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Introduction to Photography
The document provides an introduction to photography, covering different types of cameras and their respective advantages and disadvantages. It also outlines three basic categories of photography—landscape, portrait, and documentary—along with essential components of creating a photograph, such as composition, light, and focus. Various photographic styles and characteristics of good photos are discussed, emphasizing the importance of elements like shape, line, and texture.
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Introduction to Photography
- 1. PhotoSession 2013.1 Introduction toPhotography
- 2. “You don't makea photograph just with a camera. You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” ― Ansel Adams In photography there is a reality so subtle that it becomes more real than reality.
- 3. Types of Cameras Dothey make any difference?
- 4. Point and Shoot • Commonlyreferred to as “consumer” digital cameras • Small, compact and lightweight • Very user friendly • Features many auto modes
- 5. Prosumers • Advanced modelsof Point and Shoots • Similar in shape and appearance to dSLRs • Combines user friendly P&S features with more advanced manual features.
- 6. Digital SLR • SingleLens Reflex • • • • • Have large sensors, resulting in greater image quality Tends to favor manual controls Heavy and large Ability to interchange system lenses Bigger Sensor - Larger Pixels
- 7. Are they really different?Point and dSLR Shoot • Image Quality – Less grains due to bigger pixels • Adaptability – Variety of interchangeable lenses available • Manual Controls • Depth of Field • Shooting in the Dark • Grainy pictures due to smaller pixels • Will have to stick to the lens you have bought • Lacks manual controls • Poor control over depth of Field • Difficulty in shooting in the Dark
- 8. Styles of Photographs Thethree basic categories of photographs
- 9. Landscape Landscape is aphotograph of the environment. It could be the forest, mountains, oceans, or your backyard.
- 10. Portrait A portrait photographis a picture of a person or animal that shows an emotional connection.
- 11. Documentary Documentary photography presentsfacts without changing anything. Good documentary photographs make you wonder what the story is behind the photograph.
- 12. Some Major Genres •Documentary/Documentation, Evidence • Reportage, Photojournalism • Narrative (can use any other genre) • Landscape, Nature • Portrait • Family history and rituals, snapshots • Street photography • Studio and staged photographs • Advertising • Fashion • Fantasy images, Surrealism • Erotica, fetish, porn
- 13. Creating a Photograph Whatall does it involve?
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- 20. Creating the Mood •Overall feel of a picture • Created by 1. 2. 3. 4. Perspective Color Focus (isolation and distance) Weather and light a) Sunrise/sunset b) Misty, rainy days c) Sun vs. overcast
- 21. Characteristics of a goodphoto • Shape • Line • Pattern • Texture • Size and space
- 22. Shape • Tends tobe noticed first, before texture and pattern • Easiest and most recognizable composition tool Shape helps create a mood/character for the picture
- 23. Line • Creates Shape,Pattern, Depth, Perspective • Lines into the horizon show depth and perspective for the viewer
- 24. Pattern Orderly combination ofshape, line, or color. Pattern can help echo the character of a
- 25. Texture • Adds realism(sense of touch) • Sharp (hard) light highlights texture • Especially important for close-up and b/w shots • Side lighting highlights texture • Most portraits use front lighting to
- 26. Size and Space 2Dpictures distort depth, relative size, and distances. Include reference item. Include parts of the fore- or background. Use a frame. Be creative—maybe you want to distort.
- 27. Coming up… • Exposure •Shutter Speed • Aperture • Depth of Field • ISO • Rule of thirds • Simplicity • Angle and perspective • Framing etc…
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Editor's Notes
- #8 Each digital image is made from millions of tiny squares, known as pixels.Essentially, an image is recorded by tiny microlenses (pixels) which make up the cameras sensor Pixels are analog devices which record light and color data
- #23 Creating Shape: Silhouette: the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, esp. in dim light.Under Expose
- #24 Vanishing pointPoint at which lines converge and vanish in to the horizonClose-ups decrease perspective while wide-angles can exaggerate it
- #27 Aerial perspective—atmosphere creates haze, which lightens objects farther awayOverlapping forms—overlapping objects in a picture create depth and distanceSelective focusing—focusing on the foreground and blurring the background