digital portraits

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Basic Camera Parts

and their uses for a

Digital Still Camera

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Shutter Button

Releases the shutter to take the picture. This button must be pressed down completely and held until the word recording appears.

Zoom Lever

This lever slides left or right. Sliding it to the T (telephoto) will make the image appear larger or closer. Sliding it to the W (wide angle) will make it appear smaller or farther away

W T

Zoom Level Indicator

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Focus Ring

Turning this ring left or right will bring the image into clear focus when the camera is set to Manual Focus.

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Lens

The circular glass window in the front of the camera through which the light/image enters the camera.

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DC In Jack

The outlet or jack used to connect the power cord for operation or charging the battery.

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Audio/Video Out

The jack for connecting the cameras AV cable to allow connection to other Audio Video equipment such as a TV or monitor.

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Focus Auto/Manual Switch

Allows you to select the option of automatic or manual focusing.

LCD Screen

Liquid Crystal Display Screen is the screen that previews the image that is about to be photographed, it must be turned on.

LCD On/Off Switch

The switch that turns on or off the Liquid Crystal Display screen.

Lens Cap

The protective cap for the lens. This cap needs to be placed over the lens when the camera is not in use.

Power Switch

The switch that turns on the camera. This switch powers the camera for use with either the battery or AC power.

Play/Still/Movie Selector

Allows you to select from:

Play -play back of images

Still –take a Still Picture

Movie –take a movie clip

Use Still or Play only

Disk Eject Lever

Lever that ejects the disk in the camera.

Floppy Disk Slot

Slot for inserting and ejecting floppy disks.

Control Button

This button allows you to make various selections to change settings on the camera, such as, viewing images by going forwards or backwards in the play mode.

Display Button

Turning this button on or off selects the option of displaying information about the camera settings on the LCD screen. Turning this off will give more uncluttered viewing space.

Name the Parts

1. Lcd lens

3 lcd on /off

5lens cap

8 power switch

11 play still movie

12 Acess

15 floppy disk

17 control button

18 display button

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Name the Parts

4 volume button

5 leans cap

7on caging

Power switch

9pwer play display

18power display

19play still movie

The Elements

of a

Photographic Portrait

Composition

Your goal as you arrange or compose your model in your photograph, usually in the “Portrait” or vertical format, is to make it an interesting image.

Rule of Thirds

The most attention getting part of an image or(center of interest) should fall approximately at the intersection of lines that divide the image into thirds

Poor Composition

The center of interest here does not follow the Rule of Thirds

Lighting

The way light hits your subject will effect the mood of the photograph. The Photographer must set the lights for the desired effect

Shooting

As the photographer, you are the one responsible for the way a photograph looks, not the model or the subject. Don’t shoot until the subject is right

Editing

Digital photographs can be adjusted or “edited” with computer software. You can change the size, color, shapes, or all aspects of a photograph.

Crop:You can crop or cut away unwanted parts of the picture, this may also be done with editing software

Uses for Portraits

Photography is used everyday by artists and designers in a wide variety of applications

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Important things to remember

Composition

Your goal as you arrange or compose your model in your photograph, usually in the “Portrait” or vertical format, is to make it an interesting image.

Rule of Thirds

The most attention getting part of an image or(center of interest) should fall approximately at the intersection of lines that divide the image into thirds

Lighting

The way light hits your subject will effect the mood of the photograph. The Photographer must set the lights for the desired effect

Shooting

As the photographer you are the one responsible for the way a photograph looks, not the model or the subject. Don’t shoot until the subject is right

Editing

Digital photographs can be adjusted or “edited” with computer software. You can change the size, color, shapes, or all aspects of a photograph.

Crop:You can crop or cut away unwanted parts of the picture, this may also be done with editing software