Photography in 25 minutes

Photography in Two DaysPre & post shooting

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All about photography

Soran abdulla nakishbandy

Photography, when studied as a language, is perhaps the most impactful and purest form of communication: it transcends verbal and written language, objectifies both time and space, and is at the same time both art and fact; both beauty and information.

What is a photograph?

!You might be the one

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Some international photography prize winners are either, amateur, or semiprofessional

Shooting black and whiteDigital photography techniques for black and white photography including camera settings and creative ideas for shots.

Photographys PurposeFirst and foremost, in both a historical and conceptual sense, photographs are used to record time and place. Though visual art has always transformed three-dimensional space into two dimensions, photography, for the first time in written history, has married science and art to create mechanically accurate but humanly emotional archive of time.

Why shoot black and white?Think of the great deference's between these portrait

Appreciate the power that's possible when you leave color behind.

Use black and white techniques to to give pictures a timeless quality

Explore contrastContrast-the difference between the light and dark areas in a photo-is an essential part of black and white photography.

levels of contrastHigh contrast Normal contrastLow contrast

Get Dramatic EffectsEmotional occasions, such as weddings or tender childhood moments are ideal opportunities to shoot black and white. And don't forget group shots-black and white shots mean that clashing clothing isn't a problem.

Ideas

without the distraction of color.Try shooting interesting patterns, textures or lines in nature. Details that are barely noticeable in color become more prominent and poetic.

Baby pictures, wedding photos, family portraits, whether candid or posed, gain a classic quality when shot in black and white.

From the mountains to your backyard, landscape shots look magnificent in black and white.

Black and white camera settingsLook through your camera's manualmodify to B W and edit it through one of photo programs like Photoshop.

Just select the black and white shooting mode

Shooting in snow

Set your white balance

The results is a photo that looks too dark or bluish in tone. Some cameras have a snow shooting mode For those without, use your camera's manual controls to adjust white balance until the snow's color is accurate. Watch your camera's screen adjust until the snow looks white.

When your camera "sees" snow, its bright white color can throw off the white balance.

Lighting for winter photos

Lighting tips for winter photoswinter offers some fabulous light, especially in the morning and late afternoon. But it's tricky, too. The bright white of snow and ice reflects sunlight, and you end up with too much light in your pictures. This means less detail, less contrast, and washed-out colors. Turn on your flash: More light may seem like the last thing you need, but the flash actually balances out the light off the snow, filling in darker areas, so you get the picture you want.

contrast and colorShooting bright colors against a snowy backdrop makes a vivid winter photo. Winter's sparse landscapes make great subjects, especially when punctuated with contrasting shapes and colors, such as trees, buildings, animals, or loved ones in bright clothing.

Snowy shots to tryMake snow sculptures, like snowmen, animals or letters and decorate them.

Set up still life photos against the snowy backdrop.

Create close-ups of snow-covered pinecones or a bright red cardinal perched in a tree.Winter offers lots of inspiration for photography. Look for these opportunities

Shooting at Night

Do you like to take photos at night?

Moonlight - dazzling neon lights Daytime photos can't. To take good night photos, there are some tricks you need to remember.

so here are a few of them.

Use Long ExposuresThe key to successful night photography lies in a long exposure.

Were talking about exposures measured in seconds. When a long exposure is used, more light is allowed into the camera

Allowing the details in your night photo to be captured. The problem with using long exposures is that you may shake the camera, resulting in poor pictures.

use a tripod

Play with the ApertureShutter speed (which determines exposure time), you can play around with the aperture size of your digital camera

If you set a long exposure, try to use a small aperture to avoid overexposing any stationary lights.

if you set a short exposure, try using a larger aperture to avoid any motion in your shot.

Try to Capture MotionWith a long exposure, you have many creative options when it comes to photography. This includes capturing motion.

Think How dose professional photographers shoot pictures of trails of car lights as they zoom down the highway at night?

Its all due to long exposures

Using the FlashAs a general rule, turn the flash off when taking night photos.

In some specific cases, bring along an external flash unit and shine it on your subject manually.

Set a long exposure, then have your subject wait until the picture is taken.

Post-shootingLayout of photos (Use of photo)

File formatting

File formating JPEG (multi use) Not the best but the most used saves up a lot of space easier to use than the other file formats RAW file.. very good quality but very hard to use could not be opened easily needs special programmes to use it

File formating Edition of photos with RAW, changes are easy..

JPEG cant change the basics

Printing and post-printingDifferent materials to be printed on.. papers foam-board

self-use of the photos..MemoryDocumentaryJournalism .. Etc

HOW TO MAKE PHOTOS?Learn the basics Shoot with the gear you haveDon't try to force artistic photosTry different areasDon't just take photos; make themThink before you shoot!Shoot, shoot and shootRead, read and readLearn to know your gearBetter gear doesn't always mean better photosSome other tips when buying new gearUse post-processing to create finishing touchGo through other peoples photos

Photography In briefBy Soran Naqshbandy

Introduction Photography (pronounced /ftrfi/) is the process, activity and art of creating still or moving pictures by recording radiation on a sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or an electronic sensor. Light patterns reflected or emitted from objects activate a sensitive chemical or electronic sensor during a timed exposure, usually through a photographic lens in a device known as a camera that also stores the resulting information chemically or electronically. Photography has many uses for business, science, art, and pleasure.

Categories of PhotographyAbstract ArchitectureAstrophotography Birds Cars and Vehicles Children Concerts Digital Alterations Documentary Events

Fashion Fine Art Flowers Humor InsectsLandscape Macro Nature News/JournalismNudes

Historical phasesPhotography is the result of combining several technical discoveries. Long before the first photographs were made, Chinese philosopher Mo Di described a pinhole camera in the 5th century B.C.E.,[4] Ibn al-Haytham (Alhazen) (9651040) studied the camera obscura and pinhole camera,[4][5] Albertus Magnus (11931280) discovered silver nitrate,[6] and Georges Fabricius (15161571) discovered silver chloride.[citation needed] Daniel Barbaro described a diaphragm in 1568.[citation needed] Wilhelm Homberg described how light darkened some chemicals (photochemical effect) in 1694.[citation needed] The fiction book Giphantie, published in 1760, by French author Tiphaigne de la Roche, described what can be interpreted as photography.[citation needed]

ProcessesBlack-and-whiteColor PhotographyAll photography was originally monochrome, or black-and-white. Even after color film was readily available, black-and-white photography continued to dominate for decades, due to its lower cost and its "classic" photographic look. It is important to note that some monochromatic pictures are not always pure blacks and whites, but also contain other hues depending on the process. The cyanotype process produces an image of blue and white for example. The albumen process, first used more than 150 years ago, produces brown tones.Color photography was explored beginning in the mid 1800s. Early experiments in color could not fix the photograph and prevent the color from fading. The first permanent color photo was taken in 1861 by the physicist James Clerk Maxwell. Early color photograph taken by Prokudin-Gorskii (1915).One of the early methods of taking color photos was to use three cameras. Each camera would have a color filter in front of the lens. This technique provides the photographer with the three basic channels required to recreate a color image in a darkroom or processing plant. Russian photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii developed another technique, with three color plates taken in quick succession.

First known surviving heliographic engraving, made by Joseph Nicphore Nipce in 1825 by contact under an engraving with the "heliographic process".[3] This seminal work has been a step towards the first permanent photography from nature taken with a camera obscura, in 1826.

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