Event: Photo Adventure Camp, June 27 - 30, 2010, Rock Springs, registration due May 15, 2010
Event: Family Photo Fun Day, Sept. 12, 2010, Kansas State Fair
Event: Photography Judging Contest, Sept. 12, 2010, Kansas State Fair
Event: Submit photos to Kansas 4-H Journal
Event: Canon Explorer of Light Seminar  featuring George Lepp
June 26, Great Bend, Kansas.  Sponsored by the Central Kanss Photography Club 

Photography Project Leader Notebook (PDF)  
A leader notebook that provides information on photography (Introduction and Level I)

National 4-H Photography Curriculum: www.4-hcurriculum.org/projects/photography/

Focus on Photography, Project Book and Journal, Level 1,

• Equipment: First Photo Shoot, Keep It Steady, Keep It Level
• Lighting: The LIght Makes a Difference, Fun with Shadows, Directing the Light, Flash for More Light
• Composition: What Do You See, Photograph with Your Feet, What's the Point?, Bird's or Bug's Eye View, Hat Tricks and Magic
• Skill Building: Taking Great Photographs, Photos Can Tell the Story, Black and White, You Be the Judge

Controlling the Image, Project Book and Photo Journal, Level 2

• Equipment: You Take Control What's the Focus?
• Lighting: Low LIght Challenges, Lighting the Mood, The Shadows Show, Lighting in a Flash
• Compositions: The Rule of Thirds, A Golden Photo, Building a Photo, The Space Tells a Story, Capture a Candid Photo
• Skill Building: Freeze the Moment, Panning the Action, Bits and Pieces, Panoramas

Mastering Photography, Project Book and Photo Journal, Level 3

• Equipment: Selecting a Lens, Special Effects!
• Lighting: Exposed to the LIght!, Flashy PHotos, Out in the Light, Reflections
• Composition: Through the Lens, Harmony or Discord?, Still-LIfe Photography, Say "Cheese!", Mastering Composition
• Skill Building: Expression Though Color, Details! Details!, Pictures with a Purpose, How Did They Get that Picture?

Other photography resources

Kodak New Pocket Guide to Digital Photography available at a book seller

National Geographic, Ultimate Field Guide to Photography, 2009 edition
 

Mounting Demostration (PowerPoint) 
Mounting Demostration (PDF)

 Older print publications, (archived)

PH400 Advanced Photography
    4H656  Fitting a Darkroom Into Your Life, 15 and older
    4H657  Making the Most of Photo Skills in Your Future Career, ages 15 and up
    4H658  Darkroom Techniques, ages 15 and Older
    4H659  How to Produce a Slide Show, ages 15 and Older
    4H660  Experimenting With Your Enlarger, ages 15 and Older
    4H661  Action! Making Videos and Movies, ages 15 and Older
    4H662  Color Printing Techniques, ages 15 and Older
    4H663  Investigating Portraiture, ages 15 and Older
    4H664  Solving the Mystery of Publicity Photos, ages 15 and Older
 

Most 4-H members use a digital camera.  The camera may be a point and shoot (no or very few adjustments), semi-adjustable or fully-adjustable camera.  The pictures  may be of any subject the 4-H member wishes.

Members will learn and do:

Take horizontal and vertical pictures, Hold and aim the camera, Clean the camera, Take shots from different angles, Use the "rule of thirds", Frame a subject or scene, Use perspective and leading lines, Mount photographs for display, Record an event, activity or trip, Understand why different adjustments are used, Take pictures that tell a story, Use simple flash, Make trick shots, and Learn about different speeds and how to use them effectively.

MG39  Photography Member Guide and Annual Report

P1093 Photography Project Record

P1106 Kansas 4-H Generic Record Form

Donor: Jim Gordon

County: Medal presented at your County Achievement Night

State: Medallion

National: $400 National 4-H Congress Scholarship