Guide 3C Photography
Resources
Additional activities, a behind-the-scenes gallery, recommended books, and more.
About this Guide
Greetings from the stream
I had the opportunity to be part pf Oregon State University’s Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Stream Team for two summers. Before that, my field work had been limited; working with real field biologists in the Cascade and Coastal mountains was life-changing. Spending months floating in the streams watching tiny snails and caddisflies with salmon swimming around me was ridiculously fun. No matter how many jobs you have, work your way towards the ones you love.
Lesley
Beavers!
Our day job is teaching biology at Oregon State University. Since beavers are the mascot, we occasionally unpack all of our beavers boxes and make displays. Mark is setting up in a hallway window of one of the biology teaching labs.
It took an hour of August hiking in the Saratoga Battlefield (New York state) to find this area impacted by beavers. Different trees than our local Oregon beavers, but similar tooth marks.
Additional Activities
Collage Journal
Blend your photos with writings and sketches to create your own art piece. Rearranging work can reveal new connections between knowledge and even the smallest pieces take on new meaning.
Close to Home
Its easy to think of vacations as something far from home, but sometimes the best destinations are close by. We have Alsae Falls, a small drop but incredible organisms within a cool coniferous rainforest. Develop a photo album highlighting the resources near you.
Behind-the-Scenes
River Sampling
This stream riffle had snails, freshwater clams, caddisflies, water striders, and plenty of fish.
Old Friends
The Juga snails may not catch the eye at first, but individual snails have different behaviors: some stay in one place and consume all of the algae around them, others travel extensive distances to greener rocks.
On a photo safari? Fishing guides map out easy river access, and you can select areas that are not too isolated, with amenities like free parking and rest rooms.
Recommended Books
Basics of making science photos that can convey important information and look good enough to be cover art.
Capturing changes over time is particularly challenging and rewarding: start collecting now.
Meet nature's engineers: the magnificent beavers.
Build a Library
Whether its digital or print, collect resources that assist in exploring, describing, and explaining the natural world.
Photography Product Page
Complete this module’s products before advancing on to the next module
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