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Introduction to Digital Photography
R. Zachlod and K. Lindsay
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The Artist
The Scientist
Kate Lindsay
By Day: Project Manger, First World War Poetry Digital Archive (OUCS)
Mission: Photography as an art form
Location: Up trees, in corners, deviant art, Flickr, in photoshop
Tools: Canon 450D
Who?
It would not be wrong to speak of people having a compulsion to photograph: to turn experience itself into a way of seeing. (Susan Sontag 'On Photography')
Rob Zachlod
By Day: ITS3 Technical Support (OUCS)
Mission: Deliver photography from a scientific perspective
Location: In the studio, at weddings, up cranes
Tools: Nikon D300
Introduction to Digital Photography
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1. Obtaining good image qualityExposure
Shutter SpeedAperture
Depth of Field
ISO
White Balance
2. Creating a quality imageComposition Interest
SubjectDepth
Aim:• To provide Tips and Tricks to take good photographs
What we are not going to talk about:
• Film• Hardware • Megapixels• Getting rid of baggy eyes and spots
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What?
@KTDigital ictf09
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Creating a good quality Image
How to master exposure?
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Aperture
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Depth of Field
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Examples: High aperture
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Examples: Low aperture
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Shutter Speed
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Slow Shutter Speed
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Slow Shutter Speed: Panning
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Fast Shutter Speed
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When Aperture and Shutter Speed Isn’t Enough
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ISO
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The Histogram
Underexposed
Correctly exposed
Overexposed
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White Balance
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White Balance: Cold vs Warm
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Creating a quality image
• Technology is only part of the equation• Photography is a visual language and the eye needs to
be educated to communicate
Rule of ThirdsSurprise
Juxtaposition
Mood
Moment
Layering
Graphic
Point of EntryPerspective
EmotionQuality of light
Impact
Sense of place
Negative Space
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What type of Photo ?
Informational
Photo by Brett Tully on Flickr
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Passive situation
Active situation
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Composition - Rule of Thirds
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Composition - Negative Space
The space of nothingness.
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Composition - Perspective
From where?
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P.S
Keep your frame tidy
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Composition – Point of Entry
Leading Lines
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Image Editing Software is your Friend.
Breaking the Rules
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Top DIY Tip
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QUESTIONS
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