Introduction to Photography covering exposure, shutter speed, ISO and depth of field. Great simple guide for those new to dSLR photography.

1. INTRODUCTION TO
PHOTOGRAPHY
BY
PETER HALL

2. “YOUR FIRST 10,000 PHOTOGRAPHS ARE YOUR
WORST”
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON

3. CONTENTS
• CAMERA TYPES
• FOCAL LENGTH
• EXPOSURE
• SENSOR AND FILM SENSITIVITY
• SHUTTER SPEED
• APERTURE

4. CAMERA TYPES

5. FOCAL LENGTH

6. 10mm

7. 15mm

8. 20mm

9. 35mm

10. 50mm

11. 70mm

12. 100mm

13. 155mm

14. 200mm

15. 300mm

16. EXPOSURE

17. UNDER EXPOSED

18. OVER EXPOSED

19. CORRECTLY EXPOSED (?)

20. EXPOSURE TRIANGLE

22. EXPOSURE MODE

23. SENSOR SENSITIVITY
• The ISO value is a measurement of the
cameras film/sensors sensitivity to light
• The lower the number (e.g. 100) the more
light that is needed but the better the quality
• The higher the number (e.g. 400) the less light
that is needed but the poorer the quality
• ADVICE – use the lowest ISO value that you
can !

24. SHUTTER SPEED
• The relationship between shutter speed and aperture is
fundamental to the understanding of exposure and
photography on the whole. While the latter primarily
controls depth of field, the former can transform images
with presence of blurred motion or, at the other extreme,
freeze an instant of time by thousandths of second.
• The term ‘shutter speed' refers directly to how long the
shutter within your camera remains open, and therefore
how much light is able to reach the sensor. Shutter speeds
are measured in seconds and fractions of seconds - the
longer the shutter remains open at a set aperture, the
more light will reach your camera's sensor, and vice versa.

25. • When looking to keep images sharp, a good
general rule of thumb is thus - the maximum
shutter speed you can use is 1/ your focal
length. For example, take a focal length of
50mm - the longest shutter speed from which
you can expect a sharp image is 1/50 second.
Image stabilisation goes some way to
extending this, but it's best not to rely on this
if razor-sharp images are needed.

26. CAMERA SHAKE

27. ADVICE
• USE SHUTTER SPEED AS A CREATIVE TOOL IN
PICTURE MAKING
• DOES EVERY PHOTOGRAPH NEED TO BE
SHARP ?

28. ROBERT CAPA

29. SPORTS 1/4000

30. 1/40 SEC

31. 1 SEC

32. 10 SECS

33. 30 SECS

34. PANNING 1/45 SEC

35. CAMERA MOVEMENT 1/15 SEC

36. APERTURE

37. EXPOSURE TRIANGLE

38. DEPTH OF FIELD

39. DEPTH OF FIELD – DEEP – f22

40. DEPTH OF FIELD – MEDIUM – f8

41. DEPTH OF FIELD – SHALLOW – f1.8

42. ADVICE
• USE APERTURE AS A CREATIVE TOOL IN
PICTURE MAKING
• DOES ALL OF A PHOTOGRAPH NEED TO BE
SHARP ?

43. LANDSCAPE f13

44. PORTRAIT f1.8

45. MACRO f4

46. MACRO f6.3

47. f4.5

48. “OF COURSE IT’S ALL LUCK”
HENRI CARTIER-BRESSON
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