Basic photography

BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY

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PHOTOGRAPHY • “Foto or photo” means “light” • “Grafis or graphe” means “to draw” - To draw with or capture light.

- mixture of art and science.

SCIENCE - Physics and Chemistry

ART - Artistic or Creative

AREAS OF PHOTOGRAPHY Applied - Clarity, accuracy; for a purpose Social - Snaps; reminders and mementos Documentary - Information, arguments on issues; fact or assertion Commercial - Persuasive marketing and promotion Fine Art - Visually the most free and adventurous. Ideas influence other areas

PHOTOGRAPHERS AMATEUR •Greater freedom

PROFESSIONAL •Reliable •Financial and organizational skills

How to take a picture?

Compose - creative or artistic bit to produce a pleasing composition.

Expose - scientific and mechanical bit where you expose your film or sensor to light.

COMPOSITION - the pleasing selection and arrangement of subjects within the picture area.

- is an expression of your natural sense of design

Simplicity • Rule of Thirds • Lines • Framing

ELEMENTS OF COMPOSITION

RULE OF THIRDS - create a more dynamic and appealing image

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Framing - can accent and draw attention to the picture

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Lines - draw your eye into the picture or make the overall composition more dynamic

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Accent - an element found or added in a composition

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Pattern - repetition of form - popular compositional element among artists - bring a sense of visual rhythm and harmony

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Shapes - a great way to lead your viewers eyes around a picture

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Colors - consciously and subconsciously associated with certain mood and feelings

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Texture - the surface character of an object - can spark imagination and make the photo more real to life

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EXPOSURE - a process whereby light reaches light-sensitive material or sensors to create a latent.

EXPOSURE TRIANGLE ISO

Noise

Blur

SHUTTER SPEED

DOF

APERTURE

SHUTTER SPEED - the amount of time that the shutter is open

Slow (1/20s) = Motion Blur = Brighter Ambient

Fast (1/125s) = Motion Freeze = Darker Ambient

APERTURE - the size of the opening in the lens when a picture is taken

Smaller (f22) = Less light = Deep Focus Wider (f3.5) = More light = Shallow Focus

DOF – Depth of Field

ISO SENSITIVITY - the measure of a digital camera sensor’s sensitivity to light

Lower (ISO100) = Less sensitive = Sharp Higher (ISO800) = More sensitive = Grainy

OUTDOOR/LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY GUIDE SUNNY f16 RULE f16 = 1/100s = ISO100 CLOUDY f11 RULE f11 = 1/100s = ISO100

NO SHAKE 1/f = 1/focal length Focal Length = the distance between the center of the lens and the sharp image of an object at infinity projected by it.

When you press the shutter release button: 1.The mirror will flip up out of the way.( SLR) That is the clunk you hear.

1.The aperture will 'stop down' to the selected value.

1.The shutter will open then close.

1.The mirror will come back down.

1.The image is sensed, registered and processed.

Tips and Techniques

Perspective - zoom your lens, change position or change your view (cat’s eye, bird’s eye or normal)

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Eye Level

Bird’s Eye View

Still Life - objects that are in place or arranged

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Portrait - picture of people from shoulder to the head

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Catch Light

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Lighting - can provide an impact and drama to a picture

Sunlight

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Studio Strobes

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Flashlight

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Low Key

Reflections

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Silhouettes - a wonderful way to convey drama, mystery, emotion and mood in a picture

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High/Low Key

Low

High

Selective Focusing

Front

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Action High shutter speed = Motion freeze

Panning - subject is focused, background is blurred

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Motion Blur - subject is blurred, background is focused

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Macro - shallow depth of field (DOF)

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Fisheye - extremely wide hemispherical image

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Some Advanced Techniques

Composite

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Panorama - done using a wide angle lens - also done by taking a number of pictures from the same view point and stitching them together in a photo stitching application.

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HDR - High Dynamic Range

Quick Tips (Point and Shoot Cameras): 1. Use the Focus Lock Function (half press to focus) 2. Hold your camera steady or use tripod 3. When in doubt, use fill flash or reflectors 4. Use the Rule of Thirds 5. Keep an eye-level (catch that light!)

6. Give breathing space 7. Keep background simple (KISS) 8. Shoot interesting skies not bald ones 9. Don’t forget to bracket (ang laki ng memory card mo, tinitipid mo pa!)

10. You must be in good mood and lively to fan the flames of passion 11. READ YOUR MANUAL

Photography as a Business

1. Know your resources and work with it a. Time b. Money c. Connections

2. Don’t just immitate, INNOVATE!

3. Your business deserves its own life

4. Know the P’s of marketing a. Price b. Place c. Product d. Promotion e. Person

5. Make friends in the industry

6. Plan: Set budgets and Goals a. Equipment b. Advertising c. Manpower

7. Don’t change your campaigns too soon

8. Nepotism can kill

9. Allow risk a. Be creatively unpredictable b. In business, go all out c. Be technically equipped d. Be ready to bend rules

10. TRUTH: Be 100% legal

Thanks to:

John Mateos Ong Imagine Nation Photography

Lito Beltran and the FPPF Federation of Philippine Photographers Foundation

God Bless and HAPPY SHOOTING!