Short course basic photography for Kolej Komuniti Klang

1. SHORT COURSE:
BASIC PHOTOGRAPHY
KOLEJ KOMUNITI KLANG
7 SEPTEMBER 2013

2. Introduction
Name: Shahrul Hairy Shaharuddin
P.O.B: Tanjong Karang, Selangor
Skills:
1) Photography (2007- now)
2) Trainers (2012- now)
3) Online Marketing (2008- now)
4) Print & Design (2013)
Software skills:
1) Adobe Photoshop
2) Adobe Illustration
3) Sony Vegas
4) Adobe Director
5) Swish Max
6) Adobe Flash
7) Adobe Dreamweaver

3. Overview…
O WHAT is photography?
“The art or practice of taking and
processing photographs.” – Wikipedia

4. Types of Photography
O 1) Portraiture
O 2) Wedding
O 3) Sport
O 4) Journalism
O 5) Commercial
O 6) Black & White
O 7) Modeling
O 8) Event

5. Basic to know…
O Composition
O Exposure (ISO, Aperture & Shutter Speed)
O Rule Of Third (RO3)
O Crop
O Software

6. Composition
O What is composition?
“Composition is the placement or
arrangement of visual elements
or ingredients in a work of art, as
distinct from the subject of a
work”- Wikipedia

7. 5 element composition
O Pattern
O Symmetry
O Texture
O Deep Of Field
O Lines

8. Pattern
There are patterns all around us if we only learn to see them. Emphasizing and highlighting these
patterns can lead to striking shots – as can high lighting when patterns are broken.

9. Symmetry
A symmetrical shot with strong composition and a good point of interest can lead
to a striking image – but without the strong point of interest it can be a little
predictable.

10. Texture
Images a two dimensional thing yet with the clever use of „texture‟ they can come
alive and become almost three dimensional.

11. Deep Of Field
The depth of field that you select when taking an image will drastically impact the
composition of an image.

12. Lines
Leading lines refers to a composition technique whereby the viewer's eye is
attracted to lines that lead directly to the principle subject in the image

13. Rule Of Third (RO3)
O What is RO3?
“The rule of thirds is a guideline which
applies to the process of composing
visual images such as designs, films,
paintings, and photographs” - Wikipedia

14. RO3
The Rule of Thirds is a guideline for composition that suggests placing key
graphic elements along lines which divide your image into thirds, or at the
intersections of those lines.

15. RO3 Photo

16. RO3 Photo

17. Exposure
O 3 types of Exposure
What is ISO?
“ISO is the level of sensitivity of your
camera to available light. The lower the
ISO number, the less sensitive it is to the
light, while a higher ISO number
increases the sensitivity of your camera.”
– photographylife blog

18. ISO
The difference is clear – the image on the right hand side at ISO
3200 has a lot more noise in it, than the one on the left at ISO 200.

19. Exposure
O What is Aperture?
“A hole that light passes through on its way
through the lens. The photographer controls
the size of this hole.” - Markray

20. Aperture
Apertures are sometimes called "f-stops"

21. Exposure
O What is Shutter Speed?
“shutter speed or exposure time is the
length of time a camera's shutter is open
when taking a photograph”- Wikipedia

22. Shutter Speed

23. Crop
O What is Cropping?
“Cropping refers to the removal of the outer
parts of an image to improve framing,
accentuate subject matter or change aspect
ratio”- Wikipedia

24. Example

27. Software
O Many kind of editing picture software.
O Example;
O 1) Adobe Photoshop
O 2) Adobe Lightroom
O 3) Photoscape