profile, a page on your hobbies/interests including active links to references, HotPot index with basic info (topic, age, level) and links to all HP exercises, a link to Interactive Board material)
2. Hot Potatoes project (matching, multiple choice, gapfill, min. 10 questions each)
3. Interactive Board material (includes: T's book = target group, objectives; topic presentation and explanation, various tasks for practice, audio, video, illustrations, active links, inner links)

4. Classroom-based tasks: Gorilla project; 2 photos (one on the topic school, one free of choice) with audio comments

Topics:

1. CR, basic Internet skills, web safety

2. Creating a webpage - elemetary; Avatar

3. Working with images

4. HotPot software

5. Working with audio

6. Interactive board - elementary

7. Interactive board - advanced

8. Developing the webpage

9. E-learning principles