Session 1 Introduction (Basic Photography)
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MC310 Basic Photography An Introduction
Mass Communications Department
Ateneo de Davao University
Assignment
• http://eliab.tripod.com/photo • Basicphoto.blogspot.com – Just What is a Camera? – The Equipment: Basic Camera Primer – Brace Yourself: Steadying You and Your Gear
for Sharper Photos
Expecta(ons
• What motivated you to enroll this course?
• What do you expect to learn from this course?
• What are you worries in taking up this course?
Basic Photography Class
• Basic indoor and outdoor photography • Major survey of camera parts • Care and Safety: Tips on Camera First-Aid • Film Speed and ISO/ASA • Shutter Speed and Aperture • Light Meter, Lighting and Photocomposition
Basic Photography Sessions
• Four Weeks @ three (3) hours per week • Crash Course for AdDU Staff and
Faculty • Inclusion: lectures, workshops and
actual photoshoot/ presentation of photos
• Earn a Basic Photography Certificate at the end of Program
Coverage
• Basic Indoor and Outdoor Photography • Major survey of camera parts • Care and Safety: Tips on Camera First-Aid • Film Speed and Aperture • Light Meter, Lighting and
Photocomposition
Basic Equipment
• Basic Equipment: SLR or DLSR Camera – Camera Body (with battery pack/ strap) – Lens (at least a lens kit and cap) – Camera Bag – Tripod (optional) – Flash (optional) – Reflector (can be DYI)
Other Requirements
• Reading Materials • Exercises • Photo and Photo Exhibit/ Presentation • Photoshoot Activities in cluster/ group • Practical Examination
Point-and-Shoot Cameras � Fixed Focus: generally five
feet (5 ft.) to infinity � Fixed shutter speed:
typically 1/125th of a second
� Fixed aperture: f/9.0
� Good only for outdoor situations
� Secret of success is in the film speed
Digital P/S Cameras
� Digital P/S a.k.a. PhD (push here, dummy)
� Features include op=cal and digital zoom
� Movie Mode � Special Image Effects
Direct Optical Viewfinder
Camera with Direct Optical Viewfinder: In lens shutter cameras, the viewfinder is separate from the camera lens. It shows approximately the same image as the image on the film. Digital PS may have indirect Optical Viewfinder.
Indirect Optical Viewfinder
Single Lens Reflex (SLR) Camera
Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera
� Use of pentaprism � Manual SeKngs for
� Film Speed � ShuLer Speed � Aperture
� Interchangeable lenses � Faster frame rates, less
shuLer lag and faster autofocus system
� Larger zoom ranges and beLer op=cs
Basic Camera Parts
Cross Section
Front View
Front View
Back View
Top View
Base View
Lens
Lens Distance Scale Aperture/Distance Scale Index
Focusing Ring
Aperture Ring
Aperture Value Aperture Direct
Readout (ADR) Scale
Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) Camera
Basic Digital Camera Parts
1. Body - Made of high grade plastic or metal, this holds all the other parts together as well as provide protection to the delicate internal parts of the camera.
1. Body of the Camera
Basic Digital Camera Parts
2. Lens – “Lens Assembly”, -‐ -‐ consists of several layers of
lenses of varying proper=es -‐ providing zoom, focusing, and
distor=on correc=on -‐ mechanically interconnected and
adjustment is controlled electronically by the camera's body
2. Lens
Basic Digital Camera Parts
3. Shutter Release Button - This is the "trigger" of the camera. In most cameras, a half-press activates and locks the auto-focus, and a full press initiates the image capturing process.
3. Shutter Release Button
Basic Digital Camera Parts
4. Mode Dial - Contains several symbols (slightly different on various camera models), this dial allows you to select a shooting mode, automatic or manual or a choice between one of the pre-defined settings.
4. Mode Dial
5. Viewfinder - A small viewing window; shows the image that the camera's imaging sensor sees; an optical view finder, which shows the actual image in front of the camera through a peep hole or through mirrors, or an electronic view finder which is simply a small LCD display
5. Viewfinder
Basic Digital Camera Parts
6. Aperture Ring - Found around the old manual lens of SLR camera this is used to select an aperture opening. In modern lenses, the aperture is controlled electronically through the body
6. Aperture Ring
Basic Digital Camera Parts
7. Focusing Ring - This can also be found around the lens of a DSLR camera. This is turned to manually focus the lens.
7. Focusing Ring
8. LCD Display - In some compact cameras this acts as the viewfinder. This is a small screen (usually 1.8" diagonally or bigger) at the back of the camera which can be used for framing or for reviewing the recorded pictures.
8. LCD Display
Basic Digital Camera Parts
9. Flash - Built-in on the body of most compact and some DSLR cameras this can either be fixed or flip type, it provides an instantaneous burst of bright light to illuminate a poorly lit scene
9. Flash
10. Control Buttons - Usually includes a set of directional keys and a few other buttons to activate certain functions and menus, this is used to let users interact with the camera's computer system.
10. Control Buttons
11. Power Switch - Turns On or Off the camera. This may also contain a Record / Play Mode selector on some cameras.
11. Power Switch
12. Zoom Control - Usually marked with W and T, which stands for "Wide" and "Tele" respectively, this is used to control the camera's lenses to zoom-in or zoom-out. For DSLR cameras, the zoom is usually controlled by a zoom ring in the lens.
12. Zoom Control
13. Battery Compartment - Holds the batteries. Depending on the camera model, this varies in size and shape.
13. Battery Compartment
14. Memory Card Slot - This is where expansion memory cards are inserted. The proper position of the card are often indicated. A mechanical catch usually holds the card in place and a spring helps it eject
14. Memory Card Slot
15. Flash Mount (Hot-Shoe) - Standard holder with contact plates for optional Flash accessory.
15. Flash Mount (Hot-Shoe)
16. Diopter Adjuster - Usually available in mid to high end sub-compact cameras and DSLRs located besides the viewfinder. This varies the focal length of the lens in the viewfinder to make even people wearing eyeglasses to see clearly through it even without the eyeglasses.
16 Diopter Adjustment
17. Tripod Mount - Here is where your standard Tripod or Monopod is attached for added stability.
17. Tripod Mount
18. Light Meter Light meters: • known as exposure meters • measure how much light is available in the
environment • to find out how long the camera should open
the shuLer for. • complex piece of equipment which considers
your film speed, aperture and shuLer speed. • All of this informa=on is used to calculate the
exposure seKng
Light Meter in the DSLR
Viewfinder with Light Meter/ Exposure Index
Digital Display
Light Meter: Standard Exposure
Exposure Level Indicator
Underexposed or Overexposed