Science in Focus: Shedding Light: Light Links
Workshop 1
Photography and Lighting
- Kodak Web site for photography techniques
Find helpful hints for using light direction and contrast to improve your photographs.
http://www.kodak.com/eknec/PageQuerier.jhtml?pq-path=317 - Ilford Web site
Useful resources and tips on photography. Also check out the Teachers Lounge.
http://www.ilford.com/html/us_english/homeng.html - Fuji Film Web site
A helpful site for locating photgraphy supplies and information.
http://www.fujifilm.com/ - Photography
Zone
Explore a set of Web sites relating to photography.
http://www.zinezone.com/zines/arts/fine/photography/photog/index.html - Photography
Links
Photography links from a Forensics site
http://209.224.146.49/photolink.html - Photo.net
An online community for people wanting to improve their photographic skills.
http://photo.net/photo/index.html - Light--a
chapter in Making Photographs, by Philip Greenspun
A chapter about light and lighting in photography; Part of Photo.net
http://photo.net/photo/tutorial/light.html - The
American Museum of Photography
Explore photo exhibits and read about the history of photography
http://photographymuseum.org/exhibits.html - Basic Photography Guide by Bernie Sumption
Introduction to basic photographic concepts like shutter speed, aperture, film and flash photography.
http://berniesumption.com/photography/beginners-guide-for-geeks/
Shadows
- International Space Physics Educational Consortium (ISPEC)
Web site
This Web site has a clear explanation and diagrams of the umbra and penumbra effects during a solar eclipse.
http://ispec.scibernet.com/student-pages/sun97/page3.html - Shadows Exploratorium Snacks
Look here for activity ideas
http://www.exploratorium.edu/snacks/shadows/index.html - Bob
Millers Light Walk (Exploratorium)
This is a wonderful site that explores light and shadows outdoors and explains why the light spots that are made outdoors are sun-shaped, not shaped like the hole in the object making the shadow
http://www.exploratorium.edu/light_walk/lw_main.html
Absorption
- Absorption Web site http://www-wilson.ucsd.edu/education/spectroscopy/natreal.html
- Absorptionm Reflection Activity
http://faldo.atmos.uiuc.edu/w_unit/LESSONS/reflectivity.absorption.html
Pinhole Cameras
- Pinhole Cameras
http://www.exploratorium.edu/science_explorer/pringles_pinhole.html - Exploratorium on Pinhole Camerashttp://www.exploratorium.edu/IFI/activities/pinholeinquiry/images.html
Speed of Light
- Nove Online explores lighthttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/einstein/hotsciencelight/
