thru-the-lens-2013

media type="custom" key="24956670" The mechanics and art of photography unveil an intriguing metaphor for thinking about learning and our world view. For a photographer, the operation o f cameras-- exploiting apertures, shutter speeds, optics, -- coexist with the artistic skills of pre-visualization, framing, composition. It is no longer a field dominated by pros with expensive gear, we can all make photographic art.

Taking the metaphor farther, creating an engaging learning experience is much more than point and shoot or flipping the settings into automatic mode. Photography is a beautiful example of how you can get better at doing something just by regularly doing (and sharing) your craft. Regular acts of photography, such as the Daily Create, are a model of informal learning that works. media type="custom" key="22460258" (See also a 2011 version of this talk)

Resources

 * A Professional Photographer? http://www.flickr.com/photos/mhghodsi/3049527437
 * For Photographers, the Image of a Shrinking Path (New York Times, March 2010) http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/30/business/media/30photogs.html
 * More On Instagram (or why Facebook hasn’t won everything) http://thenextweb.com/location/2010/12/30/more-on-instagram-or-why-facebook-hasn%E2%80%99t-won-everything/
 * Shared Photos http://flickr.com/photos/cogdogroo
 * Don't Be an Idiot (Guy Tal Photography) http://guytal.com/wordpress/2011/05/dont-be-an-idiot/
 * Rule of Thirds Bookmarklet http://bl.ocks.org/dergachev/4331769
 * Making a Six Word Story photo http://cogdogblog.com/2011/05/08/mayday-six-word-story/
 * How Camera Work (Derek K Miller) http://www.penmachine.com/labels/cameraworks
 * What's Wrong With this Photo? http://www.flickr.com/photos/cogdog/5432699692/
 * Kris Krug from Story of a Portrait from flickr Homepage http://madaboutportraits.blogspot.com/2011/02/story-of-portrait-from-flickr-homepage.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/kk/
 * What we leave behind is our digital footprint (Kris Krug) http://www.kriskrug.com/2011/02/01/what-we-leave-behind-is-our-digital-footprint/
 * Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire (Errol Morris) http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/07/10/pictures-are-supposed-to-be-worth-a-thousand-words/
 * The 10000 Hours Rule (Malcolm Gladwell just re-iterated the concept) http://www.gladwell.com/outliers/outliers_excerpt1.html
 * The Making of An Expert (Harvard Business Review, 1990) by K Anders Ericsson, Michael J. Prietula, and Edward T. Cokely http://www.coachingmanagement.nl/The%20Making%20of%20an%20Expert.pdf
 * 365 photos flickr group http://www.flickr.com/groups/366photos/
 * The Daily Shoot http://dailyshoot.com/
 * The ds106 Daily Create http://tdc.ds106.us/
 * The Daily Shoot and Creativity (Galagon Wagon) http://galagonwagon.com/2011/02/the-daily-shoot-and-creativity/
 * State of Matter (Jabiz Raisdana) http://intrepidflame.blogspot.com/2011/01/state-of-matter.html
 * Stranger Photos (Tom Woodward) http://bionicteaching.com/?cat=254
 * 100 Strangers http://www.100strangers.com
 * 7 Days of The Daily Shoot Matt Martin http://blog.electrovert.net/?p=69
 * From Closed to Open Photographer (Jonathan Worth) http://stories.cogdogblog.com/open-photographer/

Thru The Lens (grab bag photo links in pinboard)
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