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Manual Creativity Going Beyond the Snapshot

Focal Length - Lenses - Composition

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Focal LengthThe distance (mm) between the sensor plane of the camera and the optical center of the lens

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1. Distance to Subject 2. Type of Lens

Depth of Field

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Wide Angle Lenses (16-35mm)

Offers a wide view of a scene

Great in tight spaces

Potential to distort

16-35mm f/2.8

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Normal Fixed Focal Length

Does not zoom

Closer to how the eye sees

35mm or 55 mm

Most have very wide aperture ability

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Variable Aperture Lenses

Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

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Zoom/Telephoto Lenses Variable zoom

Compresses depth of field

Great for sports/landscape

70-200mm f/2.8

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Lester Lefton rocking the 70-200mm f/2.8!

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Fixed Telephoto Lenses Much larger focal length

Ultra compressed depth of field

400, 500, 600mm

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Fisheye LensesExtreme wide angle

Distortion enhances the image

10mm or 14mm

14mm f/2.8

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Picking The Right LensConsider distance to subject

Speed of lens

“Zoom with your feet”

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Composition and Manual Creativity

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THREE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS:

- Aperture- Shutter Speed- ISO

Three Technical Considerations:

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Three Creative Considerations:

- Light- Composition- Moment

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The Decisive Moment - Henri Cartier-Bresson

“The decisive moment is the simultaneous recognition, in a fraction of a second, of the significance of an event as well as the precise organization of forms which gives that event its proper expression.”

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“It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the same time as we discover the world around us”

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Rule of ThirdsSaturday, January 26, 13

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Making Great Pictures

Combine both the technical and the creative

Find photographs that inspire you

Your first 10,000 photos are your worst

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Perspective

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“Personal Vision”

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For Monday: Review pg 42-71 (Light, Color, Meters)

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