1. Photography Fundamentals
Introduction Slide Show
September 2014
Jean-S. Duchesne
Photography & Digital Imaging

2. Holding Your Camera
<-- no no’s
Support the base of
the lens or base of
camera

3. Tripods! Video or Photography?

5. Resolution and Print Size
•It’s not the total number of pixels that matter but rather the
number of pixels per inch an image has when printed at a
certain size.

6. Resolution and Print Size
• Viewing on monitor/web: Resolution of 72 ppi
• Pro. quality printing: Resolution of 300 ppi
• To figure out what size print at 300 ppi print
your camera can make, divide the pixel length
and width by 300.
• 15MP camera, large jpeg = 4752 x 3168 pixels
• This equals to a 15.8” x 10.5” print without
cropping.
• 300 ppi is a recommendation (240 ppi min.)

7. Resolution
Web images – 72ppi (pixels per inch)
Ideal for Printing – 300ppi (pixels per inch)

8. Camera Cards
Format after computer upload/back up
Always stick with Big Name brands (Lexar – SanDisk)

9. Card Readers
Fancy- with extra USB Ports! Multiple Card Types

10. External Hard Drives
•Store from 500GB-3TB of memory
•Portable
•Backup incase of computer failure
•Keeps Computer free of un-needed
data to keep it running quicker
•Prices vary from $20-$200 (WORTH IT!)

11. Mechanics of a Camera (SLR)
Reflex refers to the way light travels from the subject to the viewfinder.
Light comes through the lens and is reflected up by a mirror to a
focusing screen that is found just below the camera viewfinder.
A groundglass is located at the base of the pentaprism. The pentaprism is
a box of mirrors which correct the image so that you see the scene as
it looks to the eye. Without the pentaprism the scene would appear
upside down in the viewfinder.

12. White Balance
Auto WB
Custom
Kelvin
Tungsten
Fluorescent
Flash
Cloudy
Shade
Preset
Best
guess

16. Focusing Screens

17. Flash or no Flash?
ISO 100 – Bounce Flash ISO 1600 – No Flash

19. ISO = Sensitivity

24. The Exposure Triangle

25. In Camera Histogram

29. Light Meter Modes

30. Exposure Modes
*Auto
Program (P)
Aperture Priority (A or AV)
Shutter Priority (S or TV)
Manual (M)