The document provides an overview of photography, including its history, basic techniques, and styles such as landscape, portrait, and documentary photography. It discusses important concepts like contrast, the rule of thirds, and point of view, as well as career options for photographers and educational institutions offering photography courses. Additionally, it outlines a mobile photo contest organized by the author, Utkarsha, who is actively engaged in photography communities.

1. Camerology

2.  What Exactly it is?
 What’s the need?
 Something about Past
 Basic Techniques one should know..
 Styles of photography
 Career options for amateurs & professionals
 How we can learn it?
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3. Hello!
I’m Utkarsha
 Founder and Secretary in Kala Kumbh photography club.
 Membership Director at PSA( Photographic Society of America)
Honors:
 Rajasthan Patrika ( National newspaper, India) first award in 2013.
 Shilpgarm Udaipur Rajathan First Award in 2012,2013.
 SPC GOLD - (Monochrome prints) in 2017 and
 4 Certificate of merit in SAM by Photographic Society of America in
2016,2017
 Consolation prize in Malwa Utsav 2018
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Camera Work

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9. Photography
is Art created by Light!
Photography is an art form like drawing and
painting. Photographers use their camera to make
us see life in a different way, feel emotions, and
record stories and events.
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10. Comes from the Greek word “phōtos” which means light and “graphé”
which means “drawing”. • Together they mean drawing with light
In 1816, a Frenchman, Nicéphore Nièpce, succeeded in capturing small
camera images on paper treated with silver chloride (another
chemical sensitive to light).
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11. This was a step towards the first permanent photograph from nature
taken with a camera obscura. View of the Boulevard du Temple, a
daguerreotype made by Louis Daguerre in 1838, is generally accepted as
the earliest photograph to include people
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15. Basics
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There are three basic styles of
photography
Landscape
Portrait
Documentary

22. Landscape
Landscape is a
photograph of the
environment. It could be
the forest, mountains,
oceans, or your backyard..

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Portrait Photography
Portrait photography is a
photo of a person or
animal.
It is important to show an e
motion.
Scared
AngryOther…
What is the emotion shown in
this photo?

24. Documentary
Documentary
photography presents
facts without changing
anything.
Good documentary
photographs make you
wonder what the story is
behind the photograph.

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What is Contrast?
Contrast is the difference between light and shadow.
Think about a flashlight in a dark room.
Don’t think about zebras or pianos!
LIGHTS SHADOWS

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Rule of Thirds
A photo is more interesting if the subject is NOT directly in the
center. Try placing your subject 1/3 to the left or right, or 1/3
from top or bottom.

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Which photograph do you find more interesting?
WHY?
One photograph uses rule of thirds and the other uses central focus.

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Point of ViewTry selecting and unusual point of view.
Where was the photographer standing for each picture?
Eye Level
Above
Below

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are tools to help you MASTER the art of photography.
Contrast, Rule of Thirds &
Point of View

31. Portrait Photography
Product Photography
Fine Art Photography
Fashion Photography
Sports Photography
Aerial Photography
Architectural Photography
Photojournalism
Wedding Photography

32. Want big impact?
Use big image.
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33. • NEWYORK INSTITUTE OF PHOTOGRAPHY
(NYIP)
• GOLDSMITHS UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
• ISTITUTO EUROPEO DI DESIGN (IED)
• RYERSON UNIVERSITY.
• GNOMON SCHOOL OF VISUAL TRAINING. .
• YALE UNIVERSITY - SCHOOL OF ART. .
• INTERNATIONAL CENTRE
OF PHOTOGRAPHY (ICP) .
• ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART.
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• Delhi College of Photography.
Location: Delhi.
• Sir J. J. Institute of Applied Arts.
Light and Life Academy.
Location: Ooty.
• Asian Academy of Film and
Television.
• National Institute of Photograph
y. Jawaharlal Nehru Architecture
and Fine Arts University.
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34. A complex idea can be conveyed with just a
single still image, namely making it possible to
absorb large amounts of data quickly.
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35. Share your Story
Mobile photo contest
Image size: 2MB or less
Photostory of 5- 10 images
Mail @: utkarshasoni.atc@acropolis.in
Last date: 25th Aug 19
Note: If sending edited image
Keep Raw images safe.
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