LEARN PHOTOGRAPHY BASICS

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Basics of Equipment

•Megapixel Myth
•Photography Jargons Explained
•Concepts: Aperture, Depth of Field, Shutter Speed, ISO,
Noise

•Understanding Digital Photography

•Styles/Modes of Photography
•Tools & Techniques of Composition
Choosing the Best Camera

•Not a once in a lifetime purchase anymore.

•Select one which can do the job you want

Today and as per your future requirement
•Some kinds of cameras do.

some kinds of things better or more easily

e.g., Sports photography vs. Close-up portraits.

•Price isn’t the best indicator.

TYPES OF CAMERAS
• WEB CAMERAS AND MOBILE CAMERAS
POINT AND SHOOT CAMERAS
ADVANCED CONSUMER MODEL
PROSUMER DSLR models
Professional cameras
MEGAPIXEL MYTH

How much do you need?

•Often, cameras are categorized by the no. of

Megapixels they can capture .

•As if that resolution figure is the only measure

of the camera’s value.

•This value can be quite misleading.

ZOOM: OPTICAL AND DIGITAL
Optical vs. Digital Zoom
•An optical zoom uses the optics (lens) of the digital
camera to move you closer to your subject.

•A digital zoom simply enlarges the existing image

digitally. It is not really zoom, in the strictest definition
of the term.

•Enlarging the image digitally reduces picture quality,

and should therefore usually be avoided
.
•Some manufacturers label their lenses with the "total
zoom" by multiplying the optical with the digital.
Ignore It.

•When comparing digital cameras:

Go for higher optical zoom. Digital zoom can always be
achieved later in an image editing software.
RESOLUTION AND PRINT SIZES
Resolution Avg. quality Best quality Resolution

0.5 megapixels 3x5 N/A 800 x 600

in.

2 megapixels 8x10 3x5 in. 1600 x 1200

in.

4 megapixels 11x14 5x7 in. 2300 x 1700

in.

6 megapixels 16x20 8x0 in. 3000 x 2000

in.

10+ megapixels 25x40 13x17 in. 3888+ x 2592+

in.
PHOTOGRAPHY TECHNICALITY
Anti-Blur
Anti-Shake
Image Stabilization
Vibration Reduction

•A technology that stabilizes the lens to

effectively reduce blur due to camera shake
HISTOGRAM
METERING

How the camera measures the amount of light

available to expose a picture

•Centre-Weighted: Readings are taken at

various part of the picture, with a special
emphasis for the centre.

•Spot: Readings are taken at a specific point.

•Each camera manufacturer has its own

variations (Evaluative Metering)
 Interesting, right?
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