Tag Archives: photography
iPhone Camera Button Moves
We have been traveling on a Viking Expedition ship to Patagonia. During the voyage, there have been various presentations and some have involved technology. While I am an experienced iPhone user, I did attend a session on the iPhone camera, … Continue reading
Apple Photos Lookup
I had to add this recommendation because I am guessing some who read use the iPhone and could try this without downloading or committing to anything new. I discovered this by accident. It is a feature of the newest Photos … Continue reading
iPhone Photography
I have been watching a podcast series on iPhone photography and I thought others might benefit from the resource. Students are far more likely to have an iPhone than a DSLR and while I have several nice cameras I admit … Continue reading
Special tech recommendation
I did not intend a Christmas Day post, but my youngest granddaughter received a present I thought deserved recognition. I have had the opportunity to explore several cameras for young children over the years and all have been disappointing. Inexpensive … Continue reading
WordPress Pages and Plugins
Platforms such as WordPress and Blogger are associated with blogging, but are much more flexible and can be the basis for an entire online presence. WordPress offers an alternative to the sequential display of posts (blogging) called pages and plugins … Continue reading
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Photo Ark
Watching CBS Sunday Morning is the start of our Sunday morning routine. The news magazine offers a wide variety of stories with something for pretty much everyone. This morning one of the program’s spots brought attention to the work of … Continue reading
Flickr struggles
I couple of weeks ago I wrote a long complaint about the pricing options Flickr made available. This complaint was brought on by a doubling of my annual subscription with a free option that was not suited to the collection … Continue reading
Phone camera skills
The general access to a cellphone camera makes it realistic to consider ways in which photography skills can contribute to learning. Just having the tool does not mean that the individual can use it effectively or even recognize when photography … Continue reading
Postcards for the future
My wife and I have different tech heroes. She is a fan of Doug Engelbart. I have always admired Bill Atkinson. Mr Atkinson worked for Apple as a graphics person. He wrote MacPaint and later one of the most influential computer … Continue reading
Citizen (student) science
This story from the local paper (Star Tribune) describes the identification of animals located through the use of a trail camera. What is described here could easily be adapted by a class with some type of access to an area … Continue reading