Thursday, March 4, 2010

W1 Introductory Information

Lecturer:
stuart.murdoch@vu.edu.au

Key unit sites:
dfapatvu.blogspot.com - unit guide, reading, main avenue of communication
http://stunik.com/vu/2010

Bring:
external drive for formatting and storage, dSLR (3-10 Mpixels) with instruction manual, tripod

Software:
Image Capture
Abode Bridge CS4

Tasks:
Renew password
Put software in dock
Set up Blog
Set up Flickr
Join Group - DFAP (and other groups recommended)
Send details to lecturer

Flickr:
Explore - most viewed photos
Ignore 'interestingness'
Characteristics of better photos: How is the person revealed, relation to subject, subtly, intriuge where does the photo lead us?
Tags - labelling with meta data to enable searching
Look for /group/DFAP and Discussion
Access level for group - enable us to view work and copy and paste images and their URL. Look at what buttons are revealed over the top of the image.

To add a photo into a blog:
Depends on access, might need to contact artist or make them a contact.
Or else click Small or Thumbnail
Copy and paste code into blog.

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