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    BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

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    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
    2 views22 pages

    Photography

    Uploaded by

    Edith Mutindi Kavoo
    BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

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    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as ppt, pdf, or txt
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    Photography Basics

    Cameras
    • Two common
    choices:

    • 1. Compact

    • 2. 35mm SLR
    Compact Camera
    • Easy to use

    • easily transportable

    • 35mm film
    35mm SLR
    • Photographer
    control

    • Manual or
    Automatic features

    • Accessories
    Apertures
    • A hole in the lens

    • Referred to as
    f/number.

    • Smaller # = Larger
    aperture

    • Depth of field
    Depth of Field
    • Large depth of
    field= whole scene is
    focused.

    • Use Small apertures:


    f/16 or f/22

    • Distance camera
    from subject
    Depth of Field cont…
    • Minimal Depth of
    Field= Sharp focus on
    one subject.

    • Use large apertures:


    f/2.8 or f/4

    • Position camera
    closer to subject.
    Shutter Speed
    • Period of time
    shutter stays open
    for light to reach
    film.

    • Seconds or fractions
    of a second: 1/125 sec
    is average.
    Fast Shutter Speeds
    • Capture a moving
    subject

    • 1/500-1/4000
    Slow Shutter Speeds
    • Intentional blur

    • 1/15-30 seconds

    • Tripod highly
    recommended
    Lighting
    • Time of day

    • Direction
    Time of Day
    • 4:00-7:00 a.m.=ideal

    • Noon (Zenith)=not
    ideal

    • After suns decent can


    be beautiful
    Lighting Direction
    • Light behind
    photographer=even
    but sometimes flat.

    • Side-Lighting=great
    texture, shadows, etc.

    • Back-lighting=
    silhouettes
    Rule of Thirds
    • Compositional tool

    • Imaginary 3x3 grid

    • Visual balance
    Rule of Thirds
    • Compositional tool

    • Imaginary 3x3 grid

    • Visual balance
    Framing
    • Interesting
    compositions

    • Ideas: overhanging
    tree branches,
    archways, hole in a
    fence, etc.
    A Few Ideas
    • Experiment with taking:
    Portraits
    Night shots
    Texture
    Still Life
    Portraits
    Night Shots
    Texture
    Still Life
    Happy Shooting!
    Click here to learn more about composing great photographs

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