{"id":264,"date":"2015-03-23T10:15:07","date_gmt":"2015-03-23T10:15:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/bloggingbootcamp\/?p=264"},"modified":"2024-02-02T17:27:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T17:27:13","slug":"bootcamp-week-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/bloggingbootcamp\/2015\/03\/23\/bootcamp-week-6\/","title":{"rendered":"Bootcamp Week 6"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Technical More on Images<\/h3>\n<p>We will look at Galleries in a bit more detail, captioning images and using <strong>featured images<\/strong> on posts. We will also look at how featured content works in the twentyfourteen theme.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/how-to-wordpress-4\/adding-an-image-gallery-wp4\/\">Adding an image gallery wp4 | Glow Blog Help<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/files\/2014\/12\/Adding-an-Image-Gallery.docx\">Adding an Image Gallery MS docx<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/glowbloghelp\/files\/2014\/12\/Adding-an-Image-Gallery.pdf\">Adding an Image Gallery PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Adding a Gallery And Featured Images:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 474px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('video');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-264-1\" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" poster=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/bloggingbootcamp\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2015\/03\/galleries-features-images.png\" preload=\"none\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/bloggingbootcamp\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2015\/03\/Galleries-Featured-Images.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/bloggingbootcamp\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2015\/03\/Galleries-Featured-Images.mp4\">https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/bloggingbootcamp\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2015\/03\/Galleries-Featured-Images.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<h3>Discussion<\/h3>\n<p>Talk about safety aspects of photos.<br \/>\nWhat makes a good photo. How to improve your photos, here are a few tips:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hold the camera still, elbows in, make a triangle.<\/li>\n<li>Think before you shoot<\/li>\n<li>Take more than one photo<\/li>\n<li>Change Angles<\/li>\n<li>Zoom with your feet<\/li>\n<li>Place the subject off-centre<\/li>\n<li>Keep the sun behind you (unless you want a silhouette)<\/li>\n<li>Learn about the rule of thirds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/bloggingbootcamp\/uploads\/sites\/2623\/2015\/03\/taking-pictures.pdf\">Taking pictures<\/a>\u00a0a pdf of some ideas for improving your photos.<\/p>\n<p>Teachers, it is a really good idea, in my opinion, to make sure that pupils can take photos, transfer them onto computers and organise them. \u00a0A wee bit of practise will save staff a lot of trouble.<\/p>\n<h3>Blogging Challenge<\/h3>\n<p>Post a photo every day, or take them and post a gallery on Friday. Do not just post the photo, explain why you like it, how you took it&#8230;<br \/>\nHere are ten ideas<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Take a photo of two things that do not belong together.<\/li>\n<li>Let&#8217;s play with movement. Get a shot of something in motion.<\/li>\n<li>Make a photograph that features a circle today.<\/li>\n<li>Yellow is an attention-getting colour. A photo is dominated by yellow.<\/li>\n<li>Take a photo in which a mirror is a major element<\/li>\n<li>Make a photo that freezes or isolates the motion of an object<\/li>\n<li>Get closer and fill the frame.<\/li>\n<li>Yellow is an attention-getting colour. A photo is dominated by yellow.<\/li>\n<li>Emphasise the sky by placing the horizon very low or very high.<\/li>\n<li>Forced perspective &#8211; make something small look big, or big look small.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Technical More on Images We will look at Galleries in a bit more detail, captioning images and using featured images on posts. We will also look at how featured content works in the twentyfourteen theme. 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