How the course is organized.
Light enters the camera through the lens, apart from aperture that helps control the amount of light that passes through the lens, there is one more tool that helps photographers control the duration of light, it is called shutter, and finally light falls on the image sensor.
So in this basic photography course we will first cover all about lenses; within the lens is the aperture mechanism, so we will discuss aperture along with it, after lenses we will move on to shutter speeds and after shutter speeds we will cover camera sensors in detail. Once we have covered all the three elements that constitute the exposure triangle namely Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO we move on to explain Exposure and how the three elements work together to make the perfect exposure. Once we have reached this stage more of the technical stuff is over and it is time for us to cover the more artistic side of photography we will now discuss focus and finally move on to the composition part which explains the purely artistic side of photography. Now all that is left is some camera details and settings and introduction to various accessories for the digital camera.
1. Digital Camera
Types of Digital Cameras: –
Translucent Mirror Technology
Hybrid Viewfinder Technology
2. Know Your Lenses
- Focal Length - Covers the following topics.
What is Focal Length?
Why is Focal Length Important?
Effect of Focal Length on Subjects
Focal length of Lens and Perspective
Focal length and Sensor Size
Focal Length and Rule of Thumb for Handholding the Camera
Zoom Lenses and Prime Lenses
Compact Zooms
Classification of Lenses according to Angle of View
Normal Lens
Wide Angle Lenses
Tele Photo Lenses
Macro Lenses
Fisheye Lenses
- Lens Speed
- Apertures
- Depth of Field
- Depth of field preview button
- Lens Quality
- What is a lens mtf chart and how to use it to analyse lens quality.
- Lens Accessories
- Lens Filters
UV Filter
Polarizer
Normal Vs Slim polarizer
Neutral Density Filter
Graduated Neutral Density Filter
Infrared Filter
Lens Hoods
Filter Bags
Tele converters
Extension tubes
Close up filters
- VR and IS
3. Shutter Speed
4. Digital Camera Sensors
Sensor Size
Full Frame
APS
Four Thirds
Full Frame Vs APS size sensors
Understanding Pixels
ISO
5. Exposure
Light Meter
Incident Light Meter
Reflected Light Meter
Metering Modes
Evaluative
Partial
Center Weighted
Average
Spot
Histogram
Understanding histograms
Using histograms as light meter
Exposure Modes
Automatic
Semi Automatic
Aperture Priority
Shutter Priority
Program
Manual
Exposure Values
Exposure Compensation and Automatic Exposure Bracketing
How to use AE Lock
6. Focus
Focus Points
All Bracket Focus
Single Point
Wide Point
Auto Focus Modes
One Shot
AI Focus
AI Servo
Back Button Focus
Live View Focusing
Subjects Difficult to Focus
Drive Modes
Single Shooting
Continuous Shooting
Self Timer
7. Composition
- Understand the rules of framing and composition
- Point of View
- Angle of View
- Cropping
- Subject Placement
- Sharpness
- Elements of design
8. Camera Details
- Date and Time
- Firmware
- Custom Functions
- File Formats – RAW Vs JPEG
- Memory Cards
- Image Buffer
- Drive Modes
- Colour Spaces – Adobe RGB(1998) Vs SRGB
- White Balance
9. Digital Camera Accessories
- Memory Cards
- Card Readers
- Batteries
- Battery Chargers
- Power Adapter
- Voltage Converter
- Solar Charger
- Sensor Cleaning
- Focusing Screen
- Angle Finder
- Viewing Loop
- LCD Protection
- Microphone
- GPS
- Data Storage
- Underwater
- Vertical Grips
- Remote Shutter Release
- Radio Remotes
- Macro Rails
- Macro ring and twin flash
- Tripod
Tripod heads
Camera Plate
Tripod collar
L Bracket
- Bubble level
- Monopods
- Camera Bags
Now, let’s get started…
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