Tag Archives: photography

Flickr struggles

I couple of weeks ago I wrote a long complaint about the pricing options Flickr made available. This complaint was brought on by a doubling of my annual subscription with a free option that was not suited to the collection … Continue reading

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Phone camera skills

The general access to a cellphone camera makes it realistic to consider ways in which photography skills can contribute to learning. Just having the tool does not mean that the individual can use it effectively or even recognize when photography … Continue reading

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Postcards for the future

My wife and I have different tech heroes.  She is a fan of Doug Engelbart. I have always admired Bill Atkinson. Mr Atkinson worked for Apple as a graphics person. He wrote MacPaint and later one of the most influential computer … Continue reading

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Citizen (student) science

This story from the local paper (Star Tribune) describes the identification of animals located through the use of a trail camera. What is described here could easily be adapted by a class with some type of access to an area … Continue reading

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Still no Photos lens for my iOS

Google offers a very useful image investigation tool called lens. Using Google Photos you can find out information about the images you have collected with your phone. Here is a quick description of how this tool might be used. We … Continue reading

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Your new DSLR

Maybe I should have used a different title to make the focus of this post clear. A DSLR is a camera and no you cannot message someone from your DSLR. Just in case you get a DSLR for Christmas (lucky … Continue reading

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