West Forsyth High Photography Overview
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WEST FORSYTH HIGHPHOTOGRAPHY OVERVIEWCameras, Creativity, & Technique
Cameras, Creativity, & Technique
Cameras we will use in photography 35mm Pinhole Digital and camera phone
Creative tips and ideas Rule of thirds Design Elements Breaking the rules
Technique and skills on taking creative pictures How to use light Cropping and editing planning
Types of Cameras 35mm
Automatic Manual SLR
Digital Point and Shoot dSLR (Single Lens Reflex)
Pinhole Medium and Large Format Camera Phone Many others not explored here
Pinhole Creates a negative image
Camera Obscura
35 MM Film Camera Single Lens Reflex-manual settings Point and shoot-automatic process Polaroid-instant development
Digital & Camera Phone Canon Nikon Penetax Fuji Olympus Leica
How cameras work Single Lens Reflex (SLR)
images are reversed and upside down Images are more clear and balanced based
on manual or digital settings Point and shoot
What you see is what you get No way to balance or edit the shot ahead of
time Manual vs digital imprint (film/card)
Manual-exposure of a negative on film strip Digital-exposure on an SD card
Image Processing Darkroom
Negative to positive Film or paper exposure Print to paper Develop using chemicals (Fixer, Stop bath,
Dektol, water) Camera to computer
Images exposed on a digital SD card Images transferred to the computer for
manipulation
Darkroom Chemical process
Developer Fixer Stop bath Water/wash
Enlarger to shoot images Camera on a base Manipulation manually
Digital images Digital process exposure Computer based editing Easy process Easy manipulation
Plan out every photoshoot Research each idea you have Look through images to get ideas Print out and save images Write about your thought process
Discuss details Make phone calls and face-to-face contact with
your subject or background Collect materials and setup the shot ahead of the
scheduled shoot
Shooting Skills Learning your own camera
Manual settings Additional settings Comfort in holding the camera,
adjustments Creating a great composition
Lighting Cropping Rule of thirds Planning
Learning your camera Manual settings
F-stop Aperture Lighting
Additional settings Running/fast mode Portrait mode
Comfort in holding the camera, adjustments Strap length Holding the camera
Composition Lighting Rule of Thirds Cropping
Lighting Natural Light Spot lighting Fill Light
Editing & Alternative processes Photoshop Dodge and Burn Blur Vignette Sepia Tone dye Cyanotype dye Photo transfer
Display of Image Mounting Social media
Instagram Flickr Pinterest
Gallery or museum
Review The camera The process The outcome