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Department of Defense
Do Dea: Digital Photography: Module 2: Learning the Language [Pdf]
In this second module of a course on Digital Photography, students learn about photographic attributes, composition, lenses, how to handle a camera, and digital exposure. Includes embedded links to external resources and interactive...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Photography: Past to Present
In the lesson, students will create and use a pinhole camera to take a picture and then develop the negative in a darkroom. They will use photo software to change their negative image into a positive one.
Other
Black Cat Photo Products: Photography Rules of Thumb [Pdf]
If you are a student or teacher looking for photography tips for beginners, then this is the site for you! Provides 53 quick hints to make your photos look more professional. Click on the download arrow for the PDF file.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Camera Lens Testing
This activity helps students learn more about cameras, and how to take better pictures.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Digital Pinhole Camera
If you sit under a leafy tree on a sunny day, you may notice spots of sunlight on the ground from light passing through spaces between the leaves. Try putting a piece of cardboard on the ground and examining the spots of light on the...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Height or Distances With a Camera
If you know or calculate the field of view for your camera, you can use it to measure distances and the height of almost anything. It's all a matter of basic trigonometry.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Pedro E. Guerrero Photography Workshop
This media gallery contains video clips from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey. The videos are intended for use in a beginner's photography workshop. See the support materials...
Scholastic
Scholastic: 100 Ways to Use Digital Cameras
This resource presents 100 different ways to use a digital camera in the classroom.
Other
Nikon Usa: Digital Slr Cameras
Nikon USA offers many digital camera, from the very simple ones to extremely powerful and advanced. Includes images and information on the different products.
Learn My Way
Learn My Way: Using a Digital Camera
In this online course, students will learn about digital cameras, how they work, and how to download photos from a digital camera to a computer so that they can be shared with friends and family.
Read Works
Read Works: Forms of Art Photography
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction text discusses cameras act like the human eye. The article discusses how photography makes our lives richer in many ways.This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces...
Other
Cambridge University: Digital Photography Techniques
These techniques on digital photography are presented in three primary areas: depth of field, dynamic range, and field of view. A link to digital photography tutorials is also provided.
Goodwill
Gcf Global: Digital Photography
In this tutorial, you'll learn digital photography basics as well as some more advanced skills so you can take great pictures.
Other
Photography tips.com: Digital Photography
This site from PhotographyTips.com offers an excellent and detailed definition of digital photography and many links to more useful information on the topic.
Other
Photonhead: Film and Digital Camera Simulator
Learn about three major camera characteristics not only by reading about them but practicing using them online.
Other
Internet Brothers: Digital Photography
InternetBrothers.com's "Digital Photography, Instant Gratification" site offers numerous tutorials, tips, and advice for digital photographers, from beginners to more advanced.
Other
Digi Cam Help: Learn About Digital Photography
Explore a complete instructional guide to digital photography. Included are glossaries, tips for shooting animals, sports, places and events.
PBS
Pbs: American Experience: George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography
American Experience offers a comprehensive look at George Eastman and his development of photography. Included are a timeline, biographies of important people in Eastman's personal and professional life, discussions in the history of...
Department of Defense
Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 7: Photography
In this seventh and final unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about photography and significant photographers. This is followed by a discussion of television and film. Students will learn terminology used, technical...
Library of Congress
Loc: America's First Look Into the Camera (Daguerreotypes)
A searchable database from the Library of Congress that provides a fascinating look into the history of photography from 1839-1864. There are images from the Matthew Brady Studio and studio portraits by black photographers James P. Ball...
Other
New Orleans Kid Camera Project
New Orleans Kid Camera Project is a not for profit public art project that puts cameras into the hands of the youth of the city for them to then present their world and their art to the world on the internet.
BBC
Bbc Newsround: Bbc Wildlife's Camera Trap Competition Winners
Slideshow presents exquisite photographs of animals in their natural habitat captured by camera-traps. Captions explain each photo.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Illuminating Photography: From Camera Obscura to Camera Phone
The origins of the cameras we use today were invented in the 19th century. Or were they? A millenia before, Arab scientist Alhazen was using the camera obscura to duplicate images, with Leonardo da Vinci following suit 500 years later...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Velocity With a Video Camera
A video camera records 30 "frames" or distinct images per second. (That's for an NTSC camera in the U.S. PAL cameras in other areas of the world take 25 frames per second.) You can use this fact to time events and measure velocity. One...