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“It’s not the sizeof your Camera!”
A 3 part Crash Course in Digital Photography
Nick Adams (electronicholas.com)
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Introduction• Nick Adams, UK, USA, Scotland, London• Been in Pune for 1 year• Internet / Technology Startups• Photography for 5 years• Very Basic SLR (D40) for 2 years• Landscapes, Color, Night, Urban, People • ~15,000 selected photosNick Adams [email protected]
A Crash Course in Digital Photography
• Part 1: Back to Basics• Part 2: The Photograph • Part 3: Select, Collect, Share
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Part 1 – Back to Basics• 3 Basics of photography• What is Shutter Speed?• Aperture?• ISO?• Photography is all about Light…
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Light is like Water• Shutter Opens • Light ‘Flows’ into the camera• Hits the Film / CCD• Etches spot onto CCD• Shutter Closes• Photo is created
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What is the CCD?
• Soaks up the water.• Like a ‘Towel’ • More water -> brighter image.
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What is Shutter Speed?
• How long to let water through?• Like a ‘Dam’ for the water. • More time -> brighter image.
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What is Aperture?
• How wide is the hole for the water?• Like a ‘tunnel’ for the water.• Wider tunnel -> brighter image.
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What is ISO?
• How absorbent is the towel?• Like the ‘material’ of the towel• More absorbent -> brighter image.
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Activity: Know your Camera
• Shutter Speed - 1/2 , 1/400 etc• Aperture - f 2.5 , f 8.0 etc• ISO – 200 , 400 , 800 , 1600 etc
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Shutter Speed: The Effect
1/640 second
1/80 second
15 seconds
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10 minutes!
What is E/V?
• Cameras are clever… (auto exposure)• Adjust camera’s automatic choice• Higher Value -> brighter image.
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Know your camera!
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• P Mode• M Mode• A Mode• S Mode• Special Modes• Flash off / Flash on
Part 2 – The Photograph
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• Subject• Focus and Framing• Lighting• Shutter, Aperture, ISO• Tips
Subject• Choose Subject carefully• Take your camera with you!• Look for beauty• Look for contrast• Look for shapes
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Framing: People• Don’t put eyes at the centre of the photo!• Feet are good• Think before shooting
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Lighting• Never Backlight• Cheap on-camera Flash is usually Evil• Landscape: Evening and Morning• People: Ambient / Natural• People: Multiple light sources are good
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Shutter, Aperture, ISO• Remember… • Long Shutter – Movement is blurry• Wide Aperture – Background is blurry• High ISO – shorter exposure but more noise!
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Tips1. Know your camera2. Carry your camera3. Shoot carefully, but shoot lots!4. Avoid Bright daylight and Dark
Rooms5. Catch good light in the
mornings and evenings
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Part 3 – Select, Collect, Share
• Select, select, select!• Tag and Rate• Collect• Share• Online communities• Try prints…
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Why Select?• Presentation is (almost) everything• Make collections of quality• Learn what you’re best at…• Most satisfaction for viewers and you
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Friends and Family
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• Now she stands out!• And the collection is fun to share.
Select, Rate & Tag• Find a tool• iPhoto• Picassa• Lightroom
• Make a habit of it• Start with deletion / selection
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Now Collections are easy!
• By Tag• By Date• By Rating• By Rating and Tag • etc
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Share Online• Join a real photo community• Groups• Tips• Meetups
• Facebook is for party and holiday *pics*• Flickr is for photography• Great for Backup• APIs, geotagging, etc
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Share Offline• More quality offline – prints look great! • 10 x 12 inch prints for INR 30 each• Framed?• Posters? • Photo books• Other ideas – calendars, cards, gifts etc
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Summary• Light is like water, with 3 variables:• Shutter Speed• Aperture• ISO
• Framing and Lighting• Select, Collect, Share• KNOW YOUR CAMERA!
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