PhotosPhotos

Learning about Photography and Learning about Photography and photos opens up a whole can of photos opens up a whole can of worms!worms!

It’s hard to pinpoint information as the It’s hard to pinpoint information as the field is field is extremelyextremely diverse! diverse!

This presentation will be a thorough This presentation will be a thorough introduction to the world of Photos!introduction to the world of Photos!

FilmFilm

Developed via alchemical processes. Developed via alchemical processes. Silver Silver HalideHalide grains act as photon detectors and grains act as photon detectors and chemically react to light! chemically react to light!

20 individual layers take up 1/100020 individual layers take up 1/1000thth of an of an inch and allow film to expose to various inch and allow film to expose to various colours of light (wavelengths).colours of light (wavelengths).

Most film was designed with specific photo Most film was designed with specific photo sizes and shutter speeds in mind. Think sizes and shutter speeds in mind. Think 35mm 200 Fujifilm!35mm 200 Fujifilm!

A neat Website detailing A neat Website detailing FilmFilm

http://http://www.howstuffworks.com/film.htmwww.howstuffworks.com/film.htm

Digital CamerasDigital Cameras

Allow light to hit a Allow light to hit a semiconductorsemiconductor which which records the analog records the analog images of photons of images of photons of light electronicallylight electronically!!

A mini computer (CCD or CMOS) then A mini computer (CCD or CMOS) then breaks down the electronic recording into breaks down the electronic recording into digital data… all with the press of a button!digital data… all with the press of a button!

P&S vs. DSLRP&S vs. DSLR P&S or Compact Digital:P&S or Compact Digital: Point Point

and Shoot! Most of these Digital and Shoot! Most of these Digital Cameras have a Cameras have a viewfinderviewfinder and and several optionsseveral options to allow you to to allow you to manipulate the image shown manipulate the image shown beforebefore taking the picture. taking the picture.

These are the simplest and least These are the simplest and least expensive cameras you’ll find! They expensive cameras you’ll find! They still take great pictures!still take great pictures!

DSLR, say what?DSLR, say what?

DSLR:DSLR: Digital Single Lens Reflex – these Digital Single Lens Reflex – these cameras are used by a lot of cameras are used by a lot of professional professional photographersphotographers as the options provide as as the options provide as much control as a digital camera can much control as a digital camera can afford!afford!

These cameras often have adjustable These cameras often have adjustable lenses, flashes, and many other lenses, flashes, and many other accessories available!accessories available!

A great website on Digital A great website on Digital CamerasCameras

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Camera Features!Camera Features!

Meter:Meter: Changes the Changes the amount of lightamount of light entering the camera.entering the camera.

Shutter Speed:Shutter Speed: Speed and length of Speed and length of time light is allowed entrancetime light is allowed entrance, changes , changes exposure to capture faster or slower exposure to capture faster or slower objects.objects.

Aperture:Aperture: Think of the iris of your Think of the iris of your eye dilating and contracting; this is a eye dilating and contracting; this is a smaller or larger space for light to smaller or larger space for light to enterenter. A wide aperture allows focus on . A wide aperture allows focus on the object and blurs the background.the object and blurs the background.

Zoom:Zoom: Zoooooooom! In or out! Zoooooooom! In or out!

Auto-Focus:Auto-Focus: The lens and The lens and shutter/aperture shutter/aperture automaticallyautomatically adjust adjust for a more or less nominal picture!for a more or less nominal picture!

Landscape:Landscape: Focuses the Focuses the entire entire exposed areaexposed area to capture larger shots in to capture larger shots in detail. Panoramas, group photos, etc…detail. Panoramas, group photos, etc…

Night Time Mode:Night Time Mode: Engages a Engages a flashflash and pulls and pulls more light from the more light from the backgroundbackground to help take pictures at night! to help take pictures at night!

Film Speed:Film Speed: Adjusts the camera for Adjusts the camera for film exposurefilm exposure. The longer the exposure, . The longer the exposure, the more reaction to light!the more reaction to light!

Magnification:Magnification: Various lenses can Various lenses can be employed to be employed to adjust the zoomadjust the zoom and take a wider range of and take a wider range of photographs!photographs!

Remote Release:Remote Release: For For Time-Time-Delayed PhotosDelayed Photos. Set the timer and . Set the timer and hop in the photo!hop in the photo!

