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• Commercial photography!
• Photography Instructor @ SAIT, ACAD
• Online photo courses
• Corporate training in photography
• Individual training in photography
15. What you’re going to learn
• Composition in photography
• The basics of light
• How to set up your digital camera to
take better pictures
18. Rule of Thirds
Comes from painting and graphic arts. Used as a
guide for positioning key elements in a frame.
77. Overcast days work great too
When you have
overcast days you can
shoot in any direction
because you don’t have
shadows to deal with.
87. Which do you prefer?
Notice quality and quantity differences?
106. Camera Handling
• Use the strap
• Hold camera with
right hand grip
• Support camera
underneath with
left hand
• Use left hand to zoom and
focus lens
• Elbows in to keep it steady
107. Camera Handling
• Small cameras are much
harder to hold still and level
• With electronic viewfinders you need
to hold them farther away
• Harder to see what you’re shooting
• Watch for shaking, moving
• Make sure you don’t cover your flash
with your fingers
110. Learn how to set up
your camera
READ your manual*
*on an as needed basis
111. Auto or Program?
Automatic Mode
The camera makes
most of the decisions
for you.
• ISO
• White balance
• Flash
112. Auto or Program?
Programmed
Auto (Flexible)
The camera
automatically selects
aperture and shutter
speed - you do the
rest.
113. Shutter Priority
You select the
Shutter Speed
and the camera
determines the
correct Aperture.
114. Aperture Priority
You select the
Aperture (f-stop,
lens opening)
and the camera
determines the
correct shutter
speed.
120. Compression
• JPGS are small because they are
compressed
• Lossy compression
• Throw out file information
• A little or a lot
129. ISO
As ISO
increases, so
does NOISE
130. Starting point
• Set ISO according to shooting
situation
• ISO 400 is a good starting point
• May need ISO 800 or 1600
indoors
134. White Balance
Type of Light Colour Temp. deg. K
Candle Flame 1,500
Tungsten, Incandescent 3,000
Sunrise, Sunset 3,500
Midday Sun, Flash 5,500
Bright Sun, Clear sky 6,000
Cloudy Sky, Shade 7,000
Blue Sky 9,000
135. White Balance
Cameras measure
the colour of light
reflected from
the scene
The camera has NO idea, what the actual colour temperature is.
136. White Balance
A large brightly
coloured area can
effect your Auto WB
readings.
137. In some cases you
may have to use a
pre-set to get
better results.
151. Tip: Sunrise & Sunset
Try using Daylight
White Balance to get
warmer colours
157. So, what do you do
when your
histogram
is not the way it
should be??
166. Composition
‣ Rule of thirds
‣ Fill the frame
‣ Simplicity
‣ Framing
‣ S-Curve
‣ Leading lines
‣ Angles
‣ Point of view
169. Take Better Pictures
Workflow
• Set up camera
• Consider the light
• Compose photo
• Click the shutter
• Check histogram
• Repeat
170. The best way to learn
photography is by
taking pictures . . .