logging in or signing up Digital Photography PS Edition hamiltonphoto Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 37 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 17, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Digital photography : Digital photography Point and Shoot Edition Session One : Session One The Camera and Its Controls Exercise: Learning to Capture the Moment Introduce yourself and your camera : Introduce yourself and your camera Name Your Camera The type of photos you like to take most Show of Hands : Show of Hands How many of you have pressed every button on your camera just to see what it does? How many of you have read the manual that came with the camera? How many of you are satisfied 90% of the time with the pictures you get? Getting to know the camera : Getting to know the camera Not all cameras have the same controls Your camera may have extra features or be missing some of the ones discussed in class. Your manual is the best way to familiarize yourself with the features of your camera. Slide 6: Optical Viewfinder Shutter Button Lens Power Switch Zoom Control Flash Microphone Focus Assist Lamp Slide 7: Optical Viewfinder Shutter Button Menu Btn Focus Confirmation Zoom Control Mode Switch View Screen Flash Ready Light Display Btn Speaker Speaker What happens when you press the shutter button : What happens when you press the shutter button Calculates Exposure Tries to decide if the scene is backlit Camera Focuses Finds Faces in The Scene Shutter Lag : Shutter Lag The time between when you press the button and when you take the picture. It can make the difference between getting the shot and missing the shot. How to minimize lag : How to minimize lag Zoom all the way out to the widest angle on your camera. Press halfway to prefocus and calculate exposure. Watch the scene carefully and the back of your camera. Practice so you will have an idea of how long your camera takes to take a picture. Getting Things in Focus : Getting Things in Focus Autofocus and it’s controls How does your camera indicate focus? Can you set the focus area? Cameras usually focus on the object closest to the camera. Some cameras can detect and focus on faces. Moving targets are difficult if not impossible to focus on. Macro Mode : Macro Mode Macro mode allows you to focus on objects very close to the camera. Used mostly for flowers and bugs hence the flower logo. Setting the ISO : Setting the ISO ISO is the sensitivity of the sensor in the camera. The higher the number the more sensitive the sensor. The higher the number the “noisier” the picture will probably be. Homework Assignment : Homework Assignment Look at the menus on your cameras settings, read about them in the manual. See if you can set the focus point on your camera. Try to focus on something very close. Try focus and recompose. Next Week : Next Week Light and Exposure You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Digital Photography PS Edition hamiltonphoto Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 37 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: August 17, 2009 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Digital photography : Digital photography Point and Shoot Edition Session One : Session One The Camera and Its Controls Exercise: Learning to Capture the Moment Introduce yourself and your camera : Introduce yourself and your camera Name Your Camera The type of photos you like to take most Show of Hands : Show of Hands How many of you have pressed every button on your camera just to see what it does? How many of you have read the manual that came with the camera? How many of you are satisfied 90% of the time with the pictures you get? Getting to know the camera : Getting to know the camera Not all cameras have the same controls Your camera may have extra features or be missing some of the ones discussed in class. Your manual is the best way to familiarize yourself with the features of your camera. Slide 6: Optical Viewfinder Shutter Button Lens Power Switch Zoom Control Flash Microphone Focus Assist Lamp Slide 7: Optical Viewfinder Shutter Button Menu Btn Focus Confirmation Zoom Control Mode Switch View Screen Flash Ready Light Display Btn Speaker Speaker What happens when you press the shutter button : What happens when you press the shutter button Calculates Exposure Tries to decide if the scene is backlit Camera Focuses Finds Faces in The Scene Shutter Lag : Shutter Lag The time between when you press the button and when you take the picture. It can make the difference between getting the shot and missing the shot. How to minimize lag : How to minimize lag Zoom all the way out to the widest angle on your camera. Press halfway to prefocus and calculate exposure. Watch the scene carefully and the back of your camera. Practice so you will have an idea of how long your camera takes to take a picture. Getting Things in Focus : Getting Things in Focus Autofocus and it’s controls How does your camera indicate focus? Can you set the focus area? Cameras usually focus on the object closest to the camera. Some cameras can detect and focus on faces. Moving targets are difficult if not impossible to focus on. Macro Mode : Macro Mode Macro mode allows you to focus on objects very close to the camera. Used mostly for flowers and bugs hence the flower logo. Setting the ISO : Setting the ISO ISO is the sensitivity of the sensor in the camera. The higher the number the more sensitive the sensor. The higher the number the “noisier” the picture will probably be. Homework Assignment : Homework Assignment Look at the menus on your cameras settings, read about them in the manual. See if you can set the focus point on your camera. Try to focus on something very close. Try focus and recompose. Next Week : Next Week Light and Exposure