February 03, 2015
Tuesday 45 min
10:15 - 11:00
Today we decided to make up the photography class from last Friday. Will was given a lesson on focus. I placed four beakers, each with a different color liquid, in a line on his desk. I asked him to photograph them, and to focus first on the yellow, and then on the blue one. We discussed what he sees in the view finder when he is taking a photo. How the several small squares are arranged across his view, and when he lightly presses the shutter release button one or more of those square turns red, and the camera beeps. I explained how the camera is asking if this is what you want to focus on. I told him to lightly press the button repeatedly, and see how different squares turn red. The focus changes, from one subject to another. If he does not hear a beep, then the camera does not find more than one subject to focus on. I then asked him to look at the colored beakers on his desk, and take a picture of his stereo, which is situated behind the beakers. This took some practice, but he was able to accomplish the task. Will had time to properly turn the camera off, prepare it for transport, and return it to the camera bag before the session was over.