2. Digital Photography
“To me, photography is the simultaneous
recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the
significance of an event as well as of a precise
organization of forms that give that event its
proper expression.”
– Henri Cartier-Bresson
3. Digital photography is technology that allows
photographers to capture, edit and develop
images without the use of film.
Mobile Phone
Digital Camera
GPS Photo Finders
Studio Digital Equipment
4. History
1969 - George Smith and Willard Boyle invented the charge-coupled device (CCD), the image sensor that’s
the heart of all digital cameras, at Bell Labs.
1970 - Smith and Boyle built the CCD into the world's first solid-state video camera. In 1975, they demonstrated
the first CCD camera with image quality sharp enough for broadcast television.
1981 - Sony Corporation produced the first prototype digital camera, the Mavica (Magnetic Video Camera)
electronic still camera, which recorded images as magnetic impulses on a compact two-inch still-video
floppy disk.
1986 - Kodak scientists invented the world's first megapixel sensor, capable of recording 1.4 million pixels that
could produce a 5x7-inch digital photo-quality print.
1987 - Kodak released seven products for recording, storing, manipulating, transmitting and printing electronic
still video images.
1990 - Kodak developed the Photo CD system and proposed "the first worldwide standard for defining color in
the digital environment of computers and computer peripherals.“
1991 - Kodak released the first professional digital camera system (DCS), aimed at photojournalists. It was a
Nikon F-3 camera equipped by Kodak with a 1.3 megapixel sensor.
1994 - First digital cameras for the consumer-level market that worked with a home computer via a serial
cable were the Apple QuickTake 100 camera, which appeared in 1994. This camera featured a 640 x 480
pixel CCD which produced eight images stored in internal memory. It also had a built-in flash.
5. Learning with Digital Photography
Illustrate steps in a procedure, to aid in writing "how to" paragraphs.
Use a photo as a prompt for narrative or descriptive writing .
Graphics for written reports and presentations.
Send photos via e-mail to electronic friends.
Develop student-generated, graphical web research site.
Digital Documentaries.
Imbedded in various types of presentations.
Edited many ways through photo manipulation softwares.
Light weight and portable mobile phones.
Provides visualization technology in a acquisition learning
environment.
6. Digital Photography Usage
According to research by Digital America, digital photography continues to play a key
role in the overall consumer electronic market. With current household penetration for
digital photography at 84 %, the digital camera market is largely driven by
replacement models and gifts.
However, consumer interest in photo books and merchandise, as well as the strong
relation between digital imaging, education, and social media means there is unlimited
potential for growth.
Digital Photography Market Analysis
100%
80%
60% Mobile Phones
40% Digital Camera
20% Camcorder
0%
2011 2012 2013 2014
Source: CEA Market Research
7. Instant Feedback Complexity
No Film Computer Storage
No Prints Computer Power
Digitize Books & Documents Internet Connection
Portability Cost
Easy Sharing Battery Life
Memory card storage Copyright Infringement
Electronic Transmissions Manipulation of Picture
9. Library Use of Digital Photography
Libraries collect, care ,and preserve digital photographs for archives of past
and current history
10. Science Use of Digital Photography
Digital Photography provides marine mammal scientists with a technique
called photo-identification to identify individual animals such as whales
and dolphins in the wild.
11. Language Art and Digital Photography
Digital Photography softwares offers students the ability to use their
own digital images (photos, clip art, drawings) to create talking
books, puppet shows, and slideshows:
12. Digital Photography in Special Education
Digital Photography can be a great way for students to express themselves
through art and creative expression. For the hearing impaired students, it
can be a great way to communicate.
13. Digital Photography and Self Esteem
Digital Photography is not just about pointing and pressing a button; it is a decision-
making process. This technology helps students better understand the media images
they are bombarded with every day and helps them look much more carefully at the
world around them.
15. References
Howland, J. L., Jonassen, D., & Marra, R. M. (2003). Meaningful Learning with
TECHNOLOGY (4th Ed). Boston, MA: Pearson.
Laurillard, D. (2012). Teaching as a Design Science. New York, NY: Routledge.