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Photography Concepts The sequel

Photography Concepts The sequel. Perry Kivolowitz. Outline. Composition Tips and technologies. Composition:. Composing: How your picture is put together Objects in the picture Boundaries of the picture Old saying: “Pictures are taken with a camera but made in the darkroom”

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Photography Concepts The sequel

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  1. Photography ConceptsThe sequel Perry Kivolowitz

  2. Outline • Composition • Tips and technologies

  3. Composition: • Composing: How your picture is put together • Objects in the picture • Boundaries of the picture • Old saying: “Pictures are taken with a camera but made in the darkroom” • You can plan for good composition in the camera and perfect it on your computer

  4. Composition:Terms • Any given pictures “wants” to be vertical or horizontal. • Don’t fight it. • Portrait = vertical • Landscape = horizontal

  5. Composition:Most common finished aspects 4 x 6 5 x 7 8 x 10 • For computer (web) use, any aspect goes • For more money (print), any aspect goes

  6. Composition:Rule of thirds • Most basic principle of composition • Divide image in thirds • Place point of interest on one of the four intersections • Or along a complete vertical or horizontal

  7. Composition:Rule of thirds Original Rule of thirds? Feh! Aligned with right column

  8. Composition:Rule of thirds Original In center square - feh Aligned on Intersection point

  9. Composition:Triangles • Are aesthetically pleasing • Used for hundreds of years • Draw your attention in a specific direction • Equally applicable to people, landscapesand things • Use gaze if possible if picture is of people • Don’t forget to use the boundaries of the image as part of the triangle

  10. Composition:Triangles Pieta by Baciccio Pieta by El Greco Indian Lake County Park

  11. Composition:Triangles Budapest Venice

  12. Composition:Rules of thumb: Don’t center • Don’t center your point of interest (in final) • For most cameras: • Center point of interest in view finder • Press shutter release half wayThis usually locks exposure and focus • Recompose the shot to put point of interest off center

  13. Composition:Rules of thumb: Don’t center Don’t be afraid to put your subject off-center!

  14. Composition:Rules of thumb: Heads and feet • Leave some head room for later cropping • Don’t cut off feet unless you intend a head or chest shot / portrait • In general, if you can see the subject’s belt line, you should include their feet • With very high resolution cameras you can shoot the full body and then crop to a head shot later

  15. Outline • Composition • Tips and technologies

  16. Tips and technologies:Camera shake • Among novices camera shake is the number one cause of blurry images • Even among pros certain conditions make camera shake difficult to avoid • Camera shake = length of exposure exceeds your ability to hold still

  17. Tips and technologies:Camera shake • Instructor will now demonstrate how to push the shutter release • Instructor will now demonstrate how to hold the camera for longer exposures • Use anything you can to prop up camera during longer exposures (like a tripod or lamppost)

  18. Tips and technologies:Camera shake: VR • VR = Vibration Reduction • Called many things – Steadyshot, VR, etc. • Technology to compensate for camera shake • Either in the lens (e.g. Nikon) or in the camera body (e.g. Canon, point-and-shoots) • Get this if you can

  19. Tips and technologies:Camera shake: VR • VR isno substitute for a faster lens • VR lets you take longer exposures, but what if you want to freeze action? • VR fights against intentional camera movement

  20. Tips and technologies:Face detection • Most point-and-shoots have this now • Determine if faces are present • Set focus and exposure to make detected faces come out right • Very helpful for snapshots • Smile detection? Feh– anything that introduces shutter lag is bad

  21. Tips and technologies:Dust reduction(DSLR) • Changing lenses introduces dust • Without built-in dust reduction, removing dust is • hard to do physically • tedious to do digitally • If you can, get built-in dust reduction

  22. Tips and technologies:Dust reduction (DSLR)

  23. Tips and technologies:Shopping tips • dpreview.com – best site for camera reviews • Shutter lag • as close to zero as possible • doesn’t matter how good the camera is if you missed the shot • Weight and size • doesn’t matter how good the camera is ifit’s a pain to lug around

  24. Tips and technologies:Choosing an all-around lens for a DSLR • Changing lenses introduces dust onto the sensor – so change infrequently • Remember most DSLRs have sensors smaller than 35mm film • a 50mm “normal” lens becomes a 75 zoom • Best all around lens is a wide-zoom • I use an 18mm to 200mm • Zooms often aren’t as sharp as “primes” • I also use a 30mm – becomes a 45

  25. Tips and technologies:Printing sizes • Printing images to be viewed close up should be around 300 ppi or higher • Prints to be viewed at arm’s length or larger should be greater than 150 ppi • Outdoor highway signs are sometimes as low as 15 ppi!

  26. Closing • Last few years I’ve loved doing panoramic photography – not just for panoramas The three shots up around the building are all composed of multiple images

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