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Photography 102Mastering Your Camera
Brought to you by:
Jason KirbyOwner of The Right Light Photography
Instructor for San Diego Photography Classes
http://www.SanDiegoPhotographyClass.com
Brought to you by:Rob Szajkowski (shy-cows-ski)Freelance Commercial Photographerhttp://www.balancedigital.com
Instructor for San Diego Photography Classeshttp://www.SanDiegoPhotographyClass.com
Introductions
What would you like to get out of this class?
What kind of camera do you have? What type of photos are you
interested in taking?
Your Camera
Compact/P n’ S or DSLR
Lets Get Started!
EXPOSURE MODES
Camera Dial
Canon Dial Nikon Dial
PROGRAMS
Camera Select Both Shutter & Aperture
SHUTTER PRIORITY
S or TV Mode on your camera
You Select The Shutter Speed
Your camera’s light meter will evaluate the light and select the aperture
APERTUREPRIORITY
A or AV Mode on your camera
You Select The Aperture
Your camera’s light meter will evaluate the light and select the shutter speed
MANUAL AMODE
You Select The Aperture and the Shutter Speed
Your camera’s light meter will evaluate the light and let you know when you got the
right exposure
UNDERSTAND
EXPOSURE
Four Variable to Consider
1. Visualize what you want to shoot2. Brightness of the scene3. How long and how much4. The sensitivity of your sensor
1. THE BRIGHTNESS OF
THE SCENE
Measured by your camera’s light meter
Light Meter
2. COMBINATION VARIABLES
HOW LONGHOW MUCH
Shutter speed
Aperture
2. COMBINATION VARIABLES
HOW LONG
Shutter speed
Measured in time values
Fast Shutter Speed = 1/4000th of a second
(outdoors with lots of sunlight)
Medium Shutter Speed = 1/250th of a second
(indoors or outdoors, it is the max shutter speed when using a flash)
Slow Shutter Speed = 1/10th of a second
(usually indoors with low light)
STOPPINGOR
BLURRING
Shutter Speed
Hands On Activity!
Lets Go Outside!
Time For Some Football
2. COMBINATION VARIABLES
HOW MUCH
Aperture
Measured in aperture values orf-stops
Aperture
Hands On Activity!
Lets Shoot Some Objects!
Work on Depth of Field
3. SENSITIVITY OF THE SENSOR
Measured in ISO
The Digital Sensor
ISO Comparison
100 ISO vs 6400 ISO
Aperture=f/9Shutter Speed = 1/320th
Aperture=f/2.8Shutter Speed = 1/30th
ISO
Hands On Activity!
Stay in Your Seats For This One
Too Dark? Brighten it up
Camera Dial
OVER & UNDER
EXPOSURE COMPENSATI
ON+/-
CHANGING THE
CAMERAS METERING SYSTEM
Auto White
Balance
Fortunately, most digital cameras contain a variety of preset white balances, so you do not have to deal with color temperature and green-magenta shift during the critical shot. Commonly used symbols for each of these are listed to the left.The first three white balances allow for a range of color temperatures. Auto white balance is available in all digital cameras and uses a best guess algorithm within a limited range-- usually between 3000/4000 K and 7000 K. Custom white balance allows you to take a picture of a known gray reference under the same lighting, and then set that as the white balance for future photos. With "Kelvin" you can set the color temperature over a broad range.The remaining six white balances are listed in order of increasing color temperature, however many compact cameras do not include a shade white balance. Some cameras also include a "Fluorescent H" setting, which is designed to work in newer daylight-calibrated fluorescents.
Custom
Kelvin
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Daylight
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
EXPOSURE BRACKETING
Bracketing
Hands On Activity!
ON CAMERA FLASH
On Camera Flash
Hands On Activity!
Don’t Forget…
Practice, Practice, Practice
Share, Critique, Enjoy
Class Picture
Evaluations
Questions