In the lesson, students will create and use a pinhole camera to take a picture and then develop the negative in a darkroom. They will use photo software to change their negative image into a positive one.

In this seventh and final unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn about photography and significant photographers. This is followed by a discussion of television and film. Students will learn terminology used, technical...

These methods illustrate different ways to do multiflash photography, where the camera creates successive images at regular time intervals on a single frame.

Get some practical advice on selecting the appropriate digital camera for your needs.

In this activity, students construct their own pinhole camera to observe the behavior of light.

This resource provides information about using digital cameras in the classroom.

Take a look at the history of cameras from the first pinhole camera in the 11th century to the modern day digital camera.

This article from 4Teachers.org details the many benefits of using a digital camera in the classroom, exciting ways to incorporate pictures into student work, and advice on getting started. There is also a handout you can use to...

This site was created by a technology coordinator to provide some ideas on how to use the digital camera in the classroom. The ideas have been collected from various educators.

Pinhole cameras are not a thing of the past. Even compared to all of the latest technology, a pinhole camera still gets beautiful results. Find out how this very simple aperture design works to control the way light enters the lens of...

In this lesson, students learn that light travels in a straight line from a light source and that ray diagrams help us understand how an image will be created by a lens. In the accompanying activity, students explore the concepts behind...

A comprehensive site about Stielglitz's historic role in the field of photography. Historically significant photos and documents.

A biography of George Eastman, who revolutionized photography with his innovations in film and photograph development. From the MIT School of Engineering.

Use this lesson plan to introduce learners to the history of photography and to the sorts of stories that historical photographs.

In this lesson, learners will observe literary elements and devices in a variety of chapter books. Students will be paired with a partner and allowed to choose one book to identify literary elements. Using digital cameras and a computer,...

Simple directions to make a pinhole camera from a pringles can! Try this experiment. You'll be surprised at what you find.

This site provides information on the daguerreotype process and other aspects of daguerreotype along with visual examples.