Each lab includes instructions or questions requiring the use of the internet to complete the task. Please use complete sentences and appropriate headings where applicable. If included, refer to the rubric below to see how you will be graded. Note that links open a new browser window. Submit your work as a file attachment using the dropbox.

This lab is worth 10 points.

UNIT 1 LAB
A Photographer’s Perspective
Part of what makes the digital photography experience so exciting and innovative compared to non-digital cameras of years past is the LCD display that allows you to instantly review your images after taking them.

For this lab, you are going to focus on exploring the camera viewfinder and LCD display a bit more deeply.

You will start by doing a bit of research on viewfinders and LCD displays on digital cameras. After you feel that you have an understanding of the purpose and function of viewfinders and LCD displays on digital cameras, you will write three to five paragraphs comparing and contrasting these two features. You want to not only identify and explain what they do and how they are used but also explore when and why a photographer might use one versus the other or both simultaneously.

Next, you are going to put on your creativity hat and grab some blank paper and colored pencils, pens, or markers. You are going to create a series of drawings that show what a photographer sees when looking through a camera viewfinder versus what they see when looking at the LCD screen.

You will draw the photographer’s perspective looking through the viewfinder and the LCD screen for each of the following:

A portrait of a person or animal in a park on a bright, sunny day
An indoor still life composition
A brightly lit, indoor sporting event
Note: You will not be graded on your drawing abilities!

The specifics of each photographic scene is entirely up to you, as is the manner in which you interpret what the photographer sees through the viewfinder and on the LCD screen—get creative! When drawing the LCD screen, be sure to include any settings or items that appear on the screen along with the image.

You will submit a list of websites that you used for your research, three to five written paragraphs exploring viewfinders and LCD screens, as well as six drawings (two for each photograph setting). (You may simply take a picture of each drawing or of each set of drawings to submit.)

For more information on how you will be graded, please refer to the rubric below.

TABLE Grading Rubric
Content Format & Mechanics
Full Credit
Student came up with an appropriate and inventive way to show the photographer’s perspective through their drawings.

It is evident that the student did ample online research and used information from the unit to write informative paragraphs and create six drawings that met all of the given requirements.

Student’s writing and drawings are thorough, well-thought out, and provide thoughtful examinations of viewfinders and LCD screens.

Student’s entire lab is beautifully organized and has an easy-to-understand format that is aesthetically pleasing and meets the given requirements.

Lab has few to no spelling, mechanical, or grammatical errors.

Partial Credit
Student came up with a somewhat appropriate and inventive way to show the photographer’s perspective through their drawings.

It is evident that the student did some online research and used information from the unit to write somewhat informative paragraphs and create six drawings that met most of the given requirements.

Student’s writing and drawings are somewhat thorough, well-thought out, and provide mostly thoughtful examinations of viewfinders and LCD screens.

Student’s entire lab is somewhat well-organized and has a fairly easy-to-understand format that is aesthetically pleasing and meets most of the given requirements.

Lab has some spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors, but nothing major.

Little Credit
Student did not come up with an appropriate and inventive way to show the photographer’s perspective through their drawings.

It is evident that the student did not do enough online research or use information from the unit to write an appropriate exploration of viewfinders and LCD screens or to provide the required drawings.

Student’s writing and drawings are not thorough or well-thought out and do not provide thoughtful examinations of viewfinders and LCD screens.

Student’s entire lab is not well- organized and is difficult to understand due to poor formatting and doesn’t meet many of the given requirements.

Lab has multiple spelling, grammatical, and mechanical errors, making it difficult to understand the information.