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Opening Lesson -- reviewing last week:
1. Write a sentence about yourself in third person.
2. Write a lede about your weekend. Use the 5 Ws and a H (at least four of the six) and begin with when and where.
Part II -- Digital cameras
Key terms -- batteries, memory cards, exposure and aperature.
You will be able to take better pictures if you understand how your camera works. Your cameras are different, but they have similar parts. First, we are going to locate two essential parts of the camera that must be checked before a shoot.
Digital photos need to be stored in the camera. Instead of storing images on film, digital cameras store them on memory cards.
1. Your cameras have slots for memory cards. Locate your memory card. If it is not there, you need to get one.
2. Determine if your memory card is full. Select the camera’s “Playback” mode (an icon of an arrow inside a rectangle) to view the most recent picture. Then press the “Display” button. The top number tells you how many pictures have been taken and the bottom number tells you how many pictures the memory card will hold. Clear the memory card of photos before going out on a new assignment.
3. Portable electronic devices are powered by batteries. Unfortunately, digital cameras are notorious for draining them in a number of ways. First, know where your battery is and what kind it is.
-- Is it a rechargeable battery or does it use AA batteries? Fully charge your rechargeable battery before each shoot.
-- If possible, take an extra battery or batteries with you. Avoid missing critical pictures by not being prepared.
II. Exposure -- the key to any good shot is proper exposure. Exposure refers to the amount of light that comes through a lens and hits your recording medium. With a film camera, you expose film. Digital cameras use electronic sensors to record the image.
An image that has too much light is overexposed. It looks bleached out.
An image that is too dark is underexposed.
Is the photo above overexposed, or underexposed?
What about this photo below? Look at the subject's face.
1. Write a sentence about yourself in third person.
2. Write a lede about your weekend. Use the 5 Ws and a H (at least four of the six) and begin with when and where.
Part II -- Digital cameras
Key terms -- batteries, memory cards, exposure and aperature.
You will be able to take better pictures if you understand how your camera works. Your cameras are different, but they have similar parts. First, we are going to locate two essential parts of the camera that must be checked before a shoot.
Digital photos need to be stored in the camera. Instead of storing images on film, digital cameras store them on memory cards.
1. Your cameras have slots for memory cards. Locate your memory card. If it is not there, you need to get one.
2. Determine if your memory card is full. Select the camera’s “Playback” mode (an icon of an arrow inside a rectangle) to view the most recent picture. Then press the “Display” button. The top number tells you how many pictures have been taken and the bottom number tells you how many pictures the memory card will hold. Clear the memory card of photos before going out on a new assignment.
3. Portable electronic devices are powered by batteries. Unfortunately, digital cameras are notorious for draining them in a number of ways. First, know where your battery is and what kind it is.
-- Is it a rechargeable battery or does it use AA batteries? Fully charge your rechargeable battery before each shoot.
-- If possible, take an extra battery or batteries with you. Avoid missing critical pictures by not being prepared.
II. Exposure -- the key to any good shot is proper exposure. Exposure refers to the amount of light that comes through a lens and hits your recording medium. With a film camera, you expose film. Digital cameras use electronic sensors to record the image.
An image that has too much light is overexposed. It looks bleached out.
An image that is too dark is underexposed.
Is the photo above overexposed, or underexposed?
What about this photo below? Look at the subject's face.
How do we control exposure? There are three controls on your cameras. Today, we are going to look at one of them, the aperture, or iris setting.
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photography_day2_depthoffield.ppt |
Your final assignment for the day is to shoot photos in the classroom that are:
-- shallow focus and
-- deep focus
What aperture setting, or f-stop would you use to get a shallow focus shot?
What aperture setting would you use to get a deep focus shot?
What is depth of field?
-- shallow focus and
-- deep focus
What aperture setting, or f-stop would you use to get a shallow focus shot?
What aperture setting would you use to get a deep focus shot?
What is depth of field?