Blogher '06 Session Discussion: Digital Photography on Day One

13th in our series introducing you to each of our BlogHer Conference '06 sessions and their speakers, and finding out what you would like to get from each session. Today, I bring you from Day One:

Digital Photography: Heather Champ will get you comfortable with your digital camera. Learn not only how to take good digital pictures, but how to mess with them and post them on your blog. [Equipment list to be published.]

[img_assist|fid=677|thumb=1|alt=Heather Champ]Heather Champ, currently Flickr Community Manager, but a longtime online photography rock star, is leading this collaborative discussion about how to take the pictures you want...and how to share them.

As far as that "Equipment List", it's pretty simple...bring something that takes digital pictures, be it camera or cameraphone. If you don't have one, but want to get one, do not be deterred. You won't actually be taking pictures during the session. But you will be talking about how to get from the pictures you are taking now to the pictures you wish you could be taking.

Something else to bring: 5 prints of pictures you have taken. If you forget your prints Heather will have a couple of photo-printers on-hand before the session too. Heather will be around all morning to help people get their shots printed.

Lastly, Heather will be providing an agnostic resource and comparison list of free and inexpensive photo-editing tools, photo hosting sites and photo sharing opportunities.

I'll say it right now: one hour with Heather could change your photography forever! No pressure, Heather :)

So, that's what we are envisioning for the session. But what do you think. What do you want to learn? What do you want to hear? What do you never want to hear again? What would make you attend this session?

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Elizabeth Table for

Elizabeth
Table for Five
http://table4five.wordpress.com

I will be attending this session. I have a Canon Powershot A95, and although I understand the basic settings, I want to learn how to eliminate shadows, "blow-outs", and how to get more vibrant colors either when taking the photo or during the editing process. Help understanding how to best use Photoshop will also be appreciated!

Submitted by Elizabeth@Table for Five on Fri, 06/30/2006 - 11:23

I ditto Elizabeth

I also heart her very much, but that's for another forum altogether.

The other things I'd like to know about digital photography is posting them to blogs, hosting them, using storage space, etc...

Black and white digital is a new passion and I'd like to learn more about HDR, if possible. I'll be bringing my new Digital Rebel XT and holding on tight to it because I heart it, too.

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Submitted by Kelly Wickham on Tue, 07/04/2006 - 07:13

I'll be there!!

I typically 10 of my photos on my blogs a week. I'd love to be able to make them better.. and since I really covet a new camera (smaller, lighter point and shoot digital AND an "affordable" digital SLR.. I'll hope for tips there, too. Probably from the other attendees.) My little Olympus Camedia was a great replacement after my Mavica got trashed while travelling, but lately I'm finding it's not really working the way I want my camera to work.

Debra
A Stitch In Time
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Submitted by debra roby on Tue, 07/04/2006 - 11:11

What size prints should we

What size prints should we bring? I don't want to show up with 8x10s when they should've been 5x7. :)

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Submitted by Karoli on Sat, 07/22/2006 - 09:53

Size doesn't matter

Couldn't resist that subject line.

But seriously, the point of bringing the prints is to look at the composition and quality of the photo and figure out ways you could do them differently or better. So I'm pretty sure 5x7 vs. 8x10 doesn't matter!

Elisa Camahort
BlogHer and Worker Bees
elisa@blogher.org/elisa@workerbees.biz

Submitted by Elisa Camahort on Sat, 07/22/2006 - 10:13