A PowerPoint presentation for a demo teaching requirement in Principles of Teaching.

1. BASICS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY

2. PHOTOGRAPHY
•‘photos’ means “light”
•‘graphos’ means “writing”
•Basically means writing with light.
•Why? Because light is the basic element of
photography.

3. BRIEF HISTORY
• How old is photography?
From 1826 up until the present. (190 years old)

4. BRIEF HISTORY
• Who took the first photo ever?
Joseph Niepce
• What did he use?
He used a Bitumen-coated plate and
exposed it for 8 hours under the sun
which is a process that we now formally
call heliograph.

5. BRIEF HISTORY
• Who is the father of photography?
William Talbot
• What did the father of photography used?
Silver salt-coated paper

6. BASIC RULE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
Rule of Thirds

7. QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CLICKING THE BUTTON
1. DISTANCE. Are you close enough to your subject?

9. QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CLICKING THE BUTTON
2. SHAPE AND COLOR. Does your subject have a distinctive color or
shape?

11. QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CLICKING THE BUTTON
3. LINES. Are there any obvious lines?

13. QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CLICKING THE BUTTON
4. BACKGROUND. Is the background clear and unobtrusive?

15. QUESTIONS TO ASK BEFORE
CLICKING THE BUTTON
5. FRAMING. How have you framed the scene?

17. THE PROCESS

18. 3 IMPORTANT FACTORS

19. 3 IMPORTANT FACTORS
1. APERTURE
 controls the amount of light before it reaches the
shutter
 also tackles the depth of field
 measured to f-stops (e.g f/8)
 high aperture = low number = open (e.g. f/4)
 low aperture = high number = narrow (e.g. f/32)

23. 3 IMPORTANT FACTORS
2. SHUTTER SPEED
 controls how long the duration of light before it
reaches the sensor
 slower shutter speed (e.g. 30”) = motion blurring
effect
 faster shutter speed (e.g. 1/1600) = captures sharp
image

26. 3 IMPORTANT FACTORS
3. ISO SENSITIVITY
 International Standards Organization
 the sensitivity of the camera’s sensor to light
 high ISO speed (e.g. ISO 3200) = bright but
grainy image
 low ISO speed (e.g. ISO 100) = regular but
sharp image

30. REFERENCES:
ISO Settings in Digital Photography. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://digital-photography-
school.com/iso-settings/
Mansurov, N. (December 20, 2009). Understanding Shutter Speed – A Beginner’s Guide.
Retrieved from https://photographylife.com/what-is-shutter-speed-in-photography
Rowse, D. (n.d.). ISO Settings in Digital Photography. Retrieved from http://digital-
photography-school.com/iso-settings/