The document serves as an introductory guide to photography, emphasizing the importance of understanding and appreciating the environment while capturing images. It covers basic techniques, types of photography including still life, nature, portrait, fine art, sports, and black & white, highlighting the significance of composition and lighting. The guide also mentions the use of digital and manual cameras, and encourages creativity while exploring photography.

1. PHOTOGRAPHY 1.0

2. “ The object is to teach the student to see the land, to understand what he sees and enjoy what he understands.” - Aldo Leopold

3. BASIC TECHNIQUES ANGLE- up, down, straight PAN- forward, left, right DISTANCE- close, medium, far LEVEL- eye, high, low FOCUS- soft, sharp FRAMING- subject, shapes, space, composition

4. TYPES OF PHOTOGRAPHY STILL LIFE Capturing objects on camera that are deliberately grouped together to create a certain composition. Photographer should pay attention to composition and lighting. Creating texture and adding interest to otherwise normal objects.

5. NATURE LANDSCAPE- highlight natural beauty of places WILDLIFE- animals against beautiful backdrops CLOUDSCAPE- various images of clouds; Black and white works nicely ARCHITECTURAL- different styles of architecture in different light; very technical

6. PORTRAIT Capturing the mood of a person with an emphasis on the face and expression. Not only about professional models, ordinary people make for some of the most stunning portraits. There are many creative ways to make a portrait look interesting and feel emotional.

7. FINE ART Visuals that resemble works of art. Highly creative images with an abstract appeal. Equivalent to an artist’s expression on canvas. Requires the photographer to have the ability to look beyond the obvious.

8. SPORTS Captures the best action images from any kind of sport. Must capture images with great speed and precision. These photographs are mainly used by publishing houses and media outlets.

9. BLACK & WHITE Offers vast options for photographers. Timeless appeal can be used for any topic. Need to use lighting and textures apart from composition to be rewarded with appealing and beautiful photographs.

10. CAMERAS: DIGITAL, MANUAL, CELL PHONE Digital cameras allow for greater ease in photo taking and sharing. Because of this, we will be using these cameras almost exclusively. We will have access to some manual cameras and even cell phone cameras. Pictures can be emailed to [email_address] and will, with permission, be posted on Mr. Martella’s Webpage via Flickr. L LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION!! Have fun, enjoy, and explore your creative side.