1. Summer Arts Camp - Basic Photography Lesson Gina
Pierson
2. What are we going to do today? Fundamental photography
concepts: composition, exposure, lighting Hardware Software
Portrait photos Still Life photos Future of Photography Careers in
Photography
3. How did I end up here today? Introductions History SCAHC
& SCC Why did I chose photography? Why do I love photography?
What are you looking to get from today? Can you see yourself
becoming a photographer one day?
4. Fundamentals of Photography - Composition 10 Rules of
Composition Simplify the scene Fill the Frame Aspect Ratio Avoid
the middle (Rule of Thirds) Leading Lines Use Diagonals Space to
Move Backgrounds Creative Colors Breaking the Rules (visual
language)
5. Fundamentals of Photography - Exposure
6. Fundamentals of Photography - Lighting Writing with Light
Off and On Camera Flashes Natural lighting Creating Shadows
(volume) Being Creative Broader Closer/farther Diffusion Bouncing
Frontlit/backlit Sidelit/below texture Silhouette backlighting
Light has color even when it looks white White balance adjusts
lighting in camera to make white objects appear white Color
temperature Sun blue Incandescent or halogen blub red/orange
7. Hardware Your Gear Point and Shoot Cell phones DSLR - Full
frame and cropped frame External Flash Shutter Releases Umbrellas
Studio lights Underwater/outdoor cameras
8. Hardware Camera Settings Aperature Shutter ISO Exposure
Compensation Focus Aperature/Shutter Priority Different modes
Shutter release Self timer Continuous/single Bracketing/HDR
9. Software Post-processing in the digital age Effects Social
media Instagram Snapseed Picasa Professional Photo Editing/Design
packages Cataloging
10. Portrait Photography Fashion Photos Combination of fashion
and photographic elements Creating a work of art Accessories,
clothes, makeup Style/Trends Study photography and fashion industry
Engaging model making eye contact/focus Looking away/looking at
each other Light creates drama Props Angles Candids/emotion
11. Still Life Photos Reflective objects Tripods and angles
Shutter Release Backdrop Composition Lightbox Demand
12. Future of Photography Internet is more and more visual with
social media Pinterest Instagram Value will be in photographer not
the photography Being small and fluid Integrity Caring about issues
Being in the right place at the right time Technology in the 18th
Century everyone could afford a paintbrush but not everyone could
master it!
13. Careers in Photography Photojournalism Fashion Commercial
Fine Art Forensics/Medical Portrait Event