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Use the basic digital camera
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz
Criteria
Identify the components of a camera
Set up the battery, date/time, memory card capacity, file format
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Create focused and exposed photographs
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz, digital image
Criteria
Demonstrate the "half-press" shutter technique
Adjust exposure by using the flash (based on lighting conditions)
Digital image
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Use metering techniques when photographing
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz, digital image
Criteria
Read the exposure scale
Compare reflectance vs. reality
Select metering modes
Measure light from a specific, small area
Manually override the meter
Digital image
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Use lighting techniques
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz, digital image
Criteria
Determine flash's effective distance
Minimize red eye
Use the on-camera flash for snapshots or as a "fill light"
Use a diffuser to soften flash harshness
Balance flash with ambient light
Digital image
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Use on and off camera flash
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz
Criteria
Adjust flash power independently of the camera's exposure
Identify "bounce surfaces" to redirect light
Operate within the camera’s maximum sync speed
Sync the camera and flash using wireless triggers
Position the flash at varying angles
Set flash power manually
Use off-camera modifiers to control the spread and softness of the light
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Process and print digital files
Assessment Strategies
Skill demonstration, quiz, digital image
Criteria
File is named using a convention specified by the instructor
Format is [2500 pix layered psd or tif]