Children’s Photography

Lesson 1

What does the word Photography mean?

Photo

Graph

---- Light

---- Draw or paint

What does the word Photography mean?

To paint with light

When were the first photographs taken?

When were these photographs taken?

1920’s

1900

1864

Md. Allan Pinkerton, President Lincoln,

Maj. Gen. John A. McClernand

1862

Antietam

First successful Permanent Photograph“View from the Window at La Gras”

by the French inventor, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.

It was produced on a polished pewter plate in 1826. Niépce captured the photo with a camera obscura focused onto a sheet of 20 × 25 cm oil-treated bitumen. As a result of the 8-hour exposure, sunlight illuminates the buildings on both sides.

1826

When you draw, you use pencils or crayons.

When you paint ,you use watercolors, oils or acrylics.

When you take a photograph your paint with light.

Digital PhotographyIn a film camera , light exposes the picture on film.In a digital camera light exposes the picture on the

image sensor.

Without light there is no picture.

Without light thereIs not picture.

Natural Light

If it is available,natural light is the best

light to use.

Bright Midday Sun

The bright midday sun Is sometimes too harsh causingsquinting and “blownout” Pictures.

Find a shady spot for your subject if possible.

White is easy to “blow out”

Bright Midday Sun

It can also cause harsh shadows.

The higher the sun is in the sky,the harsher the shadows will be.

ShadowsBlowout

Best Photographic Time of Day

Golden Hours•An hour after sunrise•An hour before sunset

Soft Shadows and

warm skin tones

An Overcast Day

•Light is soft and even•Color is brighter•Harsh shadows are eliminated

The sky serves as a giant lightbox similar to those used in studio lighting

An Overcast Day

Light is soft and evenHarsh shadows are eliminated

Homework

Experiment with light

Take photographs in these lighting conditions:

•Natural light• Bright sunlight•Golden Hours•Overcast sky