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1. Manual Creativity
Going Beyond the Snapshot
Focal Length - Lenses - Composition
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2. Focal Length
The distance (mm) between the sensor plane of the
camera and the optical center of the lens
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5. 1. Distance to Subject 2. Type of Lens
Depth of Field
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8. Wide Angle Lenses (16-35mm)
Offers a wide view
of a scene
Great in tight
spaces
Potential to distort
16-35mm f/2.8
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9. Normal Fixed
Focal Length
Does not zoom
Closer to how the eye sees
35mm or 55 mm
Most have very wide aperture ability
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12. Variable Aperture
Lenses
Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Canon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
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13. Zoom/Telephoto Lenses
Variable zoom
Compresses
depth of field
Great for sports/
landscape
70-200mm f/2.8
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14. Lester Lefton rocking the 70-200mm f/2.8!
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15. Fixed Telephoto Lenses
Much larger focal
length
Ultra compressed
depth of field
400, 500, 600mm
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21. Fisheye Lenses
Extreme wide
angle
Distortion
enhances the
image
10mm or 14mm
14mm f/2.8
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23. Picking The Right Lens
Consider distance to subject
Speed of lens
“Zoom with your feet”
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24. Composition and Manual Creativity
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25. THREE TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS:
- Aperture
- Shutter Speed
- ISO
Three Technical Considerations:
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26. Three Creative Considerations:
- Light
- Composition
- Moment
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28. The Decisive Moment - Henri Cartier-Bresson
“The decisive moment is the
simultaneous recognition, in a
fraction of a second, of the
significance of an event as well as
the precise organization of forms
which gives that event its proper
expression.”
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31. “It is through living that we discover ourselves, at the
same time as we discover the world around us”
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32. Rule of Thirds
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34. Making Great Pictures
Combine both the technical and the creative
Find photographs that inspire you
Your first 10,000 photos are your worst
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39. Perspective
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42. “Personal Vision”
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51. For Monday: Review pg 42-71 (Light, Color, Meters)
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