Write down as many rules of compositionAs you can remember!
• Rule of thirds• Leading lines• Point of view• Photo montage/panoramas• Level horizon• Fill the frame• Frame your view• Linears/shapes• Close-ups• Abstraction• Sequences• Humour• Text
Digital Imaging
Week 2
Digital Imaging
Aim: to explore your digital camera and understand
it’s functions.
By the end of the session you should:
By the end of the session you should:
• Know what all the buttons on your camera do!
By the end of the session you should:
• Know what all the buttons on your camera do!
• Understand aperture & shutter speed, and know when to change them
By the end of the session you should:
• Know what all the buttons on your camera do!
• Understand aperture & shutter speed, and know when to change them
• Be able to use your flash appropriately
Compact vs SLR
Compact vs SLRWhat’s the difference?
Compact vs SLR
Compact vs SLR
Advantages
• More compact!!
• Cheaper
• Viewer on camera back
• Simple to use
Compact vs SLR
SLR:
Compact vs SLR
SLR: Single Lens Reflex
Compact vs SLR
SLR: Single Lens Reflex
• Light directed through a hinged mirror
Compact vs SLR
SLR: Single Lens Reflex
Advantages
• Interchangeable lenses
• Greater depth of field
• 100% accurate composition
• Better image quality (lens + CCD)
Common Shooting Modes
• Portrait
• Landscape
• Macro
• Sports
• Backlit
• Movie
Aperture It’s just a fancy name for a hole.
F 2.0 F 16
Big number : small hole
Big number : small hole
Big number : small fraction
Big number : small hole
Big number : small fraction
f.2.0 = 1/2
f.4 = 1/4
f.16 = 1/16
50mm lens
f.2
=1/2
50mm lens
f.2
=1/2
= 25mm diameter
Effects of Aperture
Effects of Aperture
F 2.8F 16
Depth Of Field
Shutter Speed
Effects Of Shutter Speed
Capturing fast movingobjects
Effects Of Shutter Speed
Capturing fast movingobjects Capturing in low light
Effects Of Shutter Speed
Motion blur
Effects Of Shutter Speed
Long Exposures - surrealEffects.
Motion blur
F22 : 1/4 = F8 : 1/30 = F2.8 : 1/250
The Correct Exposure
Manual Shooting Modes
• Aperture Priority
• Shutter Priority
• Fully Manual
The Half-Press
• Ready (half press) Point & wait for beep/light
• Aim Hold button and compose scene
• Fire (full press) Take the shot
Flash Modes• Auto
• Disabled
• Forced
• Slow sync
• Red Eye reduction
• Panoramic stitching
• Panoramic stitching
• Panoramic stitching
• Panoramic stitching
• Panoramic stitching
ISO Speeds
ISO 100
ISO Speeds
ISO 100 ISO 1600
ISO Speeds
ISO 100 ISO 1600
ISO Speeds
ISO 100 ISO 1600
Zoomed in:
ISO 100 ISO 1600
ISO Speeds
ISO 100 ISO 1600
Zoomed in:
Slower ISO speed = needs more light, no grain.Faster ISO speed = works in low light but grainy picture.