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DOCUMENTARY & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY by Alexandra Copley

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DOCUMENTARY & PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

by Alexandra Copley

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BASIC CAMERA

OPERATIONS

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“The important thing is not the camera but the eye.” –

Alfred Eisenstaed

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GETTING STARTED

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DIGITAL SLR CAMERA

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DIGITAL POINT & SHOOT CAMERA

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WHAT IS A DIGITAL CAMERA?

Digital camera ミ A camera that captures the photo not on film, but in an electronic imaging sensor that takes the place of film.

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WHAT IS AN SLR?

SLR - Single Lens Reflex - Means the camera has a viewfinder that sees through the lens (TTL) by way of a 45°-angled mirror that flips up when the shutter fires and allows the light to strike the image sensor (or film)

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NOW WHAT??HAS EVERYONE READ YOUR CAMERA MANUAL??

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CAMERA MENU FUNCTIONS

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FIND THESE ON YOUR CAMERA

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WHICH ONE?

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SCENE MODES

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PROGRAM

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PROGRAM MODE

Aperture and shutter speed are set by the camera, but can be shifted using the control dial, with the exposure staying the sameUnlocks some other settings in your camera that gives you more control over the final image : ISO setting, white balance, exposure compensationGreat for quickly getting a photograph without having to think too hard about settings

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TV-SHUTTER PRIORITY

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CHARACTERISTICS OF TV MODE

TV means time valueShutter priority lets you set the shutter speed and calculates the matching apertureUse when photographing moving subjects, such as some sporting action, you might want to choose a faster shutter speed to freeze the motionCapture movement as a blur of the subject, like a waterfall, and choose a slower shutter speed

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AV-APERTURE PRIORITY

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CHARACTERISTICS OF AV MODE

AV means aperture valueManually control the aperture while the camera sets the matching shutter speedParticularly useful to control a stationary object where you don’t need to control the shutter speedChoosing a larger aperture (f/stop) means the lens will get smaller and it will let less light in so a larger depth of field (more of the area in focus), but your camera will choose a faster shutter speed and vice versa

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MANUAL

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CHARACTERISTICS OF MANUAL MODE

Full control over camera settings such: shutter speed, aperture, ISO, white balance and exposure compensationGives you the flexibility to set your shots the way you want them to beCan result in creative and non-traditional exposures

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PORTRAIT MODE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF PORTRAIT MODE

An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for a perfect portrait shot.The ability of the camera to detect if there are faces in the image and to ensure they are all in focusSets a wide aperture of the lens so that the background behind your subject is softly focused (shallow depth of field)

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LANDSCAPE MODE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF LANDSCAPE MODE

Narrows the aperture, so both the subject and background stay sharp (deep depth of field)Foreground, middle ground, and background are all in focusExposure compensation for entire frame

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MACRO/CLOSE-UP MODE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF MACRO MODE

An automatic mode with emphasis on settings for close-up photographyCommonly used to photographing flowers, insects and other small itemsSomecameras may be able to focus when the lens is less than an inch away from the subjectCreates a very shallow depth of field

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SPORTS MODE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF ACTION/SPORTS MODE

Represented by an icon of a sprinter, this is perfect for taking pictures of moving objectsAlso good for shooting children or pets in actionCan give you higher shutter speeds to stop action, along with a smaller aperture so that more of the action will be in focus

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NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE

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CHARACTERISTICS OF NIGHT PORTRAIT MODE

Usually symbolized by a figure against a dark sky with a starFires the flash to illuminate a nearby subject and then holds the shutter open long enough for the background to be exposed

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EXPOSURE TRIANGLE

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UNDERSTANDING EXPOSURETHE WINDOW EXAMPLE

Imagine your camera is like a window with shutters that open and close.Aperture is the size of the window. If it’s bigger more light gets through and the room is brighter.Shutter Speed is the amount of time that the shutters of the window are open. The longer you leave them open the more that comes in.Now imagine that you’re inside the room and are wearing sunglasses. Your eyes become desensitized to the light that comes in like a low ISOThere are a number of ways of increasing the amount of light in the room. You could increase the time that the shutters are open (decrease shutter speed), you could increase the size of the window (increase aperture) or you could take off your sunglasses (make the ISO larger)

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APERTUREThe aperture of a lens is the diameter of the lens opening The larger the diameter of the aperture, the more light reaches the film / image sensorAperture is expressed as F-stop, e.g. F2.8 or f/2.8

The smaller the F-stop number (or f/value), the larger the lens opening (aperture) (inverse relationship)Controls depth of field

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F-STOPS

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IS THIS SHALLOW D.O.F?

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IS THIS?

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SHALLOW OR DEEP D.O.F.?

