Going Beyond with iPhoto

iPhoto 6.0 for Intermediate Users

Created by The Office of Media and Educational TechnologyUpdated 07/2008

Agenda

• Advanced Editing• How to create:

– A Photo Book– A Slideshow – A Calendar

• Classroom Uses

Objectives

• Maryland Technology Standards for School Administrators– Standard 2.0 Teaching and Learning

• Maryland Teacher Technology Standards– Standard 5 Integrating Technology into Curriculum and Instruction

• Maryland Technology Standards– Standard 3.0 Technology for Learning and Collaboration

Advanced Editing

Red-Eye • Click the Red-Eye tool. • With caps lock on, press control, number 9, then press tab. Cursor turns into eye shape.

• Use the bracket keys to adjust the size and shape. Adjust the size to match the pupil you are trying to fix.

Advanced Editing

Retouch • Click the Retouch tool.• With caps lock on, press control, and number 9, then press tab. The cursor turns into a special size.

• Use the bracket keys to adjust size and shape.

Advanced Editing

Setting and Exposure LevelsLook at the histogram:• Drag the exposure slide so the midtones look acceptable.

• Levels slider adjusts the dark and light areas. Right adjusts light areas; left adjusts the dark areas. Drag the sliders inward until they reach the peaks.

Advanced Editing

Brightness and Contrast can be used to make even more adjustments

Color Adjustments• Tint-adjusts overall cast of picture

• Temperature-blue and orange

• Saturation-increases and decreases color

Advanced EditingStraightening an Image• Drag the Straighten slider and adjust along gridlines

• Enlarge and crop the photoSharpening an Image• Drag the panel to the right to sharpen the image. Moving the panel too far to the right can create a halo.

• Going to the left can soften the image.

Photo Book

• Open iPhoto• To create an album select the + button at the bottom of the Source Panel

• Choose Album and name the album. Select Create.

• Click and drag the pictures for the iPhoto book into the appropriate album.

• This creates an alias of the photo. Photos deleted from an album are not deleted from the Photo Library.

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Photo Book • Alternate way to create book• With the new album and images in the album,

click and view the content in the album. • Arrange the order of the images. • Click on Book button at the bottom tool bar.

Click on the Book button

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Photo Book • Decide on the book type and theme• Select a theme• Click>Choose Theme

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View themes

Photo Book

• Create the album by dragging the images from the top tool bar to the appropriate page.

• The tool bar at the bottom allows the user to change the page design, page type, and layout.

• HINT-The theme of book can be changed later. Some captions may be lost.

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Book

Hints:• To change the font style and the font size Click>Settings.

• The introduction page describes the purpose of the book.

• Page Design allows users to change the layout of pictures and add captions.

• Different themes have a variety of page designs. Not all have caption options.

Book

• For classroom use, instead of buying a copy of the book, students can save and print a copy of the book to share with class.

• To save and print:– File>Print>PDF>Save PDF– Select location to save– Find the new PDF document and print

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Options after saving:

• Share with a projector

• Print

• Place in teacher’s Hand-In Folder

Slideshow

• Create an album or use an existing album with the desired pictures.

• View the images in the album and click + button, or the slideshow icon at bottom.

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Slideshow

• To change the order of the slides, click and drag among them in the top area of the screen.

• Use the buttons at the bottom to create slideshow options.

• Use transitions and music for each slide.

• To preview Click>Preview• To play Click>Play

Slideshow

Settings

Adjust order

Slideshow

Ways to use Share Slideshow:• Students can narrate a description of the pictures in the show in front of the class.

• The slideshow can also be transferred to iDVD and burned onto a disc for teaching purposes. Open iDVD first. Click>Share>Send to iDVD

• Transfer to iMovie for further editing and addition of multiple music selections

Calendar• Create an album or use an existing album

• View the images in the album and click the + button at the bottom of the Source Pane, or click the icon calendar at the bottom of the page.

• Select a design from the theme list.

• Choose the month and year for the beginning of the calendar.

Calendar

View themes

Choose settings

Calendar

Similar to the iBook, users can:• Adjust settings• Configure page layouts• Create captions on images• Add information about the dates by double clicking on the box for date.

Settings

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Calendar

• For classroom use, instead of buying a copy of the calendar, students can save and print a copy to share with the class.

• To save and print:– File>Print>PDF>Save PDF– Select location to save– Find the new PDF document and print

For More Information

• For more details go to the documentary repository in the Media and Technology Information Folder

• Contact your Office of Media and Technology Representative