1. Camera Research
There are differentkeyelementson camerawhichisessentialasit
enablesthe cameratowork properlyandsufficientlyaspossible.
These keypartsare; the lens,aperture, electronicsensor,shutter
release, datadisplay andviewfinder.
Firstlythe lenscanbe usednot justfor a camera butit can be used
alsofor a telescope orfora microscope althoughtheyare different
as there are differenttypesof lens.The cameralens is
manufacturedwithglassandelements.Itsrole inthe cameraisto
focuson to the picture whichisthendigitallycensoredandthen
Savedinstorage. There are twotypesof camera modesto usthis on,manual or automatic.
The benefitsof manual mode isthatyoucan adjustany of the settingsto how youwant it andnot
relyingonhowthe camera defaulthassetitout for youalready.Thiscouldbe adjustingthe lightings
inthe image takenforexample adimmerbackgroundanda brighterfocus onCentre image.Or
anotherexample controllingthe depthof fieldwhentakinga shotof a landscape.A huge advantage
isthat these type of camera tendto be much cheaper thanthe automatic.Usingmanual mode also
getsyou accessto more of the settingonthe camera for example if youchange settingsyouwon’t
have to leave yourlens.Lastlyusingmanual mode will helpyou
Improve usingacamera and buildyourself-esteemratherthanan
automaticthat assistyou.
The drawbacksof manual mode isthat firstlyasmuch as youthink
it couldbuildyourconfidence,itcouldreallyloweryour
confidence asitisverydifficulttouse.The possibilityof missing
shotincreasesif you’re amateur.
Automaticmode isneverabad thingto use mainlyasyou are
allowingthe cameratoassistyouon usingit whichdecreasesthe
Possibility of mistakeswhentakingphotos.Thismode alsoallowsyoutoconcentrate onwhat target
your takinga photoof meaningyouwontto tweakor adjustthingssuchas lightning.
Smartphone cameraare very useful as there are manybenefits
that come with it. It is portable andeasyto access, it is alsocheap
and affordable whereas a buying a camera can be very expensive
so justgettinga normal smartphone canbe goodenough. However
the quality is notas good as a propercamera.
Viewfinder(screen) - Thisisthe screenthatthe photographer
viewsandfocusesthe target.
Lens(functions,types)- Thispiece of mechanismscreates apiece of photographywhichcanalsobe
stored.
Image sensor- Dealswithinformationaboutaninformation.
Aperture- Thisisa small hole whichlightsgothrough
Shutter-There are twodifferenttypesof shutterthatfitsintodifferentpartsof the camera.
Memorycard- Where informationandsaved dataisstored.
2. Lighting
Flash- lightingusedtoilluminate the darknesssurroundedaroundthe setting.
Exposure- The amountof light perunit.
Color- Showingthe contrastof an image
White balance- Thisistakenfroma specificlightingsettingtomake the
picture brighter
Supportof Camera
Handheldisa method,of filmmakingandisveryuseful asyougetthe freedomof motionasyouwill
be movingaround.It isalsoverycommon.The majorityof professional camerasare designedtobe
handheld.
Tripodis anothermethod thatsupportsthe cameraby keepingitstill decreasingitsflexibility.This
has 3 stands,thissupportsweightandmaintainsthe stability.
File storage
Thisis the data of the camerastored in a memorycard. It couldalsobe storedina jpeg.
