1. 1. Summer Arts Camp - Basic Photography Lesson Gina Pierson
2. 2. What are we going to do today? Fundamental photography concepts: composition, exposure, lighting Hardware Software Portrait photos Still Life photos Future of Photography Careers in Photography
3. 3. How did I end up here today? Introductions History SCAHC & SCC Why did I chose photography? Why do I love photography? What are you looking to get from today? Can you see yourself becoming a photographer one day?
4. 4. Fundamentals of Photography - Composition 10 Rules of Composition Simplify the scene Fill the Frame Aspect Ratio Avoid the middle (Rule of Thirds) Leading Lines Use Diagonals Space to Move Backgrounds Creative Colors Breaking the Rules (visual language)
5. 5. Fundamentals of Photography - Exposure
6. 6. Fundamentals of Photography - Lighting Writing with Light Off and On Camera Flashes Natural lighting Creating Shadows (volume) Being Creative Broader Closer/farther Diffusion Bouncing Frontlit/backlit Sidelit/below texture Silhouette backlighting Light has color even when it looks white White balance adjusts lighting in camera to make white objects appear white Color temperature Sun blue Incandescent or halogen blub red/orange
7. 7. Hardware Your Gear Point and Shoot Cell phones DSLR - Full frame and cropped frame External Flash Shutter Releases Umbrellas Studio lights Underwater/outdoor cameras
8. 8. Hardware Camera Settings Aperature Shutter ISO Exposure Compensation Focus Aperature/Shutter Priority Different modes Shutter release Self timer Continuous/single Bracketing/HDR
9. 9. Software Post-processing in the digital age Effects Social media Instagram Snapseed Picasa Professional Photo Editing/Design packages Cataloging
10. 10. Portrait Photography Fashion Photos Combination of fashion and photographic elements Creating a work of art Accessories, clothes, makeup Style/Trends Study photography and fashion industry Engaging model making eye contact/focus Looking away/looking at each other Light creates drama Props Angles Candids/emotion
11. 11. Still Life Photos Reflective objects Tripods and angles Shutter Release Backdrop Composition Lightbox Demand
12. 12. Future of Photography Internet is more and more visual with social media Pinterest Instagram Value will be in photographer not the photography Being small and fluid Integrity Caring about issues Being in the right place at the right time Technology in the 18th Century everyone could afford a paintbrush but not everyone could master it!
13. 13. Careers in Photography Photojournalism Fashion Commercial Fine Art Forensics/Medical Portrait Event