iPhoto+ideas

=**Getting to know iPhoto**= Notes for a workshop for SD46 staff. Thanks to Mark Wagner - mark@edtechlife.com for some good ideas I got from reading his iPhoto 5 Wiki.



**Agenda**
Welcome and introduction to iPhoto 08 A note about iPhoto 09
 * iPhoto 09 was introduced by Apple in January 2009, seven months after we acquired our district license for 08. The district does not have a plan to upgrade at this time, however there are some nice features of 09 you may wish to explore.

Hands on work with iPhoto 08

 * Setting iPhoto as your default image editor
 * You will be given an opportunity to make this decision the first time your launch iPhoto. Most people do it by default. I have iPhoto set as my default photo catalogue/editing program.
 * If I already set that and want to change, how do I make the change
 * Open the application Image Capture, check its preferences, and change if you wish. This is a common question. You may have a more advanced program, such as Photoshop or Aperture that you wish to use for your editing.
 * Importing photos from a camera
 * You have two choices here. You can connect the USB cable from the camera to the computer or you can use a card reader. I have been given the advice to use a card reader and so I do that most of the time. I still use the cable from time to time. My last camera turned on by itself when it sensed it was connected to the computer, the camera I have now, does not. It needs to be turned on first.
 * iPhoto will give you the option to select all photos in your camera, or some. You can use the Command key (Mac) to cherry pick photos, or the shift key to do continuous selection.
 * When you have imported the photos from your camera, you will be given the option to delete right away. I have been given the advice that it is better to delete photos and reformat the memory card from the camera menu, so that is what I do most of the time.
 * Importing photos from a folder or from a directory
 * You can drag and drop a folder of photos or a photo file directly onto the iPhoto icon, or you can open iPhoto and use the Import to Library... option from the file menu
 * Importing photos from a browser
 * Select the photo you wish to import into iPhoto, Control-Click on the image, and choose the iPhoto import option
 * What is the difference between a Library, an Event, and an Album
 * The Library holds all your photos, ungrouped. An Event holds the photos from an import. An Album holds photos you chose to group together regardless of when they were taken.
 * Editing Photos
 * See the video below for a quick tutorial on using the editing tools in iPhoto 08

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 * Deleting photos, Removing photos (not the same as Deleting), and duplicating photos
 * When you chose to delete a photo from the Library, it is moved to the trash. It is not finally deleted until you empty the trash.
 * When you remove a photo from an album, it is not deleted, simply removed from the album. It remains in the library.
 * Auto creating albums
 * Demo
 * Using keywords
 * Demo
 * Creating smart albums
 * Demo ... from keywords, other criteria
 * Merging events
 * Demo

If time permits

 * Exporting Photos - plugins for Flickr, Facebok
 * Slideshows, books, calendars, cards, and sharing


 * Questions and... please click on this link to give an [|evaluation of this session.]

**Links and Resources**
- Workshop Notes for Printing

[| Atomic Learning] - goes to Atomic Learning tutorials for iPhoto 08. Remember, no login needed if within district. If you need a password because you are at home or out of the district, check the Atomic Learning conference in First Class Conferences for the right ID and PW.

[|Apple's Featured iPhoto '08 Tutorials] [|Iphoto keyboard shortcuts] [|Facebook Exporter for iPhoto] [|Flickr Exporter for iPhoto] [|Apple Learning interchange projects which use iPhoto]

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