Basics of Photography

LEFT: Depth of field is limited in closeup photography. Focus on the most important part of the subject such as the eyes of this robber fly. This image

shows the depth of fieldat f/3.5. RIGHT: Here is the same image using f/19 for more depth of field.

Depth of field

1.4, 2.0, 2.8, 4.0, 5.6, 8, 11, 16, 22<=== more light less light ==>

Focus

Shutter

Focul Length

Shots

Shots - Continued

• LS-long shot or FS (full shot). With people, this is a shot from the top of their heads to their feet..

• When applied to talent a MS is normally a shot from the waist up. (To save space we've used a vertical rather than a horizontal format in this illustration.)

• MCU (medium closeup) is a shot cropped between the shoulders and the belt line.

• A relatively straight-on CU (closeup)

• XCUs are extreme closeups. On people this type of shot is reserved for dramatic impact. XCU is often necessary to reveal important detail.

Lens- Angle of View

Lighting RatiosWith differences (in f-stops)

•1:1 - no difference (flat lighting)

•2:1 - One f-stop (for general color photography, videography)

•3:1 - One and two-thirds f-stops (for general black and white photography)

•4:1 - Two f-stops (for low-key dramatic effect)

•8:1 - Three f-stops (for a very low-key dramatic effect) Because of the video contrast range limitations, for ratios beyond this the

dark areas will probably just be rendered as black, without discernible detail.

Other Key Points

Tri-pod/Stand/Mount PadCamera – working Functions

Lights/FlashFlash Sync Speed

TriggerPrism

Hot ShoeFilm Speed ISO

PropsCompositionsMemory Cards

Filming File Formats – TIFF (High quality)JPEG (Compressed)

RAW