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Camera to ComputerCamera to Computer

Most digital cameras come with a Most digital cameras come with a USB cableUSB cable

They are generally recognized by the They are generally recognized by the computer as computer as Portable Storage DevicesPortable Storage Devices which then show as another drive on your which then show as another drive on your computer – after you computer – after you press PC or connect press PC or connect on the Camera viewfinderon the Camera viewfinder

You can You can copy files to and from the cameracopy files to and from the camera and also and also delete files from the cameradelete files from the camera or or storage card to give you more spacestorage card to give you more space

SoftwareSoftware

Some cameras come with a CD or mini Some cameras come with a CD or mini disk with programs from their disk with programs from their manufacturermanufacturer

These usually allow for image editing, These usually allow for image editing, storage or manipulationstorage or manipulation

There are LOTS of companies that There are LOTS of companies that make cameras and associated make cameras and associated softwaresoftware

ScanningScanning

Many scanners can Many scanners can scan photos by scan photos by turning reflected light off the picture turning reflected light off the picture into digital informationinto digital information

You can You can save pictures or files to your save pictures or files to your computercomputer after scanning them after scanning them

This is a great way to This is a great way to preserve older preserve older photosphotos in a digital format in a digital format

Editing PhotosEditing Photos

Many programs exist that allow Many programs exist that allow editing of images. Two of them that I editing of images. Two of them that I really like are:really like are:

Adobe Photoshop™Adobe Photoshop™ - used by - used by many professionals for photo editing, many professionals for photo editing, on the more on the more expensiveexpensive side side

GIMPGIMP (GNU Image Manipulation (GNU Image Manipulation Program) – Program) – FREE!FREE!

StorageStorage

Digital cameras usually have some Digital cameras usually have some built-in storagebuilt-in storage which allows you to which allows you to take a few photostake a few photos

Each camera will have Each camera will have expansion expansion slotsslots for various storage devices for various storage devices such as SD cards, Mini SD, such as SD cards, Mini SD, CompactFlash, Memory Stick, etc…CompactFlash, Memory Stick, etc…

Home computers or laptops also have Home computers or laptops also have storage capacitystorage capacity for saving photos for saving photos

The The space a photo takes will depend on space a photo takes will depend on its resolution and qualityits resolution and quality, often able to , often able to be changed within the cameras settings be changed within the cameras settings BEFOREBEFORE the picture is taken the picture is taken

The The qualityquality that a picture is originally that a picture is originally taken with taken with influences how large it can influences how large it can be made without being distortedbe made without being distorted

Online Photo StorageOnline Photo Storage Several websites allow for Several websites allow for online online

photo storage, generally for FREEphoto storage, generally for FREE..

PhotobucketPhotobucket is one of my is one of my favourites:favourites:

http://photobucket.com/http://photobucket.com/

FacebookFacebook also has an also has an upload upload featurefeature and stores photos, as well as and stores photos, as well as email foldersemail folders can hold picture files! can hold picture files!

Purchasing CamerasPurchasing Cameras

Cameras varyCameras vary in many ways! in many ways!

As with any purchase I would recommend As with any purchase I would recommend researching your cameraresearching your camera purchase to purchase to make sure it has all the features you need!make sure it has all the features you need!

Here’s some help to get your on your Here’s some help to get your on your way…way…

Inexpensive Digital CamerasInexpensive Digital Cameras

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A Great VarietyA Great Variety

http://http://www.photographyblog.com/articles_best_www.photographyblog.com/articles_best_digital_camera.phpdigital_camera.php

The Megapixel Myth!The Megapixel Myth!

http://http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htmhtm

Let’s have a look at something Let’s have a look at something

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And a fantastic And a fantastic comparison shopping sitecomparison shopping site!!

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Resources UsedResources Used

http://www.howstuffworks.com/film.htmhttp://www.howstuffworks.com/film.htmhttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-phhttp://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cameras-photography/digital/digital-camera.htmotography/digital/digital-camera.htmhttp://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/seitz-6x17http://www.engadget.com/2006/09/20/seitz-6x17-digital-shoots-at-160-megapixels/-digital-shoots-at-160-megapixels/

http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htmhttp://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/mpmyth.htmhttp://www.digital-photography-school.com/digitahttp://www.digital-photography-school.com/digital-camera-modesl-camera-modeshttp://www.videojug.com/expertanswer/digital-cahttp://www.videojug.com/expertanswer/digital-camera-auto-exposure-settings/what-does-my-digitmera-auto-exposure-settings/what-does-my-digital-cameras-landscape-mode-doal-cameras-landscape-mode-do

More Resources!More Resources!

http://photography.about.com/od/cameratypes/a/http://photography.about.com/od/cameratypes/a/PointAndShoot.htmPointAndShoot.htm

http://cameras.about.com/od/http://cameras.about.com/od/topcamerasatpricepoints/tp/topcamerasatpricepoints/tp/

Top_Cameras_Under_100.htmTop_Cameras_Under_100.htm

http://www.shopbot.ca/http://www.shopbot.ca/

http://www.photographyblog.com/http://www.photographyblog.com/articles_best_digital_camera.phparticles_best_digital_camera.php

www.wikipedia.org/www.wikipedia.org/

http://www.gimp.org/http://www.gimp.org/