Digital Camera Warmup exercise:
You will use your camera in full automatic or program mode for this exercise.

• Make sure your battery is charged.
  Clean off your memory card (format)- make sure any photos on it are backed up first.
  Check the time and date settings on your camera
  Set the quality setting of your camera to the best .jpg quality (sometimes referred to as fine)
  If your camera doesn't have a program mode- set the ISO, Focus and White Balance to automatic
  Learn how to use close-up and self timer modes for your camera.
  You will use the program or full auto mode for this first exercise.
• Turn the camera flash OFF

Use the camera in many different situations-
be bold and experimental. Use it indoors and outdoors, distant and close-up, natural light and artificial light, moving and still subjects. Give your camera a real workout.
DO NOT DELETE BAD PHOTOS-we will try to figure out why they didn't work
SHOOT AT LEAST 100 PHOTOS-
Look them over at home on your computer. Back them up at home if you can.
We will load them into your computer in class and evaluate them.¨

Outside shots in sunlight:- sun at your back, sun behind the subject
Outside shots in shade
Landscape distance shots
Outside Closeup (as close as your camera focuses)
Still Life- single object or small group of objects
Indoor Closeup (as close as your camera focuses)
Indoor room shots
Objects with patterns or lines
Shadows
Candid people
Portraits
Self Portraits in mirror
Self Portraits at arms length
Self portraits using camera timer
Moving subject in bright light
Moving subject in low light (you may need a tripod or camera support for this)
Camera Horizontal
Camera Vertical
Camera tilted off level
Looking up from low angle
Looking down from high angle
Night shots (tripod)
Use the timer with the camera on the ground (super low angle)
Hold the camera high (over your head)
Point the camera into places that you can’t see
Any other ideas you can play with- have some fun

SUNY Oswego Digital Photo Paul Pearce