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“It’s not the sizeof your Camera!”

A 3 part Crash Course in Digital Photography

Nick Adams (electronicholas.com)

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Introduction• Nick Adams, UK, USA, Scotland, London• Been in Pune for 1 year• Internet / Technology Startups• Photography for 5 years• Very Basic SLR (D40) for 2 years• Landscapes, Color, Night, Urban, People • ~15,000 selected photosNick Adams [email protected]

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A Crash Course in Digital Photography

• Part 1: Back to Basics• Part 2: The Photograph • Part 3: Select, Collect, Share

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Part 1 – Back to Basics• 3 Basics of photography• What is Shutter Speed?• Aperture?• ISO?• Photography is all about Light…

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Light is like Water• Shutter Opens • Light ‘Flows’ into the camera• Hits the Film / CCD• Etches spot onto CCD• Shutter Closes• Photo is created

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A Dark Night

…is like a small trickle of Water.

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A Bright Day

…is like a Heavy Flow of Water!Nick Adams [email protected]

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What is the CCD?

• Soaks up the water.• Like a ‘Towel’ • More water -> brighter image.

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What is Shutter Speed?

• How long to let water through?• Like a ‘Dam’ for the water. • More time -> brighter image.

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What is Aperture?

• How wide is the hole for the water?• Like a ‘tunnel’ for the water.• Wider tunnel -> brighter image.

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What is ISO?

• How absorbent is the towel?• Like the ‘material’ of the towel• More absorbent -> brighter image.

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Activity: Know your Camera

• Shutter Speed - 1/2 , 1/400 etc• Aperture - f 2.5 , f 8.0 etc• ISO – 200 , 400 , 800 , 1600 etc

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Shutter Speed: The Effect

1/640 second

1/80 second

15 seconds

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10 minutes!

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Aperture: The Effect

f 1.8 f 8Nick Adams [email protected]

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ISO: The Effect

ISO 1600 ISO 200

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Overexposed – too much water (light).

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Underexposed – not enough water (light).

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What is E/V?

• Cameras are clever… (auto exposure)• Adjust camera’s automatic choice• Higher Value -> brighter image.

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Activity: Play with E/V

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Know your camera!

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• P Mode• M Mode• A Mode• S Mode• Special Modes• Flash off / Flash on

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Part 2 – The Photograph

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• Subject• Focus and Framing• Lighting• Shutter, Aperture, ISO• Tips

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Subject• Choose Subject carefully• Take your camera with you!• Look for beauty• Look for contrast• Look for shapes

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Framing and Focus• 1/3 Rule for Framing• Avoid distractions• Use Focus

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Activity: Mastering Focus

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Framing: People• Don’t put eyes at the centre of the photo!• Feet are good• Think before shooting

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Framing: People

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Lighting• Never Backlight• Cheap on-camera Flash is usually Evil• Landscape: Evening and Morning• People: Ambient / Natural• People: Multiple light sources are good

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Lighting: Landscape

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Lighting: People

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Shutter, Aperture, ISO• Remember… • Long Shutter – Movement is blurry• Wide Aperture – Background is blurry• High ISO – shorter exposure but more noise!

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Take this knowledge…

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… and PLAY with it!

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Tips1. Know your camera2. Carry your camera3. Shoot carefully, but shoot lots!4. Avoid Bright daylight and Dark

Rooms5. Catch good light in the

mornings and evenings

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Part 3 – Select, Collect, Share

• Select, select, select!• Tag and Rate• Collect• Share• Online communities• Try prints…

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Why Select?• Presentation is (almost) everything• Make collections of quality• Learn what you’re best at…• Most satisfaction for viewers and you

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Friends and Family

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• Now she stands out!• And the collection is fun to share.

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Select, Rate & Tag• Find a tool• iPhoto• Picassa• Lightroom

• Make a habit of it• Start with deletion / selection

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Now Collections are easy!

• By Tag• By Date• By Rating• By Rating and Tag • etc

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Activity: Selection

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Share Online• Join a real photo community• Groups• Tips• Meetups

• Facebook is for party and holiday *pics*• Flickr is for photography• Great for Backup• APIs, geotagging, etc

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Share Offline• More quality offline – prints look great! • 10 x 12 inch prints for INR 30 each• Framed?• Posters? • Photo books• Other ideas – calendars, cards, gifts etc

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Summary• Light is like water, with 3 variables:• Shutter Speed• Aperture• ISO

• Framing and Lighting• Select, Collect, Share• KNOW YOUR CAMERA!

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Thank You!

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