BASICS OF
PHOTOGRAPHY
Bidhan Rajkarnikar
#photobidhan
How DSLR works?
Exposure Triangle
■ Aperture (F-number)
■ Shutter Speed
■ ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)
Exposure Triangle
CAMERA SETTINGS
Camera Settings
■ Aperture Priority (Canon-Av, Nikon-
A)
■ Shutter Priority (Canon-Tv, Nikon-S)
■ Manual (M)
■ Program Mode (P)
Depth of Field (DOF)
f/2.8, 1/1600, ISO 320, 50mm
f/4.5, 1/320, ISO 1600, 185mm
f/5.6, 1/400, ISO 320, 185mm
f/22, 1/1600, ISO 1600, 18 mm
Shutter Speed
Photo by Dristy (Ummid)
1/1600 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, 500mm
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1/8 sec, f/7.1, ISO 160, 20mm
1/5 sec, f/29, ISO 100, 28 mm
30 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm
10 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 55 mm
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1/3 sec, f/8, ISO 200, 50 mm
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1/15 sec, f/14, ISO 100, 18 mm
1/20 sec, f/22, ISO 100, 18 mm
ISO (Sensitivity of Sensor)
Photo by Bkrmadtya Karki
ISO 3200, f/3.5, 20 sec, 18 mm
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How to create a good photo?
Composition
■ Good exposure
■ Story telling composition
■ Proper use of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO
■ Focus point selection
■ Use of compositional elements/rules
– Rule of thirds
– Rule of odds
– Lines
– Patterns/textures
– Framing
Rule of Thirds
Rule of Odds
Lines
Patterns/Textures
Photo by PhotoKhichuwa
Framing
Color Composition/Details
Photo by Sabeena Shrestha
How to improve your skills?
■ Practice, practice and practice – put effort on techniques +
composition
■ Learn from others – inspirations, photowalk, workshops
■ Tutorials, videos, books – youtube, photography sites (Digital
Photography School, Petapixel)
■ Ask for feedback/criticism
■ Social networking – facebook, 500px, flickr
Thank you !!! धन्यवाद !!!
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Photography basics by Bidhan Rajkarnikar