The document provides an overview of photography, defining it as the art of capturing images using light for creative expression and storytelling. It covers various types of photography, essential tools, concepts such as exposure, aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, and guidelines for composition. Additionally, it discusses the importance of capturing moments and sharing perspectives through photography.

2. Basics of
Photography
By: Prithivi Shrestha
Shiraz Shrestha

3. What is Photography?
• The art or practice of taking and processing
photographs. – Oxford Dictionary
• Form of Art
• Using light to take shots
• Demonstrate your PERSPECTIVE

4. Why Photography?

5. Why Photography?
• Capture Moments

6. Why Photography?
• Share your Perspective

7. Why Photography?
• Bring out Creativity

8. Why Photography?
• Tell a Story

9. Why Photography?
• Make everyone Smile

10. Why Photography?
• Go beyond Reality

11. Why Photography?
• Earn a lot of Money

12. Why Photography?
• Show-off a little bit…Why not ;)

13. Types of Photography

14. Types of Photography
Abstract

17. Types of Photography
Animal / Pet

20. Types of Photography
Astrophotography

23. Types of Photography
Aerial

25. Types of Photography
Black and White

27. Types of Photography
Event / Wedding

31. Types of Photography
Fashion

34. Types of Photography
Nature / Landscape

37. Types of Photography
Long Exposure

39. Types of Photography
Macro

42. Types of Photography
Message

45. Types of Photography
Mobile

47. Types of Photography
Night

49. Types of Photography
Portrait

52. Types of Photography
Product / Commercial

55. Types of Photography
Still life / Street

57. Types of Photography
Silhouette

60. Types of Photography
Wildlife

63. Types of Photography
Sports

66. Types of Photography
Food

69. Tools of Photography
• Camera
• Camera Lens

70. Focal Length
• Distance between lens and
image sensor

72. Types of Camera Lenses (Rigidity)
• Prime Lens
• Zoom Lens

73. Types of Camera Lenses (Focal Length)
• Ultra-Wide: Less than 10 mm
• Extreme Wide: 10-21 mm
• Wide: 21-35 mm
• Normal: 35-75 mm
• Medium Telephoto: 75-135 mm
• Telephoto: 135 mm and above

75. Thank you!

76. Exposure

77. Exposure

78. Exposure

79. What is Exposure?
• How dark or bright the image is.
• Controlled by 3 things:
1. Aperture
2. Shutter Speed Exposure Triangle
3. ISO

80. Exposure Triangle

81. Aperture
• Similar to the iris of the eye.
• Opening and closing of the lens.
• Wide opening = more light = bright photo
• Narrow opening = less light = dark photo

82. F-stop number
• Aperture represented by F-stop number.
• Range from f/1.4 – f/32
• F-stop ∝ 1
Opening of lens
• f/1.4 = wide aperture
• f/32 = narrow aperture

83. Understanding Aperture

84. Understanding Aperture

85. Understanding Aperture

86. Depth of Field (DoF)
Area of the image that appears sharp

87. Understanding DoF
• Small f-stop = wide aperture = more light = bright
image = SHALLOW DEPTH OF FIELD
• Large f-stop = narrow aperture = less light = dark
image = DEEP DEPTH OF FIELD

88. Understanding DoF

89. Shutter Speed
• Length of time shutter remains open.
• Measure in fraction of seconds.

90. Understanding Shutter Speed

91. Understanding Shutter Speed

92. Understanding Shutter Speed

93. Fast Shutter Speed

94. Fast Shutter Speed

95. Fast Shutter Speed

96. Fast Shutter Speed

97. Slow Shutter Speed

98. Slow Shutter Speed

99. Slow Shutter Speed

100. Slow Shutter Speed

101. ISO
• International Organization for Standardization.
• Sensitivity of the Image Sensor.
• Lower ISO = Less Sensitivity = Less Light = Dark
Image
• Higher ISO = High Sensitivity = More light = Bright
Image

102. Understanding ISO

103. Drawback of ISO - Noise

104. Mode Dials

105. Manual Mode
• FULL CONTROL OF DSLR
• Combining:
–Aperture
–Shutter Speed
–ISO

106. Composition
• General guidelines enhancing a photograph
• Placement of relative objects and elements

107. Types of Composition
Rule of Thirds

108. Types of Composition

109. Types of Composition
Leading Lines

111. Types of Composition
Symmetry & Pattern