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Depth of Field EXERCISE

Pick a partnerStand away from your partner Take a photograph of their face only with your lens unzoomed Zoom in and shoot but only fill the frame with their entire face againSee the difference in depth of field

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SHUTTER SPEED

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SHUTTER SPEED

Shutter speed is the amount of time that the shutter is openShutter speed is measured in seconds – or in most cases fractions of seconds

It is not in isolation from the other two elements of the Exposure Triangle (aperture and ISO) Long shutter causes blur and fast shutter freezes motion

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Shutter speed is used to stop action 1/1000 sec or higher

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Or shutter speed can blur motion1/15 sec or lower

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FAST OR SLOW SHUTTER SPEED?

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FAST OR SLOW?

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SHUTTER SPEED EXERCISE

Everyone pick a partnerStep outside the classroom Capture an image of action (jumping, spinning, etc.)Stop the action with a fast shutter speedBlur the action with a slow shutter speed

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ISO ISO speed ミ A rating of a film's sensitivity to light. Though digital cameras don't use film, they have adopted the same rating system for describing the sensitivity of the camera's imaging sensor. Digital cameras often include a control for adjusting the ISO speed; some will adjust it automatically depending on the lighting conditions, adjusting it upwards as the available light dims. Generally, as ISO speed climbs, image quality drops.

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ISO SETTINGS

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Increased ISO = increased ‘noise’

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Using ISO 1600 to capture a night scene

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FIND YOUR WB BUTTON

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WHITE BALANCEThe process of removing unrealistic color casts, so that objects which appear white in person are rendered white in your photoTakes into account the "color temperature" of a light source, which refers to the relative warmth or coolness of white lightNeeds to be adjusted under various light sources: tungsten, fluorescent, sunlight, cloudy, etc

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WHITE BALANCE SCALE

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WHITE BALANCE CAMERA MENU

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Find the WB on your camera and adjust it

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ADJUST WHITE BALANCE?

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ADJUST WHITE BALANCE?

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WHITE BALANCE EXERCISE

Pick something or someone and take photographs of them while adjusting the WB on your camera to it’s various settingsNotice the difference in lighting

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TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT YOUR CAMERA CONTROLS

Are you familiar with all of the buttons and what they can do for you?

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VIEWFINDER MENU

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FOCUS MODES

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SELF TIMER

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CAMERA MENUS

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MORE CAMERA MENUS

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WHAT MAKES A DIGITAL PHOTO?

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Pixel ミ Picture Element: digital photographs are comprised of thousands or millions of them; they are the building blocks of a digital photo.

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CHOOSE JPEG or RAW

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uncompressed (an 8 megapixel camera will produce a 8 MB Raw file).the complete (lossless) data from the camera’s sensor higher in dynamic range (ability to display highlights and shadows). lower in contrast (flatter, washed out looking). not as sharp not suitable for printing directly from the camera or without post processingwaiting to be processed by your computer

RAW

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JPEGCompressed fairly small in file size (an 8 megapixel camera will produce JPEG between 1 and 3 MB’s in size) lower in dynamic range higher in contrast/sharper immediately suitable for printing, sharing, or posting on the webprocessed by your camera

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PROS AND CONSRAW files are bigger and take more space on your memory cardRAW files need post production RAW files are better qualityRAW files give you much more control over how the image will lookBetter for professional photographers

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JPEG files are smaller in size and take less space to storeJPEG files do not need any post productionJPEG files loose richness, detail (sharpness), color range JPEG files give you less ability to control the final imageBetter for snapshots

Take one photo in raw and one in jpeg. Can you see the difference?

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FIND YOUR EV

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EV-EXPOSURE COMPENSATION

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CHARACTERISTICS OF EV

EV means exposure value

The range over which you can manually over or underexpose to lighten or darken the imageUsually, the range of adjustment goes from +2 to -2 EV in 1/3 steps

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ADJUSTING EXPOSURE VALUE

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OVER & UNDER EXPOSURE

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AEB- AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE BRACKETING

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CHARACTERISTICS OF AEB

The camera automatically takes three or more shots with a different exposure for each frame

One image at the camera measured exposure, a second at a negative exposure compensation (usually -1/3 EV, though some cameras allow you to specify the amount), and a third at a positive exposure compensation (usually +1/3 EV, though some cameras allow you to specify the amount)Useful option for taking HDR scenes

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Find the AEB on your camera

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VIEWING MENU

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IMAGE METADATA

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HISTOGRAMS

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HISTOGRAM

Simple graph that displays where all of the brightness levels contained in the scene are found, from the darkest to the brightestDisplays a photographs dynamic range

In camera light meter

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READING THE HISTOGRAM

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HIGH KEY EXPOSURE

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LOW KEY EXPOSURE

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TO BE CONTINUED…