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Jamel Gantt provide support across the entire Photography spectrum Introduction to

Digital Photography Jamel Gantt

Overview • Quick overview of what this workshop is all about – – – –

Identifying the Hardware Developing a digital image workflow Photographic Techniques Image Editing

Hardware Terminology • Digital Camera (Digicam) – – – –

Megapixels File Format Batteries Lens

• Scanners – Flat Bed – Film

Digital Imaging Workflow 1.Preparation 2.Shooting 3.Transferring 4.Organizing 5.Processing 6.Archiving 7.Outputting

Photographic Techniques • • • •

Composition People Landscape Pets

Image Editing • Software • Tools • Special Effects

Resources • • • •

Internet Magazines Books Workshops

Summary • Review topics • Identify level to achieve • What Next?

Preparation Select digicam and accessories Check batteries Clean the camera Adjust controls Extra memory cards Field storage

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Autofocus White balance Set other controls Review images Remove unwanted images

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Transferring Decide on a transfer location Memory card transfer Cable transfer Infrared transfer

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Organizing Sort through images Print contact sheets Rank images in groups Separate the keepers Back

Processing Working file format (TIFF) Evaluate images Make overall adjustments Make local adjustments Save as master Sharpen image

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Archiving Organize Choose medium Make multiple backups Delete all unnecessary copies of image

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Outputting Select output File format Email Slide shows Prints

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Composition Learn to see Rules of thirds Viewfinder awareness Simplicity

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People Lens Lighting Posing Props Groups

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Landscapes Lens Lighting

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Pets Lens Red Eye

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Software Photoshop Photoshop Elements Included with camera

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Tools Opening, saving and deleting Cropping Adjusting brightness, contrast and color Sharpening Removal tools - redeye, dirt, scratch, noise Back

Special Effects Filters Masks

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How Many Megapixels?

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11X14 16X20

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File Format  

Refers to the way the computer stores the data More common formats include: JPEG  EXIF  TIFF  RAW 

JPEG    

Stands for Joint Photography Experts Group Most widely used format Biggest advantage - can compress image data Do not edit JPEG images in photo-editing programs to minimize data loss

EXIF     

Stands for Exchange Image File Format Used by many digicams Is a variation of the JPEG format Stores extra data as metadata with the image file Metadata stores shutter speed, aperture, and other capture settings

TIFF    

Stands for Tagged Image File Format Is the choice for bringing images into publishing programs Does not compress as much as JPEG Choose when picture quality is more important than file size

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Simply means raw Used by high-resolution digicams Does not include any in-camera processing features Provides a truer version of the scene in front of the camera Large file size Back

Rechargeable Batteries Must Know Info

Why Batteries?

Batteries are the soul of photographic equipment

Battery Types Rechargeable  Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd)  Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH)  Lithium Ion (Li-ion)

NiCd Batteries  Memory effect

NiMH Batteries  More widespread

Li-ion Batteries  Proprietary for specific cameras

Milliampere hours (mAh)  Refers to how long the battery will last

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Its About The Speed

Lenses

Why does speed matter?

The more light a lens gathers, the less time it needs to hold the shutter open for proper exposure

Zoom Lens Maximum zoom is hard to hold camera steady for a sharp picture

Shutter Speed Slowest shutter speed without a tripod is 1/focal length of lens (Based on 35mm equivalent)

To Avoid The Shakes Image stabilization: Using gyro-sensors to detect shakes and compensate Allows image to be shot at slower shutter speed