Post on 14-Dec-2014
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Introduction to Photography
What is a photograph?
• A frozen moment in time• A 're-presentation' • A photograph tells a story, evokes an emotion
or triggers something in the viewers mind or a combination of these
“A portrait is not a likeness. The moment an emotion or fact is transformed into a photograph it is no longer a fact but an opinion. There no such thing as inaccuracy in a photograph All photos are accurate none of them is the truth."
– Richard Avendon
To take a photograph is to participate in another person’s (or thing’s) mortality, vulnerability, mutability. Precisely by slicing out this moment and freezing it, all photographs testify to time’s relentless melt.”
- Michael Fried
This theory stuff is great but I don't know how to work this camera lark....To really take great photos we need to get used to working in manual (M) mode. For this we'll need to know about:
• Shutter speeds• Apertures• The exposure triangle• Depth of field• How to use/manipulate light• How to work a light meter
The Digital SLR body
Playback
Zoom in
Zoom out
Shutter speed dial
Delete
Hotshoe mount Adjustment for impaired vision
Flash mode button
Exposure Bracketing
Focus modes (2 functions)
Mode dial
Lens controls (focusing & vibration reduction)
Mode Dial
Hot shoe
Exposure compensation
Metering
Off/On - Shutter button
Aperture dial
Shooting mode
SettingsScreen
Shutter speed
Aperture value
Flash settings
No of shots remaning
White balance setting
Format you're shooting in
Metering
Focus setting
General settings
• ISO wants to be as low as possible. –Studio always 100 or whatever is lowest on your camera–In daylight the same maybe up a little if it is cloudy–Night time varies depending what lights are available. 400 is a good starting point
•Think about the movement of your subject, adjust your shutter and aperture to compensate for this and don’t forget you can pan (move the camera with the subject) to keep them sharp and the background blurred
Let's look at some examples of different exposure techniques
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk
Steve Smailes – www.drivenvisionmedia.co.uk