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    This document provides an introduction to photography. It defines photography as using light to create drawings or photos. It then discusses different types of photography like portraits, travel, products and more. It also covers different types of cameras from pinhole to SLR and DSLR. Key photography concepts like aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, ISO and the seven elements of design in photography are explained at a high level.

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    This document provides an introduction to photography. It defines photography as using light to create drawings or photos. It then discusses different types of photography like portraits, travel, products and more. It also covers different types of cameras from pinhole to SLR and DSLR. Key photography concepts like aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, ISO and the seven elements of design in photography are explained at a high level.

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    This document provides an introduction to photography. It defines photography as using light to create drawings or photos. It then discusses different types of photography like portraits, travel, products and more. It also covers different types of cameras from pinhole to SLR and DSLR. Key photography concepts like aperture, depth of field, shutter speed, ISO and the seven elements of design in photography are explained at a high level.

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    Introduction to Photography

    • What is Photography?
    Photo - graphy

    Photo means light : Graphy means Drawing

    A photograph

    o can transport me to another place in my imagination.


    o can be a source of self-examination.
    o can rekindle old memories of nostalgia, love, kindred spirits, happy times.
    o can trigger inspiration for how I approach a similar subject.
    o can make me smile, make me mad, excite or depress me.
    • Types of photography

    Portrait Photography Travel Photography


    Product Photography Fashion Photography
    Human Interest Photography Photojournalism
    Macro Photography Sports Photography
    Landscape Photography Wedding Photography
    Portrait
    Travel
    Product
    Fashion
    Human Interest
    Photojournalism
    Macro
    Sports
    Landscape
    Wedding
    Types of Camera:

    • Pinhole Camera

    A very simple camera without a lens.


    • View Camera

    The front section of the camera holds a lens mount and a mechanical shutter,
    while the rear section of the camera holds a piece of “ground glass”.
    • Twin Reflex Camera

    The camera has two lenses — one for the photograph and one for the
    viewfinder.
    • Viewfinder Camera

    In this type of camera the viewfinder is separate to the lens. This is common in
    cheap cameras, although some professional cameras also use this configuration.
    • SLR Camera (Single Lens Reflex)

    • DSLR Camera (Digital Single Lens Reflex)


    Camera vs Eye
    Aperture
    • Aperture refers to the opening of a lens's diaphragm through which light
    passes.
    • It is calibrated in f/stops and is generally written as numbers such as 1.4, 2,
    2.8, 4, 5.6, 8, 11 and 16.
    • The lower f/stops give more exposure because they represent the larger
    apertures, while the higher f/stops give less exposure because they represent
    smaller apertures.
    Depth of field
    Depth of field refers to the range of distance that appears acceptably sharp. It varies
    depending on camera type, aperture and focusing distance, although print size and
    viewing distance can also influence our perception of depth of field.

    How Aperture Affects Depth of Field

    The lower the f/stop—the larger the opening in the lens—the less depth of field the blurrier
    the background.

    The higher the f/stop—the smaller the opening in the lens—the greater the depth of field—the
    sharper the background.
    Shutter Speed

    Shutter speed is ‘the amount of time that the shutter is open’.

    In film photography it was the length of time that the film was exposed to the scene
    you’re photographing and similarly in digital photography shutter speed is the length
    of time that your image sensor ‘sees’ the scene you’re attempting to capture.
    International Organization of Standardization (ISO)

    ISO is the main governing body that standardizes sensitivity ratings for camera sensors.
    ISO settings can be anywhere from 24 to 6,400 (or higher), and these numbers have a
    direct relationship with the device’s sensitivity, so a lower setting makes it less sensitive
    and a high setting makes it more so
    Elements of Photography

    The 7 most important elements of design in Photography are:

    • Line – Can be vertical, horizontal, curved or jagged. Examples: roads, sunsets,


    bridges.

    • Shape – Two-dimensional representation of objects. Examples: silhouetted


    photographs of birds.

    • Form – Three-dimensional representation of objects, usually through the use


    of lighting and shadows.

    • Texture – The use of lighting to bring out details of an object, making it easy to
    see whether a surface is smooth or soft.

    • Pattern – The use of repetition to create an interesting photo. Examples:


    photos of gardens or flowers.

    • Color – Using warm or cool colors to set a mood.

    • Space – Either negative or positive space can be used to make a statement.


    Often seen when using the rule of thirds.
    Line
    Form

    Shape

    Texture
    Pattern

    Color

    Space

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